Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪθ.ɔl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly a variant of Whitehall or Whittle. Could alternatively derive from Withiel, the name of a village in Cornwall, ultimately from Cornish Gwydhyel meaning "wooded place".
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