Gant Family History
Gant Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Ghent in Flanders Belgium. English: from Middle English gaunt gant ‘slim slender; drawn thin and angular’. North German: probably a variant of Gans ‘goose’. South German: probably a topographic name from Middle High German gant ‘scree’ or a habitational name from a place called with this word (see also Gander ). It could also be a metonymic occupational name for an auctioneer from Middle High German gant ‘auction’ (see Ganter ). French: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of gloves from Old French gant ‘glove’ a word of ancient Germanic origin.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022