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The Name Begins With The Letter W:

WACŁAW  m  Polish
Polish form of WENCESLAS

WACŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of WACŁAW

WADE  m  English
From a surname which was derived either from Old English wade "a ford" or wadan "to go".

WAFAI  m  Arabic
Means "loyalty" in Arabic.

WAFI  m  Arabic
Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Arabic.

WAFIYA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of WAFI

WAHEED  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of WAHID

WAHEEDA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of WAHIDA

WAHID  m  Arabic
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic.

WAHIDA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of WAHID

WAKANA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) "harmony" and 奏 (kana) "play music, complete".

WALBURGA  f  German
Means "rule of the fortress" from the Germanic elements wald "rule" and burg "fortress"...

WALDEK  m  Polish
Polish pet form of WALDEMAR

WALDEMAR  m  German, Scandinavian, Polish
Germanic cognate of the Slavic name VLADIMIR, composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and meri "famous".

WALDO  m  English, German
Short form of Germanic names containing the element wald which means "rule"...

WALDUŚ  m  Polish
Polish pet form of WALDEMAR

WALENTY  m  Polish
Polish form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE

WALENTYNA  f  Polish
Polish form of VALENTINA

WALERIA  f  Polish
Polish form of VALERIA

WALERIAN  m  Polish
Polish form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN).

WALERY  m  Polish
Polish form of VALERIUS

WALID  m  Arabic
Means "newborn", derived from Arabic walada "to give birth"...

WALKER  m  English
From an occupational surname which meant "a fuller of cloth" in Old English.

WALLACE  m  English, Scottish
From a surname which originally meant "Welsh" or "foreigner" in Old French...

WALLIS  m & f  English
Variant of WALLACE... [more]

WALLY  m & f  English
Short form of WALTER or WALLACE (masculine), or VALESKA (feminine).

WALT  m  English
Short form of WALTER

WALTER  m  English, German, Scandinavian, Polish
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and heri "army"...

WALTHER  m  German
German form of WALTER...

WALTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "stream town".

WALTRAUD  f  German
Means either "strong rule" or "strong foreigner" from the Germanic element wald "rule" or walh "foreigner" combined with thrud "strength".

WANDA  f  English, Polish
Possibly means "a Wend", referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany.

WANGI  f  Indonesian
Means "fragrant" in Javanese.

WAPASHA  m  Native American
Means "red leaf" in the Dakota language...

WAQAR  m  Arabic
Means "majesty, dignity" in Arabic.

WARD  m  English
From a surname meaning "guard" in Old English.

WARDELL  m  English
From a surname meaning "watch hill" in Old English.

WARNER  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name WERNER.

WARREN  m  English
From a surname which meant either "enclosure" from Germanic or "from La Varenne" from French.

WARWICK  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "dam farm" (from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "dairy farm").

WASHINGTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from the name of a town in England (which meant "town belonging to Wassa's people")...

WASI  m  Arabic
Means "broad-minded, liberal, learned" in Arabic.

WASIM  m  Arabic
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

WASSIM  m  Arabic
Variant of WASIM

WASSWA  m  African
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.

WASYL  m  Ukrainian
Variant transcription of VASYL

WASYLYNA  f  Ukrainian
Variant transcription of VASYLYNA

WAT  m  English
Medieval short form of WALTER

WAWRZYNIEC  m  Polish
Polish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE

WAYLAND  m  English
Old English form of WIELAND

WAYLON  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "road land" in Old English.

WAYNA  f  Native American
Means "young" in Quechua.

WAYNE  m  English
From an occupational surname meaning "wagon maker", derived from Old English wægn "wagon"...

WAYRA  m  Native American
Means "wind" in Quechua.

WEBSTER  m  English
From a surname meaning "weaver" in Old English.

WEI  m  Chinese
Means "great" or "strength" in Chinese.

WEKESA  m  African
Means "born during harvest" in African.

WELDON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill near a spring" in Old English.

WEN  f & m  Chinese
Means "culture, literacy" in Chinese.

WENCESLAS  m  History
Means "more glory" from the Slavic elements ventie "more" and slav "glory"...

WENDA  f  English
Variant of WANDA

WENDEL  m  German
From a Germanic name meaning "a Wend"...

WENDELL  m  English
From a surname that was derived from the first name WENDEL.

WENDI  f  English (Modern)
Variant of WENDY

WENDY  f  English
Probably first used in J...

WENONA  f  English
Variant of WINONA

WENONAH  f  English, Native American
Variant of WINONA

WENZEL  m  German
Medieval German form of WENCESLAS

WENZESLAUS  m  German
German form of WENCESLAS

WERA  f  Polish
Polish form of VERA (1) or a short form of WERONIKA

WERNER  m  German, Dutch, Scandinavian
From a Germanic name derived from war "guard" combined with heri "army".

WERONIKA  f  Polish
Polish form of VERONICA

WERTHER  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements wert "worthy" and heri "army"...

WESLEY  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "west meadow" in Old English.

WESTLEY  m  English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname WESLEY

WESTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "west town" in Old English.

WHETU  f  Maori
Means "star" in Maori.

WHITAKER  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "white field" in Old English.

WHITNEY  f & m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English.

WIBAWA  m  Indonesian
Means "charisma" in Indonesian.

WIBEKE  f  German
Feminine form of WIEBE

WIBO  m  Dutch, Frisian
Pet form of WIEBE

WICKANINNISH  m  Native American
Possibly means "having no one in front of him in the canoe" in the Nuu-chah-nulth (or Nootka) language...

WIDAD  f  Arabic
Means "love" in Arabic.

WIEBE  m  Dutch, Frisian, German
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war".

WIEBKE  f  German
German feminine form of WIEBE

WIELAND  m  German
Derived from Germanic wela "battle" and nand "brave"...

WIELISŁAW  m  Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "great glory".

WIESŁAW  m  Polish
Short form of WIELISŁAW

WIESŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of WIELISŁAW

WIGBURG  f  Medieval German
Derived from the Germanic elements wig "war" and burg "fortress".

WIKOLIA  f  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of VICTORIA

WIKTOR  m  Polish
Polish form of VICTOR

WIKTORIA  f  Polish
Polish form of VICTORIA

WIL  m  English
Short form of names beginning with wil.

WILBERT  m  Dutch
Means "bright will", derived from the Germanic elements wil "will, desire" and beraht "bright".

WILBUR  m  English
Derived from the Old English elements wil "will, desire" and burh "fortress"...

WILBURN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stream from a spring" in Old English.

WILDA  f  English
Perhaps from the English word wild.

WILEY  m  English
From a surname which was derived either from a place name meaning "temple clearing" in Old English or from a nickname meaning "wily, tricky" in Middle English.

WILF  m  English
Short form of WILFRED

WILFORD  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "willow ford" in Old English.

WILFRED  m  English
Means "desiring peace" from Old English wil "will, desire" and fred "peace"...

WILFREDA  f  English
Feminine form of WILFRED

WILFREDO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of WILFRED

WILFRID  m  English
Variant of WILFRED

WILFRIED  m  German
German cognate of WILFRED

WILHELM  m  German, Polish
German cognate of WILLIAM...

WILHELMINA  f  Dutch, German
Dutch and German feminine form of WILHELM

WILHELMINE  f  German
German feminine form of WILHELM

WILKIE  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a pet form of the first name WILLIAM.

WILL  m  English
Short form of WILLIAM

WILLA  f  English
Feminine form of WILLIAM

WILLARD  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the Germanic personal name Wilhard, composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and hard "brave, hardy".

WILLEM  m  Dutch
Dutch form of WILLIAM

WILLEMINA  f  Dutch
Dutch feminine form of WILLIAM

WILLI  m  German
Pet form of WILHELM

WILLIAM  m  English
From the Germanic name Wilhelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection"...

WILLIE  m & f  English
Masculine or feminine pet form of WILLIAM

WILLIS  m  English
From a surname related to the name WILLIAM

WILLOUGHBY  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "willow town" in Old English.

WILLOW  f  English
Means simply "willow" from the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.

WILLY  m  English
Pet form of WILLIAM

WILMA  f  German, English
Short form of WILHELMINA

WILMER  m  English
Possibly derived from the Germanic elements wil "will, desire" and meri "famous"...

WILMOT  m  English
From a surname that derives from a pet form of the name WILLIAM.

WILSON  m  English
From a surname meaning "son of WILLIAM"...

WILTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town on the River Wylye" in Old English...

WIM  m  Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of WILHELM

WINCENTY  m  Polish
Polish form of VINCENT

WINDSOR  m  English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English...

WINE  m  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English wine "friend".

WINFRED  m  English
Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and frið "peace".

WINFRIED  m  German
German form of WINFRED

WINIFRED  f  Welsh, English
Anglicized form of GWENFREWI

WINNIE  f  English
Pet form of WINIFRED...

WINNIFRED  f  Welsh, English
Variant of WINIFRED

WINOC  m  Breton, French
Variant of GWENNEG

WINONA  f  English, Native American
Means "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language...

WINSLOW  m  English
From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "hill belonging to WINE"...

WINSTON  m  English
From a surname derived from an English place name, which was in turn derived from the Old English given name Wynnstan meaning "joy stone"...

WINTER  f & m  English
Means simply "winter" from the English word for the season, derived from Old English winter.

WINTHROP  m  English
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "WINE's village" in Old English.

WINTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "enclosure belonging to WINE" in Old English.

WIOLA  f  Polish
Pet form of WIOLETA

WIOLETA  f  Polish
Polish form of VIOLET

WIOLETTA  f  Polish
Polish form of VIOLET

WIRA  m  Indonesian
Means "hero" in Indonesian.

WIREMU  m  Maori
Maori form of WILLIAM

WISDOM  f & m  English
Means simply "wisdom, learning" from the English word, a derivative of Old English wis "wise".

WISŁAW  m  Polish
Short form of WIELISŁAW

WISŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of WIELISŁAW

WIT  m  Polish
Polish form of VITUS

WITOŁD  m  Polish
Older Polish form of WITOLD

WITOLD  m  Polish, German
Polish form of VYTAUTAS...

WŁADYSŁAW  m  Polish
Polish cognate of VLADISLAV...

WŁADYSŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of WŁADYSŁAW

WŁODEK  m  Polish
Pet form of WŁODZIMIERZ and other Polish names beginning with wlod "rule".

WŁODZIMIERZ  m  Polish
Polish cognate of VLADIMIR

WŁODZISŁAW  m  Polish
Polish cognate of VLADISLAV

WOB  m  Dutch, Frisian
Pet form of Germanic names beginning with the element wald meaning "rule".

WODAN  m  Germanic Mythology
Ancient German cognate of Óðinn (see ODIN).

WODEN  m  Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon cognate of Óðinn (see ODIN).

WOJCIECH  m  Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and tech "consolation".

WOJCIECHA  f  Polish
Feminine form of WOJCIECH

WOJTEK  m  Polish
Pet form of WOJCIECH

WOLF  m  German, English, Jewish
Means simply "wolf" from the English word...

WOLFE  m  English
Variant of WOLF

WOLFGANG  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path"...

WOLFRAM  m  German
Derived from the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf" combined with hramn "raven".

WOLODYMYR  m  Ukrainian
Variant transcription of VOLODYMYR

WOODROW  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English...

WOODY  m  English
Pet form of WOODROW...

WORKNESH  f  African
Possibly means "you are like gold" in Amharic.

WOTAN  m  Germanic Mythology
Variant of WODAN

WOUTER  m  Dutch
Dutch form of WALTER

WREN  f  English (Modern)
Simply means "wren" from the English word for the small songbird...

WRIGHT  m  English
From a surname meaning "carpenter" in Old English...

WU  m  Chinese
Means either "army squad" or "crow" or "sorcerer" in Chinese.

WUBBE  m  Dutch, Frisian
Variant of WOB

WULAN  f  Indonesian
Javanese form of BULAN

WYATT  m  English
Means "brave in war", derived from Old English wig "war" and heard "brave, hardy"...

WYBERT  m  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wig "battle" and beorht "bright"...

WYMOND  m  English
Derived from the Old English elements wig "battle" and mund "protector".

WYN  m  Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "blessed, white, fair".

WYNFOR  m  Welsh
Variant of GWYNFOR

WYNN  m  Welsh
Variant of WYN

WYNNE (1)  m & f  Welsh
Variant of WYN, sometimes used as a feminine form.

WYNNE (2)  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the given name WINE.

WYNONNA  f  English
Variant of WINONA

WYNTER  f  English (Modern)
Variant of WINTER

WYSTAN  m  English
Means "battle stone" from Old English wig "battle" and stan "stone".

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