Cartwright

See also: cartwright

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Catrett

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹt.ɹaɪt/
• Hyphenation: Cart‧wright
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɹaɪt
• Homophone: cartwright

Proper noun

Cartwright (countable and uncountable, plural Cartwrights)

1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 43:

     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.

   Synonyms: Wainwright, Wainman

2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. A village in Manitoba, Canada.
   2. A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1775]
   3. An unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas, United States.
   6. A suburb in south-west Sydney, in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.