English Submitted Names

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

Wills m English

Willson m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilson.

Willye m English
Variant of Willy.

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

Wilmington m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilmington.

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

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

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

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.

Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.

Winchester m English
Transferred use of the surname Winchester.

Windebank f English

Windell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Windell.... [more]

Windham m English
Transferred use of the surname Windham.

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

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)

Wing m English (Canadian)

Wingfield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wingfield.

Wini f English
Variant of Winnie.

Wink m English
Diminutive of Winston.

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, Literature
Winky'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.

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.

Winnee m English
Diminutive of Winfred.

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".

Winney f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winni f & m English
Variant of Winnie.

Winnieford f English
Variant of Winifred.

Winnold m English
Old English form of Winwaloe, Gunwalloe or Guenole. A Breton name which means “he who is fair”. ... [more]

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

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)

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.

Winsor m English
A 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.

Winstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Winsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Winstone m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston, reflecting the word stone.

Winstyn m English
Variant of Winston.

Wint m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

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.

Wintie m English
Diminutive of Winthrop.

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]

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

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

Wiston m Spanish (Latin American), English (African), French (African), Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Witness m English (African), South African
From the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".

Witten m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Witten.

Witter m English (Rare)
Transferred of use of Witter. The poet Harold Witter Bynner possesses this as a middle name.

Wolcott m English

Wolfer m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolfer.

Wolfie m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Nickname for names containing the element Wolf-, such as Wolf, Wolfe, Wolfgang etc... [more]

Wolston m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolston.

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

Wonya m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wanya.

Woodard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodard.

Woodbridge m English
American motion picture director Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (Born: March 21, 1889, Died: February 5, 1943) is a famous bearer of this name.

Woodbury m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodbury.

Woodi m English
Variant of Woody.

Woodley m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodley.

Woodroe m English (American)
Variant of Woodrow.

Woodrove m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodrove.

Woodsia f English (American)
Feminine form of Woods.

Woodson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodson.

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).

Worley m English
Transferred use of the surname Worley.

Wormley m English (American)

Worrall m English
The 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."

Worth m English (American)
Transferred from the surname Worth.

Worthy m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthy.

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

Wrangler m & f English (Modern)

Wrath m English (Puritan)
From English wrath meaning "extreme anger", referring to the wrath of God.

Wray m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wray.

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

Wraye m English
Transferred use of the surname Wraye.

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

Wrenn f English
Variant of Wren

Wrennyn f English (American)

Wrenynn f English (American)
Variant of Wrennyn

Wrestling m English (Puritan)
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’. Meaning, "The sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules." Referring to Genesis 32:22-32 in which Jacob wrestles with God... [more]

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.

Wuzafo m English

Wvenecca f English (Australian)

Wyanet f English

Wyat m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyatt.

Wyatte m English
Variant of Wyatt

Wyclef m English (Modern), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyclef. A known bearer of this name is the Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean.

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

Wyette m English
Variant of Wyatt.

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

Wylan m English
Probably a variant of Wayland.

Wylbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

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.

Wylfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilfred.

Wylie m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Wyll m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Short form of the archaic name Wylliam. In other words, you could say that this name is an older form of Will.

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]

Wylliam m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this is an archaic spelling of William, which is sometimes understandably perceived as a modern spelling of the name, due to the current trend of spelling traditional names differently.... [more]

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

Wyllys m English (American)
Variant of Willis.

Wyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyman.

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.

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

Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.

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.

Wynford m Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gwynfor.

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.

Wynstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynston m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Wynton m English
Variant of Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.

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

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

Wyott m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Wyatt, or possibly Wyot.

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

Wysteria f English
Variant of Wisteria.

Wythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Wythe.

Wyvern m English

Xachary m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Xaia f English

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

Xaivier m English (American)
Variant of Xavier.

Xakery m English
Variant of Zachary.

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.

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.

Xandyr m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander.

Xane m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1.

Xania f English (Rare)

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.

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.

Xaria f English (Modern, Rare)

Xarya f English (Modern)

Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.

Xave m English
Short form of Xavier.

Xaveer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English
Dutch and Flemish form of Xaverius as well as an English variant of Xavier.

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

Xaviar m English
Variant of Xavier.

Xavin m English (American)

Xavion m English
Variant of Xavian

Xaviour m English (Rare), English (African), Indian
Variant of Xavier, influenced by Saviour.

Xavius m Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Xaverius.

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

Xayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

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

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

Xayvier m English
Variant of Xavier.

Xeily f English (American)

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

Xeno m English (American, Modern, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno or maybe a Latinized form of Xenon.... [more]

Xenobia f English (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Xerius m Late Roman (?), English (Modern, Rare)
Used as an unusual name in Roman times. Possibly used in relation to the name or derived from the name ZEUS.

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.

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.

Xiaver m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

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)

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

Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.

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

Xsavier m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Xsavior m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier, influenced by Savior.

Xxavier m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

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.

Xyler m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zyler.

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.

Xylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood, timber", a word used in the New Testament of the cross (for example, Acts of the Apostles 5:30 and 10:39).

Xylona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Xylon.

Xyrene f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)

Xzavion m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavian

Xzavior m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier

Xzayvier m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

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).

Yadiel m Spanish (Latin American), English
Spanish variant of Jehudiel.

Yadriel m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe from Adriel with an initial Y added.

Yaguilla f English

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

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

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)

Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.

Yancey m English (Modern)
Variant of Yancy.

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

Yarde m English
Transferred use of the surname Yarde.

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

Yarrabah f English

Yarrow m English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Yarrow, and/or from the word for the flowering plant (Achillea millefolium).

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

Yasmyn f English
Variant of Yasmin.

Yawrey f English

Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.

Yeager m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeager.

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

Yedda f English (Rare)

Yeheb f English

Yelm m English
A modification of the native word Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.

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"

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

Yeoville m English (Rare)

Yeriel m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriel.

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

Yeshwin m Indian, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yashwin.

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

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

Yesli f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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

Yetiva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yetive.

Yetive f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]

Yevette f English (American)
Variant of Yvette.

Yiana f English (Rare), Greek (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant of Yianna.

Yireh f & m Biblical, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Jireh.

Yitzak m Hebrew, English
Variant of Itzak

Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.

Yocelyne f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yoder m English (Rare)
English transcription of Joder.

Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".

Yolana f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Yolanda.

Yolinda f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yolanda influenced by Linda.

Yollie f English
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yonnie f English (Rare)

Yootha f English
Possibly means "joy" in an Australian Aborigine language. A well known bearer of this name was the British actress Yootha Joyce (1927-1980), star of the British sitcom "George and Mildred".

Yorke m Scottish, English
Variant of York and transferred usage of the surname Yorke.

Yosie f English (Rare, Archaic, Expatriate)
Variant of Josie.

Young m English
Transferred use of the surname Young.

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.

Ysanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (British, Rare)

Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]

Yulanda f English (American)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yule m English
Transferred 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).

Yuriah m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriah.

Yuvin m English (Modern, Rare)

Yve f English (Archaic), French
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.

Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvor m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ivor.

Yzmira f English (Rare)

Zaara f English (Rare)
Variant of Zara 1.

Zabe m English (Modern)

Zabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabella. (See also Zabela).

Zabelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Truncated form of Izabelle.