The Prett Family Name

Spellings drift, and Prett is where Pratt drifted for some families. The name is generally explained as “Cunning, astute”.

How the spelling arose

Prett writes “e” in place of the “a” found in Pratt, a common scribal difference. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Pritt and Pratte.

Names that sound alike, such as Pretto, Preto and Proietti, are easily confused in old records.

Arms associated with the name

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