Whitley Styles came to prominence in the age of Adventure! as the young protege of Maxwell Anderson Mercer and the chronicler for the Æon Society for Gentlemen. Whitley: Based on morphemes found in similar names listed at Behind the Name, probably derives from a place name meaning "white meadow" in Old English. Styles: According to Behind the Name's surname section, originally a locational name for one who lived near a steep hill, from Old English stigol "climb".