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- French · derived frompetit“small”
- English todayPetit Saint Vincent
Derived from French petit (“small”) and the toponym Saint Vincent. The island was named after Saint Vincent. Compare Petit Canouan, Petit Nevis, Petite Dominique, Petite Martinique and Petite Mustique.
Words from the same roots
Frenchpetit all →
petitPetit CanouanPetite DominiquePetite MartiniquePetite MustiquePetit Nevispetty knife
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.