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Petra is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Peter, [1] which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" (pronounced) meaning "stone, rock". [2] It is also a common first name in German-speaking countries, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia, and Greece.
Peter [1] Used for the name of the saint (Saint Peter). See also SG Pàdraig. [22] See also SG Peadair. Peadaran Peterkin [52] En Peterkin is a diminutive of En Peter. Peadrus Petrus [52] Prainnseas Francis [48] See also SG Frangan. Pàdair Patrick, Peter [22] Dialectal form of SG Pàdraig. [22] Found on Arran (as a SG form of En Peter). [54 ...
Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova; [a] born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; [b] 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1684 – 17 May [O.S. 6 May] 1727) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727.
In the novel, the protagonist Wei Xiaobao went to Russia and helped her in the coup against her half-brother Peter I. This event led to the peace between China and Russia in the Nerchinsk Treaty. [11] Vanessa Redgrave portrayed the character of Sophia Alekseyevna in the 1986 miniseries Peter the Great. Her performance received an Emmy award ...
This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian e Bozorg and Hindustani e Azam . In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King" ( King of Kings , Shahanshah ).
Junia or Junias (Biblical Greek: Ἰουνία / Ἰουνίας, Iounia / Iounias) was a Christian in the first century known from Paul the Apostle's letter to the Romans.. There has been dispute surrounding both Junia's gender and apostolic status, although she has been viewed as female through most of Christian history as well as by the majority of scholars.
Afrikaans; Alemannisch; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Azərbaycanca; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)
After Peter's death she became ruling empress by her own right. In following centuries, the title "tsarina" was in unofficial informal use – a kind of "pet name" for empresses, whether ruling queens [2] or queen consorts. ("Mother dear-tsaritsa" (матушка-царица) was used only for Catherine the Great, the most popular empress.)