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Boy · Germanic, with Middle English pet form
Wat
Say it: WOT
Meaning
A medieval English pet form of Walter.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The everyday form of Walter in medieval England, behind the surnames Watts and Watson.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Watte, Wattekyn
Famous bearers
- Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants' Revolt
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
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