Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight, England
Meaning
Proper Noun
- An island, county and unitary authority off the south coast of England in the English Channel opposite Southampton.
- unincorporated community, county seat Isle of Wight County (county) Virginia (state) USA (country).
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Origin
- From Old English Wiht, Wihte īeġland, Latin Vectis (c.150), from Proto-Celtic *Ixtis, akin to Old Irish icht, Muir n-Icht, referring to the fact that the Isle of Wight is one of the southernmost islands of the British Isles.
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