English Explanatory Dictionary

Daintith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
noun
  1. Alternative form of dainteth.

Word forms

Daintith Daintiths

Etymology

A nickname for a pleasant or handsome person, from Middle English deinteth (“pleasure, tidbit”), which is from Old French deintié (“dignity”).

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