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Whitehead

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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Nickname for someone with white or light-coloured hair, from Old English hwit "white" and heafod "head".

Related Names

Rootshwit + heafod

Categories

birds, bluegrass musicians, body parts, colors, colours, compound names, English nouns, hair, Pink Floyd characters, trombonists, white, word names
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Entry added April 25, 2021

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