# Haight

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /heɪt/ · frequency rank #52,362

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A locality in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States.
4. 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).

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haight