Piet
Origin
Dutch, from Greek
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“Dutch short form of Peter, from Greek petros, stone; famously borne by Piet Mondrian, who reduced painting to black grids and primary-color blocks.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Piet does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
The Piet deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Piet truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Piet fits with your family’s names and surname.
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