Petretti

Petretti Meaning & Origin

About Petretti
The surname Petretti is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Pietro, which is the Italian form of Peter. The suffix "-etti" is a diminutive ending, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Petretti can be interpreted as "little Peter" or "son of Peter." It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to denote the descendants of someone named Pietro or Peter.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Petretti is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Petretti: 180
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 100,302
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Petretti based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Petretti is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PTRT
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P036030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH0 T R EH1 T IY0
🌐 IPA
/petretti*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P363

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Petretti in Braille

Here's how to represent Petretti in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Petretti in braille

How to sign the name Petretti using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Petretti using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Petretti in sign language

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