Whitelaw

W4H4I1T1E1L1A1W4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hwīt →
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Meanings

proper nounWhitelaw (countable and uncountable, plural Whitelaws)

plural Whitelaws · alternative Whitelow

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in the Municipal District of Fairview, No. 136, northern Alberta, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhitelaw

Habitational surname from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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