English
Pratt
Pratt may come from French pré ‘meadow’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpré‘meadow’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPratt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpré‘meadow’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPratt
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘to bend’
for, first, premier, prestigious, forbid, primer, preface, prefix, primate, primacy, precede, parley, preeminent, prescient, parasol, impregnate, 17 more
through Latin pratum ‘meadow’
Today it means
name A surname known in England, Ireland, and Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French pré / Pratt