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Skeat

Skeat proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Skeat (plural Skeats)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Skeat

pluralSkeats

Origin of Skeat

From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner.

Questions about Skeat

What does Skeat mean?
Skeat means a surname.
What part of speech is Skeat?
Skeat is a proper noun.

Words near Skeat in the dictionary

  1. skear
  2. skeared
  3. skearing
  4. skears
  5. skeary
  6. Skeat
  7. Skeats
  8. Skeavington
  9. Skeavingtons
  10. skebenga
  11. skebengas

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