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Ville-Petri

Quick answerVille-Petri is a Finnish compound name combining "Ville" (a diminutive of William, from Germanic *wiljo "will" + *helm "helmet") and "Petri" (Finnish form of Peter, from Greek Petros meaning "stone").

Finnish · Boy · 4 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#6,313
TrendStable
Peak year—
Syllables4
OriginFinnish
LanguageFinnish
CultureFinnish
Letters11
Numerology11 Chaldean 11
Global rank#6,313

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Ville-Petri

Ville-Petri is a Finnish compound name combining "Ville" (a diminutive of William, from Germanic *wiljo "will" + *helm "helmet") and "Petri" (Finnish form of Peter, from Greek Petros meaning "stone").

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Etymology

Ville-Petri is a Finnish compound name combining "Ville" (a diminutive of William, from Germanic *wiljo "will" + *helm "helmet") and "Petri" (Finnish form of Peter, from Greek Petros meaning "stone"). The name is used primarily in Finland and reflects Finnish naming traditions, with no significant historical figures of international renown bearing this exact combination.

Ville-Petri currently ranks #6,313 in the United States as a boy's name.

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