Trewhitt

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

OriginOld Norse tri →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

proper nounTrewhitt (plural Trewhitts)

plural Trewhitts · alternative Truett · alternative Truitt

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsetri“dry, resinous wood”
  2. EnglishTrewhitt

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Rothbury, in Northumberland, perhaps from Old Norse tri (“dry, resinous wood”) + þveit (“glade, clearing”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trewhitt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trewhitt.

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