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).
There have been a number of explanations as to how the name Foster originated in England. The main line is that Foster is a contracted spelling of Forester, a term which described an official in charge of a forest.In the Middle Ages, the forests and woods were almost always owned or controlled by the lord of the manor.s in England, the name means forester or forest ranger. Forster may also have been an inhabitant of Forst, a town in the Rheinpfalz. For immigrants into America, the name has often been anglicized to Foster.