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Around the globe, Peet (Peet
, 皮特
, Пит
, along with others...) is a rare mostly male, but infrequently female first name. The forename Peet is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, South Africa, where it is a rare male name, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in South Africa, India, and Netherlands. More prevalently, Peet is the last name as well as the forename.
Peet is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pete , the animal cartoon character, generally an antagonist of Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie; Pete Ross , the fictional character(s) in the DC universe, Man of Steel; Pete Kowalski , the character in the 2006 video game Bully; Pit , the video game character, Super Smash Bros. and Pete Campbell , the fictional character from Mad Men, and in many other works.