Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: silt (Noun). Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. silt (Noun). Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport. silt (Noun). A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
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This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is of uncertain etymology. However, C.W. Bardsley, in his Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, says that it is from a nickname for one who shailed, one who walked crookedly, a cripple.This is an example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames.he nicknames were given in the first instance with reference to occupation, or to a variety of characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, mental and moral characteristics, supposed resemblance to an animal's or bird's appearance or disposition, and to habits of dress.