Peto

P3E1T1O1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginHungarian Pető →
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Meanings

proper nounPeto (countable and uncountable, plural Petos)

plural Petos

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA town and municipality in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.

Origin

  1. HungarianPető
  2. EnglishPeto

Two main origins: * English habitational surname of Anglo-Norman origin for someone from Poitou, in France. * Borrowed from Hungarian Pető, a pet form of the personal name Péter.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Peto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peto

MLA

“Peto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peto.

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