Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SLIGHT
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SLIGHT. 1. Thin and tall; a personal quality. 2. Worthless; as " Pie's a slight lad that."- — Jamieson ; who derives it from slicht, Islandic, slaegd, fraus, dolus.
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Scotland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic