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Piet (given name)

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Pieter
PronunciationDutch: [ˈpit]
Gendermale
Language(s)Dutch
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Meaningrock
Region of originThe Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa
Other names
Related namesPieter, Dieter, Peter, Pierre, Pete, Pietro, Piotr, Petr, Petar, Peder

Piet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpit]) is a masculine given name derived from Petrus. It is also a short form (hypocorism) of Petrus and Pieter. It is a common Dutch and South African name, the latter because of Dutch colonisation. Notable people with the name include:

See also

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  • Zwarte Piet ("Black Pete"), the companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries