Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage French, Catalan, English Pronounced Pron. /pə.ti/(French) /pə.ˈtit/(Catalan) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "small, little" derived from Old French and Catalan petit. It was perhaps used for a short, small person or to denote the younger of two individuals. Related Names Rootpitinnus Categories age, folk heroes, sizes