Dwight

Dwight
/dwuyt/, n.
1. Timothy, 1826-1916, U.S. ecclesiastic: president of Yale University 1886-98.
2. a male given name: from an Anglo-French surname meaning "of the Isle of Wight."

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(as used in expressions)
Bliss William Dwight Porter
Dana James Dwight
Eisenhower Dwight David
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Macdonald Dwight
Moody Dwight Lyman
Morrow Dwight Whitney
Weld Theodore Dwight

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