Whit

Where Whit comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Whit.

Whit through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #781 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1886
    Peak, #605
    10 babies named Whit, its best rank.
  3. 1887
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1909
    Whit Bissell born
    American actor
  5. 1952
    Whit Stillman born
    American screenwriter/director
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Whit Stillman · American screenwriter/director, born 1952
  • Whit Bissell · American actor, 1909–1996
  • Whit Merrifield · professional baseball player, born 1989
  • Whit Hertford · American actor, born 1978
  • Whit Dickey · American drummer, born 1954

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.