| The girl name Whitley [ syll. w-hi-tley, wh-itl-ey ] is pronounced W-IHTL-iy KEY. Whitley is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Whitley means 'white meadow'. Derived from hwit 'white' ; leah 'wood, clearing, meadow'. The first name is from the surname, which is itself of an Old English place name. Whitley is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1988, 0.026% of baby girls were named Whitley. It had a ranking of #446 then. The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use today. Within all girl names in its family, Whitley was nevertheless the most popular in 2007. KEY: approx pronunciation for Whitley: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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