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Walabonso m History (Ecclesiastical)Possibly related to the Germanic roots
walah ("foreigner") and
funs ("ready"). This is the name of a Christian martyr from 9th century in Niebla, in the Andalusi emirate of Cordoba in what is now Spain.
Walagash m Old PersianOf ancient Persian origin, the meaning of this male name is unfortunately uncertain.
Walangkura f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Walangkura Napanangka (b. between circa 1938 to 1946), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Walanni f HittiteMeaning uncertain, possibly deriving from the Luwian element
wa-na-a ("woman"), or the Hattic element
waₐšul ("abundance, blessing"). Name borne by a Hittite queen, who was possibly of Hurrian origin (fl... [
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Waldalenus m Frankish (Latinized)Possibly a Latinized form of
Waldhelm. This was borne by Waldalenus, Duke of Upper Burgundy, a Frankish magnate who lived in the late 6th century and early 7th century... [
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Waldegard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
valdan "to reign." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Waldegis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic
valdan "to reign." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Walder m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for several characters in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Walder Frey is the elderly patriarch of House Frey and the namesake of some of his descendants.
Waldin m Arthurian CycleA strong knight who assisted his cousin or uncle, King Angusel of Scotland, in repelling an invasion of Saxons.... [
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Waldomer m Arthurian CycleThe brother-in-law of the Emperor of the Alemanni. He served as a commander for King Meriadoc of Wales when Meriadoc served the Emperor.
Waldrada f Germanic, HistoryFeminine form of
Waldrad. Waldrada lived in the 6th century AD and was the wife of Theudebald, a Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty.
Walfrid m Germanic, Swedish, FinnishGermanic variant form of
Waldfrid and Finnish and Swedish variant of
Valfrid. This name was borne by an 8th-century Italian saint who in the anglophone world is best known as saint Walfrid.
Waliyuddin m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)Means "friend of the faith (Islam)", from Arabic وَلِيّ
(waliyy) meaning "friend, helper, benefactor" combined with دِين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Wallaby m ObscureFrom the name of the marsupial, which resembles a small kangaroo. The animal's name comes from Dharug, an Indigenous Australian language.
Wallia m GothicFrom Germanic
walt or Gothic
waljan, meaning "ruler" or "to choose". Wallia (?-418) was a king of the Visigoths.
Wallon m Medieval BretonDerived from Old Breton
uuallon, cognate of Old Welsh
uualaun, uualon "valorous".
Wally f German, LiteratureDiminutive of
Walburga. Walburga Stromminger is the protagonist of the the novel
Die Geier-Wally (1873) by Wilhelmine von Hillern, an early example of feminist literature.
Walstan m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Walstan (died 1016) was born either in Bawburgh in Norfolk, or Blythburgh in Suffolk, and because of a life dedicated to farming and the care of farm animals, is the patron saint of farms, farmers, farmhands, ranchers and husbandry men.
Waluigi m Popular CultureA 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.
Wanahton m SiouxMeans "one who attacks, charges; charger" in Lakota, from the Lakota
waánataŋ. This was borne by Chief Wánataŋ (ca. 1795-1848), also known as Wanata and Wanataan, a leader of the Yanktonai, a tribe of the Dakota.
Wandalbert m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from
vandal, which is an extended form of
vand, which in turn comes from Gothic
vandjan (see
Wandebert)... [
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Wandalburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from
vandal, which is an extended form of
vand, which in turn comes from Gothic
vandjan (see
Wandeburg)... [
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Wandalfrid m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from
vandal, which is an extended form of
vand, which in turn comes from Gothic
vandjan (see
Wandefrid)... [
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Wandalgard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from
vandal, which is an extended form of
vand, which in turn comes from Gothic
vandjan (see
Wandegard)... [
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Wandalhar m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from
vandal, which is an extended form of
vand, which in turn comes from Gothic
vandjan (see
Wandhar)... [
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Wandalmar m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from
vandal, which is an extended form of
vand, which in turn comes from Gothic
vandjan (see
Wandemar)... [
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Wandebert m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German
beraht "bright."
Wandeburg f GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Wandefrid m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German
fridu "peace."
Wandegard f GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Wandegild f GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Wandemar m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German
mâri "famous."
Wandetrud f GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from
þruþ "strength."
Wandhar m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German
hari "army."
Wandis m & f SlavicMeans "the tribe of the Vandals". Is related to the feminine name Wanda.
Wandulf m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic
vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Waneta f AmericanPossibly an Anglicized form of
Juanita, with the spelling perhaps influenced by an American place name.
Wanfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth" and
菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant".
Wang-meng m HmongWang-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.
Wangũi f Kikuyu, African MythologyVariant of
Wangũ, meaning “of firewood”. A famous bearer of the name was one of the daughters of Kikuyu and Mumbi, the first man and woman in Kikuyu Mythology.
Wangyal m Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan དབང་རྒྱལ
(dbang-rgyal) meaning "powerful king" or "king of power", derived from དབང
(dbang) meaning "power" and རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "king, monarch".
Wanlin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 万
(wàn) meaning "innumerable, numerous" combined with 林
(lín) meaning "forest, woods" or 霖
(lín) meaning "long spell of rain", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Wanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Wanona f LiteratureThe name of the sister of
Kullervo in Tolkien's retelling of the story of Kullervo. She's nameless in the original Kalevala.
Wanwisa f ThaiDerived from Thai วันวิสาขบูชา
(wanwisakhabucha) referring to Visakha Puja (or Vesak), a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.
Wanxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth" or
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade" or "star or
萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Waratah f Indigenous AustralianAn Australian native flowering bush with a distinctive (usually) crimson flower-head. Its name comes from the Eora language indigenous to the Sydney region. The floral emblem of New South Wales.
Wardak m PashtoMeaning "victor" in Pashto. The god of war of the eastern-iranian pantheon, equalent to Persian Bahram and Greek Ares, also the Pashto name of the planet Mars.
Wareru m HistoryEtymology 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.
Wariboko f IjawDerived from the Ijaw word
wari meaning "house" and
boko meaning "harbinger of riches".
Warinbald m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinbert m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinburg f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinfrid m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Waringar m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Waringard f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinhar m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinhard m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinhild f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinmar m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinmund m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warintrud f GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warinulf m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from
varin, but we don't know where
varin itself comes from... [
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Warith m ArabicMeans "heir, inheritor" in Arabic, from the root ورث
(waritha) meaning "to inherit". In Islamic tradition الوارث
(al-Warith) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Wariwéar f Indigenous AustralianOf uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from the Dharug word
warrawal ("milky way"). Name borne by an Eora woman who was the sister of prominent leader Bennelong.
Warlock m English (Rare), LiteratureThis 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."... [
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Warragul m Indigenous AustralianPlace name; a town in the West Gipppsland region of rural Victoria in Australia. Its name is derived from
warrigal, from a local language meaning "wild, wild dog (dingo)".
Wars m Slavic MythologyWars and Sawa are legendary characters from the origin myth of the founding and etymology of the city of Warsaw, capital of Poland. There are several versions of the legend with their appearance.... [
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Warsan f SomaliMeans "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.
Wart m Popular CultureWart is the main antagonist of
Super Mario Bros. 2, released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. His name comes from the non-cancerous viral growths, usually occurring on the hands and the feet, but can also affect other locations, such as the genitals or the face.
Warun m ThaiMeans "rain" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu god
Varuna.
Wash m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
wˁš, of unknown etymology. It could probably mean "one of the lake", from Egyptian
wꜥ "as one, all together", or from
wš "to be(come) bald". This was possibly a pharaoh from the Predynastic Period in Ancient Egypt.