Cartwright
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈkɑɹt.ɹaɪt//
An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
proper noun
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An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
From 1615 to 1954, when the last squire, Richard Cartwright, and his son were killed in a motor accident, the Cartwrights lived in Aynho Park.
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A placename, from the surname: A village in Manitoba, Canada.
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A placename, from the surname: A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States.
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A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States.
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A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas, United States.
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A placename, from the surname: A suburb in south-west Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology
English surname, from the nouns cart + wright (“maker, crafter”). As a Dutch surname, variant of Courtwright. The settlement in Labrador was named by British military officer, entrepreneur and author George Cartwright (1739/1740 – 1819), who established a fish and fur trading business at the location of the settlement.
Forms
- plural
- Cartwrights
Cartwright · An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
carve · To cut meat in order to serve it.carved · Of an object, made by carving.carver · Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.