title: Chayat
text: # Chayat
  
  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
  