Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Petita f. Old French petit(e) 'little, small'.

France
Latin
1138x1162 Petita (nom) clairvaux-12thc 84, Petite (gen) ibid. 84; 1180 Petite (gen) RotScaNor p. 3
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Petita". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Petita.