Newt
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"a small salamander"
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Newt Origin and Meaning
The name Newt is a boy's name of English origin meaning "a small salamander".
Rarely used on its own and irrevocably tied to former House Speaker Gingrich -- who was christened Newton.
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Famous People Named Newt
- Newton Leroy "Newt" GingrichAmerican politician
The name Newt in Pop Culture
- Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamandercharacter in J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
- Newtcharacter in The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Newt Hardbinecharacter in Barbara Kingsolver's "The Bean Trees"
- Newtcharacter from the cartoon "Toad Patrol"
- Newt Kileycharacter from the TV series Green Acres
- Newton "Newt" Pulsifercharacter from the book and TV series "Good Omens"
- Newton "Newt" Geiszlercharacter in the movie "Pacific Rim"