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Wakanda f Literature, New World Mythology
Used by J.K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books as a personal name for a minor female character, perhaps due to its similarity to Wanda, taken from the form of Wakan Tanka used by the Omaha people... [more]

Wakayo f Japanese
From 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 依 (yo) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Wakhid m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Wahid.

Wakhidah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Wahida.

Waku m Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of 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 was Waku Tjungurrayi, the father of Australian Aboriginal painter Takariya Napaltjarri (b... [more]

Walabert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

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.

Walafrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Walagash m Old Persian
Of ancient Persian origin, the meaning of this male name is unfortunately uncertain.

Walagrim m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Walagund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Walahelm m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Walahild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Walaman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with man "man."

Walamar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Walamund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Walangkura f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of 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.

Walarad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Walaram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Walãti m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valentine 1.

Walãtina f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valentina.

Walbert m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Medieval German
Dutch and German short form of Waldebert as well as a Polish borrowing of this name. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walabert.

Walborg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valborg.

Walbourg f French (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Walburga.

Walburg f German
German short form of Waldeburg.

Walburge f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Walburga.

Walburgis f German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walburg (see also Walburga).

Walcerz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Walter.

Walda f German (Rare), Dutch
Short form of names with the name element walt "to rule".

Waldbern m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Waldebrand m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Waldegard f Germanic
The 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."

Waldegild f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Waldegis m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Waldegund f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Waldémôr m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Waldemar.

Waldemund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

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

Walderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Walderam m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Walderic m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Waldesca f Medieval Catalan, Catalan (Rare, Archaic)
Catalan form of Ubaldesca.

Waldfrid m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan meaning "to reign" combined with Old High German fridu meaning "peace".

Waldfried m German (Rare)
German form of the ancient Germanic name Waldfrid.

Waldgrim m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Waldhard m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Waldhelm m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Waldi m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element walt meaning "rule", such as Ewald and Waldemar for men and Waltraud for women.... [more]

Waldman m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with man "man."

Waldolf m Germanic
Variant of Waldulf.

Waldon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Walden.

Waldrad m Germanic
Short form of Walderad.

Waldrada f Germanic, History
Feminine form of Waldrad. Waldrada lived in the 6th century AD and was the wife of Theudebald, a Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty.

Waldrun f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "rule" combined with Gothic rûna "secret."

Waldtrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with þruþ "strength."

Waldulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Waldy m & f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Polish (Rare), South American
Variant of Waldi. This name is more commonly used on men than on women.... [more]

Wȧlek m Vilamovian
Variant of Walek.

Walek m Polish
Polish form of Valek.

Walek m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Valentine 1.

Waleka f American
Feminine form of Walek.

Walentina f German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
German and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Valentina as well as a Russian/Ukrainian variant transcription of Валентина (see the previous name and Valentyna).

Walentyn m Polish
Polish form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Walentynian m Polish
Polish form of Valentinian.

Walercia f Polish
Diminutive of Waleria.

Waleri m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valerius.

Waleriana f Polish
Polish form of Valeriana.

Walerico m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Valerico.

Walericus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walherich. The 7th-century Frankish saint Valery de Leuconay is sometimes referred to as Walericus.

Walerión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valerian.

Waleriusz m Polish
Polish form of Valerius.

Walerka f Polish
Diminutive of Waleria.

Waleska f German (Silesian), Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valeria and Silesian German variant of Valeska.

Walfredo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Walfrido.

Walfrid m Germanic, Swedish, Finnish
Germanic 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.

Walfrido m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Walfrid. This name is chiefly popular in Cuba and Brazil.

Walfried m German (Rare, Archaic)
Modern German form of Walahfrid.

Walfriede f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Walfried.... [more]

Walgito m Javanese
From Javanese walgita meaning "letter, book, writing".

Walida f Arabic
Feminine form of Walid.

Walidah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic وليدة (see Walida), as well as the Indonesian form.

Walis m Kashubian
Short form of Walãti.

Waliska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Walãtina.

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".

Walke m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Older form of Waalke.

Walkyria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Valquíria.

Walle m Swedish
Variant of Valle, a diminutive of names beginning with Val- or Wal-.

Walli f German
Variant of Wally.

Wallon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton uuallon, cognate of Old Welsh uualaun, uualon "valorous".

Wallop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wanlop.

Wally f German, Literature
Diminutive 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.

Waloejo m Javanese
Older spelling of Waluyo influenced by Dutch orthography.

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

Walquíria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valquíria.

Walrad m German (Archaic)
German form of Walderad via Waldrad. A known bearer of this name was Prince Walrad of Nassau-Usingen (1635-1702).

Walram m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Walderam. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walaram.

Walrauen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Walraven.

Wałtar m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Walter.

Waltera f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Walter.

Walterina f Scottish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Walter.

Walterus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Walter.

Walthère m Belgian
Cognate of Walter.

Waltherus m Dutch, German
Latinized form of Walther.

Waltram m German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements walt "to rule" and hraban raven.

Waltraute f Theatre
Variant of Waltraud, used by Wagner as the name of a valkyria.

Waltrud f Germanic, German
Variant spelling of Waldtrud.

Waltrude f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Waltrud.

Walty m English
Diminutive of Walter.

Waluigi m Popular Culture
A 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.

Waluyo m Javanese
From Javanese waluya meaning "safe, sound, restored, recovered".

Walze f German (Rare)
Nickname for Valerie.... [more]

Wamba m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From Gothic wamba meaning "belly, paunch". Wamba was a Visigothic king in the 7th century in what is now Portugal and Spain.

Wamiq m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Literature
Means "loving, affectionate, friendly" or "lover, paramour" in Arabic.... [more]

Wanahton m Sioux
Means "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.

Wanchai m Thai
From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Wanchana m Thai
From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and ชนะ (chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".

Wanchat m Thai
From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and ฉัตร (chat) meaning "tiered umbrella, parasol".

Wandalbert m Germanic
The 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)... [more]

Wandalburg f Germanic
The 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)... [more]

Wandalfrid m Germanic
The 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)... [more]

Wandalgard f Germanic
The 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)... [more]

Wandalhar m Germanic
The 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)... [more]

Wandalmar m Germanic
The 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)... [more]

Wandebert m Germanic
The 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 Germanic
The 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."

Wandeczka f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wandee f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wandi.

Wandefrid m Germanic
The 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 Germanic
The 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 Germanic
The 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 Germanic
The 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."

Wander m Dutch
Dutch variant form of Warner (see Werner) via its variant form Warnder.

Wanderleia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Vanderleia.

Wandetrud f Germanic
The 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 Germanic
The 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."

Wändi f Dutch
Variant of Wendy.

Wandi f & m Thai
Means "auspcious day" from Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and ดี (di) meaning "good, nice, fine".

Wandisile m Xhosa
Means "he has been added" in Xhosa.

Wandolf m Germanic
Variant of Wandulf.

Wandregisel m Germanic
Wandregisel is the name of a 7th century saint, mostly known by his French name St. Wandrille.... [more]

Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.

Wandulf m Germanic
The 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."

Wandusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wandzia f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wane m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Current theories link this name to Finnish vanea "strong, powerful, tempered".

Wanel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Invented name using the element -el, similarly to Yarel. It is popular in the Dominican Republic.

Waneta f American
Possibly an Anglicized form of Juanita, with the spelling perhaps influenced by an American place name.

Wanetta f English, English (American)
Variant of Waneta.

Wangail m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Wangyal.

Wangchen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་ཆེན (dbang-chen) meaning "great power", derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power" and ཆེན (chen) meaning "great, big, large".

Wangchok m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Wangchuk.

Wangchuck m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབང་ཕྱུག (see Wangchuk).

Wangdi m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་འདུས (dbang-'dus) meaning "to bring under control, to conquer".

Wangdu m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབང་འདུས (see Wangdi).

Wangdue m Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབང་འདུས (see Wangdi).

Wangdus m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Wangdi.

Wangial m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Wangyal.

Wang-meng m Hmong
Wang-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.

Wangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་མོ (dbang-mo) meaning "queen, lady".

Wangpo m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་པོ (dbang-po) meaning "faculty, sense, power".

Wangshu m & f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the Chinese character 望 (wàng) meaning "to gaze" combined with 舒 (shū) meaning "comfortable, easy". ... [more]

Wangyal m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་རྒྱལ (dbang-rgyal) meaning "powerful king" or "king of power", derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power" and རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "king, monarch".

Wangyel m Bhutanese, Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབང་རྒྱལ (see Wangyal).

Wanida f Thai
Means "young woman, girl" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā).

Wanit m & f Thai
Means "merchant, trader" in Thai.

Wanja f & m Scandinavian, German
German variant of Vanya, a Russian diminutive of either Ivan or Ivanna. This is also used in Scandinavia (see Vanja), where it is primarily feminine.

Wanjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) meaning "myriad, numerous, ten thousand" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "graceful, beautiful, elegant" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]

Wanlapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wanlapha.

Wanlapha f Thai
Derived from Thai วัลลภ (wanlop) meaning "beloved person, friend, lover".

Wanlin f & m Chinese
From 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.

Wanlop m Thai
Means "beloved person, friend, lover" in Thai.

Wanna m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝဏ္ဏ (see Wunna).

Wannapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wannapha.

Wannapha f Thai
From Thai วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint" and ภา (pha) meaning "light, bright, ray".

Wannaphon f Thai
From Thai วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Wannarat f & m Thai
From Thai วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint" or "caste, class" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Wannee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wanni.

Wanni f Thai
Derived from Sanskrit वर्णि (varni) meaning "gold".

Wanona f Literature
The name of the sister of Kullervo in Tolkien's retelling of the story of Kullervo. She's nameless in the original Kalevala.

Wanphen f Thai
From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and เพ็ญ (phen) meaning "full moon".

Wanrat m & f Thai
From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Wansa f & m Thai
Means "rain" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्षा (varsha).

Wanton m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Wanton. This was used by John Bunyan for a female character in his allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678).

Wanwisa f Thai
Derived from Thai วันวิสาขบูชา (wanwisakhabucha) referring to Visakha Puja (or Vesak), a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.

Waqas m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu وقاص (see Waqqas).

Waqid m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Urdu (Rare)
Possibly means "brilliant, radiant" in Arabic.

Waqqas m Arabic, Urdu
Means "warrior, fighter" (literally "neck-breaker") in Arabic, from the root وقص (waqaṣa) meaning "to break another's neck".

War f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝါ (see Wah).

Warabi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 蕨 (ketsu, warabi) meaning "bracken."... [more]

Waralak f Thai
Variant of Woralak.

Waralee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Warali.

Warali f Thai
Means "moon" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वरालि (varali).

Waranya f Thai
Derived from Sanskrit वर (vara) meaning "best, excellent" or "gift, reward, blessing".

Waraphon f Thai
From Thai วร (wara) meaning "excellent, distinguished, glorious" and อาภรณ์ (aphon) meaning "jewelry, ornament".

Warapon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วราภรณ์ (see Waraphon).

Waraporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วราภรณ์ (see Waraphon).

Wararat f Thai
From Thai วร (wara) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Waras m Javanese
Means "healthy, recovered, well" in Javanese.

Warayut m Thai
Variant of Worayut.

Warda f Dutch
Feminine form of Ward 2.

Wardana m Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".

Wardani f Indonesian
Feminine form of Wardana.

Wardhana m Indonesian
Variant of Wardana.

Wardi m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "rosy, pink" in Arabic. It is a unisex name in Arabic-speaking countries while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.

Wardia f Arabic
Means "rose-like, rosy" in Arabic, derived from وردة (warda) meaning "rose".

Wardiah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic وردية (see Wardia), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Wardiyah f Indonesian
Variant of Wardiah.

Wardoyo m Javanese
From Javanese wardaya meaning "heart", ultimately from Sanskrit हृदय (hṛdaya).

Warih m & f Javanese
Means "water" in Javanese.

Warina f Medieval English
Feminine form of Warin.

Warinbald m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinbert m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinburg f Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinfrid m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Waringar m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Waringard f Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinhar m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinhard m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinhild f Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinmar m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinmund m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinolf m Germanic
Variant of Warinulf.

Warinot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Warin.

Warintrud f Germanic
The 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... [more]

Warinulf m Germanic
The 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... [more]

Waris m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic وارث (see Warith), as well as the Urdu and Indonesian form.

Warith m Arabic
Means "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.

Warmold m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Warembold and Warimbold, which are both medieval variants of Warinbald.

Warmolt m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Warmold.

Warnachar m Germanic
Variant of Warinhar, probably influenced in its spelling by Old High German wachar "vigilant" (see Wacharulf).

Warnaer m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Waernaer.

Warnard m Dutch
Dutch form of Warinhard.

Warnder m Dutch
Dutch variant form of Warner (see Werner).

Warnfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Warinfrid.

Warni f Javanese, Indonesian
Feminine form of Warno.

Warno m Javanese
From Javanese warna meaning "face, appearance, colour, form", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

Warre m Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Walraven.

Warrior m & f English
A person engaged in battle or warfare, and by extension, anyone fighting for a particular cause. The word comes from Anglo-Norman warrier, from Old French guerreier, derived from Latin guerra, "war"... [more]

Wars m Slavic Mythology
Wars 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.... [more]

Warsame m Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "information, news" and same "good, positive".

Warsha f Sinhalese (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sinhalese වැස්ස (væssa) meaning "rain", of Sanskrit origin (see Varsha).

Warsiti f Javanese
Feminine form of Warsito.

Warsito m Javanese
From Javanese warsita meaning "teaching, advice, explanation, story".

Warso f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝါဆို (see Waso).

Warso m Javanese
From Javanese warsa meaning "rain" or "year", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa).

Warsono m Javanese
From Javanese warsa meaning "rain" or "year" combined with ana meaning "having, holding".

Warstey f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Wasti.

Warszula f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Urszula.

Wartësłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wrocisław.

Warun m Thai
Means "rain" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu god Varuna.

Warunee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Waruni.

Waruni f Thai, Sinhalese
Thai form of Varuni as well as a Sinhalese alternate transcription of the same name.

Warunya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรัญญา (see Waranya).

Wasan f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسن (see Wassan).

Wasan m Thai
Means "spring (the season)" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta).

Wasana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Watsana.

Wasanta m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වසන්ත (see Wasantha).

Wasantha m Sinhalese
Means "spring (the season)" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta).

Waschti f Biblical German
German form of Vashti.

Waseela f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيلة (see Wasila).

Waseema f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيمة (see Wasima).

Wasel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic واصل (see Wasil).

Waseq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic واثق (see Wathiq).

Wasil m Arabic
Means "connected, close with" in Arabic, from the root وصل (waṣala) meaning "to unite, to join, to arrive at".

Wasilah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيلة (see Wasila), as well as the Indonesian form.

Wasima f Arabic
Feminine form of Wasim.

Wasin m Thai
Means "self-cultivator, self-judge, one who conquers their own desires" in Thai.

Wasiq m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic واثق (see Wathiq), as well as the Urdu form.

Wasis m Javanese
Means "clever, smart, skilled, capable" in Javanese.

Wasito m Javanese
From Javanese wasita meaning "to advise, to tell, to say".

Wasmoet m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Wassemoet.

Waso f Burmese
From the name of the fourth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, which roughly corresponds with the months of June and July.

Wassa f & m Russian
German transcription of Vassa.... [more]

Wassan f Arabic
Means "sleep, slumber" in Arabic.

Wassana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Watsana.

Wassilissa f Folklore
German transcription of Vasilisa.... [more]

Waste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vaste.

Wasti f Biblical Dutch, Romani (Archaic)
Dutch form and Romani variant of Vashti.

Wastl m Upper German
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Wasu m Thai
Means "wealth, riches" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वसु (vasu).

Wasuthep m Thai
Thai form of Vasudeva.

Waszti f Biblical Polish
Polish form of Vashti.

Watana m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wattana.

Watanachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Watthanachai.

Watari m & f Japanese (Rare)
This is, essentially, a variant of Wataru (compare Hikari to Hikaru and Nozomi to Nozomu).... [more]

Wataru m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 渉 (wataru) meaning "to ford or to cross a body of water" or 亘 (wataru) meaning "span, request" or 渡 (wataru) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross" or 航 (wataru) meaning "navigate"... [more]

Watchara m Thai
Means "vajra" in Thai, referring to a Buddhist ceremonial weapon depicted as both a diamond and thunderbolt.

Watcharaphon m & f Thai
From Thai วัชร (watchara) meaning "diamond" or "lightning bolt" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Watcharin m & f Thai
Derived from Thai วัชระ (watchara) meaning "vajra" (a Buddhist ceremonial weapon depicted as both a diamond and thunderbolt) and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra... [more]

Watchful m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "watching or observing someone or something closely; alert and vigilant." Referring to watching and waiting for the end-times.

Watcyn m Welsh
Welsh form of Watkyn or Watkin, a medieval English diminutive of Walter.

Water m Medieval English
Middle English variant of Walter.

Wathana m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wattana.

Wathanachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Watthanachai.

Watheq m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic واثق (see Wathiq).

Wathiq m Arabic
Means "certain, sure, confident" in Arabic, from the root واثق (wāthaqa) meaning "to agree".

Watie f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Wati.

Watisha f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Juanita and Latisha.

Watkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Walter.

Watsana f Thai
Means "luck, fortune, virtue, merit" in Thai.