Dwight
/ˈdwaɪt/
Dwight proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.
Proper noun
Dwight
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
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- A neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
- A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
- A village in Livingston County and Grundy County, Illinois.
- A city in Morris County, Kansas.
- A former village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Huron County, Michigan.
- A village in Butler County, Nebraska.
- A city in Richland County, North Dakota.
Origin of Dwight
Probably from a Middle English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.
Words formed from Dwight
Phrases with Dwight
Words that rhyme with Dwight
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- knight
- slight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
- wite
Questions about Dwight
- What does Dwight mean?
- Dwight means a surname transferred from the given name.
- What part of speech is Dwight?
- Dwight is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Dwight?
- Dwight is pronounced /ˈdwaɪt/ (UK).
Words near Dwight in the dictionary
Source and license
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