What does Wright mean?
Definitions for Wright
raɪtwright
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Princeton's WordNet
Wright, Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dinenoun
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
Wright, Richard Wrightnoun
United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
Wright, Wilbur Wrightnoun
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)
Wright, Orville Wrightnoun
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
Wright, Frank Lloyd Wrightnoun
influential United States architect (1869-1959)
Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wrightnoun
United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
wrightnoun
someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
Wiktionary
Wrightnoun
A British occupational surname from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.
Wrightnoun
An American surname; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit
Etymology: wyrhta, from wurhtjo (as in wurkijanan), from werǵ- (English work). Cognate with English wrought.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wrightnoun
A workman; an artificer; a maker; a manufacturer.
Etymology: wrihta, wyrhta , Saxon.
It is impossible duly to consider these things, without being rapt into admiration of the infinite wisdom of the Divine Architect, and contemning the arrogant pretences of the world and animal wrights, and much more the productions of chance. George Cheyne.
The verb To write has the same sound with wright, a workman, right or equity, and rite or ceremony; but spelled very differently. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Wikipedia
Wright
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name. The word's use as an occupational title continued until the mid-19th century, often combined with other words such as in shipwright, wheelwright, wainwright and playwright. As of 2014, Wright was the eleventh most common surname in England.The word carpentier, now "carpenter", was introduced into England in the years after the Norman conquest in 1066 and slowly replaced the traditional name and meaning of wright in most of England. 'Wright' is still used in Scottish English in the original meaning of 'skilled woodworker'. The Incorporation of Wrights of the Trades House of Glasgow, and the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons of Edinburgh Trades retain the word in its original meaning in their role of promoting the woodworking trade. Wright is also an anglicised version of the Scots Gaelic clan name "MacIntyre" or "Mac an t-Saoir", meaning "son of the wright" (son of the carpenter). In Ireland, the native Gaelic Mac an Cheairt sept of County Mayo occasionally changed their name to Wright. This is a literal translation meaning, "son of the right or righteous".
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wright
A wright is a professional or skilled craftsperson who constructs, builds, or creates something in a specific field. The term is often used in combination with the material they work with, such as "shipwright" (someone who builds ships) or "wheelwright" (someone who makes wheels). It originates from the Old English word "wryhta" or "wyrhta," which means 'worker' or 'maker.'
Webster Dictionary
Wrightnoun
one who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc
Etymology: [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. 145. See Work.]
Wikidata
Wright
Wright was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1948. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Ottawa County riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Gatineau riding.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wright
rīt, n. a maker (chiefly used in compounds, as ship-wright, &c.). [A.S. wyrhta—wyrht, a work—wyrcan, to work.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wright is ranked #35 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Wright surname appeared 458,980 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 156 would have the surname Wright.
65.8% or 302,009 total occurrences were White.
28.2% or 129,570 total occurrences were Black.
2.4% or 11,061 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.3% or 10,832 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.6% or 3,167 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 2,341 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Wright' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4493
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Wright in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Wright in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Wright in a Sentence
I'm well aware that through this whistleblower process, I could lose my position on the Technical Committee, lisa Wright have elections in two months' time in Budapest [ at the World Championships, which start on June 17 ]. But for me, seeing this complaint through and getting some action is more important than maintaining my position on Technical Committee, although I would obviously like to stay on Technical Committee and be part of the process to ensure this sort of behavior doesn't continue.
Accountability is not justice. Justice is restoration. Justice would be restoring Daunte to life and making the Aubrey Wright family whole again. Justice is beyond the reach that we have in this life for Daunte. But accountability is an important step, a critical, necessary step on the road to justice for us all.
It had to take the death of a young black man, Daunte Wright, for our Senate Republicans to even be willing to have a hearing about any of our police accountability bills.
The fact that he remained in Rev. Wright's church for 17 years...If you had deep in your heart a love of America you would have quit if the minister said something like that.
It's a choice to say to yourself,' No, this doesn't make me selfish. No, I don't have to feel guilty about taking care of Vaile Wright because I know that it's going make me a better parent,'.
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- رايتArabic
- wrightCzech
- wrightDanish
- WrightGerman
- κατασκευαστήςGreek
- wrightEsperanto
- WrightSpanish
- وارثPersian
- WrightFinnish
- droitFrench
- wrightIrish
- राइटHindi
- wrightHungarian
- WrightArmenian
- wrightIndonesian
- wrightItalian
- רייטHebrew
- ライトJapanese
- ರೈಟ್Kannada
- 라이트Korean
- wrigthLatin
- wrecht, schepper, makerDutch
- wrightNorwegian
- wrightPolish
- WrightPortuguese
- wrightRomanian
- создательница, создательRussian
- wrightSwedish
- ரைட்Tamil
- రైట్Telugu
- ไรท์Thai
- wrightTurkish
- РайтUkrainian
- رائٹUrdu
- vặn vẹoVietnamese
- רייטYiddish
- 赖特Chinese
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