English Explanatory Dictionary

Whitgift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122).
  2. A habitational surname.
  3. Ellipsis of Whitgift School, a prestigious public school for boys in Croydon.

Word forms

Whitgift Whitgifts

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Hwīta or the Old Norse personal name Hvíti + Old Norse gipt (“gift, dowry”) or Old English ġift (“dowry”).

Derived words

Whitgiftian
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