Science >> Biology for Kids. What are carbohydrates? When most people refer to carbohydrates they are talking about foods that are starchy (like bread, pasta, and rice) or are sugary (like candy, cookies, and cake). In science, when we talk about carbohydrates we are talking about specific types of molecules.
The name Grant is of Scottish origin. The meaning of Grant is large. It is also of English origin, where its meaning is great, large. Grant is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable and is pronounced Grant.
Grant can be both a surname and a given name. The name is of English and Scottish origin, and there are several possible origins for the name.1  One possible origin of the name is from a nickname derived from the Anglo-Norman graund, graunt (tall, large). This nickname was likely given to a person of remarkable size or merely to distinguish two persons bearing the same name. 2  Another possible origin of the surname is from a medieval personal name ultimately derived from the Old English byname Granta, which might have meant snarler.