English Explanatory Dictionary

Skeat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Skeat Skeats

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.

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