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Meaning

The name Whit has the following meaning:

From a white island. A white-skinned man. Short form of names beginning with "Whit" such as Whitney.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Whit is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Whit in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Whit is pronounced as hwit

Origins

Whit originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Whit and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Whit: Boys - Anson, Baxter, Benny, Bryson, Butler, Dawson, Dillard, Edmund, Freeman, Harris, Harrison, Jamison, Jaquan, Jimmy, Kingston, Latrell, Lawton, Norwin, Olen, Pierce, Ples, Girls - Ceola, Dasia, Ebony, Elizebeth, Georgia, Geri, Jailene, Jenna, Marybeth, Scarlett, Both genders - Darian, Farris, Fleming, Hayden, Nancy

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Whit: White, Whitey, Whitt, Whyt, Whytey, Whytt, Whytte

Style

We think the name Whit should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Whit to be: A friendly and good-looking man

In one word, you might describe Whit as a(n) "good-looking" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Whit (or its variants) are:

Whit Bissell, born on 25 October, a famous actor. Whit Bissell's background: An American actor.

Whit Wyatt, born on 27 September, a famous athlete. Whit Wyatt's background: A starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1929-1933), Chicago White Sox (1933-1936), Cleveland Indians (1937), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-1944) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945).
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