Piet (given name)

Pieter
Pronunciation	Dutch: [ˈpit] ⓘ
Gender	male
Language(s)	Dutch
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	rock
Region of origin	The Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa
Other names
Related names	Pieter, Dieter, Peter, Pierre, Pete, Pietro, Piotr, Petr, Petar, Peder

Piet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpit]) is a masculine given name derived from Petrus. It is also a short form (hypocorism) of Petrus and Pieter. It is a common Dutch and South African name, the latter because of Dutch colonisation. Notable people with the name include:

Piet Akkermans (1942–2002), Dutch classical scholar
Piet Allegaert (born 1995), Belgian cyclist
Piet Bergveld (born 1940), Dutch electrical engineer
Piet Bleeker (1928–2018), Dutch long-distance runner
Piet Botha (1955–2019), South African musician
Piet Botha (cricketer) (born 1966), South African cricketer
Piet Cronjé (1836–1911), South African general in the Anglo-Boer wars
Piet Dankert (1934–2003), Dutch politician and President of the European Parliament (1982–1984)
Piet de Boer (1919–1984), Dutch footballer
Piet de Jong (1915–2016), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967–1971)
Piet Hein Donner (born 1948), Dutch politician and cabinet minister
Piet Hartman (1922–2021), Dutch crystallographer
Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577–1629), Dutch naval officer
Piet Hein (scientist) (1905–1996), Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author and poet
Piet Hoekstra (born 1947), Dutch cyclist
Piet Huyg (1951–2019), Dutch footballer
Piet Joubert (1834–1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900
Piet Kee (1927–2018), Dutch organist and composer
Piet Keizer (1943–2017), Dutch footballer
Piet Kleine (born 1951), Dutch speed skater, Olympic gold and silver medalist
Piet Koornhof (1925–2007), South African politician and cabinet minister
Piet Kramer (1881–1961), Dutch architect
Piet Kruiver (1938–1989), Dutch footballer
Piet Kuiper (1934–2017), Dutch botanist
Piet Leidreiter (born 1965), German politician
Piet Meiring, South African theologian
Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Dutch painter
Piet Retief (1780–1838), Boer leader
Piet Roozenburg (1924–2003), world draughts champion (1948–1954)
Piet Schrijvers (1946–2022), Dutch football goalkeeper
Piet Uys (1797–1838), Boer leader
Piet de Visser (football manager) (born 1934), Dutch football manager
Piet de Visser (politician) (1931–2012), Dutch politician
Piet de Wit (born 1946), Dutch cyclist
Piet de Wolf (1921–2013), Dutch footballer

See also