Type Word Usage Anglo-Saxon Meaning & History Old English word meaning "white". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureswiz(Ancient Germanic) wit(Medieval Dutch) wiz(Old High German) hvítr(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantWhitney(English) Surname DescendantsWhitaker, White, Whitehead, Whitney, Whittemore, Whittle(English) Place Name DescendantWhitney(English)