Meanings
Origin
* 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.
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APA
Petz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petz
MLA
“Petz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petz. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Petz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petz.
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