The baby name Peit is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced PEET (/piːt/).
Peit is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Peit is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced PEET (/piːt/).
Peit is Scottish in Origin.
Peit is a rare Low Countries given name, most often a Frisian or Dutch vernacular spelling of Pieter, the local form of Peter. It ultimately derives from Greek Petros, "stone, rock," via Latin Petrus and Middle Dutch. The ei spelling reflects Dutch/Frisian phonology (typically pronounced to rhyme with "kite"). Documentation appears in coastal baptismal and civil records from the 18th-19th centuries as a familiar call-name; today it persists sporadically in the Netherlands and northern Germany and appeals to parents seeking a compact, old-meets-new twist on a classic.
Variants and cognates include Piet, Peet, Pieter, Petrus; across languages Peter, Pierre, Piero, Pedro, Petar, Piotr, and Pēteris, with feminine forms Petra and Pierrette. Related Frisian forms are Pyt and Piter. Nicknames mirror the base names (Piet, Pete). The enduring meaning centers on steadfastness, reliability, and "rock-like" strength.
Peit is far from common. We have only 20 recorded uses of it on record, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Peit is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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