"Whitgift" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Whitgifts [plural]
Etymology: From either the Old English personal name Hwīta or the Old Norse personal name Hvíti + Old Norse gipt (“gift, dowry”) or Old English ġift (“dowry”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{der|en|non|gipt||gift, dowry}} Old Norse gipt (“gift, dowry”), {{der|en|ang|ġift||dowry}} Old English ġift (“dowry”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Whitgift (countable and uncountable, plural Whitgifts)
  1. A village in Twin Rivers parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8122). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Schools Categories (place): Places in England, Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitgift-en-name-mplt~uQa Disambiguation of Schools: 47 6 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 6 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 10 5
  2. A habitational surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Whitgift-en-name-vgFdcRvx Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (UK) Ellipsis of Whitgift School; a prestigious public school for boys in Croydon. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Whitgift School (extra: a prestigious public school for boys in Croydon) Categories (topical): Schools Derived forms: Whitgiftian
    Sense id: en-Whitgift-en-name-R95ijoZq Disambiguation of Schools: 47 6 47 Categories (other): British English

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