Whitney
[ˈwɪt.ni]Meaning
English surname from a place name probably meaning "white island"
Background Story
Whitney is an English surname taken from a place name, probably meaning "white island", from the Old English words hwit and ieg. The surname derives from the location of Whitney in Herefordshire, England, which was first mentioned in the Domesday Book under the spelling Witenie and probably refers to the River Wye. It is also used as a first name for both males and females; its use as a feminine given name dates from the 1960s, when the actress Whitney Blake brought it into use, and grew further in the 1980s.
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