Wyatt

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (war) + heard (hard, brave), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɪ.ət/
  • Rhymes: -aɪət

Proper noun

Wyatt

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, modern transferred use of the surname.
  3. A place name in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Madison Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
    2. A minor city in Mississippi County, Missouri.
    3. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.

Further reading

  • Percy H Reaney; R M Wilson: A dictionary of English surnames Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.→ISBN
  • Patrick Hanks; Flavia Hodges: A dictionary of surnames Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.→ISBN
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