Whitney

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Whitney is a given name used for both males and females, borne by various notable figures in fields such as politics, entertainment, and academia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Whitney canonical 17

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name ⓘ
unisex given name ⓘ
canBeFirstName true ⓘ
canBeMiddleName true ⓘ
derivedFrom Whitney (surname) ⓘ
etymologicalOrigin Old English ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation American popular culture ⓘ
hasGenderUsage female ⓘ
male ⓘ
hasMeaning from the white island ⓘ
white island ⓘ
hasNameDay none (in most calendars) ⓘ
hasNotableBearer Whitney Cummings ⓘ
Whitney Houston ⓘ
Whitney Moore Young Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Whitney Young

Whitney Port ⓘ
Whitney R. Harris ⓘ
Whitney Tilson ⓘ
Whitney Warren ⓘ
Whitney Wolfe Herd ⓘ
Whitney Young ⓘ
hasShortForm Whit ⓘ
hasUsagePeriod medieval England ⓘ
modern era ⓘ
hasVariant Whitnee ⓘ
linked to: Whittney

Whittney ⓘ
isUsedBy English speakers ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
nameCategory English unisex given names ⓘ
nameType first name ⓘ
personal name ⓘ
popularityTrend increased as a female name in late 20th century ⓘ
usedInContext academia ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ
politics ⓘ
usedInCountry Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Hay Whitney → familyName → Whitney ⓘ
Whitney Phelps → givenName → Whitney ⓘ
C. V. Whitney → familyName → Whitney ⓘ
Helen Hay Whitney → familyName → Whitney ⓘ
Whitney Able → hasGivenName → Whitney ⓘ
Payne Whitney → familyName → Whitney ⓘ
subject linked to: Payne
Helen Hay Whitney → familyName → Whitney ⓘ
subject linked to: Payne
John Hay Whitney → familyName → Whitney ⓘ
subject linked to: Betsey Cushing