SPIGHT

Proper noun

Spight (plural Spights)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spight is the 29309th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 807 individuals. Spight is most common among Black/African American (84.26%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

spight (plural spights)

Alternative form of speight

Etymology 2

Noun

spight (uncountable)

Obsolete spelling of spite.

Verb

spight (third-person singular simple present spights, present participle spighting, simple past and past participle spighted)

Obsolete spelling of spite.

Source: Wiktionary


Spight, n. & v.

Definition: Spite. [Obs.] Spenser.

Spight, n.

Definition: A woodpecker. See Speight. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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