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The Hebrew / Yiddish surname Chayat (Polonized variants: Chajat, Chajit , Chajet, Chajetan ) may be derived from the occupation of tailor (Hebrew: חַיָט, Hebrew: חייט) or Hebrew: חַיָה, chayah, animal, life. Notable people with the surname include:

• Naftali Chayat, founder of Vayyar, Israeli semiconductor company
• Sherry Chayat, American Zen Buddhist
• Shoshi Chayat [he] (1947-2011), Israeli painter, sculptor, poet and writer

See also

• Hayat (disambiguation)
• Hayyoth (names)

References

1. Zofia Abramowicz, "Antroponimia Żydów białostockich jako zwierciadło kultury i historii narodu"
2. "Historia nazwisk", Jewish Historical Institute

v t e Surnames associated with the occupations of tailor/seamster
Germanic	Tayler, Taylor Schneider, Schnieder, Schnieders Anglicized: Snyder, Snyders, Snider Polonized: Sznajder Czech: Šnajdr, Šnejdr Russified: Shneider/Shneyder (Шнейдер), Shnaider/Shnayder (Шнайдер) Sneijder, Snijders, Schnyder, Schnider, Schnieder, Schnaider Yiddish: Znaider (זנאַידער) Schröder Schroeder, Schröter, Schrödter, Schrötter, Schröer, Schrörs, Schreurs, Schrader, Schroder, Schroedter, Schrøder, Schreuder, Schreuders Snyman Kleid (קליידל, Yiddish) Nager, Neher, Stich, Faulstich, Nader, Neder
Romance	Sarti, Sarto, Del Sarto, Sartre, Sartori, Sartoris, Sartorius Sastre Couturier, Couture, Croitoru/Croitor Quemener
Slavic	Kravets, Kravtsov/Krawtzoff, Kravchenko, Kravchuk Krawiec (Yiddish calques: Kravits/Kravitz, Krawetz), Krawczyk, Krawczak, Krawczuk, Krawczyński (Kravchinsky, Kravchynskyi), Krajčí/Krajci, Krajčík, Krajčír/Kraicir, Krejčí, Krejčík, Krejčír Portnoy/Portnoi, Portnoff, Portnov, Portnow, Portnyagin Shvets, Shevtsov
Semitic	Chait/Khait Chayat / Polish calque: Chajat Khayat, Al Khayat/El Khayat, Ibn Khayyat, Bint Khayyat
Other	Darzi, Szabó, Raftis/Ράφτης, Terzioğlu, Terzi

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