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Whitaker

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Southern US/ˈwɪ.tə.kəɹ/

Whitaker proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Whitaker

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin of Whitaker

From Old English *Hwītæcer (literally “white-acre”).

Questions about Whitaker

What does Whitaker mean?
Whitaker means a surname.
What part of speech is Whitaker?
Whitaker is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whitaker?
Whitaker is pronounced /ˈwɪ.tə.kəɹ/ (Southern US).

Words near Whitaker in the dictionary

  1. Whit Sundays
  2. Whit Tuesday
  3. whit'cha
  4. Whitacre
  5. Whitacre Heath
  6. Whitaker
  7. Whitbeck
  8. Whitbecks
  9. whitbed
  10. whitbeds
  11. Whitbian

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