petra

Meanings

1. stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

1. An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
2. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
3. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
4. An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
5. An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
6. A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit, Greece.
7. A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region, Greece.
8. A modern former municipality of Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia region, Greece.
9. A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region, Greece.
10. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
11. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
12. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain.

Etymology

From Latin petra (“rock”). Doublet of piedra.