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peet Name Meaning and History

  1. English (Lancashire): from a pet form of the personal name Peter.
  2. Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch pete ‘godfather’, ‘godmother’, or ‘godchild’.

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Distribution of peet Families in the US in 1920
Number of peet families
 60-118
 21-59
 1-20
 0
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