Dewitt
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Dewitt¹
Where it comes from
From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.
proper noun Dewitts · DeWitt · De Witt
- A surname from Dutch.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
verb Dewitts · Dewitting · Dewitted · DeWitt · De Witt
- To lynch.
DeWitt²
proper noun
- A surname from Dutch, an anglicization of de Witt.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A city and one of the two county seats of Arkansas County, Arkansas; named for DeWitt Clinton.
- A village in Illinois; named for DeWitt Clinton.
- A city in Iowa; named for American politician and naturalist DeWitt Clinton.
- A city in Michigan; named for DeWitt Clinton.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Onondaga County, New York; named for judge and soldier Maj. Moses DeWitt.
- An unincorporated community in Virginia.
Talk about this word "Dewitt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dewitt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Dewitt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dewitt "Dewitt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dewitt.Cite this
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title = {Dewitt},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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