Whitney
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈwɪtni//
- //ˈʍɪtni//
A habitational surname from Middle English.
proper noun
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A habitational surname from Middle English.
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A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s due to the fame of Whitney Houston.
"I don't believe I've ever known a woman named 'Whitney'," I said, trying not to look too deeply into her bright blue eyes. "Or, hell, even a man for that matter." "You've never heard of Whitney Houston?" "Who's that?" I said, realizing that I had never gotten really serious about a woman with blue eyes.
“His research shows you can change aging to make lives younger for longer. Now he wants to change the world and make aging a disease,” said Whitney Casey, an investor who is partnering with Sinclair to create a do-it-yourself biological age test.
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A male given name from surname.
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A community in South Algonquin municipality, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho.
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A number of places in the United States: An unorganized territory in Penobscot County, Maine.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harris Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Dawes County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Hill County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Etymology
From Old English hwītan, dative of hwīt (“white”) + īeġ (“island”), "white island".
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