Wyatt comes from an English surname which comes from a medieval given name, Wyot, from Old English Wigheard made up from Old English elements wig (war, battle) via Proto-Germanic *wīgą (fight, battle) from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-; and heard (brave, hardy) essentially meaning “brave in battle”.
Origin: Proto-Indo-European
Variants:
- Wyat (English)
- Wyot (Medieval English)
