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Vasara f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory links this name to Latvian vasara "summer", while other academics rather see a connection to Finnish vasara "hammer".

Vasha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Nepali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese
MEANING - willing, obedient, submissive, free, daughter , woman, female elephant ... [more]

Vashan m Persian
Means "Mighty King", Vashan is an uncommon but rare name. "sincere, loyal" and "dependable"; however, "quite unpredictable" and "overly possessive."

Vashchka m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant and diminutive of Vashchkigi.

Vashchkigi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Vasiliy.

Vashni m Biblical
Meaning, "and second" given to a second born. ... [more]

Vasja m Slovene
Variant of Vasilij.

Vaskrsije m Serbian (Rare)
A literal translation of the Greek name Anastasios, meaning "resurrection". A suitable name for an Easter child.

Vaslav m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Václav. ... [more]

Vastya f & m Russian (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Sevastyan and Sevastyana.

Vasuki m & f Hinduism, Indian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a nagaraja in Hindu and Buddhist mythology and a king of serpents. He is a snake beloning to Shiva and is famous for coiling around Shiva's neck.

Vathsala f Kannada

Vavarsh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi (Rare)
Name : Vavarsh ववर्ष... [more]

Vavrishe m Sanskrit
MEANING - to rain, be powerful... [more]

Vazul m Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form Wazul. Vazul, (before 997–1031 or 1032) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.

Veâra f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami female name, possibly a cognate of Vera 1 and influenced by the Russian.

Vedant m Indian, Sanskrit
It is a Sanskrit name and has a variety of meanings depending on the grammatical device (Samasa) used to unravel it. All the meanings bear some reference to the Vedas which are ancient Hindu holy texts.... [more]

Veegi f Estonian (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Solveig.

Veeli m Finnish
Finnish form of William.

Veenapani f Indian, Hinduism
Means "one who plays veena, veena-playing", from a combination of Veena (an Indian lute) and Sanskrit pani ("water" or "flowing"). This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, who is often depicted playing a veena on the back of a swan.

Veerah f English (American)
Variant of Vera 1.

Veerukka f Finnish
Diminutive of Vera 1.

Veesta f Persian (Rare)
Means "knowledge" in Persian.

Vektor m Russian
Revolutionary name created in the early period of the Soviet Union. Shortened form of Великий коммунизм торжествует (Velikij kommunizm torzhestvuet) meaning "great communism triumphs".

Velemira f Slovene
Variant of Velimira.

Veleslav m Czech (?)

Veli m Albanian, Turkish

Veliana f Kongo
Veliana means youthful in Kikongo

Velira f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Velir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Velizara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velizar.

Velka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velko.

Velmira f Bulgarian, Hungarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Velmir as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Vembu f Indian
Tree

Vendetta f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vendetta or from the word vendetta, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge."

Vendi f & m Telugu
Means "silver" in Telugu.

Veneeta f Indian
Hindi

Veomany f Lao
From Lao ແວວ (veo) meaning "bright, brilliant, shining" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".

Verá f Sami
Sami form of Vera 1.

Veralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Vera 1 and Lynn.

Veran m Serbian
Masculine form of Vera 1, meaning "faith". Also associated with the adjective veran, pronounced with a stress on the first syllable, meaning "loyal, faithful".

Veranda f American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe an elaboration of Vera 1.

Verinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.

Verísima f Galician
Feminine form of Verísimo.

Verki f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Vera 1.

Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Verle m American (Rare)
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful".

Vermundr m Old Norse
Combination of either Old Norse verr "man" or verja "to defend", with mundr "protector". The name appears on an 11th century copper box that was engraved with runes.

Vernube m African
A TIV NAME FROM NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA,BENUE PRECISELY

Veroca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.

Veronikæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Veronica.

Veruha f Chuvash
Possibly derived from the Russian name Vera 1, or otherwise the Arabic وَرَقَةٌ (wáraqa) meaning "leaf (of a plant)".

Verusca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.

Verush f Mari
Mari form of Vera 1.

Verushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of Vera 1. Also compare Verusha and Verusya.

Vesike m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian *vesi "water".

Vesulla m Chuvash
Chuvash form of the Arabic name Fayzullah.

Veyda f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Vezirkhan m Dagestani, Lezgin
Derived from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Vhonani m & f Venda (Modern)
Vhonani meaning is "watch or look"... [more]

Viaan m Indian (Modern), Hindi (Modern)
Derived from Sanskrit vivaan विवान meaning "full of life" (See Vivaan). Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra named their son Viaan.

Vialetta f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Violetta.

Vianca f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

Viane f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Viba f Sanskrit, Tamil
Means the same as Vibha,Lakshmi. Viba means radiance, sunshine, wealth and prosperity. It means the goddess Lakshmi, for wealth and prosperity.

Vibhishana m Indian, Hinduism
From विभीषण (vibhīṣaṇa), meaning "terrifying" in Sanskrit. Vibhishana, a rakshasa or humanoid being, is the brother of Ravana, the king of Lanka, and ally of Rama in the Ramayana.

Vibin m Malayalam

Vibjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Víbiǫrn (see Vebjørn).

Vickielynn f English (Dutchified, Modern)
Combination of Vickie and Lynn.

Vicra m & f Hinduism
Sanskrit work

Victoirine f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Victoire.

Victory f & m English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of Vincent)... [more]

Vidul m Hinduism
MEANING: rattan plant or Fasciculatus (Calamus Rotang - Bot.), it also means wise, skilled... [more]

Vidup m Sanskrit
MEANING - "wise protector", skilled or learned ruler. Here विदु means intelligent, learned + प from word पा means ruler, protector. In ancient time it was the name of a king ... [more]

Vidushkrit m Sanskrit
MEANING - free from sins or faults or transgressions. Here वि means without+ दुष्कृत means sins or transgression

Viere f Yakut
Yakut form of Vera 1.

Vieroslava f Slovak
Derived from Slovak viera "faith" and the Slavic name element slava "glory".

Viese f Popular Culture
One of two main viewpoint characters in the Japanese video game Atelier Iris 2, Viese Blanchimont.

Vietso m Livonian, Medieval Baltic

Vietta f American (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Violetta or Viviette, or somehow a relative of the Italian surname Vietti (which derives from a plural pet form of the personal name Vio, a northern variant of Vito).

Vigilije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Vigilius.

Viima m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
From a Finnish word meaning "strong wind".

Viire f Estonian

Viitari m Kven
Kven variant of Vidar.

Vijaysimha' m Telugu

Vijesh m Indian

Vijessna f German
Ijekavian form of Vesna. Borne by Vijessna Ferkic (b. 1987), a German actress of Croatian descent.

Vika f Ukrainian, Russian
Russian short form of Viktoriya.

Vikasini f Hindi
Means: Radiant, cheerful. hearty or ungrudging, promoting or inducing cheer , pleasant, bright, bright with joy, hope, etc emitting rays of light, shining, bright, Physics emitted or propagated by radiation, a point or object from which rays proceed, full of cheer , in good spirits, characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness

Vilémek m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Vilém or Viliam.

Vilena f Russian
Feminine form of Vilen.

Viliberta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Willibert.

Vilkas m Lithuanian, Finnish
Vilkas is part of the Lithuanian language which means "wolf". This name is most famously used in the video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" where one of the characters is named Vilkas.... [more]

Vilsaint m Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Vilsaint.

Vina m Croatian
Diminutive of Vinko.

Vinca m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Vincent.

Vincensia f Corsican
Feminine form of Vincensiu.

Vinciguerra m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Vincint m Picard
Picard form of Vincent.

Vineeth m Indian, Malayalam
South Indian form of Vinit.

Vineli f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian ვინც ელის (vints elis) meaning "who is waiting" or "who is expecting", which in turn is derived from the Georgian pronoun ვინ (vin) meaning "who" and the Georgian verb ლოდინი (lodini) meaning "to expect, to await"... [more]

Vinfrido m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Winfred and Italian variant of Vinfredo.

Vinita f Sanskrit, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit vinIta (विनीत) "lovely; handsome; trained".

Vinod m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi
Means "enjoyment, delight, amusement" in Sanskrit.

Vintilă m Medieval Romanian, Romanian
Romanian name of unclear origin, used as both a masculine personal name and a family name. It was most notably borne as a given name by Vintilă Brătianu (1867-1930), Prime Minister of Romania (1927-1928)... [more]

Vinusto m Filipino

Violetia f South African (Rare)

Viraaj m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali
MEANING : Shining, Brilliant. Splendid, ruling far & wide, Sovereign, King

Virajan m Sanskrit
MEANING : embellishing, beautifying, ruling, Ruler, being eminent or illustrious... [more]

Virajanti f Indian
MEANING : Shining, Brilliant. Beautiful lady... [more]

Viran m & f Hindi
Means "heroic" and "brave" in Sanskrit.

Virda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Verda.

Virdžinėjė f Lithuanian
Saimogaitian (Lithuanian dialect) form of Virginia.

Virella f American (Rare, Archaic), Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Virendra m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Virgìliu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Virgilius.

Virġilju m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Virgil.

Virginiensis f Roman Mythology
Derivative of Latin virgo meaning "maiden, virgin". According to Augustine, Virginiensis was a Roman goddess that presided over the loosing of the bridal zone, the zone being a belt or girdle worn by adult women which was meant to be knotted prior to a bride's wedding and untied by her husband on their wedding night; see also Cinxia.

Visha f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Kannada, Malayalam
MEANING - Atis tree, Aconite tree(its bark is used as dye), feces, wisdom, intellect

Vishada f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Indian (Sikh), Assamese
MEANING - spotless, brilliant, bright, calm, evident, intelligible, clear, cheerful

Vishadi f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Indian (Sikh), Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali
Feminine form of Vishad.

Vishwanath m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit विश्वनाथ (vishvanatha) meaning "lord of the universe", derived from विश्व (vishva) meaning "world, universe" and नाथ (natha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Vision f & m American, Literature
Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition) via Old French from Latin visio(n- ), from videre ‘to see.'

Visitació f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Visitación.

Víta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Vita 1.

Vitangela f Italian
Combination of Vita 1 and Angela.

Vitantonia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitantonio. Combination of Vita 1 and Antonia.

Víťazoslav m Slovak
Derived from Slovak víťaz "winner, champion; conqueror" and the Slavic name element slava "glory".

Vitka f Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Vita 1.

Vitòri f Provençal
Provencal variant of Victoria.

Vitoslav m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Vítězslav.

Vituccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vita 1, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Vitumnus m Roman Mythology
God whom endows the fetus with vita, "life" or the vital principle or power of life (see also quickening). Augustine calls him the vivificator, "creator of life," and links him with Sentinus (following) as two "very obscure" gods who are examples of the misplaced priorities of the Roman pantheon... [more]

Viva f & m Indian, Sanskrit
MEANING : blow, blow in all sides or directions ,blow through ... [more]

Vivián m Galician
Galician form of Vivianus.

Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.

Vivinna f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Wivina.

Vivio f Popular Culture
It comes from the Subaru Vivio, a kei car that was introduced in March 1992, and manufactured by Subaru until October 1998. Vivio Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS is a fictional bearer of this name.

Vәlӑkshchi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Aleksei.

Vödyr m Mari
Mari form of Fyodor.

Volena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Volen.

Volesus m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen (first name) which is either of Oscan or Sabine origin and is generally thought to be etymologically related to (or even derived from) either the Latin verb valere meaning "to be strong" (see Valerius) or the Latin verb volo meaning "to will, to want" as well as "to wish, to desire"... [more]

Vollie m English
Either a diminutive of Valentine 1 or a variant of the surname Volley. ... [more]

Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.

Vondrea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of the popular name syllable Von (compare Lavonne) with the name Andrea 2.

Vostanik m Armenian
From the Armenian word ոստանիկ (ostanik) meaning "courtier, noble".

Voyʉe m Tsou

Vramshapuh m Armenian
Combination of the names Vram and Shapuh. Born by a 4th century king of Armenia

Vrashta f Sanskrit
MEANING : to rain, shower down... [more]

Vratko m Slovak
Originally a diminutive of Vratislav, now used as a given name in its own right.

Vrinda f Hinduism
This name comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. It is one of the names given to the Hindu goddess Radha, one of the god Vishnu's many lovers. The name is also used for the tulsi plant, a sacred plant in Hinduism, because it is said Radha's hair was wavy and luxurious, like the leaves on the plant.

Vrishali f Hinduism
the history goes back to the Mahabharata where it is the name of karna's wife.

Vrishi f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil
MEANING : a roll of twisted grass, pad, cushion, (esp.) the seat of a religious student or of an ascetic... [more]

Vrishtva f Indian, Sanskrit
MEANING : to rain, shower down, to cause to rain... [more]

Vrishtvi f Sanskrit
MEANING : to rain, shower down, effuse... [more]

Vriya f Indian (Modern)
Vriya means Powerful,intellectual.

Vrtanes m Armenian, Ancient Armenian

Vrunali f Indian (Modern, Rare)

Vukaši m Vlach
Vlach form of Vuk.

Vulga f Siberian, Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Uliana.

Vuolát m Sami
Sami form of Ola 1.

Vushchta f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ustinya.

Vynessa f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vyrăstaj m Chuvash
Given to boys born on Sunday, derived from the Chuvash word for the day, Vyrsarni kun, literally meaning "Russian weekend day". It can also be linked to the word Vyrăs meaning "Russian".

Vyta f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vita 1.

Vytis m Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with Vyt-, e.g. Vytautas (compare Vytas).

Vyusti f Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi
Means "twilight."

Waalke m East Frisian
An East Frisian short form of names beginning in Wal- (derived from the Germanic name element walt "to rule").... [more]

Wacek m Polish
Diminutive of Wacław.

Wack m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wacłôw.

Wacłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Václav.

Wada f Oromo
East african (Kushitic, Oromo) meaning "Promise".

Wade m Livonian, Medieval Baltic

Waen f & m Thai
Means "circle, hoop, ring" in Thai.

Wah f Burmese
Means "yellow" in Burmese.

Wahaj m Pakistani
"glowing/ with blazing splendor".... [more]

Wai m & f Burmese
Means "profuse, abound, abundant" in Burmese.

Wakaba f Japanese
From 若葉 (wakaba) meaning "new leaves; fresh verdure," as a name, also written as 稚葉 or 新葉.... [more]

Wakae f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, limbs". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Wakame f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Waka-ush-kamuy f Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu goddess (Kamuy) of freshwater.

Wakely m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Wakeley.

Wakuko f Japanese
From Japanese 環 (wa) meaning "circle, ring, wheel", 玖 (ku) meaning "nine" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Wakuni f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]

Wakuri f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 和久利, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]

Walburgis f German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walburg (see also Walburga).

Walda f German (Rare), Dutch
Short form of names with the name element walt "to rule".

Waldeko m Livonian, Medieval Baltic

Waldi m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element walt meaning "rule", such as Ewald and Waldemar for men and Waltraud for women.... [more]

Waldison m Garo
Character from Katta Agana.

Wȧlek m Vilamovian
Variant of Walek.

Walentyn m Polish
Polish form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Waleriana f Polish
Polish form of Valeriana.

Walis m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.

Wa-li-ssu m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.

Wallia m Gothic
From Germanic walt or Gothic waljan, meaning "ruler" or "to choose". Wallia (?-418) was a king of the Visigoths.

Walpurgis f German (Latinized)
German variant of Walburgis. In Central and Northern Europe, Walpurgisnacht ('Walpurgis Night') is a holiday usually celebrated on April 30 or May 1.

Walshak m Ngas
WAL means "cry", shak means "one another". Which Literally means Feel for one another

Wałtar m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Walter.

Waltram m German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements walt "to rule" and hraban raven.

Waluigi m Popular Culture
A portmanteau of Luigi and Japanese 悪い (warui) "bad", therefore meaning "bad Luigi". This is the name of Luigi's evil counterpart from the Mario series.

Walumbike f Chewa
Means "praise" in Chewa.

Wanchai m Thai
From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Wandła f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Wanda.

Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.

Wane m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Current theories link this name to Finnish vanea "strong, powerful, tempered".

Wang-meng m Hmong
Wang-meng means "very wealthy" in Hmong. The friends of the person usually use one of the two words for short cut since it's too long. They can just call him Wang or just Meng.

Wanhija f Kaguru
Means "they run off" in Chikaguru.

Wanja f & m Scandinavian, German
German variant of Vanya, a Russian diminutive of either Ivan or Ivanna. This is also used in Scandinavia (see Vanja), where it is primarily feminine.

Wanli m & f Chinese
Means "ten thousand calendars" in Chinese. Other character combinations are also possible.

Wannaphon f Thai
From Thai วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Wanwisa f Thai
Derived from Thai วันวิสาขบูชา (wanwisakhabucha) referring to Visakha Puja (or Vesak), a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.

Wanyae m African American (Modern, Rare)

Warabi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 蕨 (ketsu, warabi) meaning "bracken."... [more]

Wərəsbij m Ubykh
Derived from wərəs meaning "Russian" and bij meaning "lord, master".

Wareru m Mon, Burmese
Etymology unknown. A person bearing the name was the founder of the Martaban Kingdom, later known as the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, located in the central coast of present day Myanmar. His name has no known meaning.

Warfa m Somali

Warhi f Dogri
From Goddess Durga.

Wariboko f Ijaw
Derived from the Ijaw word wari meaning "house" and boko meaning "harbinger of riches".

Wariso:se f Mohawk
Mohawk form of Mary Jo.

Warłaam m Polish
Polish form of Varlaam.

Warlock m English (Rare), Literature
This name is derived from the word of the same name, which is another name for a wizard. The word used to mean "traitor" or "oath-breaker" since the word is derived from a combination of Old English wærloga "traitor, liar, enemy, devil", which comes from wær meaning "faith, fidelity, a compact, agreement, covenant" (from Proto-Germanic *wera-, which then comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-o- meaning "true, trustworthy"), and an agent noun related to leogan meaning "to lie."... [more]

Warsan f Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "news" combined with the Somali feminine name suffix -san, itself a derivative of Somali wanaagsan meaning "good". A notable bearer of this name is Warsan Shire (1988-), a British writer, poet, editor and teacher of Somali descent.

Wasan f Arabic
Means "last moments before sleep" in Arabic.

Waseema f Arabic
Feminine form of Waseem.

Washakie m Shoshone

Watari m & f Japanese (Rare)
This is, essentially, a variant of Wataru (compare Hikari to Hikaru and Nozomi to Nozomu).... [more]

Wataru m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 渉 (wataru) meaning "to ford or to cross a body of water" or 亘 (wataru) meaning "span, request" or 渡 (wataru) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross" or 航 (wataru) meaning "navigate"... [more]

Wathondare f Far Eastern Mythology
Burmese form of Phra Mae Thorani.

Watna m Western African
Means "let's go" in Balanta, spoken in Guinea Bissau.

Waymon m American
Oklahoma is where it came from in the 1940's.

Wazmal f Kashmiri
Meaning "Beautiful".

We f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Hui.

Wedansh m Telugu, Tamil
Meaning "King".

Weelum m Scots
Scots form of William.

Weera m Thai, Sinhalese
Thai alternate transcription of Vira as well as the Sinhalese form.

Weidong m Chinese
From Chinese 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]

Weijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 惟 (wéi) meaning "alone, only", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect" or 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve, hold together" combined with 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" or 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger sabre"... [more]

Weike f & m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names with one of the first name elements wig "war, battle" or wih "consecration".

Weiping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "wander, travel" or "duckweed"... [more]

Wélberta f Obscure

Weles m Slavic Mythology
God of underworld, magic, oaths, art, craft, merchants, wealth in Slavic Mythology.

Wenbo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive, gamble", 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 伯 (bó) meaning "uncle, earl, count"... [more]

Wendelmoet f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic name elements wentil meaning "a Vandal" (see Wendel) and muot meaning "courage, boldness".... [more]

Wenhui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 会 (huì) meaning "meeting, gathering", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit"... [more]

Wenliang m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "brilliant, bright, clear", 良 (liáng) meaning "good", or 樑 (liáng) meaning "bridge", as well as other character combinations.

Wenu f & m Mapuche
From Mapudungun wenu, a noun meaning "sky" and an adverb meaning "up, above."

Wen-yen f Chinese, Japanese
Wen-yen was the name of China's 5th king's daughter's name and is the name of a rare Chineese artist from the Ching dynasty.

Wepa m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Vefa.

Wernfried m German (Austrian, Rare)
From the Germanic name element warin "guard" and fridu "peace".

Wespazjón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vespasian.

Weylyn m & f American
Variant of Waylon sometimes used for girls.

Whoopi f Popular Culture
Whoopi Goldberg is the stage name of Caryn Elaine Johnson. ... [more]

Wiara f Polish
Directly taken from Polish wiara "belief, faith", reinforced by the Slavic names Vera 1 and Vjera.

Wiarunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiara.

Wibilo m Medieval German
A diminutive of Wibo.... [more]

Wicadith m Inca Mythology (Anglicized, Rare)
Means "shiny" in ancient Tulalip-inca tribe scripts,as in Bagobago 1,87: "With thee shall be the song of the wekkadeth birds"

Wichian m Thai
Means "lightning bolt" or "diamond" in Thai.

Widura f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
meaning- learned or clever, skilled, intelligent

Więcsława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Więcesław.

Wiets m Frisian
Form of Wide.

Wiktoryn m Polish
Polish form of Victorinus.

Wiktunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wikunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wikvaya m Hopi
Hopi name meaning "one who brings", derived from Hopi wíkva "bring, fetch" (plural wíkvaya).

Wildor m German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Maybe a dithematic name formed of the Germanic name element willo "will" and the name of the Germanic god Thor.... [more]

Wilfretrudis f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant or corrupted form of Vulfedrudis, which was a Latinized form of Wulfetrude or Wulftrude, itself derived from the Germanic elements wolf meaning "wolf" and drud "strength" (alternatively, the second element could be *trut "maiden")... [more]

Wilja f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Vilja.

Willebirg f Medieval German
Formed from the Germanic name element willo "will" and burg "castle, protection".

Willia f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Willa.

Willibrord m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch, German (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements willa meaning "will, desire" and brord meaning "prick, point" as well as "spearhead" and "blade, lance, javelin".... [more]

Willibrordus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Dutch, Indonesian (Rare)
Latinized form of Willibrord. A known bearer of this name was the Indonesian dramatist and poet Willibrordus S. Rendra (1935-2009).

Willigis m Medieval German
From Willigisus, the Latinized form of a Germanic name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and gisal "pledge, hostage"... [more]

Williswinda f Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the name elements willo "will, desire" and swind "strong".

Willkit m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name element willo "will, desire" and an unknown second part.

Wilmadeen f English (American)
The meaning of the name is unknown.

Wilmadeene f Popular Culture (Modern)
A combination of Wilma and Dean. Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis is a main character of the 1961 movie Splendor in the Grass... [more]

Wilmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements willo "will, desire" and mund "protection".

Wilnor m Haitian Creole, Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Wilmer.... [more]

Wiltruda f Medieval Polish
Polish form of Wiltrud.

Wimon f & m Thai
Means "chaste, pure, clean" in Thai.

Wina f African, Nigerian
means gift of God

Winanda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Winand.

Wineke f Dutch, West Frisian
Feminine form of Wine.

Winibalda f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Winibald.

Winicjusz m Polish
Polish form of Vinicius.

Winnaretta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a Latinate form of Winifred. It was borne by Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943), an American heiress.

Winner m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "winner".

Winnerson m Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Winnet f American (Archaic)
Diminutive of Winifred used in 18th- and 19th-century America.

Winnifer f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Winifred and Jennifer, or a variant of Gwenhwyfar.

Winrich m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Winiric.

Wiolunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wirachai m Thai
From Thai วีร (wira) meaning "brave, heroic" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Wiranto m Javanese
From Javanese wira meaning "hero, warrior".

Wirasak m Thai
From Thai วีร (wira) meaning "brave, heroic" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Wirgiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Virgilius.

Wisgonda f Dutch
Dutch form of Wisgund.

Wisi m & f Punu, African
Means "dawning" in Punu.

Wita f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Vita 1.