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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Whitney'''
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! Gender:
| Both Female and Male
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! Origin:
| Old English
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! Meaning:
| Male/Female:''"White water"''and ''"Beautiful"''
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| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}}
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==People==
===Family name===
* [[Whitney (surname)]]
===Given name===
* [[Whitney Hedgepeth]], an American backstroke swimmer who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics
* [[Whitney Houston]], an American singer
**[[Whitney (album)|''Whitney'' (album)]], her second studio album
* [[Whitney Thompson]], an American model
* [[Whitney Willard Straight]], Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman
* [[Whitney Young]], prominent civil rights leader
==Places==
'''Canada'''
* [[Whitney, Ontario]]
'''United States'''
* [[Whitney, Idaho]]
* [[Whitney, Maine]]
* [[Whitney, Nebraska]]
* [[Whitney, Nevada]]
* [[Whitney, Oregon]]
* [[Whitney, Texas]]
* [[Mount Whitney]], the highest peak in the continental United States
* [[Whitney High School (Cerritos, California)]]
* [[David Whitney Building]], skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan
* [[David Whitney House]], historic residence in Detroit, Michigan
'''UK'''
* [[Whitney-on-Wye]], Herefordshire
* [[Witney]], Oxfordshire
==Organizations==
* [[J.H. Whitney & Company]], the oldest venture capital firm in the U.S.
* [[Pratt & Whitney]], aircraft engine maker
* [[Whitney Museum of American Art]], in New York City
* [[Whitney National Bank]], which has branches in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Florida
* [[List of Johto Gym Leaders#Whitney|Whitney (Pokémon)]], a Gym Leader in the Pokémon series
==Events==
* [[Whitney Biennial]], a biennial art exhibition
==Music==
* [[Whitney (album)|''Whitney'' (album)]], by American singer Whitney Houston
==Mathematics==
* [[Whitney umbrella]] in mathematics
==Other==
* [[Whitney South Seas Expedition]], scientific expedition to the South Pacific (1920-1932)
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