Whittaker

English

"white field"

Whittaker Origin and Meaning

The name Whittaker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "white field".

If you discount the connection to the controversial Whittaker Chambers in the days of the Red Scare, Whittaker is a pleasant enough British surname with the preppyish nickname Whit.

Whittaker Popularity

• 1463 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Whittaker

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• Whitaker
• Hutchings
• Coleridge
• Whit
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• Quintin
• Chadwick
• Fairfax
• Washington
• Essex
• Britton
• Cort
• Channing
• Langley
• Jory
• Fielding
• Quinton
• Halifax
• Havelock
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Famous People Named Whittaker

• Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers) American writer, editor, and Communist figure
• Forest Whitaker American Actor

Whittaker in Pop Culture

• John Avery Whittaker "Whit " character from "Adventures in Odyssey" audio series