Etymology

Wyatt

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Today it means: A surname originating as a patronymic. Full definition →

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The story

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.

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