Haight

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/heɪt/

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hēahþu →
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Meanings

proper nounHaight (countable and uncountable, plural Haights)

plural Haights

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA locality in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA township in Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA street in San Francisco named after California pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight; a 1960s rallying point for drug culture, especially LSD (hallucinogenic acid).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēahþu“height”
  2. EnglishHaight

From Old English hēahþu (“height”), a topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill. Compare Hight.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Haight

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APA

Haight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haight

MLA

“Haight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haight. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haight.

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