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What does Whitney mean?
Whitney 
as a boys' name (also used more commonly as girls' name Whitney) is pronounced WHIT-nee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Whitney 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.
ENDS WITH -ney
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, white, surname
Variations
FEMININE FORM Whitley
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Whitney Logan (W.L.), ..
How popular is Whitney?
Whitney is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#1045 out of 1220, Top 86%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#934 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Whitney reached its top position of #704 in the U.S. during 1980-1989, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Beirney (see Burney), Birney, Chalney (see Chaney), Chaney, Cheney, Chesney, Cortney, Fortney, Kinney, Pitney, Pittney (see Pitney), Shawney, Shipley, Sidney▼, Sivney, Waite, Westbey, Westley▲, Wheatley, Whistler, Whitaker, Whitbeck, Whitbey, Whitby, White, Whitey, Whitlaw, Whitley, Whitman, Wiley▼, Willey, Worthey and Wrisley. These names tend to be less frequently used than Whitney.
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