Meaning and Origin of: Wyatt

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Boy name origins & meanings:

Old English, French : Little warrior, water

Boy name variations

Wyeth,
Wyatte,

Family name origins & meanings:

English : from the medieval personal name Wiot, Wyot, Gyot, which derives from the Old English personal name Wīgheard, composed of the elements wīg ‘war’ + heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. Under Norman influence it was also adopted as a diminutive of both Guy 1 and William.

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