Buckwheat groats are commonly used in western Asia and eastern Europe. The porridge was common, and is often considered the definitive peasant dish. It is made from roasted groats that are cooked with broth to a texture similar to rice or bulgur.
Grant [grant] as a boys' name is pronounced grant. It is of English and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Grant is tall, big. A Scottish surname from grand. American President Ulysses S. Grant; painter Grant Wood; actor Hugh Grant. Associated with: gaelic, big (great), scottish, surname, wood (tree).
This is an English name of considerable antiquity, and usually recorded as Harding or Arding. It has its origins in the pre 7th Century personal name 'H(e)arding', the patronymic form of 'H(e)ard', and meaning 'the son of the hard one'! Coat of Arms was granted to William Harding, a citizen of London, by Queen Elizabeth 1st in 1568. This has the blazon of a red field, charged with three gold greyhounds. The crest is a demi leopard rampant on a golden chain.