At a Glance: Name: Whitmore – Meaning: place name meaning 'white moor' — a pale or barren stretch of moorland — used as a family name – Origin: Old English (surname) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: WHIT-mor
Whitmore is an Old English (surname) boy's name meaning “place name meaning 'white moor' — a pale or barren stretch of moorland — used as a family name”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Whitmore
Meaning: Place name meaning 'white moor' — a pale or barren stretch of moorland — used as a family name.
Origin: Old English (surname).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Whitmore
Phonetic: WHIT-mor IPA: /ˈwɪtmɔːr/
Popularity of Whitmore
Whitmore 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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