Isle of Wight

/ˌaɪl ə(v)ˈwaɪt/

proper noun

An island, county, and unitary authority off the south coast of England, in the English Channel opposite Southampton.

Similar
IOWI.W.Vectis
OriginOld English Wiht ← Proto-Celtic *Wextā →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper nounthe Isle of Wight
  1. An island, county, and unitary authority off the south coast of England, in the English Channel opposite Southampton.
  2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States.

    Synonyms: IOW, IoW, I.W., Vectis

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn unincorporated community, the county seat of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States.

Similar
IOWIoWI.W.Vectis

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*Wextā
  2. Old EnglishWiht
  3. EnglishIsle of Wight

From Old English Wiht, Wihte iegland, from Proto-Celtic *Wextā, compare Welsh Ynys Wyth and Latin Vectis (c.150).

More words from Old English, Proto-Celtic

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 懷特島 /怀特岛
  • 懷特島 /怀特岛 (Huáitè dǎo)island and county off the south coast of England
Finnish Wightsaari
  • Wightsaariisland and county off the south coast of England
French île de Wight
  • île de Wightisland and county off the south coast of England
Irish Inis Iocht
  • Inis Iochtisland and county off the south coast of England
Italian isola di Wight
  • isola di Wightisland and county off the south coast of England
Japanese ワイト島
  • ワイト島 (Waito-tō)island and county off the south coast of England
Latin Vectis, Vecta
  • Vectisisland and county off the south coast of England
  • Vectaisland and county off the south coast of England
Polish Wyspa Wight
  • Wyspa Wightisland and county off the south coast of England
Portuguese Ilha de Wight
  • Ilha de Wightisland and county off the south coast of England
Russian о́стров Уа́йт
  • о́стров Уа́йт (óstrov Uájt)island and county off the south coast of England
Spanish isla de Wight
  • isla de Wightisland and county off the south coast of England
Ukrainian о́стрів Ва́йт
  • о́стрів Ва́йт (óstriv Vájt)island and county off the south coast of England
Welsh Ynys Wyth
  • Ynys Wythisland and county off the south coast of England
Cite this entry
APA

Isle of Wight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isle%20of%20Wight

MLA

“Isle of Wight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isle%20of%20Wight. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Isle of Wight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isle%20of%20Wight.

Source: Isle of Wight on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.