Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Belgian Pronounced Pron. duh-pwuyt [key] Other Forms FormsDepuit, De puydt, De puit, Depuut Meaning & History Flemish (also De puydt): nickname from Middle Dutch puyt puut ‘frog’ with the addition of the definite article de ‘the’. "Depuydt" means "the frog". It's origins are in Ypres.