The douthit Surname
douthit Name Meaning and History
English: variant of Douthwaite, a habitational name from
Dowthwaite in Cumbria or Dowthwaite Hall in North Yorkshire. The first
is from the Old Norse personal name Dúfa + Old Norse
þveit ‘clearing’; the second is from the Old Irish personal
name Dubhan + Old Norse þveit. The elliptic form of
the surname probably reflects the local pronunciation of the place
names.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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