Whitfield

W4H4I1T1F4I1E1L1D2
/ˈwɪtfiːld/

proper noun

A southern suburb of Glossop, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

proper nounWhitfield (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfields)

plural Whitfields

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA southern suburb of Glossop, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Falfield parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6791).
    3. countableuncountableA large village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3045).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6039).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Plenmeller with Whitfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY775585).
    6. countableuncountableA suburb of Dundee, City of Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO431333).
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Martin County, Indiana.
    8. countableuncountableA suburb of Cairns, Queensland.
    9. countableuncountableA township in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhitfield

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

Whitfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitfield

MLA

“Whitfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitfield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whitfield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitfield.

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