Whit

wit

English

"white"

Whit Origin and Meaning

The name Whit is a boy's name meaning "white".

Whit is an uplifting short form of any number of surname-y full names, for Whitman to Whitaker to Whitney. But Whit stands perfectly well on its own and makes for a witty spin on modern virtue names.

Whit Rank in US Top 1000

# 908 in the US

Popularity of the name Whit

• 1277 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Whit

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Famous People Named Whit

• Whitner "Whit" Bissell American actor
• Whit Burnett American writer
• John Whitfield "Whit" Canale American football player
• Whit Cunliffe English singer
• Whit Dickey American jazz drummer
• Whit Hertford American actor
• Whitney "Whit" Haydn American magician
• John Whitney "Whit" Stillman American writer
• Whit Holcomb Faye, American basketball player
• Whitney "Whit" Johnson American television journalist
• Whit Marshall American football player
• Whit Merrifield American baseball player
• Whit Taylor American football player
• Whit Taylor American cartoonist
• Whitman "Whit" Tucker Canadian football player
• Whit Watson American sportscaster
• Whit Williams American saxophonist
• Whit Wyatt American baseball player
• Whit Baum American transgender man

The name Whit in Pop Culture

• Whit Sterling main character in film "Out of the Past"
• Whit character in the Witch and Wizard series
• Whit character in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
• John Avery "Whit" Whitaker character in the audio series Adventures in Odyssey