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Haight

/heɪt/ · name

Meaning

  1. A street in San Francisco named after California pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight; a 1960s rallying point for drug culture, especially LSD (hallucinogenic acid).
  2. A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A surname from Old English.
  4. A locality in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.

Etymology / origin

From Old English hēahþu (“height”), a topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill. Compare Hight.

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