What does Whitney mean?

Whitney means "white island"

How do we pronounce Whitney?

Whitney \w-hi-tney, wh-itn-ey\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Whitney can also be used as a name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as W-IHTNiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Whitney: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Whitney?

Whitney is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. The meaning of Whitney is 'white island'. Derived from hwit which means 'white' ; ey which means 'island'. The first name is from the surname, which is itself from the Middle English phrase 'atten whiten ey' meaning 'by the white island'. The popularity of the name has been boosted by the famous American singer Whitney Houston (1964-); it has been popular among Afro-Americans. Whitney has 22 forms. Forms of the name comprise name Whit meaning, Whiteney pronounciation, Whitne name, name Whitnei origin, Whitneigh meaning and origin, what does the name Whitnie mean, Whitny name, Whitnye meaning and origin, short names for Whittaney, name Whittany meaning, name Whitteny origin, Whittnie name, Whytne pronounciation, Whytnee name variations, Whytney pronounciation, Whytni name, Whytnie meaning and origin, and name Whytny meaning. Other English forms comprise the spelling variants name Whitnee meaning, meaning of Whitni, baby name Whittney, and Witney pronounciation. Whitney is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. Its usage peaked in 1986 with 0.517% of baby girls being named Whitney. It was #32 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a marked drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #542 with a usage of 0.028%, but it was nevertheless the most frequently used among all girl names in its family. Although Whitney is today more frequently used for baby girls, there was a period from 1909 to 1961 when more boys were given the name. After 1962, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. In 1988, 70 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Whitney.

A famous person named Whitney is Singer, Whitney Houston, born 9 August 1963, Newark, New Jersey.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Whitney:

the English name Whitnee, the English Whitni name variations, the English name Whitnie, the English name Whitny origin, the English Whittney name popularity, the name Whittnie meaning and origin, the name Whytnee name variations, the name Whytney name variations, the name Whytni meaning and origin, the name Whytnie name popularity, the name meaning of Whytny, the English Witney meaning, the name baby name Watan, the name Wattan pronounciation, the name short names for Wattane, the English name Whiteney meaning, the name Whitneigh name, the name Whitne name, the name what does the name Whitnei mean, and the name Whitnye name variations.

The baby name Whitney fun facts:

The name Whitney in reverse order is "Yentihw".

The numerological value of the name Whitney is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Whitney?

Whitney is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.03%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.03%
20070.03%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames