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

“Medicare supplement plans typically come with a $50,000 limit on lifetime coverage overseas,” said Whitney Stidom, vice president of consumer enablement at eHealth, an insurance marketplace.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

Davis first heard 19-year-old Whitney Houston, who had grown up singing in a gospel choir, at a New York City nightclub in 1983.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

His sprawling roster of acts — Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Earth, Wind & Fire — defined an entire art form and business model as preserved in the Grammy Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Davis’ greatest discovery may have been Whitney Houston, whom he mentored to become one of the biggest-selling artists in pop music history.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

“You got to wait a little bit,” Zannikos said to a pride of elegant women who had spent the morning at the Whitney Museum of American Art, across Madison Avenue at 75 th Street.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times