Names somehow related to Whitney?

[name]Hi[/name] there! My name is [name]Whitney[/name]. My hubby and I are currently expecting our first; we don’t know the gender yet, but we are already pondering names! My husband is very, very determined to find a name that somehow honors mine, either phonetically or in meaning. I’m not sure if I like the idea myself (I never much cared for [name]Whitney[/name], but he LOVES my name), but I think it’s a super sweet gesture and I want to entertain him! I don’t know much about names, except that mine means “white island”. That’s why I’m going to the experts! Thank you all for any help you can give us!

Blessings,
[name]Whitney[/name]

Oh, that’s so nice! Here are some suggestions (sorry, the boys’ and girls’ names are all mixed together.) I starred the names I like best.

Names that sound/look like [name]Whitney[/name]:
[name]Whit[/name]
[name]Witt[/name]
[name]Wynn[/name]*
[name]Willa[/name]*
[name]Wiley[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]*
[name]Winter[/name]

W Names:
[name]Walker[/name]*
[name]Willem[/name]
[name]Weston[/name] nn [name]West[/name]*
[name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Warren[/name]
[name]Weaver[/name]*

Names that mean “white” or “island”:
[name]Genevieve[/name]* (white island)
[name]Guinevere[/name] (white island)
[name]Alva[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]*
[name]Rima[/name]
[name]Rosalba[/name]
[name]Livana[/name]
[name]Olwen[/name]
[name]Alban[/name]*
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] nn [name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]*
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Kelsey[/name]
[name]Rylan[/name]

Good luck!! :slight_smile:

You could use [name]Whitney[/name] as a middle name.

Girls:
'[name]Ailana[/name] - Hawaiian meaning for island
[name]Ennis[/name] - Gaelic meaning for island
Eydis - Norse meaning for goddess of the island
[name]Iona[/name] - Norse meaning for island (can be a boy’s name)
[name]Isla[/name] - English meaning for Scottish island

Boys:
[name]Kodiak[/name] - Russian meaning for island
[name]Lisle[/name] or [name]Lyle[/name] - French meaning for island
Wheaton - similar to [name]Whitney[/name]

There are lots of names with the meaning of white.

Boys:
[name]Arran[/name] - English meaning for island

[name]Hi[/name]! :slight_smile: What’s your naming style? Classic, vintage, modern, etc.?

Some names that mean “island”:

[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]

[name]Isla[/name] is Spanish for island, but I love it pronounced like the Scottish place name, eye-la.

Names associated with white:

[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Candace[/name]
[name]Finola[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])–one of my favorites :slight_smile:
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Rosalba[/name]
[name]Wendolyn[/name]

For a boy:

[name]Whittaker[/name]
[name]Whitford[/name]

I think I’d keep the male [name]Whit[/name] names in the middle, because I’m not sure that a son would think it all that cool to share his mom’s name. :slight_smile:

W names to honor [name]Whitney[/name], girls:

[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Willoughby[/name]
[name]West[/name] (as a middle name) :slight_smile:
[name]Wylie[/name] (it feels trendy to me, but it’s close to [name]Whitney[/name]'s sound…)

Boys’ names, W:

[name]William[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Willem[/name]
[name]Walker[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

[name]Edit[/name]: Oops! We posted at the same time, so I apolgize for repeats! :slight_smile:

oops - somehow that got a little screwed up. didn’t mean to put [name]Arran[/name] seperate.

Oh, you all are so fast and helpful :slight_smile: Thank you! We both love so many of your suggestions. I’m honestly not sure what my naming style is… oh, that sounds ignorant! These are some of my favorites, of the ones you all have listed :slight_smile:

Girls:
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Winter[/name]

Boys:
[name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]
[name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Willem[/name]

Since [name]Whitney[/name] means ‘white island’ how about a fn meaning ‘white’ and a mn meaning ‘island’? Some suggestions:

[name]Alba[/name] [name]Cytherea[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name] [name]Avalon[/name]/[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Blanche[/name] [name]Cipriana[/name]/[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Bronwen[/name] [name]Isla[/name]/[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Candace[/name] [name]Erin[/name]/[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Erin[/name]/[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Isla[/name]/[name]Cytherea[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Avalon[/name]/[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Cipriana[/name]/[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name] [name]Ellery[/name]/[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name] [name]Erin[/name]/[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Livana[/name] [name]Ellery[/name]/[name]Cytherea[/name]
[name]Neva[/name] [name]Erin[/name]/[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Nola[/name] [name]Ellery[/name]/[name]Cipriana[/name]
[name]Rosalba[/name] [name]Avalon[/name]/[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name] [name]Cytherea[/name]/[name]Cipriana[/name]

[name]Alban[/name] [name]Birney[/name]/[name]Kodiak[/name]
[name]Aubin[/name] [name]Burney[/name]/[name]Kelsey[/name]
[name]Bain[/name] [name]Halsey[/name]/[name]Kelsey[/name]
[name]Boyne[/name] [name]Holmes[/name]/[name]Innes[/name]
[name]Dwight[/name] [name]Innes[/name]/[name]Halsey[/name]
[name]Kenyon[/name] [name]Birney[/name]/[name]Holmes[/name]
[name]Laban[/name] [name]Burney[/name]/[name]Kodiak[/name]
[name]Whitford[/name] [name]Kelsey[/name]/[name]Innes[/name]
[name]Whittaker[/name] [name]Kodiak[/name]/[name]Holmes[/name]
[name]Wyclef[/name] [name]Birney[/name]/[name]Halsey[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] this was helpful! Good [name]Luck[/name]:slight_smile:

[name]Nola[/name] [name]Cipriana[/name] is a such a lovely suggestion…a classic old lady name ([name]Nola[/name] was my grandmother’s name) paired with something fresh sounding and fun…
I’m not much help with boys names but [name]Dwight[/name] may hit the mark for you.

[name]Nola[/name] [name]Cipriana[/name] is a such a lovely suggestion…a classic old lady name ([name]Nola[/name] was my grandmother’s name) paired with something fresh sounding and fun…
I’m not much help with boys names but [name]Dwight[/name] may hit the mark for you.

Oh, we both absolutely love your suggestion of using a “white” first name and “island” middle name! That’s such a neat idea without the names being super-matchy :slight_smile: Our favorites are [name]Bianca[/name] [name]Avalon[/name], [name]Bianca[/name] [name]Ellery[/name], [name]Finola[/name] [name]Avalon[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Cytherea[/name], [name]Nola[/name] [name]Ellery[/name], and [name]Nola[/name] [name]Cipriana[/name].

My hubby is also VERY fond of [name]Genevieve[/name]. He not only loves the name, always has, but loves the “white wave” meaning. He thinks it compliments “island” very well, and I love it too! What do you all think of [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] for a girl? [name]Ruby[/name] was the name of my hubby’s beloved grandmother, who pretty much raised him. I thought honoring her would be sweet.

Oh, I’m so pleased you liked it! I thought maybe I was onto something:) I love your idea of [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Ruby[/name], what a beautiful sentiment and combo! [name]Genevieve[/name] is great and has lots of cute nns too I’m sure.

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

Oh I’m so pleased you liked it! I thought maybe I was onto something:) [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] is a beautiful sentiment and combo! [name]Genevieve[/name] is a great name and has lots of cute nns too I’m sure.

Good [name]Luck[/name]:slight_smile:

[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] is pretty and so is [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] if you decide to flip it around.