Whitaker

W4H4I1T1A1K5E1R1
Southern US/ˈwɪ.tə.kəɹ/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English *Hwītæcer →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin

  1. Old English*Hwītæcer
  2. EnglishWhitaker

From Old English *Hwītæcer (literally “white-acre”).

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APA

Whitaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitaker

MLA

“Whitaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whitaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitaker.

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