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Origin / History of the Whyate/Wyatt Name

Mainly Anglo-Saxon in origin and deriving from the medieval male personal name found as "Wiot, Wyot and Gyot", it was further developed from the Olde English pre 7th Century given name "Wigheard" composed of the elements "wig", war, with "heard", hardy, brave, strong. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, and the subsequent introduction of Norman forms of the Old French personal names William (from the Germanic "wil", will, desire, with "helm", helmet, protection), and Guy or Why, Wi, (from the Germanic "wido", wood or wide), the existing English names Wiot, Wyot and Gyot were also frequently used as diminutive forms of the Norman names. The surname became a popular baptismal name 'the son of Guy' an ancientfrom the 13th century in England and is still popular font name.  Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling and Wyatt is no exception having several variant spelling which include Whyate and Wiatt. 

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