Dwight.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the given name.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States. A neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States. A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States. A village in Livingston County and Grundy County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States. A city in Morris County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States. A former village in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States. A township in Huron County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States. A village in Butler County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States. A city in Richland County, North Dakota.
Where this word comes from
Probably from a Middle English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.
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