Whitney - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Whitney \

, also used as boy's name Whitney, is pronounced WHIT-nee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "white island". Place name. Boy's name that became popular for girls in the early 1980s. Singer/actress Whitney Houston.

Whitney has 11 variant forms: Whiteney, Whitnea, Whitneigh, Whitnee, Whitni, Whitnie, Whitny, Whittaney, Whittany, Whittney and Whittnie.

For more information, see also the related name Whitley.

Baby names that sound like Whitney are Adine, Aithne, Eithne and Aithnea.

Whitney is a very common first name for women (#368 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#783 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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