Thwaite
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- See also: Thwaites
Thwaite could be:
- Thwaite, Norfolk, England
- Thwaite, Suffolk, England
- Thwaite St Mary, Norfolk, England
- Thwaite, North Yorkshire, England
- Thwaite Hall, a University of Hull hall of residence
- Thwaite and Keld are both Viking (Norse) place names in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The etymology is thwaite = clearance, keld = a place by the river. The suffix :-thwaite is also common in place names in that region.