Given name & surname
Petit
Petit is a surname from French. It is used in English, French, and Occitan.
Meaning & origin
Petit’s family of names
In French usage, Petit as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form LITTLE. In French usage, Petit as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form Klein. In French usage, Petit as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form LITTLE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Petit has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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