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Grant (M)>

Grant (male)

Feminine form:Grantina (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG

Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:

Scottish and English from the Scottish surname which is from a Norman nickname meaning "large" [ONC] or "tall" [Whyte] or "grand" [Chambers].

Use as a forename increased in the US in the mid to late 19th century, influenced by the popularity of US President Ulysses S. Grant.