Name:
Whitfield
Gender:
Boy
Origin:
English
Meaning:
Whitfield is an Old English and Anglo-Saxon locational name for people who come from Whitfield in Kent, Northumberland, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire. The name Whitfield is derived from the ancient Celtic words 'hwit', which means 'white', and 'feld', which means 'open country'. The name therefore means 'the white plain'.
Pronunciation:
WIT-feeld
The Five Elements:
Water
Famous Whitfield:
Whitfield Diffie : scientist