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WhitingEnglish Derived from a patronymic surname, created from the Old English personal name Hwit, meaning "the white one."
WhitlamEnglish From a medieval nickname for a mild-mannered person (from Middle English whit "white" + lam "lamb"). This surname is borne by Australian Labour politician Gough Whitlam (1916-), prime minister 1972-75.
WhitleyEnglish This surname is derived from a place name composed of Old English elements hwit meaning "white" and leah meaning "clearing, grove."
WhitterEnglish Occupational name for someone who painted structures white or a caulker or bleacher, from an agent derivative of Old English hwitian "to whiten", itself from hwit "white".
WinfordEnglish English location name meaning "from a white ford or water crossing" or "from a meadow ford".
WitteveenDutch From Dutch witte "white" and veen "peat bog, marsh", derived from any of several place names.
WittgensteinGerman, Jewish Denoted one who came from the Wittgenstein castle in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, derived from Old High German witt meaning "white" and stein meaning "stone"... [more]
WynnWelsh Derived from the given name Gwynn, itself from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair; blessed".
ŽižekSlovene Derived from žižek, meaning "black bug".
ZwartDutch Means "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.
ZykRussian, Belarusian A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.