The wyatt Surname
wyatt Name Meaning and History
English: from the medieval personal name Wiot, Wyot,
Gyot, which derives from the Old English personal name
Wigheard, composed of the elements wig ‘war’ +
heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. Under Norman influence it was
also adopted as a diminutive of both Guy 1 and
William.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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