Whitney 329171 224586356 2008-07-09T15:14:06Z X96lee15 1536919 cleaned up {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Whitney''' |- ! Gender: | Both Female and Male |- ! Origin: | Old English |- ! Meaning: | Male/Female:''"White water"''and ''"Beautiful"'' |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}} |} ==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) {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[de:Whitney]] [[ko:휘트니]] [[nl:Whitney]] [[ja:ホイットニー]] [[sv:Whitney]]