Whitley - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Whitley \

, also used as boy's name Whitley, is pronounced WHIT-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "white meadow". Place name. Related to -ley names like Ashley, as well as to Whitney. Also made known through the character Whitley on the TV show "A Different World".

Whitley has 3 variant forms: Whitelea, Whitlea and Whittley.

Baby names that sound like Whitley are Adalley, Ethille, Ehtel, Udile and Odile.

Whitley is a somewhat common first name for women (#3839 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#998 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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