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).
Derived from the English place name Grantham which probably meant gravelly homestead in Old English. The surname was first taken to Scotland in the 12th century by William de Graham.