English Explanatory Dictionary

Haight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A locality in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States.
  4. A street in San Francisco named after California pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight; a 1960s rallying point for drug culture, especially LSD (hallucinogenic acid).

Pronunciation

/heɪt/

Word forms

Haight Haights

Etymology

From Old English hēahþu (“height”), a topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill. Compare Hight.

Related words

Haight-Ashbury Haight Street
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