Släkthistoria för Wight
Wight Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish and English: nickname from Middle English wiht wight ‘agile nimble strong brave’ (Old Norse víg with the Old Norse neuter suffix -t for which compare the word scant) or from the corresponding Older Scots word wicht. Possibly sometimes a nickname from Middle English wight ‘living creature; small portion or thing’ or from the corresponding Older Scots word wicht. English: habitational name from the Isle of Wight. The island is recorded as Vectis (its Latin name) c. 150 AD . Its name derives from a British word perhaps related to Welsh gwaith ‘turn course’ meaning ‘place of the division’ in reference to the island's position in the Solent. English and Scottish: variant of White.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
