Wyatt
Meaning of Wyatt
Wyatt is an English given name that comes from the surname of the same spelling. Most reference works trace the surname to the medieval personal name Wyot, a form of the Old English name Wigheard, made up of wīg, meaning war, and heard, meaning hardy or brave; it therefore carries the sense of a hardy or brave warrior. Some sources instead link it to a Norman French personal name, so the derivation is not entirely settled.
It is pronounced WY-ət, with a first syllable that rhymes with why and a light, unstressed second syllable.
Its best-known association is Wyatt Earp, the Western lawman who became famous for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Another notable bearer is Wyatt Tee Walker, a pastor and civil rights strategist who served as chief of staff to Martin Luther King Jr. and as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
In the United States, Wyatt was uncommon for much of the twentieth century; it ranked 404th in 1990 before rising sharply over the following two decades. It reached its highest rank of 25th in 2017 and stood at 38th in 2025, when 6,480 boys were given the name. It remains a familiar choice in the top 40.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as WY-ət (/ˈwaɪət/)
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Notable People Named Wyatt
| Wyatt Earp was a famed Western lawman best known for the OK Corral gunfight, where he served as assistant marshal while his brother Virgil led enforcement of Tombstone’s weapons ban. |
| Wyatt Tee Walker was an influential African American pastor, theologian, and civil rights strategist who served as chief of staff to Martin Luther King Jr. and as SCLC executive director, helping propel the movement to national prominence. |
| Wyatt Cenac is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer known for his work on The Daily Show and for People of Earth, Medicine for Melancholy, and the HBO series Problem Areas. |
| Wyatt Hawn Russell is an American actor and former pro hockey goalie best known for playing John Walker, the US Agent, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and for roles in Overlord, Black Mirror, and Lodge 49. |
| Matthew Wyatt Elrod better known as Wyatt Nash is an American television personality and actor. |
| Wyatt Kaldenberg - Wyatt C. Kaldenberg is an American white supremacist and Odinist who supported Tom Metzger and the Neo Nazi White Aryan Resistance and wrote several books. |
| Wyatt Emory Cooper was an American author, screenwriter, and actor, the fourth husband of heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt and father of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. |
| Wyatt Jess Oleff is an American actor known for playing Stanley Uris in It, Stanley Barber in I Am Not Okay with This, and young Peter Quill in the Guardians of the Galaxy films. |
| Wyatt Mason is an American writer known for his work as a journalist, essayist, critic, and translator. |
| Wyatt Beazley Durrette III is an American country music songwriter best known for collaborating with the Zac Brown Band on many of their singles. |
| American poet, author, and yoga instructor Wyatt Townley served as the fourth Kansas Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. |
| Wyatt Allen is an American rower. |
| Wyatt Webb - Wyatt M. Webb, unusually young for the role, led the Akron Zips as head coach from 1969 to 1975. |
| Wyatt James Turner was an American catcher in the Negro leagues during the 1930s. |
