Whitman
HWIT-mən
Popularity
#4174
Letters
7
Syllables
2
Origin
English
Total Births
868
Peak Year
#39 in 2018
First Recorded
1909
Style
Vintage, Sophisticated & Formal
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
From Old English, meaning 'white man' or 'wise man'. It is a surname that has been adopted as a given name.
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Famous Namesakes
Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist, and journalist
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