The story behind Grant
From Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt (“big, large”), from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grand. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Ulysses S. Grant featured on it.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ɡɹænt/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɹɑːnt/
Popularity
Grant ranked #228 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Grant
Beat
Ultimately from Latin beatus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Priest
Borrowed from Franco-Provençal Priést. Ultimately from Latin Praejectus/Prejectus/Projectus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Veit
From Middle High German Vīt, from Latin Vitus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vít
Borrowed from Latin Vitus. Derived from Latin Vitus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Gīt
Borrowed from Sanskrit गीत (gītá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Gaio
Inherited from Latin Gaius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Grant
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Grant
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length