White: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: White – Meaning: from a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion – Origin: English (surname) – Pronunciation: HWYT


White is an English (surname) name meaning “from a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion”. It appears in our list of 150+ Weather Baby Names for Your Little Force of Nature.

Meaning & Origin of White

Meaning: From a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion.

Origin: English (surname).

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce White

Phonetic: HWYT   IPA: /waɪt/

Popularity of White

White doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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