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Whimsy f & m English (American)

Whisper f & m English (Rare)
From the English word whisper. "Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords".... [more]

Whit m & f English
Possibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of Whitney or other names beginning with Whit.

Whitley m & f English, American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whitley.

Whitne f English (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitnee f English (American)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitni f English
Variant of Whitney.

Whitnie f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitny f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Varient of Whitney.

Whittany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Whitney influenced by Brittany.

Whittnie f English (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whyn f English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of whin, an evergreen bush.

Wilamina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willamina.

Wilberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wilbert.

Wilbertine f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilbert

Wilburta f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilburt.

Wildaliz f American (Hispanic)

Wildflower f English (Rare)

Wilella f English (American, Rare)

Wilhelminah f South African (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilhelminia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Wilhelmina.

Wilhemina f English (African)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilifred f English
Feminine form of Wilfred.

Willabelle f English (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Willa and Belle.

Willadeen f American (South)
Variant of Willadeene

Willadeene f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Willodean. A notable bearer is Willadeene Parton, the oldest sibling of country singer Dolly Parton.

Willadene f American (South)

Willajean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Willa and Jean 2.

Willametta f English (American, Archaic)

Willamina f English (Rare)
A feminine form of William or a contraction of Wilhelmina.

Willardine f English
Feminization of Willard.

Willena f English (Rare)

Willene f English (American), American (South), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Feminine elaboration of Willie using the common name suffix lene, or perhaps a contraction of names such as Wilhelmina, Wilmadeene, and Willodean.

Willetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Willette.

Willette f English (Rare)
Anglicized form (or English cognate) of Guillaumette or Guillemette. Also compare Willine.

Willey m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

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

Williama f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Feminine form of William.

Williametta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of William ending with the feminine suffix -etta.

Willianne f English (Rare)

Williemae f English (American), African American
Combination of Willie and Mae.

Williette f African American

Willina f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Willine.

Willine f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch and English cognate of Guillaumine or Guillemine. Also compare Willette.

Willisa f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Willis.

Willma f English (American)
Variant of Wilma.

Willman m & f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willman.

Willo f English
Variant of Willow.

Willodean f American (South, Archaic)

Willodeen f English
Variant of Willadeene

Willodene f American (Rare)

Willoh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willomena f American (Rare)

Willona f American (South, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Wilona. Willona Woods is a character from the 1970s TV show 'Good Times'.

Willory f American (South, Archaic)

Willowdean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Willodean.

Willowe f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Willow.

Willowmae f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Willow and Mae. According to the SSA, Willowmae was given to 5 girls in 2018.

Willox m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Willox.

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

Wilmarie f Afrikaans, South African, Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilma, Willem or Wilfredo, and Marie or a feminine form of Wilmar... [more]

Wilmary f Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and Mary... [more]

Wilmetta f English
Variant of Wilmette

Wilmette f English (Rare)
An elaborated form of Wilma ending in -ette

Wilmonda f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilmond

Wilona f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Wilsie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a feminine diminutive form and masculine diminutive of Wilson.

Wiltha m & f English

Wimberley f English (American)
Variation on Kimberley.

Winatha f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Winda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Wenda.

Windebank f English

Windola f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Windreaka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name. Extremely rare.

Windy f English
Often a diminutive of Wi- names such as Wilhelmina and Winifred.

Winefred f & m American (Rare)

Winell f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a rare spelling of Wynelle.

Wineva f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
This name has been in occasional use in the U.S. since the 19th century, particularly in the area of Missouri and Iowa.... [more]

Winfreda f English (Australian)

Wini f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winkie m & f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive for names starting with W or ending with the -ine sound, or its transferred use of the surname Winkie.

Winn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wynn.

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.

Winnefred f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Winifred.

Winnefrid f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Winnifred.

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

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

Winney f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winni f & m English
Variant of Winnie.

Winnieford f English
Variant of Winifred.

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

Winny f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winnie.

Winoa f American (Rare, Archaic)

Winola f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Probably after Lake Winola in Pennsylvania.

Winonah f English (Modern)
Variant of Winona.

Winora f English

Winslet f English (British, Modern, Rare)

Winsley f American (Rare)

Winsom m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Winsome.

Winsome f English, Jamaican Patois
From the English word meaning "charming, engaging", derived from the Old English roots wynn "joy" and sum.

Winteria f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Winter.

Winterrose f English (Rare)
Combination of the English words/names, Winter and Rose. There is also a flower called winter rose.

Winther f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter used in several languages.

Wintra m & f English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon, African American, English
Old English byname meaning "winter", originally given to a person with a frosty or gloomy temperament.... [more]

Wintry m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word wintry, "suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy".

Wiona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyona.

Wisconsin m & f American
Unisex name based of the American state.

Wish m & f English
Meaning "a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen". From Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳscan ‎"to wish", from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎"to wish", from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- ‎"to wish, love"... [more]

Wisp f & m English (American), Indian

Witney f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Wonda f American (Rare)

Wonder f & m English (American)
From the English word, "Wonder."

Wonderful m & f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
It's been used, rarely, in the United States dating back to the 18th century.

Wonderlyn f English (American)
Diminutive of Wonder

Woodnut m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodnut. Famous bearer is Woodnut S. Burr (1861-1952) who fought for women's legal right to vote in the US.

Woodsia f English (American)
Feminine form of Woods.

Worden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Warden and rarely used as a feminine form. A known bearer was the American painter Worden Day (1912-1986).

Wraith m & f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture

Wrangler m & f English (Modern)

Wrayanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raeann, or a combination of Wray and Anne 1.

Wrenly f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrenn f English
Variant of Wren

Wrenna f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Wren. It coincides with Old English wrenna meaning "(male) wren".

Wrennyn f English (American)

Wrenynn f English (American)
Variant of Wrennyn

Wrigley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Wrigley.

Wrintha f English (American)

Wryn f English (American)
Newly created name, probably a variant of Wren given to 5 girls in 2018.

Wurtila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available.

Wurzy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A short form of Wurtila.

Wvenecca f English (Australian)

Wyanet f English

Wyeth m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyeth.

Wyett m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Wyatt or variant of Wyette and Wyetta.

Wyetta f African American
Feminine form of Wyatt.

Wyla f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine variant of Wiley or an invented name based on the sound of Twyla.

Wylda f English
Variant of Wilda.

Wylder m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wylder.

Wylee m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wylei f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wyleigh f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wylene f English (American)

Wyler m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyler.

Wylie m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Wylla f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
In the United States, this name is a variant spelling of the feminine name Willa.... [more]

Wyllow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Wynanda f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnanda, Frisian variant of Winanda and South African form of Winanda.

Wyncia f American (South, Rare, ?)
Allegedly a Southern USA feminization of the Welsh name Llewellyn.

Wyndelle f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Wendell.

Wyndy f English (American)

Wynelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wyn using the popular name suffix elle.

Wynetta f English
Variant of Wynette or a combination of Wyn and Etta.

Wynette f American (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Wynnie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winnie or a feminine diminutive of Wynn.

Wynnter f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter, the spelling influenced by that of Wynn.

Wynsome f English (British, Rare), English (American)
Variant of Winsome.

Wyntergrace f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wynter and Grace.

Wyoma f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the American state name Wyoming.

Wyomia f African American
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Wyomia Tyus (1945—).

Wyoming f & m American
Transferred use of surname Wyoming

Wyona f English (American)
Possibly derived from the state of Wyoming in the United States.

Wyone f American (Rare)

Wyonia f American (Rare)

Wyouida f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element wy and Ouida.

Wysteria f English
Variant of Wisteria.

Xadriana f African American (Modern)
Blend of Xavier and Adriana.

Xady f American (Hispanic)
Variant/different spelling of Sadie

Xaia f English

Xaila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xayla.

Xamira f English (Rare)

Xan f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Alexandra, Alexander, Xanthe and other names containing xan... [more]

Xanadu f English (Modern), Literature
Anglicized form of Shangdu (meaning "Upper Capital"), the summer capital of Kublai, the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. The city, famously visited by Marco Polo in 1275, came into Western popular culture in the early 19th century via the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem "Kubla Khan."

Xand m & f English
Diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra.

Xandie m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Alexander or Alexandra.

Xandrea f English (American)
Elaboration of Xandra or short form of Alexandrea.

Xandria f American (Modern, Rare), African American
Short form of Alexandria.

Xandriah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Xandrie f English (Australian, Rare)
Xandrie is the name of a fiction character, played by Adelaide Clemens, in a 2010 Australian film called "Wasted on the Young."

Xandy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandie.

Xania f English (Rare)

Xaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Xanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on Zanna or Xandra.

Xannie f English (Rare)

Xanta f English (American)
Variant of Xantha.

Xantha f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Xanthe.

Xanthea f English (Rare)
Variant of Xanthia.

Xanthene f American (Rare)
Modern elaborated form of Xanthe. It coincides with the name of a yellow organic heterocyclic compound; xanthene dyes tend to be fluorescent and brilliant, yellow to pink to bluish-red.

Xantiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Xantiana is a latinised adjective derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus. It is used in the name of some flowering plants, notably Clarkia xantiana and Chaenactis xantiana.

Xara f American (Rare)

Xaria f English (Modern, Rare)

Xarya f English (Modern)

Xaviana f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Xavian or an elaboration of Xavia.

Xavianna f American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Elaborated form of Xavia.

Xaviara f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xavienna f American (Modern)
Feminine form of Xavien.

Xavyera f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Xaylah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Xaylee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee. 12 girls in the USA were given the name Xaylee in 2021 according to the USA Social Security Administration.

Xea f American (Modern, Rare)
A new, invented name.

Xeah f American (Modern, Rare)

Xeily f English (American)

Xelda f American (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Xen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Zen. This name was used by American actors Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin for their son born 2001.

Xenaria f English

Xenobia f English (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Xia f English
Diminutive of Alexia.

Xiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name using the -iana trend in such names like Kiana 2 and Tiana.

Xianna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiana.

Xienna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zienna, which is an altered form of Sienna.

Xilee f English (American)

Xiola f English (Australian, Rare)

Xiomar m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Spanish variant of Guiomar.

Xion f & m Popular Culture, English
Variant of Zion.

Xitlaly f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Citlali.

Xiya f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ziya.

Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.

Xonia f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a modern variant of Sonia.

Xosha f African American (Rare)
Variant of the word Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.

Xsara f American (Hispanic, ?)

Xyla f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino
Possibly an invented name, perhaps based on Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross".

Xylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

Xylee f English (American)

Xyleena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Xyleigh f English (American)

Xylene f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Xylina; an elaborated form of Xyla using the common name suffix lene.

Xyley f English (American)

Xylia f English (Modern, Rare)
From xylo, a Greek root meaning "wood".

Xyliana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Xylia or Xylina modeled on names ending in liana, such as Juliana and Liliana.

Xylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylia or Xyla, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kylie, Riley and Briley.

Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]

Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.

Xylona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Xylon.

Xyrene f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)

Xzandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandra/Zandra.

Xzandria f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria/Zandria.

Xzavia f & m African American
Variant of Xavia, Zavia, or Xavier.

Xzaviana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xaviana.

Xzherieh f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zuri. The runner-up of one of the episodes in the cooking show Chopped bears this name.

Ya f Cornish, English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Ia 2.

Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).

Yaguilla f English

Yahna f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yahnah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yahree f American (Modern, Rare)

Yahritza f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yaritza. A known bearer is Mexican-American singer Yahritza Martínez (2006-) of the band Yahritza y su Esencia.

Yahvi f Indian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit यह्वी (yahvi) meaning "heaven and earth".

Yailin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Yajaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yakenya f American (Modern, Rare)

Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]

Yakime f African American (Rare), English (African)

Yalanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yalina f American (Hispanic, Modern)

Yamilex f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an altered form of Yamila. This was the name of a character on the Venezuelan telenovela 'Como tú, ninguna' (1995).

Yamilexs f American (Hispanic, Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Yamilex.

Yamira f African American (Modern)

Yanci f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anayansi or a feminine variant of Yancy.

Yaneec f African American (Rare)

Yanella f American (Hispanic)
Hispanicised form of Janella.

Yanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Yanette f Picard, American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yann, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang.

Yanexi f American (Hispanic)

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yannah f German (Rare), Belgian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yaquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yakisha or Yakeisha, a combination of the phonetic element ya with the name Keisha.

Yarboro f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Traditionally a surname, although not a common one.

Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.

Yareli f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yarely f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yareli.

Yaretsi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yaretzi.

Yarishna f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps a variant of Yaritza. It is borne by Yarishna Ayala (1991-), a Puerto Rican bodybuilder and fitness model on Instagram. This name was given to 18 girls born in the United States in 2018, and to 28 girls born in the United States in 2019.

Yarnise f African American (Rare)

Yarrabah f English

Yaseena f Arabic (Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yasin.

Yasheema f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Yashira f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Yasir.

Yasmyn f English
Variant of Yasmin.

Yawrey f English

Yazlyn f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jazlyn.

Yazmeen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yasmin.

Yazmine f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jasmine.

Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.

Yda f American (Archaic)
Variant of Ida.

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.

Yecenia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yesenia.

Yedda f English (Rare)

Yeheb f English

Yelba f American (Hispanic)

Yenda'Me f English (American)
Form of Norwegian "Janta min". (Sometimes said as Jenta Mi) Means "Girl Mine" in Norwegian. It (The Norwegian version) was the pet name for the character "Selma" in the 1945 film "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"

Yeniséi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Derived from place name Yeniséi.

Yenisei f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Unaccented variant (transcription) of Yeniséi.

Yeniséy f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
More commonly used variant of Yeniséi.

Yenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna.

Yesha f English (New Zealand)
Yesha is a rare name used in New Zealand or in Maori. Yesha means beautiful culture.

Yesica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yesika f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yesina f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yesli f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Yessica f American (Hispanic), Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jessica, and unaccented form of Spanish Yéssica.