Wight

See also: wight

English

Pronunciation

• Homophones: white, whyte

Etymology 1

From Old English Wiht, from Latin Vēctis (“Isle of Wight”).

Proper noun

Wight

1. The Isle of Wight.
2. A sea area comprising part of the English Channel, from the southern English coast down to Normandy.

Derived terms

• Back of the Wight

Etymology 2

Scottish and English surname, from the noun wight.

Proper noun

Wight

1. A surname.