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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Rock, stone

How Popular Is The Name Parnell

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (mainly Devon) : from the medieval female personal name Peronel, Pernel, Parnell, a vernacular form of Latin Petronilla. This is a diminutive of Petronia, feminine of Petronius, a Roman family name of uncertain etymology. It was borne by an early Roman martyr about whom little is known.

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