Petra (disambiguation)
Appearance
Places
- Petra, an archeological site in Jordan.
- Petra, Spain, a town on the island of Majorca
- Petra, Lesbos
- Petra, Pieria
People
Petra is a female given name, a feminine version of Peter, from the Greek word meaning "rock." It can refer to:
- Petra Haden, a singer and violinist
- Petra Frey, an Austrian singer
- Petra Kelly, a German peace activist
- Petra Marklund, a Swedish singer, pseudo "September"
- Petra Nemcova, a Czech supermodel
- Petra Pfaff, an East German track and field hurdler
- Petra de Steur, a Belgian singer also known as La Sakhra
- Petra Verkaik, a model known for her many appearances in Playboy
- Petra Vaideanu, a Romanian heptathlete
Music
- Petra (band), a Christian rock band
- Petra (album), the debut album of the band mentioned above.
Fictional characters
- Petra (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Petra Strorm, in John Wyndham's novel The Chrysalids.
- Petra Arkanian, a fictional character in a book series by Orson Scott Card
- Petra Andalee, the protagonist that appears in Blue Balliett's Chasing Vermeer and The Wright 3
Animals
- Petra (dog), a dog on the children program Blue Peter
- Petra, a cat, former Chief mouser to the cabinet office
- Petra, a black swan which is attracted to a swan-shaped pedal boat in Germany. [1]
Other
- Petra (agency), the Jordanian news agency
Petria
Petria can refer to:
- Petria (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus.
- Petria Thomas, Australian swimmer.
See also
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