Släkthistoria för Petit
Petit Vad efternamn betyder
French Walloon Catalan English Jewish (from southern France) West Indian (mainly Haiti) and Mauritian: from (Old) French Catalan and Middle English petit ‘small’ hence a nickname for a small man (or an ironic nickname for a big man) or a distinguishing name for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Compare Little Petee and Petite.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
