Whitehead

See also: whitehead

English

Etymology

From white +‎ head.

Proper noun

Whitehead (countable and uncountable, plural Whiteheads)

1. A surname.
2. A place name:
   1. A small coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland; a headland there is named White Head (Irish grid ref J 4791).
   2. The Rural Municipality of Whitehead, a rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
   3. A community of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   4. An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.
   5. A township in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Whiteheadian
• Whitehead link

Noun

Whitehead (plural Whiteheads)

1. A form of self-propelling torpedo.