Whiteside

W4H4I1T1E1S1I1D2E1

proper noun

A village near Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS967966).

OriginOld English hwīt →
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Meanings

proper nounWhiteside (countable and uncountable, plural Whitesides)

plural Whitesides

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village near Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS967966).
    2. countableuncountableA community in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA village in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhiteside

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + sīde (“side; slope of a hill”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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