Wight Pronunciation Why-t Word/name Old English Meaning White, a color devoid of pigment Wright, a worker to make or shape something right Wight, an island off the coast of Great Britain Variant form(s) White (surname) Whyte (surname)
Wight is a surname . It is an older English spelling of either Wright (surname) or White (surname) , or perhaps denoted an inhabitant of the Isle of Wight .
People
Andrew Wight (1959–2012), Australian screenwriter and film producer
Cameron Wight (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
David Wight (disambiguation) , several people
Dorothea Wight (1944–2013), English artist
Dylan Wight , Australian politician
Gail Wight (born 1960), American new media artist
James Wight, pen name James Herriot (1916–1995), British veterinarian and author
Lyman Wight (1796 – 1858) Member of the Latter Day Saint
Martin Wight (1913–1972), British scholar of International Relations
Orlando Williams Wight (1824–1888), American author
Paul Wight, ring name Big Show (born 1972), American professional wrestler
Peter Wight (born 1950), English actor
Robert Wight (1796–1872), Scottish surgeon and botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Wight
Rohan Wight (born 1997), Australian cyclist
Sean Wight (1964–2011), Australian rules football player
Stephen Wight (born 1980), English actor
Thomas Wight (died ca. 1608), London publisher.
Surnames derived from the color
White English Celtic German /Yiddish Other Germanic Romance Slavic
Belić , Bijelić , Bilić
Belik
Belikov
Belov
Belsky
Belenky
Bely
Belyay , Belyaev , Belyakov , Belykh
Białas , Białek , Białecki , Bialik , Białkowski , Biały
Bielak /Bielák /Belyak , Bielski , Bielecki /Beletsky , Bieliński /Belinsky , Bielawski
Bilski
Bily
Bilyi
Bilyk
Byelik , Belik
Other