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Whitgift

Whitgift proper noun: a village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122). Also the ellipsis of Whitgift School.

Proper noun

Whitgift (countable and uncountable, plural Whitgifts)

  1. A village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122).
  2. A habitational surname.

Also used as

Whitgift is also the ellipsis of Whitgift School.

Forms of Whitgift

pluralWhitgifts

Origin of Whitgift

From either the Old English personal name Hwīta or the Old Norse personal name Hvíti + Old Norse gipt (“gift, dowry”) or Old English ġift (“dowry”).

Words formed from Whitgift

Questions about Whitgift

What does Whitgift mean?
Whitgift means a village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122).
What part of speech is Whitgift?
Whitgift is a proper noun.

Words near Whitgift in the dictionary

  1. Whitfields
  2. whitflaw
  3. whitflaws
  4. Whitford
  5. Whitfords
  6. Whitgift
  7. Whitgiftian
  8. Whitgifts
  9. whith
  10. Whitham
  11. Whithams

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