Whittingham

name

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"whittingham" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Whittingham” is uncommon English (frequency #64,836 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,836
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).

Key facts for Whittingham
PropertyValue
HeadwordWhittingham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Whittingham” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Whittingham lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Whittingham is uncommon English at frequency #64,836 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Whittingham doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Old English personal name Hwīta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). The correct English form is Whittingham, spelled W-H-I-T-T-I-N-G-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, previously in Alnwick district (OS grid ref NU065115).
  3. 3
    A census-designated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
  4. 4
    A locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia.
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hwīta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Whittingham"?
"Whittingham" is spelled W-H-I-T-T-I-N-G-H-A-M.
What does "Whittingham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Whittingham" means: A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).
What is the origin of the word "Whittingham"?
From the Old English personal name Hwīta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Whittingham”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-H-I-T-T-I-N-G-H-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list