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Definitions for wraith
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Princeton's WordNet
ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectrenoun
a mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
Wiktionary
wraithnoun
A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.
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A wraith is a type of ghost or spirit, often seen as an apparition or specter, typically thought to represent someone who is deceased. It is used in folklore and fantasy literature to describe a spirit or ghostly creature that is associated with death and despair. The term can also refer to a faint trace or remnant of something that no longer exists.
Webster Dictionary
Wraithnoun
an apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image
Wraithnoun
sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith
Etymology: [Scot. wraith, warth; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel. vrr a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward. See Ward a guard.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wraith
rāth, n. a spectre: an apparition in the exact likeness of a person seen before or soon after his death. [Cf. dial. form warth, an apparition; prob. orig. having the sense of 'guardian spirit'—Ice. vörthr, a guardian.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WRAITH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wraith is ranked #103181 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Wraith surname appeared 174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wraith.
81.6% or 142 total occurrences were White.
12.6% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wraith in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wraith in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- الشبحArabic
- přízrakCzech
- wraithDanish
- GespenstGerman
- φάντασμαGreek
- fantomoEsperanto
- wraithSpanish
- henki, haamuFinnish
- fantôme, spectreFrench
- taibhseIrish
- sgàile, taibhse, tannasgScottish Gaelic
- व्रेथHindi
- lidércHungarian
- փաթաթվելArmenian
- hantuIndonesian
- spettroItalian
- רוח רפאיםHebrew
- レイスJapanese
- simulacra viroLatin
- schimDutch
- WraithNorwegian
- WraithPolish
- WraithPortuguese
- wraithRomanian
- призракRussian
- prikaza, утвара, utvara, приказаSerbo-Croatian
- vålnadSwedish
- hayaletTurkish
- wraithYiddish
- 幽灵Chinese
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