Wight (surname)

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Wight
PronunciationWhy-t
Origin
Word/nameOld English
MeaningWhite, a color devoid of pigment
Wright, a worker to make or shape something right
Wight, an island off the coast of Great Britain
Other names
Variant form(s) White (surname)
Whyte (surname)

Wight is a surname. It is an older English spelling of either Wright (surname) or White (surname), or perhaps denoted an inhabitant of the Isle of Wight.

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