Whitney \wh(it)-ney\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Whitney), is pronounced WHIT-nee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Whitney is "white island". Place name. Surname that was popularly used as a girl's name in the 1980s. Railroad millionaire Williams Collins Whitney; inventor Eli Whitney.

Baby names that sound like Whitney are Adney, Adin, Eiden, Aiden, Edin, Ethen, Eitan, Aitan, Etienne, Jaiden, Odin, Ottone and Wheaton. Other similar baby names are Whitbey and Whitley.