Pernille

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Petronella. Recorded in Denmark since 1375. Cognate with Swedish Pernilla.

Proper noun

Pernille

1. a female given name

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 069 females with the given name Pernille have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Petronella.

Proper noun

Pernille

1. a female given name