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Wight.

The Isle of Wight.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. The Isle of Wight.

  2. A sea area comprising part of the English Channel, from the southern English coast down to Normandy.

Where this word comes from

From Old English Wiht, from Latin Vēctis (“Isle of Wight”).

name
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Scottish and English surname, from the noun wight.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.