White as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of White

What is the meaning of the name White ?

The baby name White is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /waɪt/ (rhymes with "right").

White is English in Origin.

White is an English color name and surname deriving from Old English hwīt, 'white; bright', from Proto-Germanic hwītaz. In medieval records it functioned as a descriptive byname for someone fair-haired or light-skinned, or for a person associated with white garments, purity rites. The color's longstanding symbolism - purity, clarity, beginnings - contributes to the name's straightforward, luminous meaning.

Usage began as a hereditary surname across England and Scotland and, in Ireland, also reflects both the Norman 'le Whyte' and anglicizations of Gaelic Bán ('white, fair'). As a given name, White appears sporadically from the 18th-19th centuries in Britain and the United States as a transferred surname and occasional word-name, and today reads as a rare, minimalist, unisex choice alongside Gray. Variants and related forms include Whyte (alternative spelling), Whit (short form), and the nickname Whitey; cognates by meaning include Blanche/Blanca/Bianca, Finn/Fiona, and Gwen. Overall sense: 'white; bright; fair; pure.'