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Dwight (given name)

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Dwight is a (masculine) first name that comes from an English surname which was in turn derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysos. The name is mainly given in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Notable people

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower, (1890–1969), five-star general and 34th President of the United States
  • Dwight B. LaDu, (1876-1954), New York engineer and surveyor
  • Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher
  • Dwight York, imprisoned leader of the Nuwaubian movement
    • Artists and entertainers
  • Dwight Schultz, American stage, television and film actor
  • Dwight Tosh, American state legislator
  • Dwight Twilley, American singer
  • Dwight Yoakam, American country musician
    • Athletes
  • Dwight Anderson, professional basketball player
  • Dwight Anderson, Jamaican-born professional Canadian football player
  • Dwight Barnett, Jamaican footballer
  • Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player
  • Dwight Ferguson, Bahamian sprint athlete
  • Dwight Freeney, American football player
  • Dwight Gooden, American baseball player
  • Dwight Howard, NBA professional basketball player
  • Dwight McDonald, American football player
  • Dwight Peabody, American football player
  • Dwight Qawi, American boxer
  • Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago footballer

    • Fictitious entities

  • Dwight (The Walking Dead), a character from The Walking Dead franchise
  • Dwight McCarthy, fictional character in Sin City
  • Dwight "Dewey" Riley, a lead character in the Scream (film series)
  • Dwight Schrute, fictional character on the American version of The Office

    • References

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