Name Element HWIT

Type Word

Usage Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English and Old Saxon word meaning "white".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswit(Old Dutch) hwītaz(Old Germanic) wiz(Old High German) hvítr(Old Norse)

Given Name DescendantsWhitney(English) Schneeweißchen, Schneewittchen, Sneewittchen, Snow White(Literature)

Surname DescendantsWhitaker, White, Whitehead, Whitney, Whittemore, Whittle(English)

Place Name DescendantWhitney(English)

Entry updated June 9, 2023