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)
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.
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)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Gritty
- Whitendo
- Whip Meat
- Whip me
- Whit Sit
- White knees
- Whit the twit
- WorryWhit
- Whitty Woo
- Witness
- Whitster
- Whitey
- Whitnail
- Woofy
- Li'l whit
- Nit-whit
- Witless
- Witty
- Whitsmicter
- Windex
- Whit Whit
- Whit Brit
- Wittles
- Whitney the Pooh
Name: Whitney
List:
- Whitney on Google
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