Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. WIT-lee [key] Other Forms FormsWhitly, Whitley Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 4/25/2021 by CourteousCourtier Meaning & History Variant of Whitley, a habitational name from any of various places named with Old English hwit ‘white’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.