Whitman

English

"white man"

Whitman Origin and Meaning

The name Whitman is a boy's name of English origin meaning "white man".

Whitman, a namesake surname for poet Walt, would be much more suited to a boy, probably because of that "man" part. Whit or Witt makes an uplifting short form which can be used on its own.

20 Names Similar to Whitman

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• Lonnie
• Maxfield
• Hardy
• Tad
• Whittaker
• Vern
• Digby
• Hodge
• Fielding
• Ward
• Gable
• Bingham
• Wellington
• Gardner
• Calhoun
• Caldwell
• Redmond
• Clancy
• Hughes
• Augie

Famous People Named Whitman

• Whitman G. Ferrin American attorney and politician from Vermont
• (Percy) Whitman Knapp. U.S. federal judge who led a far reaching investigation into corruption in the New York City Police Department from 1970 to 1972.
• Whitman Blount Mayo American actor
• Walt Whitman American poet

The name Whitman in Pop Culture

• Lana Del Rey's song "Body Electric". She references him by saying "Whitman is my daddy".