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[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 31 points 6 days ago

See also 'petrify' (make into rock) and 'petroleum' (rock fat)

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

The female for "Pedro" is "Petra", what make it more obvious, and also "Petronila" is a woman name, that comes from "Petroleum"

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

I’d be fucking mad if my parents named me after petroleum

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Late XX century in Mexico, were pretty common name your child based in their born date. So, there are so much woman called "Petronila" because were born in March 18th

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I take it back, that’s a cool tradition

this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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