"Form of Dwight"
The name Dewight is commonly a male name from the "English" origin.
Dewight is a respelling of Dwight, the English given name that comes from an English surname. The De- at the start is an orthographic change only: it adds no separate element and gives the name no different meaning, so Dewight and Dwight are the same name. The spelling Dewight first appears in United States birth records in 1930.
Dwight means "Laughter, God smiles. A short form of Isaac.".
The pronunciation of Dewight is duh-WYTE.
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