Whistler

English occupational name

"one who whistles"

Whistler Origin and Meaning

The name Whistler is a boy's name of English origin meaning "one who whistles".

A new entry is the fashionable new occupational name category -- and a jolly job it must be -- with the added attraction of relating to the great early 20th century American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, of "Whistler's Mother" fame.

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Famous People Named Whistler

• James McNeill Whistler American painter
• Whistler Allen drummer for Hippo Campus

Whistler in Pop Culture

• Erwin "Whistler" Emory character from the movie "Sneakers"
• Whistler character in TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
• Abraham Whistler mentor to Blade in Marvel Comics
• James Whistler character on TV's "Prison Break"
• "Whistler " Canadian TV series named for the ski resort
• "The Whistler " mystery radio show and movie series
• Whistler British indie band
• "The Whistler " 1977 song by Jethro Tull
• "The Whistler " instrumental song by Fourplay
• "Whistler's Mother " colloquial name for "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1," portrait by James Whistler
• Whistler British Columbia, Canada, home of Mount Whistler and the 2010 Winter Olympics