Whitney

American  

[hwit-nee, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt ni, ˈwɪt- /

noun

1. Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.

2. John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.

3. Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.

4. William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).

5. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).

6. a male given name.

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Whitney ¹ British  

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts

2. William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)

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Whitney ² British  

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)

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Whitney

Bumble was launched in 2014 by Whitney Wolfe Herd, who was also a co-founder of dating app giant Tinder.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Connecting the dots: Gap, which is pursuing a “fashiontainment” strategy under Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson, has introduced an apparel collection featuring Roy Lichtenstein’s art timed to an upcoming exhibition at the Whitney Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Whitney told Justin she has been “in pain” following a “really rough” 2025 during a discussion of their relationship in “RHOSLC” Season 7, Episode 2, which aired Sept. 23.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Conceived and organized by Katherine Jentleson at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art and first shown there, the survey appears now at the Whitney, where curator Barbara Haskell’s installation is on view through Jan. 10, 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I’d traveled this same road hundreds of times in my life, from my bus rides home from Whitney Young to the predawn drives to the gym.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama