Behind the Name
the etymology and history of first names
Search
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

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"... [more]

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"... [more]

WALDUŚ   m   Polish
Polish pet form of WALDEMAR

WALENTY   m   Polish
Polish form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

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 ولد (walada) "to give birth"... [more]

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... [more]

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"... [more]

WALTHER   m   German
German form of WALTER... [more]

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... [more]

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.

WARRICK   m   English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname WARWICK

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")... [more]

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   Eastern 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

WATE   m   Frisian
Possibly a Frisian short form of WALTER

WATSE   m   Frisian
Pet form of WATE

WAWRZYNIEC   m   Polish
Polish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

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"... [more]

WAYRA   m   Native American
Means "wind" in Quechua.

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

WEI   m   Chinese
From Chinese "power, strength", "towering, lofty" or "great, mighty".

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

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

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

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

WENDA   f   English
Variant of WANDA

WENDEL   m   German, Dutch
Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wendel meaning "a Vandal"... [more]

WENDELIN   m   German, Dutch
Old pet form of Germanic names beginning with the element wendel (see WENDEL)... [more]

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

WENDI   f   English (Modern)
Variant of WENDY

WENDY   f   English
Probably first used in J... [more]

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"... [more]

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... [more]

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"... [more]

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 (1)

WIKTOR   m   Polish
Polish form of VICTOR

WIKTORIA   f   Polish
Polish form of VICTORIA (1)

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"... [more]

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"... [more]

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... [more]

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

WILLEMIJN   f   Dutch
Dutch feminine 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"... [more]

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"... [more]

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"... [more]

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

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... [more]

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... [more]

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... [more]

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

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"... [more]

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... [more]

WŁADYSŁAW   m   Polish
Polish cognate of VLADISLAV... [more]

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... [more]

WOLFE   m   English
Variant of WOLF

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

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... [more]

WOODY   m   English
Pet form of WOODROW... [more]

WOOK   m   Korean
Means "dawn, rising sun" from Sino-Korean .

WORKNESH   f   Eastern 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... [more]

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

WU   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese "military, martial" (which is generally only masculine) or "affairs, business"... [more]

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"... [more]

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

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".

Name a Star   At International Star Registry you can buy a star name. Our list of satisfied customers includes celebrities, dignitaries, and individuals worldwide.

Home Copyright © 1996-2007 Mike Campbell | Contact Information

Baby names - Search 20,000 baby name meanings.