Skeat

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English skete ← Old Norse skjótt →
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Meanings

proper nounSkeat (plural Skeats)

plural Skeats

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norseskjótt“quickly”
  2. Middle Englishskete“swift, quick”
  3. EnglishSkeat

From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stakeskatesteakKeatsKeast
Cite this entry
APA

Skeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skeat

MLA

“Skeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skeat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Skeat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skeat.

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