Whitaker Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various places named with Old English hwit 'white' or hw?te 'wheat' + æcer 'cultivated land', as for example Whitaker in Lancashire and Whitacre in Warwickshire (both 'white field') or Whiteacre in Kent and Wheatacre in Norfolk (both 'wheat field').
Winnie or Winny (\wi(n)-ny\) is a male and female given name of Welsh origin, a short form (hypocorism) of Edwina, Winifred or Winnifred, Gwendolyn, Guinevere (Welsh), Gwyneth (Welsh), and Wynne (Welsh). The name's meaning is fair one; white and smooth; soft; happiness; or fair and pure.