White

See also: white

English

Etymology

From Middle English hwit (“white”), as a nickname for someone with white hair or pale complexion; in some cases from a personal name of the same meaning. In Scotland and Ireland, used as a translation of several Gaelic names containing the element bán or fionn.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

White

1. A common surname transferred from the nickname

Derived terms

• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, White is the 24^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660,491 individuals. White is most common among White (65.5%) and Black/African American (28.2%) individuals.

Adjective

White (not comparable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of white (of or relating to Europeans or Caucasians)

Noun

White (plural Whites)

1. (historical, politics) An anticommunist who fought against the Reds during the Russian Civil War.

   Hypernym: anticommunist

Anagrams

• withe

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English White.

Proper noun

White