Cartwright
See also: cartwright
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Catrett
Etymology
editEnglish 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.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹt.ɹaɪt/
- Hyphenation: Cart‧wright
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɹaɪt
- Homophone: cartwright
Proper noun
editCartwright (countable and uncountable, plural Cartwrights)
- (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
- Synonyms: Wainwright, Wainman
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- A village in Manitoba, Canada.
- A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1775]
- An unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas, United States.
- A suburb in south-west Sydney, in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
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