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Dwight
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English
Etymology
Probably from a en enm - female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdwaɪt/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dwight.wav Southern England
en aɪt 1
Proper noun
~
en given names.
en chiefly US en male surnames.
en Lisa Respers France Rainn Wilson says ‘The Office’ was ‘based around clueless, insensitive, racist, sexist people’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/entertainment/rainn-wilson-the-office-racist-sexist 2025-09-12 During a recent appearance on “The Last Laugh” podcast, the actor, who played Dwight Schrute on the hit NBC comedy, talked about how cringey parts of the series could be. https://web.archive.org/web/20251008234414/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/entertainment/rainn-wilson-the-office-racist-sexist 8 October 2025
en number of places c/US.
en neighborhood city/New Haven s/Connecticut.
en twp co/Livingston County s/Illinois.
en A <<village>> in <<co/Livingston County>> and <<co/Grundy County>>, <<s/Illinois>>.
en city co/Morris County s/Kansas.
en former village co/Hampshire County s/Massachusetts.
en twp co/Huron County s/Michigan.
en village co/Butler County s/Nebraska.
en city co/Richland County s/North Dakota.
Derived terms
en Dwight-Lloyd Dwight Schrute
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Dwight + 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Dwight + 1
Pronunciation
dwayt #
Proper noun
duwayt
tl male English