Given name & surname · also Old Norse

Groat

“porridge”

Groat is a surname from Old Norse (ultimately Danish).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Groat goes back to Old Norse grautr, meaning “porridge.”

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Where it comes from

Groat comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Danish.

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How it developed

From Old Norse grautr (“porridge”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Groat’s family of names

In English usage, Groat as a surname has a related form in GROTE. In English usage, Groat as a surname has a related form in GROTH.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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