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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech (Petruška) : from a pet form of the personal name Petr (see Peter).
  • Czech (Petruška) : nickname from Czech dialect petruška ‘parsley’.
  • Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) (Petrushka) : ornamental name from eastern Slavic petrushka ‘parsley’.

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