Whittaker
English
"white field"Whittaker Origin and Meaning
The name Whittaker is 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
- 1783Nameberry2021
20 Names Similar to Whittaker
These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Whittaker.
- Whitaker
- Hutchings
- Coleridge
- Whit
- Winton
- Quintin
- Chadwick
- Fairfax
- Washington
- Essex
- Britton
- Cort
- Channing
- Langley
- Jory
- Fielding
- Quinton
- Halifax
- Havelock
- Whitman
Lists containing Whittaker
- White Cat Names
- Best Three Syllable Baby Names
- Unique High-Energy Baby Names
- Fancy Boy Names
- Cool Names That Mean Blond
- Names That Mean Pure
- Names That Mean White or Fair
- Fancy, Elegant, Sophisticated Baby Names
- Cool Winter Baby Names
- Cool Classic Boy Names — 100+ below the Top 1000
Famous People Named Whittaker
- Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers)American writer, editor, and Communist figure
- Forest WhitakerAmerican Actor
Whittaker in Pop Culture
- John Avery Whittaker "Whit" character from "Adventures in Odyssey" audio series