This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Weedon m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Weedon. This was borne by the English actor and writer Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919), full name Walter Weedon Grossmith... [
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Weeko f & m American (Rare)Many sites list is as meaning "pretty" in Sioux, when in fact it's a slang form of
wikoska meaning "venereal disease". It's likely an invented name.
Welcome m & f English, English (Puritan)The origin of Welcome is the English language. Derived literally from the common word 'welcome'. It represents the transferred use of the vocabulary word as a given name.
West m & f EnglishFrom the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European
*wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname
West or a short form of
Weston.
Whit m & f EnglishPossibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of
Whitney or other names beginning with
Whit.
Whitey m EnglishA nickname given to people often in reference to skin or hair color.
Whitfield m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Whitfield. A known bearer of this surname as a first name is the American cryptographer Whitfield Diffie (b... [
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Wigan m English (Rare)A rare personal name from the town so-named in Lancashire, itself apparently derived from a Celtic personal name.... [
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Wilberforce m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Wilberforce. British author P. G. Wodehouse used it for the middle name of his famous fictional character Bertie Wooster.
Win m African AmericanFrom win (n.) Old English
winn "labor, toil; strife, conflict; profit, gain,." Modern sense of "a victory in a game or contest" is first attested 1862, from the verb.
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.
Winky m English, LiteratureWinky's origin is English. Winky is a diminutive form of the name
Wink.This is the name of Winky Crocket, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
Winnard m EnglishIn connection with the bird, the name "Winnard," possibly derived from the Cornish word for "redwing," can positively represent attributes associated with this bird. The redwing is a migratory bird known for its resilience, adaptability, and the beauty of its song... [
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Winnold m EnglishOld English form of Winwaloe, Gunwalloe or Guenole. A
Breton name which means “he who is fair”. ... [
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Winsor m EnglishA variant of Windsor. It is the name of the American animator and cartoonist Winsor McCay. He is most famous for his Little Nemo (1905 - 1926) comic strip.
Wish m & f EnglishMeaning "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"... [
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Woodbridge m EnglishAmerican motion picture director Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (Born: March 21, 1889, Died: February 5, 1943) is a famous bearer of this name.
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.
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).
Worrall m EnglishThe surname/name (Worrall) is composed of the Old English elements wir, which means "myrtle" and halh, which means "nook or corner of land." The surname/name translates as "nook of land where bog-myrtle grows."
Wynton m EnglishVariant of
Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.
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.
Xeyon m English (American)Xeyon is a masculine given name. It means “the ocean of wisdom people or maesters“.
It originates from a masculine or feminine Chinese given name Ziyang (子洋), in which Zi(子) means son/wisdom people/subset, yang(洋) means ocean/fashion/western. 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.
Yael m American (Modern)Modern variant of
Yale possibly influenced by French
Gaël. This name first overtook the feminine popularity in 2003 with 110 boys over 80 girls and then suddenly raised in popularity in the United States in 2008 with 226 boys born over 94 girls... [
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Yahir m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern)Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of
Yair. A known bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actor Yahir Othón Parra (1979-), commonly known as Yahir, whose career began on the music reality show
La Academia in 2002, the first year Yahir appeared in the top 1000 names in the United States.
Yakima f & m EnglishA 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"... [
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Yelm m EnglishA modification of the native word
Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.
Yohance m African American (Rare), Hausa (?)Used by American comedian, writer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for his son born 1973. According to a 1973 issue of
Jet magazine, Gregory and his wife Lillian found the name in a book called
Names from Africa, and Yohance 'means "God's gift" in the Hausa language of Nigeria.'
Ypres m English (Rare)From the name of the town and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province (see
Ieper), the name first used and peaked during the Battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.
Yule m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English
yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English
geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term
jól).
Yurem m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)Usage of this name in the late 2000s likely comes from Yurem Rojas, who was the winner of the reality TV show '
Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda'.
Zaddock m English (Rare)(Anglicized) variant of
Zadok. A bearer of the variant
Zadock was Congressman Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.