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Hyatt Hotels

Michael (View posts)
Posted: 12 Feb 2000 10:13PM GMT
The hotel chain refuses to give information about the association of the name Hyatt with the hotel chain. Anyone history would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Hyatt Hotels

Mike Shaffer (View posts)
Posted: 27 Oct 2002 5:56AM GMT
Classification: Query
I was curious about the Hyatt hotels and if they were started by a distant relatvie, but from what i found the founders name was Hyatt R. von Dehn. so there doesnt appear to be any ties to teh Hyatt family

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Posted: 3 Jan 2004 11:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hyatt
Way back many many pages before I saw another reference that was answered. Hyatt was not from a last name of a person but a first name, thus it does not sound like we are related to Hyatt hotels.

My Grand Mother was Maude Estella Hyatt Nelson of the Fields, Louisiana Hyatts, before that the Carolinas.

Re: Hyatt Hotels

Liz Jones (View posts)
Posted: 20 Apr 2004 9:58PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 25 Aug 2013 6:03PM GMT
Surnames: von Dehen,
Hyatt von Dehn was my father, he began the Hyatt hotels. You can get a history of this by going on any search engine and typing in his name. Good luck.

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Kathy Hyatt (View posts)
Posted: 14 Jan 2005 6:23PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi,

As a little girl, I was referred to as Hi It by other children who didn't appreciate my wonderful name. I was later able to rub it in their noses when I would say, Yes, Hyatt...you know like the hotel. Then I heard that the Hyatt Hotel chain was started by the Pritzger (spelling?) family. That really burst my bubble. What a relief to hear it was actually started by a real Hyatt!!!!!
Thanks for the info.

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Liz (View posts)
Posted: 23 Jan 2005 10:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
I think H(y)iatt is a very distinguished name, feel free to 'adopt' yourself in to make your friends say "ohhh!" !!

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Posted: 19 May 2005 11:34PM GMT
Edited: 1 Nov 2005 12:23AM GMT
While stationed in Wash. state as a US Marine, my brother had to go All the way up the chain of command at a Hyatt Hotel to get hiis military paycheck cashed.
You can never be too careful!

Re: Hyatt Hotels

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 10:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
Liz, I'm curious and probably others are as well. Was your father descended from the Hyatt family in some way, perhaps on his mothers side? Or is it just a coincidence?

Re: Hyatt Hotels

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 8:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hyatt
I can't answer for sure, but in the case of very rare first names such as Hyatt, it often is the case that it used to be a last name or a maiden name. That said, it could also be a bad spelling or Wyatt or perhaps Hyatt was a very rare first name in Europe and when last names were created, the last name of Hyatt was created out of the first name or it was the name of a small town or castle.

I do remember reading about Hyatt Hotels and how they were the first to be near airports and they were pretty soundproof so they succeeded in helping business travelers sleep well. (^:=

Lastly, I too was made fun of in school as "Hi It!" I shrugged it off as other kids had it worse than I. I recall a kid named Dusty Rhoades who was made fun of a lot.

take care,

Jonathan Hyatt

Re: Hyatt Hotels

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 10:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
This is what I have in notes on the Hyatt name....I got it from someone else.
"Spelling variation include: Hyatt, Huyet, Hyett, Hyatt, Hyet, Hytte, and others. Hyatt's were first found in Hertfordshire (England) where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066A.

John Hyatt in Hyatt Heritage, genforum.genealogy.com, 10/28/01 states:
"The name Hyatt comes from the western borders of England, from the County of Gloucestershire. In the local dialect of this area of the word for "gate" is "yat". There are still place names that preserve this spelling pronunciation, such as "Symond's Yat" which means "Symond's gate". "Hy-yat" or High-yat” means "high gate" or hie-gate. A "hie" is another ancient word meaning an enclosure or piece of land protected by walls or fences.
What is the significance of a 'hie yat" or "hie gate"? There are several possible meanings of the name. One is simply a large or high gate at the entrance to a farm or estate. While this is a somewhat common usage, there are two other that may be more significant.
A second meaning of "high gate" or "hie gate" is the main gate of a city, town or castle. Many towns during the Middle Ages were either completely or partially surrounded by a wall. The main gate by which you would enter the city would be the "high (hie) gate" or "hy-yat". Someone who lived by the "hie-gate" such as a gate keeper or "warder" might have the name "Hy-yat".
A third, and probably the most likely meaning, is the gate to an important piece of land or estate. For example a hunting preserve or royal forest would be marked by tall thick hedges or stacked stone walls. The gates that allowed you to enter these areas would be called "hie-gates" or "hy-yats". Some assigned to watch these gates and make sure that only authorized people entered to hunt the king's deer or cut the king's trees would be called "Hy-yat" because his house would be next to the gate.
The reason this third meaning is so likely is that Hyets (or Hyatts--the spelling is interchangeable) held office in Gloucestershire, in the Royal Forest of Dean, hundreds of years ago." Just thought I would pass along.
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