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Wheat.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.

    countable · uncountable
  3. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

English surname, probably from the noun wheat. Another sense meaning "bold, active, brave" is derived from Old English hwettan (“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”).

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