Whitney

Meaning: Its source is hwit, an Old English name meaning "White."

Origin: "hwit."

Nicknames: Whit

Popularity: The name Whitney ranked 1045th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Leadership

Whitney M. Young, Jr. (born 1921, died 1971)
American civil-rights leader.
- Director of the National Urban League, 1961-71 (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)

Miscellaneous

Whitney M. Young, Jr. (born 1921, died 1971)
American civil-rights leader.
- 1969 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Stage and Screen

A. Whitney Brown
Comedian.
- A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1986-1991 (see list of Saturday Night Live)

The Literary World

Whitney Horgan
Fictional character.
- A cook in Las Vegas in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)


Whitnee
Whitni
Witney
Whittney
Widad
Whiteney
Whittany
Whitteny

Teasing Nicknames:

Gritty
Whitendo
Whip me
White knees
Whit the twit
Witness
Whitster
Whitey
Whitnail
Nit-whit
Witty
Wittles

Meaning: Its source is hwit, an Old English name meaning "White."

Origin: "hwit."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Whitnee, Whitni, Witney and Whittney

Variant Forms: Whiteney, Whittany and Whitteny

Popularity: The name Whitney ranked 347th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 368th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1980s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.

Arts and Music

Whitney Houston (born 1963)
American singer, songwriter and actress.
- 1986 MTV Networks award for best video by a female artist, for ''''How Will I Know?'''' (see list of Winners of MTV Video Music Awards)
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Three-time Grammy winner for best female vocal performance: 1985, for ''''Saving All My Love for You''''; 1987, for ''''I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)''''; and 1993, for ''''I Will Always Love You'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)