The Hebrew / Yiddish surname Chayat (Polonized variants: Chajat, Chajit , Chajet, Chajetan ) may be derived from the occupation of tailor ( he, חַיָט, he, חייט)
"Historia nazwisk"
Jewish Historical Institute
The Jewish Historical Institute ( pl, Żydowski Instytut Historyczny or ''ŻIH''; yi, ייִדישער היסטאָרישער אינסטיטוט), also known as the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, is a public cultural and research ...
or he, חַיָה, ''chayah'', animal, life. Notable people with the surname include:
*Naftali Chayat, founder of Vayyar
Vayyar Imaging Ltd. (Hebrew: ואיאר הדמאה בע"מ) is an Israeli semiconductor company that produces 4D imaging radar sensors. Initially developed to provide a more effective means of screening for early-stage breast cancer, Vayyar’s ...
, Israeli semiconductor company
*Sherry Chayat
Shinge-shitsu Roko Sherry Chayat (born 1943) is the current abbot of the Zen Studies Society, based at the International Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji monastery, outside Livingston Manor, NY, and at the New York Zendo Shobo-Ji on the Upper east S ...
, American Zen Buddhist
* (1947-2011), Israeli painter, sculptor, poet and writer
See also
* Hayat (disambiguation)
*Hayyoth (names) The surnames Chajes (Ashkenazic Hebrew), Chayes, Hayyot, Hayyut, and Hiyyut are written in Hebrew characters as he, חיות. The family name originated in the Jewish community of sixteenth-century Prague, one of many such matronymic names adopted ...
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Hebrew-language surnames