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Petrie

Petrie proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Petrie

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin of Petrie

From a Scots diminutive form of Peter and Patrick.

Questions about Petrie

What does Petrie mean?
Petrie means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Petrie?
Petrie is a proper noun.

Words near Petrie in the dictionary

  1. petricolid
  2. petricolids
  3. petricolous
  4. Petridish
  5. petridophyte
  6. Petrie
  7. petrifact
  8. petrifaction
  9. petrifactions
  10. petrifactive
  11. petrifacts

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