Definitions for dwight
dwight

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Dwightnoun

   derived from the surname.

2. Etymology: Probably from a female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.

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1. Dwight

   Dwight is a village in located mainly in Livingston County, Illinois, with a small portion in Grundy County, Illinois. The population was 4,260 at the 2010 census. Dwight contains an original stretch of the famous U.S. Route 66, and uses a railroad station designed in 1891 by Henry Ives Cobb. It is about 80 miles southwest of Chicago. I-55 bypasses the village to the north and west.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DWIGHT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dwight is ranked #14312 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dwight surname appeared 2,091 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Dwight.
   
   68% or 1,423 total occurrences were White.
   24% or 503 total occurrences were Black.
   3.1% or 65 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.1% or 65 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce dwight?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwight in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of dwight in a Sentence

1. Orlando Police Lt. Frank Chisari:

   Dwight Arthur Harris has kept a violent secret for nearly 20 years.

2. Daniel Cameron:

   Even as anarchists mindlessly tear up American cities while attacking police and innocent bystanders, we Republicans do recognize those who work in good faith towards peace, justice and equality, in fact, it was Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, who said democracy is a system that recognizes the equality of humans before the law.

3. Oscar Levant:

   Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision (on Dwight D. Eisenhower).

4. Donald Trump:

   They never came back, dwight Eisenhower.... You don't get nicer. You don't get friendlier.

5. Rainn Wilson:

   I think that we all have our demons and part of a job as an actor is to find what your point of relation is for any character and to delve into that. Steve Carell, for example, who I just saw in ‘Foxcatcher’… has the ability to transform... It’s kind of the actor’s job to transform, i definitely have my demons and I have my dark side and for me it was a fantastic opportunity and challenges to get to explore those colors after 10 years of playing Dwight.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dwight
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dwight
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html