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Wakanda f Literature, New World MythologyUsed 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... [
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Wakayo f JapaneseFrom 若 (
waka) meaning "young" and 依 (
yo) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Waku m 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 was Waku Tjungurrayi, the father of Australian Aboriginal painter Takariya Napaltjarri (b... [
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Walabert m GermanicDerived 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 GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Walagash m Old PersianOf ancient Persian origin, the meaning of this male name is unfortunately uncertain.
Walagrim m GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Walagund f GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Walahelm m GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German
helm "helmet, protection."
Walahild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
Walaman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with
man "man."
Walamar m GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Walamund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
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.
Walarad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Walaram m GermanicDerived from Old High German
walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Waldbern m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Proto-Germanic
beran or
bernu "bear" (
bero and
bern in Old High German).
Waldebrand m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Old Norse
brand "sword."
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."
Waldegild f GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
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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Waldegund f GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Waldemund m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Walderad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Walderam m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Walderic m GermanicDerived 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."
Waldfrid m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan meaning "to reign" combined with Old High German
fridu meaning "peace".
Waldgrim m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Waldhard m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Waldhelm m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German
helm "helmet, protection."
Waldman m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with
man "man."
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.
Waldrun f GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "rule" combined with Gothic
rûna "secret."
Waldtrud f GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Waldulf m GermanicDerived from Gothic
valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
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".
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.
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.
Waluyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
waluya meaning "safe, sound, restored, recovered".
Wamba m Medieval Spanish, GothicFrom Gothic
wamba meaning "belly, paunch". Wamba was a Visigothic king in the 7th century in what is now Portugal and Spain.
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.
Wanchai m ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Wanchana m ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ชนะ
(chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".
Wanchat m ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ฉัตร
(chat) meaning "tiered umbrella, parasol".
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."
Wandi f & m ThaiMeans "auspcious day" from Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ดี
(di) meaning "good, nice, fine".
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.
Wangchen m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan དབང་ཆེན
(dbang-chen) meaning "great power", derived from དབང
(dbang) meaning "power" and ཆེན
(chen) meaning "great, big, large".
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.
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".
Wanida f ThaiMeans "young woman, girl" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वनिता
(vanitā).
Wanit m & f ThaiMeans "merchant, trader" in Thai.
Wanjun m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Wanlapha f ThaiDerived from Thai วัลลภ
(wanlop) meaning "beloved person, friend, lover".
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.
Wanlop m ThaiMeans "beloved person, friend, lover" in Thai.
Wannapha f ThaiFrom Thai วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint" and ภา
(pha) meaning "light, bright, ray".
Wannaphon f ThaiFrom Thai วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Wannarat f & m ThaiFrom Thai วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint" or "caste, class" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Wanni f ThaiDerived from Sanskrit वर्णि
(varni) meaning "gold".
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.
Wanphen f ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and เพ็ญ
(phen) meaning "full moon".
Wanrat m & f ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Wansa f & m ThaiMeans "rain" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्षा
(varsha).
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.
Waqqas m Arabic, UrduMeans "warrior, fighter" (literally "neck-breaker") in Arabic, from the root وقص
(waqaṣa) meaning "to break another's neck".
Warali f ThaiMeans "moon" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वरालि
(varali).
Waranya f ThaiDerived from Sanskrit वर
(vara) meaning "best, excellent" or "gift, reward, blessing".
Waraphon f ThaiFrom Thai วร
(wara) meaning "excellent, distinguished, glorious" and อาภรณ์
(aphon) meaning "jewelry, ornament".
Wararat f ThaiFrom Thai วร
(wara) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Wardana m IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit वर्धन
(vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Wardi m & f Arabic, IndonesianMeans "rosy, pink" in Arabic. It is a unisex name in Arabic-speaking countries while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
Wardia f ArabicMeans "rose-like, rosy" in Arabic, derived from وردة
(warda) meaning "rose".
Wardoyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
wardaya meaning "heart", ultimately from Sanskrit हृदय
(hṛdaya).
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.
Warno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
warna meaning "face, appearance, colour, form", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण
(varṇa).
Warrior m & f EnglishA 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"... [
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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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Warsame m SomaliMeans "good news", derived from Somali
war meaning "information, news" and
same "good, positive".
Warsito m JavaneseFrom Javanese
warsita meaning "teaching, advice, explanation, story".
Warso m JavaneseFrom Javanese
warsa meaning "rain" or "year", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ष
(varṣa).
Warsono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
warsa meaning "rain" or "year" combined with
ana meaning "having, holding".
Warun m ThaiMeans "rain" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu god
Varuna.
Wasan m ThaiMeans "spring (the season)" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वसन्त
(vasanta).
Wasantha m SinhaleseMeans "spring (the season)" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit वसन्त
(vasanta).
Wasil m ArabicMeans "connected, close with" in Arabic, from the root وصل
(waṣala) meaning "to unite, to join, to arrive at".
Wasin m ThaiMeans "self-cultivator, self-judge, one who conquers their own desires" in Thai.
Wasis m JavaneseMeans "clever, smart, skilled, capable" in Javanese.
Wasito m JavaneseFrom Javanese
wasita meaning "to advise, to tell, to say".
Waso f BurmeseFrom the name of the fourth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, which roughly corresponds with the months of June and July.
Wasu m ThaiMeans "wealth, riches" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वसु
(vasu).
Wataru m JapaneseDerived 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"... [
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Watchara m ThaiMeans "vajra" in Thai, referring to a Buddhist ceremonial weapon depicted as both a diamond and thunderbolt.
Watcharaphon m & f ThaiFrom Thai วัชร
(watchara) meaning "diamond" or "lightning bolt" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Watcharin m & f ThaiDerived 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... [
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Watchful m English (Puritan), LiteratureMeaning, "watching or observing someone or something closely; alert and vigilant." Referring to watching and waiting for the end-times.
Wathiq m ArabicMeans "certain, sure, confident" in Arabic, from the root واثق
(wāthaqa) meaning "to agree".
Watsana f ThaiMeans "luck, fortune, virtue, merit" in Thai.