Wyatt

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Whyatt

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.

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