Surname

Waithe

“ford”

Waithe is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Waithe goes back to Old Norse vað, meaning “ford.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Waithe comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse vað (“ford”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Danish

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