Dowthwaite

D2O1W4T1H4W4A1I1T1E1

proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

OriginOld French de →
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Meanings

proper nounDowthwaite (plural Dowthwaites)

plural Dowthwaites · alternative Douthat · alternative Douthett · alternative Douthit · alternative Douthitt

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchde“of”
  2. EnglishDowthwaite

Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, from the Old Norse personal name Ufi + þveit (“clearing, glade”); the initial d- may come from Old French de (“of”), an element which later became fused into the surname. Compare Outhwaite.

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APA

Dowthwaite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dowthwaite

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“Dowthwaite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dowthwaite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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