Etymograph

English

Whitneyville

From the surname Whitney + -ville in both cases.

Formed from Whitney + -ville

Old English hwītan ‘weak accusative masculine/feminine singular’

English Whitney

Today it means

name A place in the United States: A neighbourhood of the town of Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Whitneyville