Daintith
English edit
Etymology edit
A nickname for a pleasant or handsome person, from Middle English deinteth (“pleasure, tidbit”), which is from Old French deintié (“dignity”).
Proper noun edit
Daintith (plural Daintiths)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Daintith is the 23948th most common surname in England, belonging to 173 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Daintith”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 404.