Surname

Garthwaite

“clearing, glade”

Garthwaite is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Garthwaite goes back to Old Norse þveit, meaning “clearing, glade.”

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Where it comes from

Garthwaite comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old Norse

Goldthwaite

“ravine, gully”

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Old Norse

Laithwaite

“barn”

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Old Norse

Garðar

Garðar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Garstang

“spear, lance”

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Old Norse

Gardham

“fenced field”

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Old French

Dowthwaite

“of”

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Old Norse

Outhwaite

“clearing, glade”

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