First name origin & meaning: Old English, French: Little warrior, water First name variations: Wyeth, Wyatte Last name origin & meaning: 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. Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Goldie Hawn,
Kurt Russell This name appears in the following lists:
Cowboys and Cowgirls,
Cities
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