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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Petita.