Garthwaite

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

OriginOld Norse þveit →
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Meanings

proper nounGarthwaite (plural Garthwaites)

plural Garthwaites

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseþveit“clearing, glade”
  2. EnglishGarthwaite

English habitational surname from a lost place in Northern England; the second element is probably from Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”).

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APA

Garthwaite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garthwaite

MLA

“Garthwaite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garthwaite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Garthwaite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garthwaite.

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