Whitehaven

W4H4I1T1E1H4A1V4E1N1

proper noun

A port town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough, and historically within the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NX9718).

OriginEnglish haven ← Middle English havene ← Old English hæfen →
Less commonScrabble 22
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough, and historically within the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NX9718).

    The Conservatives lost Carlisle, Penrith and Solway, Whitehaven and Workington, Barrow and Furness and Morecambe and Lunesdale.

    2024 July 5, “Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, retrieved 02 Sep 2026
  2. A locality in Llanyblodwel parish and Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ2624, SJ2724).
  3. A neighbourhood in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A census-designated place and historic district in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood of Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱweyt-
  2. Proto-Germanic*hwītaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hwīt
  4. Old Englishhwīt
  5. Middle Englishwhit
  6. Englishwhite
  7. Old Englishhæfen
  8. Middle Englishhavene
  9. Englishhaven
  10. EnglishWhitehaven

From white + haven.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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