Petrarca

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Petrarca.

Proper noun

Petrarca (plural Petrarcas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Petrarca is the 22000^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1179 individuals. Petrarca is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petrarca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Petrarca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pəˈtɾar.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈtɾaɾ.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [peˈtɾar.ka]
• Hyphenation: Pe‧trar‧ca

Proper noun

Petrarca m

1. Petrarch (Italian poet)

Derived terms

• petrarquesc
• petrarquisme
• petrarquista

Italian

Etymology

Purposely changed from Petracco, his father's given name and his patronymic, derived from the name Pietro (“Peter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtrar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Hyphenation: Pe‧tràr‧ca

Proper noun

Petrarca m

1. Petrarch (Italian poet)

Derived terms

• petrarcheggiare
• petrarchesco
• petrarchismo
• petrarchista

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtɾaɾka/ [peˈt̪ɾaɾ.ka]
• Rhymes: -aɾka
• Syllabification: Pe‧trar‧ca

Proper noun

Petrarca ?

1. Petrarch