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Whitney

  • /ˈwɪtni/
  • /ˈʍɪtni/

Where it comes from

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

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mount whitney, wilcoxon, eli, mackinaw, blanket cloth, loden, pilot cloth, duffle, melton, felt, coating, cheviot, gabardine, flannel, tweed, baize

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MLA

"Whitney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whitney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Whitney. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whitney

Chicago

"Whitney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whitney.

BibTeX
@misc{whitney_2026,
  title = {Whitney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}