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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Example Sentences

Hancock Whitney Financial Planning advises people to appoint a corporate executor in order to avoid familial clashes when dealing with sensitive issues like the one you are currently navigating.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Whitney, trekking over mountainous terrain of at least 13,000-foot elevation to get there, said Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said in an earnings call on Tuesday that the situation hadn’t improved much since then as there were still disagreements with Pratt & Whitney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Airbus said the availability of Pratt & Whitney engines "remains the key pacer of the ramp-up trajectory" for its top-selling mid-range A320 family of single-aisle aircraft.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

That day I left the college counselor’s office at Whitney Young, I was fuming, my ego bruised more than anything.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama