Whitmore

W4H4I1T1M3O1R1E1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English hwīt →
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Meanings

proper nounWhitmore (countable and uncountable, plural Whitmores)

plural Whitmores

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8140).
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Shasta County, California, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhitmore

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + mōr (“moor”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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