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WUKONG m Literature
Means "awakened to emptiness", from Chinese 悟 (wù) meaning "enlightenment, awakening" and 空 (kōng) meaning "empty, hollow, sky". This is the name of the Monkey King in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.

WULAN f Javanese
Javanese form of BULAN.

WULF m German
Variant of WOLF.

WULFGIFU f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and giefu "gift".

WULFNOÐ m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and noð "boldness, daring". This name became rare after the Norman Conquest.

WULFRIC m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ULRIC.

WULFRUN f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and run "secret, mystery". This was the name of a 10th-century English noblewoman who founded the city of Wolverhampton.

WULFRUNA f History
Form of WULFRUN sometimes used in reference to the 10th-century noblewoman.

WULFSIGE m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and sige "victory".

WULFSTAN m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and stan "stone".

WULLEM m Limburgish
Limburgish form of WILLIAM.

WUM m Limburgish
Short form of WULLEM.

WYATT m English
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name WYOT. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) was an American lawman and gunfighter involved in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.

WYBERT m Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigberht, composed of the elements wig "battle" and beorht "bright".

WYMOND m Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigmund, composed of the 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 (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name WINE.

WYNNSTAN m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and stan "stone".

WYNONA f English
Variant of WINONA.

WYNONNA f English (Rare)
Variant of WINONA.

WYNTER f English (Modern)
Variant of WINTER.

WYOT m Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name Wigheard, composed of the elements wig "battle" and heard "brave, hardy".

WYSTAN m English (Rare)
From the Old English name Wigstan, composed of the elements wig "battle" and stan "stone". This was the name of a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon saint. It became rare after the Norman Conquest, and in modern times it is chiefly known as the first name of the British poet W. H. Auden (1907-1973).

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