Whitney (given name)
Whitney is both a masculine and feminine given name.
| Pronunciation | /ˈhwɪtni/ WHIT-nee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female, Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English |
| Meaning | "from the white island"[1] |
Females
- Whitney Able (born 1982), American actress
- Whitney Ashley (born 1989), American athlete
- Whitney Avalon, American actress
- Whitney Blake (1926–2002), American actress
- Whitney Bourne (1914–1998), American actress
- Whitney Chadwick, American historian
- Whitney Conder (born 1988), American wrestler
- Whitney Cummings (born 1982), American comedian, actress and television producer
- Whitney Crothers Dilley, American professor
- Whitney Dylan (born 1976), American actress
- Whitney Engen (born 1987), American soccer player
- Whitney Gardner, Canadian author
- Whitney Gaskell (born 1972), American author
- Whitney Genoway (born 1986), Canadian water polo player
- Whitney Hedgepeth (born 1971), American backstroke swimmer who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989), American entrepreneur
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012), American singer and actress
- Whitney Issik, Canadian politician
- Whitney Jensen, American ballet dancer
- Whitney Kershaw (1962), American actress
- Whitney McVeigh (born 1968), American artist
- Whitney Otto, American novelist
- Whitney Port (born 1985), star of The City on MTV
- Whitney Rose (born 1986), American country musician
- Whitney Sloan (1988), British actress
- Whitney Thompson (born 1987), winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
- Whitney Tyson, Filipino actress, singer and comedian.
- Whitney Udelson, American product manager
- Whitney Way Thore (born 1984), American television personality
- Whitney Westerfield (born 1980), American politician
- Whitney Williams, American businesswoman and political candidate
Males
- Whitney Anderson (born 1931), American politician
- A. Whitney Brown (born 1952), American actor, comedian, writer
- Whitney Mercilus (born 1990), American football player
- Whitney North Seymour (1901–1983), American lawyer
- Whitney North Seymour Jr. (1923–2019), American politician
- Whitney Smith (1940–2016), American professional vexillologist
- Whitney Straight (1912–1979), American Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman
- Whitney Tilson (born 1966), American investor, author, and philanthropist
- Whitney Young (1921–1971), American civil rights leader
Fictional characters
- Whitney, a fictional character from the Animal Crossing series
- Whitney, a fictional character from the TV series Barney & Friends
- Whitney, a Gym Leader in the Pokémon series
- Whitney Dean, a fictional character in BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Whitney Conway Ellsworth, a fictional character on the HBO series Deadwood
- Whitney Russell, a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Passions
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Whitney
- Whitney (surname)
- Witney (name)
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