Whittaker
English
"white field"
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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.
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20 Names Similar to Whittaker
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- Gable
- Redmond
- Whitman
- Digby
- Lonnie
- Tully
- Calhoun
- Fielding
- Keats
- Jonty
- Merle
- Salinger
- Tennyson
- Kipling
- Hardy
- Caldwell
- Beaumont
- Maxfield
- Yeats
- Hershel
Famous People Named Whittaker
- Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers)American writer, editor, and Communist figure
- Forest WhitakerAmerican Actor
The name Whittaker in Pop Culture
- John Avery Whittaker "Whit" character from "Adventures in Odyssey" audio series