Tait.
A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Tayte, Tayt, Teyt (personal name), from Middle English tayt, teyte (“cheerful, merry”), from Old Norse teitr (“cheerful, glad”), from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“glad, delicate, tender, radiant”). Cognate with Old English tāt (“glad”, attested in names), Old High German zeiz (“loving, pleasant, tender”).
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