Whitney - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Whitney \

, also used as girl's name Whitney, is pronounced WHIT-nee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "white island". Place name. Surname that was popularly used as a girl's name in the 1980s. Railroad millionaire Williams Collins Whitney; inventor Eli Whitney.

Baby names that sound like Whitney are Adney, Adin, Eiden, Aiden, Edin, Ethen, Eitan, Aitan, Etienne, Jaiden, Odin, Ottone and Wheaton. Other similar baby names are Whitbey and Whitley.

Whitney is a somewhat common first name for men (#1045 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#783 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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