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• De Witt
  De Witt

  noun

  Jan 1625–72, Dutch statesman.
• de Witt
  de Witt

  noun

  Johan. 1625–72, Dutch statesman; chief minister of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1653–72)

De Witt

American  

[duh wit] / də ˈwɪt /

noun

1. Jan 1625–72, Dutch statesman.

2. a male given name: from the Flemish family name meaning “white.”

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de Witt British  

/ də ˈwɪt /

noun

1. Johan. 1625–72, Dutch statesman; chief minister of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1653–72)

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Example Sentences

How did it feel to win the election after just a few months of campaigning, following the death of state Sen. Rocky De Witt, especially being in a deeply Republican district?

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2025

County Superior Court Judge Susan J. De Witt declined to release Matarico, who remains jailed in lieu of $590,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

In our view, Supervisors Rocky De Witt, Jeremy Taylor and Marty Pottebaum made the right decision at the board’s Feb. 20 meeting when they voted to reinstate a ban on weapons throughout the courthouse.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2018

Karnes, De Witt, and Gonzales Counties – the dark blue cluster Northeast of La Salle on the map – all also have high oil production and income inequality.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2016

John De Witt, his brother's junior by over two years, excelled Cornelius as a statesman, and equalled him in civic virtues and courage.

From The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch by Sue, Eug?ne