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).
Meaning & History. From a Scottish and English surname which originally meant Welsh or foreigner in Norman French. It was first used as given name in honour of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish hero who led a rebellion to expel the English invaders from Scotland in the 13th century.