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