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Petz

Petz proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Petz (plural Petzes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Petz

pluralPetzes

Origin of Petz

* As an East Central German surname, from a pet form of Peter. * As a Polish, Slovene and Czech surname, Americanized and Germanized from Pec, itself related to Peter.

Words formed from Petz

Questions about Petz

What does Petz mean?
Petz means a surname.
What part of speech is Petz?
Petz is a proper noun.

Words near Petz in the dictionary

  1. petuntzes
  2. Petway
  3. Petways
  4. Petwo
  5. Petworth
  6. Petz
  7. Petzes
  8. petzite
  9. petzites
  10. Petzold
  11. Petzolds

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