Whitney

//ˈwɪtni// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Middle English.
  2. 2
    A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s due to the fame of Whitney Houston.

    ""I don't believe I've ever known a woman named 'Whitney'," I said, trying not to look too deeply into her bright blue eyes. "Or, hell, even a man for that matter." "You've never heard of Whitney Houston?" "Who's that?" I said, realizing that I had never gotten really serious about a woman with blue eyes."

  3. 3
    A male given name from surname.
  4. 4
    A community in South Algonquin municipality, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unorganized territory in Penobscot County, Maine.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harris Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Dawes County, Nebraska.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Hill County, Texas.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Etymology

From Old English hwītan, dative of hwīt (“white”) + īeġ (“island”), "white island".

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