"Skeat" meaning in All languages combined

See Skeat on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Skeats [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|skete||swift, quick}} Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), {{der|en|non|skjótt||quickly}} Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Skeat (plural Skeats)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Skeat

Inflected forms

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