α. Middle English huettawiere, Middle English whitaghere, Middle English whitawier, Middle English whitetawier, Middle English whittaghere, Middle English whittaghiere, Middle English whittawier, Middle English whittawyer, Middle English whytetawyer, Middle English whyttawyere, Middle English wytthawyere, Middle English 1900s– whitawyer, Middle English–1600s 1900s– whitetawyer, Middle English– whittawer, 1500s–1700s whitetawer, 1600s whiteawer, 1600s (1800s– English regional (midlands)) whitawer, 1800s– whittower (English regional (Lincolnshire)); (as surname) Middle English huittawiere, Middle English quyttower, Middle English whitouer, Middle English whytauwyere, Middle English whytetawere, Middle English whythawere, Middle English whyttauwyar, Middle English whyttowere, Middle English wittauuiere, Middle English witthawyere, Middle English wittowere, Middle English wittowiere, Middle English wytawere, Middle English wytchanwere (probably transmission error), Middle English wytetawere, Middle English wyttawyere, Middle English wytthauwere, Middle English wyttowier.
β. English regional (midlands) 1800s– whittaw, 1800s wittor, 1900s– whitaw; N.E.D. (1924) also records a form English regional 1800s whittor.
γ. English regional (Rutland) 1800s– whittire.
δ. English regional (Northamptonshire). 1900s– whitall.
