Whitney.
A habitational surname from Middle English.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Middle English.
A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s due to the fame of Whitney Houston.
A male given name from surname.
A community in South Algonquin municipality, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: An unorganized territory in Penobscot County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harris Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Dawes County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Hill County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hwītan, dative of hwīt (“white”) + īeġ (“island”), "white island".
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