Boy Names With Two Ts at the End & Meanings

List of 85 Boy Names With Two Ts at the End:

Babbitt

A medieval pet form of Barbara (”strange” or ”foreign”). In 1839 Isaac Babbitt patented a tin-based bearing alloy. I’ve always liked moniker that double as a dictionary word.

Leggett

Leggett has origins in legat, “envoy.”

Blackett

Blæc plus heafod, “black head”, a moniker for dark hair. In 1948 Patrick Blackett won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Birkett

It has roots in Norse birki, birch. Sir Norman Birkett sat as the alternate British judge at the Nuremberg trials.

Doggett

Comes from Middle English dogge (”an ordinary dog”).

Northcott

Northcott is meaning “north shelter”, a farmstead that indicates its position.

Caldicott

Is the word for a “dweller at the cold huts,” ceald and cot, a shelter on exposed ground. It is pronounced as KAWL-dih-kot.

Olcott

Eald and cot, an old cottage. In 1875 Henry Steel Olcott co-founded the Theosophical Society. He was also part of the team that designed the Buddhist flag a decade later.

Truscott

“The further wood”.

Tippett

From Tibb, a pet form of Theobald. Composer Michael Tippett served 2 months in Wormwood Scrubs in 1943 as a conscientious objector.

Stott

“A young ox”, herdsmen. In 2005 Anglican preacher John Stott was on TIME’s list of the 100 most influential people.

Mott

Motte, a mound or castle earthwork.

Arnett

”Eagle power”. In 1966 Peter Arnett won a Pulitzer for Vietnam reporting.

Knott

Old Norse Knútr, “knot”, the same as King Canute.

Nott

Middle English not, close-cropped, a nickname for a shaved head. It is an ancient farm dialect used it for hornless cattle and sheep.

Nesbitt

Nesbitt means “projecting piece of land in the bend of a river.”

Hammett

From heim, “home”.

Sennett

It is symbolizing ”wise.” Mack Sennett created the Keystone Cops, the bumbling police squad of silent comedy. Save

Fawcett

“Multicoloured slope.” Percy Fawcett disappeared in the Brazilian jungle and was last seen at a place known as ‘Dead Horse Camp’.

Kennett

Taken from the Kennet, an English river.

Jewett

Jewett comes from Juet (” God’s precious gift”).

Follett

Follet, “little fool”, the root for feu follet, which means will-o’-the-wisp. Save

Gillett

A diminutive of Giles, a Greek-born hermit saint. He is patron of beggars and of Edinburgh, and his feast is on 1 September.

Willett

Little William, from will and helm.

Padgett

Paget, “a young page.” Doctors spell Paget’s disease of bone with one t, after Sir James Paget.

Bassett

Basset, used for someone short.

Hallett

Hallett is meaning a ”worker at the manor hall.”

Collett

Collet is a variation of Nicholas via Col, Greek for “victory of the people.”

Dorsett

Dorsett was used for the settlers around Dorchester. Save

Puckett

Puckett is symbolizing a small goblin, from Middle English puke.

Pritchett

“Son of Richard,” with the p of ap fused to the front.

Tackett

Tackett is the Scots word for a hobnail.

Brockett

A red deer stag in its 2nd year is called a brocket.

Alcott

A cottage owned by a man called Alda. In 1843 Bronson Alcott founded Fruitlands, a vegan commune in Massachusetts.

Myatt

From Michael, Hebrew “who is like God?”.

Walcott

Walh and cot, “ foreigner’s dwelling,” the locals Anglo-Saxons called foreigners.

Endicott

The cottage at the end of the village. IBM registers Endicott, New York, as its birthplace.

Platt

Plat, flat ground. The Platt Amendment of 1901 opened the way for the US to lease Guantánamo Bay from Cuba.

Mallett

Mallett has roots in French maillet, a “small hammer.”

Pruitt

“Little brave one”.

Crockett

French crochet, a hook, used for a man with curled hair. Save

Hyatt

”High gate.”

Leavitt

Pronounced as LEV-it, it is Anglo-Norman. Astronomers measure cosmic distance with Leavitt’s law.

Lockett

Locc, a lock of hair.

Hackett

If you’ve read old Norse sagas, you’ve met Haki, the sea-king.

Barnett

Bærnet, a clearing made by burning.

Pickett

French piquet, a pointed stake or a peak. Pickett’s Charge on 3 July 1863 was the last Confederate infantry assault at Gettysburg.

Burnett

From burnete, “brown-haired.” Clan Burnett’s motto, Virescit vulnere virtus, means ”virtue flourishes from a wound.”

Garnett

Grenat, the garnet stone, after the pomegranate seeds. It is the birthstone of January.

Bartlett

A double diminutive of Bartholomew, Aramaic “son of Talmai.”

Wolcott

”Wulfa’s cottage.” Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.

Lovett

Louvet, “wolf cub,” a nickname for a sly or fierce man. Edgar Odell Lovett was the first president of Rice University.

Westcott

”West cottage.” In Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton Hort published a Greek New Testament.

Marriott

A medieval variation of Mary. In 1927 J. Willard Marriott opened an A&W root beer stand in Washington.

Talbott

”Herald” or ” messenger.” The talbot was a white medieval hunting hound, now extinct.

Corbett

It is symbolizing a raven, from corbet, “little crow.” India’s first national park was founded in 1936 and is known as Jim Corbett.

Moffatt

After a Scottish town of Moffat, Gaelic for “long plain.”

Plunkett

From the French “plonket.” In 1681 Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop of Armagh, was the last Catholic martyr executed at Tyburn.

Pratt

Prætt, “trick” or cunning. The Pratt truss was patented in 1844 by Thomas and Caleb Pratt.

Watt

A Scots form of Walter, “army ruler.”

Merritt

Mære and geat, a boundary gate. The Kennedy Space Center is located on Merritt Island in Florida.

Witt

”White” or ”wise.” Katarina Witt won Olympic figure skating gold at Sarajevo 1984 as well as Calgary 1988.

Kitt

Kitt is symbolizing “bearer of Christ.” I prefer the double t here, since with only one is more like a word.

Chett

It has origins in Chester, from Latin castra, a military camp.

Hewitt

Little Hugh, from Germanic hug, “mind.”

Prescott

”Dwelling of the priest”. Prescott, Arizona, has the trademark for world’s oldest rodeo.

Truett

From trewe, “loyal”. Truett Cathy opened a diner in 1946 that is now Chick-fil-A.

Dewitt

Dutch de Witt, “the white”.

Abbott

Aramaic abba, “father”, via Latin abbas.

Jarrett

A form of Gerard, Germanic ger (means ”spear”) and hard (”brave”).

Beckett

”Small stream.” In 1170 St Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral and his feast day is 29 December.

Barrett

Barat, strife or trickery, given to a troublemaker.

Garrett

Garrett is symbolizing ”spear-strong.” In 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett shot and killed Billy the Kid at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Elliott

From Elias, Hebrew “my God is Yahweh”.

Bennett

Bennett comes from Benedict, Latin “blessed.” Moniker that I like are Ben and Benny.

Emmett

Germanic ermen, “whole,” through Emma.

Wyatt

Wig, “war,” and heard, hardy. In 1500s Thomas Wyatt brought the Italian sonnet into Albion poetry.

Everett

Few people know it comes from Eberhard, “brave boar”.

Bissett

Bis, “dark grey”. The Bisset family was driven out of Scotland in 1242 after a feud with the Earls of Atholl.

Rhett

Dutch de Raedt, “counsel.”

Scott

Romans used Scotti for Irish raiders. In 1957 New Zealand’s Antarctic has opened the research station, Scott Base.

Brett

It comes from Old French Bret, a Breton.

Jett

”Jet,” the black fossil stone first dug near Gagai in ancient Lycia.

Matt

Short for Matthew and is meaning Hebrew “gift of Yahweh.”