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thwaite¹

  • /ˈθweɪ̯t/ US, UK
  • /ˈθwæɪ̯t/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪt

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English *thwait, a borrowing from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”) (see whittle), Danish døjt (“¹⁄₁₆₀ of the gulden”, dialectal: “a small coin”), German Deut, Dutch duit. Cognate with Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat.

noun thwaites

  1. archaic A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.

    Similar: riding, royd, assart

thwaite²

noun thwaites

  1. alternative Alternative form of twaite

Thwaite³

Where it comes from

Habitational surname from any of several small villages in England, ultimately from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”).

proper noun Thwaites

  1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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@misc{thwaite_2026,
  title = {thwaite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thwaite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}