[ 1 syll. hoy(t), ho-yt ] The boy name Hoyt is pronounced HHOYT †. Hoyt has its origins in the Old Norse language and it is used largely in English. Hoyt is of the meaning 'descended of the mind or spirit'. A variant form of Hoyt is Hoyte (English). Hoyt is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1909, 0.019% of baby boys were named Hoyt. Its ranking then was #429. The baby name has since experienced a substantial decline in popularity, and is of only very light use today. Within all boy names in its group, Hoyt was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Hoyt include Hoyte (English), Heath (English), Heathe, Heeth, Heith, Heth, Hod, Hud, Hut (English), Hute, Hyde (English), Wheat, Whit (English), White, Hadad (Arabic and English), Haddad (Arabic and English), Hadi (Arabic and Iranian), Haywood (English), Hewett (English), and Hewitt (English). † Pronunciation for Hoyt: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" |