What does Grant mean?

Grant means "great"

How do we pronounce Grant?

Grant \gran(t), gr-a-nt\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Grant can also be used as a girl name pronounciation, is considerably more frequent for boys. Its pronunciation is GRahNT 1.

1 Pronunciation for Grant: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Grant?

Grant is largely used in the English and Scottish languages, and its origin is Old French. The first name is from the Scottish surname, which is itself from the Norman French 'grand' (great, large). The first name was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. In the USA and Canada, the name is sometimes bestowed in tribute to the US president Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), who was a general in the Civil War. In the late 20th century, the popularity of the name was boosted in the UK through the character Grant Mitchell in Eastenders, a popular and award-winning television soap opera. Graent meaning of name, name Grand origin, Grandt meaning, Grann meaning and origin, nicknames for Grante (English), meaning of Grantham, Grantland definition, and Grantley meaning are variants of Grant. Grant is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1940s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1997, 0.166% of baby boys were given the name Grant. Its ranking then was #114. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.124% and its ranking #155, was nonetheless the most frequently used within all boy names in its group. Grant has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Grant:

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The baby name Grant fun facts:

The name Grant in reverse order is "Tnarg".

The numerological value of the name Grant is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Grant?

Grant is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.14%
20130.13%
20120.13%
20110.13%
20100.13%
20090.14%
20080.14%
20070.12%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames