# Petz

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/petz