Whitley is associated with the meaning “From the white meadow or clearing” — a beautiful sentiment to see brought to life in your child’s room.
Whitley is an Old English surname that was repurposed as a given name. It comes from two Old English words: "hwit," meaning white, and "leah," meaning woodland clearing or meadow. Put together, the original meaning is roughly "white clearing" or "bright meadow." It belongs to a large family of English place-name surnames ending in "-ley."