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Špela is a Slovenian feminine given name derived as a vernacular short form of the Latin Petronilla, itself a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Petronius, ultimately rooted in the Latin petra, meaning rock or stone, from Greek. The name has been popular in Slovenia for centuries and is strongly associated with Slovenian national and folk culture. It corresponds to the Italian Petronilla and relates more distantly to the broader family of names connected to Peter and Petra.