Hewitt

//ˈhjuː.ɪt// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Todd County, Minnesota.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in McLennan County, Texas.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Wood County, Wisconsin.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of West Milford township in Passaic County, New Jersey.

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"Roger Federer is one of the few tennis players to have both delivered and suffered a crushing defeat in a Grand Slam final. He double-bagelled Lleyton Hewitt in the 2004 US Open final and himself got bagelled and breadsticked by Rafael Nadal in the 2008 French Open final."

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

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