Whitgift

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proper noun

A village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122).

OriginOld Norse gipt ← Old English ġift →
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Meanings

proper nounWhitgift (countable and uncountable, plural Whitgifts)

plural Whitgifts

  1. countableuncountableA village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.
  3. UKabbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Whitgift School, a prestigious public school for boys in Croydon.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġift“dowry”
  2. Old Norsegipt“gift, dowry”
  3. EnglishWhitgift

From either the Old English personal name Hwīta or the Old Norse personal name Hvíti + Old Norse gipt (“gift, dowry”) or Old English ġift (“dowry”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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