medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 5:16 pm, John Briggs wrote:
> Bill East wrote:
> >
> > Peta was the Roman goddess of praying. The feminine of Peter is
> > Petronella.
>
> Petronella or Petronilla (contracted form Parnel or Pernel) is the
> feminineof Petronius.
It might more accurate to say that these forms are feminine diminutives
of Petronius. The feminine of Petronius is Petronia.
Best,
John Dillon
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