where does the name whittle originate from?
2007-01-13 09:12:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Etymology: Middle English whittel, alteration of thwitel, from thwiten "to whittle", from Old English thwItan; akin to Old Norse thveita "to hew"
You probably had an ancestor who was an artisan specializing in wood carving, and his trade became his name, similar to people today with the names Smith, Wright, Cooper, etc.
2007-01-13 09:38:07 · answer #1 · answered by jbin85226 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My other half's surname is Whittle. Apparently, it originates from Lancashire, from a town called Whittle-Le-Woods. The word itself derives from the name White Hill.
2007-01-13 17:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scotland.
2007-01-13 17:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know I dislike people who ask questions like 'do you know'. I always feel I have to open the question to see if it's interesting.
2007-01-13 22:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try google there will bea site that does free name searchs
2007-01-13 17:17:43 · answer #5 · answered by magiclady2007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it something to you do to wood. Like sculpture.
2007-01-13 17:16:53 · answer #6 · answered by Robb the B.D.C. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
British Isles I do belive!?!?!?!?!?!
2007-01-13 17:22:29 · answer #7 · answered by triple c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no sorry.
2007-01-13 17:16:03 · answer #8 · answered by upthelions 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me !!!!
2007-01-14 08:45:53 · answer #9 · answered by xshami 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋