Dwight - Meaning of Dwight
What does Dwight mean?
[ 1 syll. dwi-(g)(h)(t), dw-ig-ht ] The baby boy name Dwight is pronounced as DWihT †.
Dwhite, Dwi, Dwighte, Dwite, Dwyght, and Dwyte are variations of Dwight.
Both the origin and meaning of Dwight is inherited by all variant forms.
Dwight is a variation of the name DeWitt (English).
See also the related categories, medieval, english, latin, brother, tribute (honor), war, white, theologian, lawyer, dutch, and general (universal).
Dwight is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked in 1953 with 0.134% of baby boys being named Dwight. It had a ranking of #122 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is today used on a very modest scale. Among all boy names in its family, Dwight was nevertheless the most popular in 2018.
Baby names that sound like Dwight include Dade, Dae, Dai, Daie, Daith, Daithí, Daoud, Dat, Daw, Dawe, Dawûd, Day, Daye, De, Dee, Des, Dew, Dewann, Diede, and Dieuwe.
† English pronunciation for Dwight: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"
Details of famous persons named Dwight:
Country Singer Dwight Yoakam, born 23 October 1956, Pikeville, Kentucky.
Thelologian Timothy Dwight, born May 14, 1752 - January 11, 1817, Northampton, Massachusetts.
US President Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower 14 October 1890 - 28 March 1969, Denison, Texas.
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