Meanings
proper nounWishart (countable and uncountable, plural Wisharts)
plural Wisharts · alternative Whisker
- countableuncountableA surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A place name:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States.
- countableuncountableA hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, indirectly named after John Wishart.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after the Wishart early settler family.
Origin
- Anglo-NormanWischard
- EnglishWishart
Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman Wischard, from the Old French personal name Guiscard. Compare Modern French Guiscard.
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APA
Wishart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wishart
MLA
“Wishart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wishart. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wishart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wishart.
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