Thwaite

//θweɪt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing. archaic
  2. 2
    Alternative form of twaite. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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assartridingroyd

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *thwait, a borrowing from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”) (see whittle), Danish døjt (“¹⁄₁₆₀ of the gulden”, dialectal: “a small coin”), German Deut, Dutch duit. Cognate with Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat.

Etymology 2

Habitational surname from any of several small villages in England, ultimately from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”).

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Thwaite Flat

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