English
White
White comes from Middle English White.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500White
- Englishearliest quotation 2024same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500White
- Englishearliest quotation 2024same form
Earliest quotation: 2024, Aaron Timms, How UFC head Dana White became the glue between Maga and the: “When Dana White barreled up to the microphone, at…”
Every English word from Middle English White
Today it means
name A common British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English White / White