Pernella Forename

540,009th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Pernella Forename Definition:

A Celtic name, meaning: A young woman.

Pernella Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1761:2,059,86934,033
Jamaica-611:47,2662,729
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
Trinidad and Tobago-61:226,90311,844
England
100%
41:13,900,73089,263
Netherlands
100%
41:4,225,52128,563
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968

Pernella (82) may also be a surname.

Pernella Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Celtic name, meaning: A young woman.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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