Given name & surname · also Middle English
Neat
“ox, cow”
Neat is a surname from Middle English (ultimately Old English).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neat goes back to Middle English neat, meaning “ox, cow.”
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Where it comes from
Neat comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
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How it developed
From Middle English neat (“ox, cow”), from Old English neat.
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Neat’s family of names
In English usage, Neat has a related form in Nate.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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