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Winterina f Obscure
Elaboration of Winter.

Wintjiya 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 Wintjiya Napaltjarri (b. between circa 1923 to 1934), an Australian Aboriginal painter who also happens to be the sister of fellow painter Tjunkiya Napaltjarri (c... [more]

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]

Wiolcia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wioletka f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wiolka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiola.

Wiolunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wiolusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

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

Wipada f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิภาดา (see Wiphada).

Wipha f Thai
Means "splendour, ray, light, beauty" in Thai.

Wiphada f Thai
Means "bright, luminous" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विभात (vibhāta).

Wiqaa f Arabic
Means "shelter, shield, protection" in Arabic.

Wiramina f Maori
Māori form of Wilhelmina.

Wirara f Polynesian
Means "rainbow" in Gilbertese.

Wirgilia f Polish
Polish form of Virgilia.

Wirginia f Polish
Polish form of Virginia.

Wirihita f & m Maori
From wiri meaning "flock, tremble" and hita meaning "to move" in Māori.

Wiriya m & f Thai
Means "perseverance, diligence" in Thai.

Wirszula f Medieval Polish
Medieval variant of Urszula.

Wiryadipura m & f Indonesian, Hinduism, Sanskrit
An Indonesian name probably composed of two Sanskrit words, Wiryadi (from Virya) and Pura.

Wirydiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viridiana.

Wirzchosława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Wirzchosław. This name was borne by a 12th-century Polish princess.

Wisa f Thai
Short form of Wanwisa.

Wisama f Arabic
Feminine form of Wisam.

Wisenna f Polish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Old Polish wiśnia "cherry tree".

Wisgonda f Dutch
Dutch form of Wisgund.

Wisia f Polish
Diminutive of Wisława and Wiesława.

Wisigarda f Germanic, History
Variant of Wisigard. Wisigarda lived in the 6th century AD and was the second wife of the Merovingian king Theudebert I.

Wiska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wisława.

Wisła f Polish

Wita f Indonesian (?)

Wita f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Vita 1.

Witalia f Polish
Feminine form of Witalis.

Witburga f Medieval Polish

Witchuda f Thai
Means "lightning" in Thai.

Witla f Yiddish (?)
Presumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Witolda f Polish
Feminine form of Witold.

Witosława f Polish
Feminine form of Witosław.

Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".

Wivina f Medieval, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the Franco-Flemish abbess and saint Wivina of Groot-Bijgaarden (c. 1103-1170). She is known in modern French as Wivine de Grand-Bigard. After her lifetime, the usage of this name has mainly been in her honour.... [more]

Wiwiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viviana.

Wiwianna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wiwiana.

Wiwina f Polish
Polish form of Vivina.

Wizenna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wisenna.

Wjara f Bulgarian (Germanized, Rare)
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).

Wjatscheslawa f Russian (Germanized, Rare)
Feminine form of Wjatscheslaw.

Włada f Polish
Contracted form of Władysława.

Wlada f Russian
German transcription of Vlada.

Władisława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Władysława.

Władka f Polish
Diminutive of Władysława.

Władmiła f Slavic

Wladyslava f Obscure
Variant of Władysława.

Władzia f Polish
Diminutive of Władysława.

Włodzimira f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Włodzimir.

Włodzisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Włodzisław.

Włościsława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Włościsław.

Wodalgarta f Germanic (Rare)
From germanic elements wod "fury"(?) and gard, "enclosure".

Wojsława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Wojsław.

Wọlá m & f Yoruba
Means "enters wealth" in Yoruba.

Wolfgunda f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German wolf "wolf" and gund "war, battle".

Wolfhilda f German (Rare)
Variant of Wulfhilda.

Wolisława f Polish
Feminine form of Wolisław.

Woltera f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Waltera.

Wonda f American (Rare)

Wonnapa f Thai
Ancient Thai/Siamese name for the sky.

Woodsia f English (American)
Feminine form of Woods.

Wórša f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Ursula.... [more]

Worschila f German (Rare, Archaic), German (Silesian)
German spelling of Voršila, a Czech form of Ursula.

Worsila f Silesian
Cognate of Ursula.

Woršula f Sorbian, Literature
A form of Ursula found in Sorbian literature.

Wórta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Worta.

Worta f Sorbian
Upper and Lower Sorbian variant of Orta.

Wortija f Sorbian (Archaic)
Upper Sorbian form of Dorothea.

Wowreena f Pashto
Means "white like snow" or "snow white" in Pashto, ultimately from واوره (wâwra) "snow".

Wowrina f Pashto, Afghan
Variant of Wowreena.

Wowtā f Warao, Indigenous American
Wowtā is the Warao frog goddess.

Woya f Cherokee
Means "dove" in Cherokee.

Wrenna f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Wren. It coincides with Old English wrenna meaning "(male) wren".

Wrintha f English (American)

Wrocisława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wracać meaning "come back" and sława meaning "glory".

Wrocsława f Polish
Derived from wrócić meaning "to return, restore" and sława meaning "fame, glory".

Wszebora f Polish
Feminine form of Wszebor.

Wszemiła f Polish
Feminine form of Wszemił.

Wuayra f Quechua
Means "wind" in quechua.

Wulfeva f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Wulfgifu.

Wulfhilda f Medieval German (Latinized), Anglo-Saxon
Latinised form of Wulfhild or Wulfhilde.

Wulfina f German (Rare, Archaic)
Femine form of Wulf.

Wulveva f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Wulfgifu.

Wulviva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Wulfgifu.

Wumda f & m Dagbani
Means "obedient one" in Dagbani.

Wuna f History (Ecclesiastical)
Either derived from Old High German wunna "bliss, delight, pleasure" or from Old English wuna "habit, custom; practice, rite". Saint Wuna of Wessex was a 7th and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and Christian saint.

Wundeiya m & f Dagbani
"God has accepted"

Wunintira m & f Dagbani
Means "it is God who gives" in Dagbani.

Wunna f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Wuna.

Wuntia m & f Dagbani
Means "God has given" in Dagbani.

Wuntima f & m Dagbani
Means "God has given me" in Dagbani.

Wura f Yoruba
Means "gold" in Yoruba.

Wuraola f Yoruba
Means "gold of wealth" or "shining treasure of wealth" in Yoruba.

Wurina f & m Mongolian (Sinicized)
Sinicized form of Urna.

Wuršula f Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic Sorbian form of Ursula, recorded in the 17th century.

Wurta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Worta.

Wurtila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available.

Wvenecca f English (Australian)

Wydia f Indonesian (Rare)

Wyetta f African American
Feminine form of Wyatt.

Wyktoria f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wiktoria.

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

Wylda f English
Variant of Wilda.

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]

Wylma f English (Rare)
Variant of Wilma.

Wymarda f Medieval English

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.

Wyncia f American (South, Rare, ?)
Allegedly a Southern USA feminization of the Welsh name Llewellyn.

Wynema f Literature (Rare), Omaha, Caddo, Modoc
Used by S. Alice Callahan for the heroine of 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' (1891), the first novel written by a Native American woman. Callahan was one-sixteenth Muscogee (Creek), but it is unknown if this name was commonly used in the Creek tribe or if she invented it for use in her book.... [more]

Wynetta f English
Variant of Wynette or a combination of Wyn and Etta.

Wynja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (wynn) and Gothic � (winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *wunjō "joy, delight".

Wynneka f Potawatomi

Wynniva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Old English name Wynngifu.

Wynnona f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winona.

Wyola f Medieval Hungarian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Hungarian and Medieval Ukrainian cognate of Viola.

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

Wyomia f African American
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Wyomia Tyus (1945—).

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

Wyonia f American (Rare)

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

Wyramenta f Romani (Archaic)

Wysława f Medieval Polish
Variant of Wisława.

Wysteria f English
Variant of Wisteria.

Wyszeniega f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements wysze "higher" and niega "delight".

Wyszesława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wysze meaning "higher" and sław meaning "glory, fame".

Xạ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 麝 (xạ) meaning "musk".

Xaabsada f Somali
The girl form of Xaabsade.

Xaawa f Somali
Variant of Xaawo.

Xäbibä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Habiba.

Xabiba f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Habiba.

Xabierra f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern feminine form of Xabier.

Xäbirä f Tatar
Feminine form of Xäbir.

Xə-bla f Abkhaz
Means "golden eye" in Abkhaz.

Xacinta f Galician
Galician cognate of Jacinta.

Xädiçä f Tatar
Tatar form of Khadijah

Xadriana f African American (Modern)
Blend of Xavier and Adriana.

Xafasa f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Hafsa.

Xafifa f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xafif meaning "fine, light"

Xäfizä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Hafiza.

Xahlia f Obscure

Xaia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaia.

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

Xaina f Pakistani (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Xaira f Galician
Feminine form of Xairo.

Xaliđä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Khalida.

Xalidə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalida.

Xalila f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Khalilah.

Xälimä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Halima.

Xäliulla m & f Tatar

Xamira f English (Rare)

Xana f Asturian (Modern), Galician (Modern)
From the word xana, a type of fairy in Asturian mythology who are said to live in pure rivers and fountains. It may derive from the Roman mythological name Diana.

Xana f Portuguese, Galician
Diminutive of Alexandra.

Xanda f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alexandra.

Xandə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hande.

Xandrea f English (American)
Elaboration of Xandra or short form of Alexandrea.

Xandrella f Obscure

Xandria f American (Modern, Rare), African American
Short form of Alexandria.

Xandròta f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Sandrine.

Xäniä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Haniyya.

Xania f English (Rare)

Xänifä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Hanifa.

Xanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on Zanna or Xandra.

Xanta f English (American)
Variant of Xantha.

Xantena f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *šan-əḍănay, meaning "twin recipient". In Guanche mythology, she was the mother of all humans.

Xantha f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Xanthe.

Xanthea f English (Rare)
Variant of Xanthia.

Xanthoula f Greek
Diminutive of Xanthippi and Xanthi.

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.

Xantipa f Spanish
Spanish variant of Xanthippe.

Xantippa f History
Latinate form of Xanthippe. Saint Xantippa or Xanthippe and her sister Saint Polyxena were Spanish martyrs of the 1st century... [more]

Xaquelina f Galician
Galician form of Jacqueline.

Xara f American (Rare)

Xara f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jara.

Xara f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαρά (see Chara).

Xaria f English (Modern, Rare)

Xarianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Xaria.

Xarya f English (Modern)

Xäsibä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Hasiba.

Xasmina f Galician
Galician form of Jasmine.

Xasna f Somali
Somali form of Hasna.

Xatia f Georgian
Variant transcription of Khatia.

Xatirə f Azerbaijani
Means "memory, remembrance" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic خاطرة (ḵāṭira).

Xava f Chechen, Ingush
Variant transcription of Khava.

Xavera f Czech (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Czech and Dutch feminine form of Xavier.

Xavéria f Hungarian
Feminine form of Xavér.

Xaveria f German
Feminine form of Xaver.

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

Xavianna f American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Elaborated form of Xavia.

Xaviara f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xavienna f American (Modern)
Feminine form of Xavien.

Xavièra f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon feminine form of Xavièr and Provençal feminine form of Xavier.

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

Xawa f Somali (Rare)
Variant of Xaawo.

Xaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaya and Xaia.

Xəyalə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Xəyal.

Xayana f Tuvan
Means "cliff" in Tuvan.

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

Xäyriä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Khayriyya.

Xayriya f Uzbek
Means "donation" in Uzbek.

Xazina f Uzbek
Means "wealth, treasure trove" in Uzbek.

Xäz̦isä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Khadija.

Xazona f Uzbek
Derived from xazon meaning "falling leaves".

Xea f American (Modern, Rare)
A new, invented name.

Xéhachiwinga f Indigenous American
Means "mountain wolf woman" in Winnebago.

Xeila f Galician (Modern)
Galician borrowing of Sheila.

Xelda f American (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Xelena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Selena.

Xelenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Xelha f Yucatec Maya
Means "a spring of water" in Yucatec Maya.

Xelia f Dogri
Means "pretty" in Dogri.

Xeloíra f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Xelvira.

Xelvira f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Elvira.

Xema f Aragonese, Galician
Aragonese and Galician form of Gema.

Xenaida f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zenaida.

Xenara f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Genara.

Xenaria f English

Xendaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Xenebra f Arthurian Cycle
Galician form of Guinevere.

Xenerosa f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Generosa.

Xenevra f Galician
Variant of Xenebra.

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Xênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Xenia.

Xenia f Galician
Both a Galician borrowing of Xenia and a short form of Euxenia used as a given name in its own right.

Xenija f Russian
Variant transliteration of Ксения (see Kseniya).

Xenja f German (Rare)
Variant of Xenia.

Xennovia f Obscure
Variant of Zenovia.

Xenobia f English (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Xenoclea f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xenokleia. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a priestess and oracle of the temple of Apollo at Delphi.

Xenocleia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant latinization of Xenokleia, because its proper (and most common) latinized form is Xenoclea.

Xenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Xenodoros.

Xenokleia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Xenokles. In Greek mythology, this name belonged to a Delphic priestess who was consulted by Herakles.

Xenopatra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with either the Greek noun πάτρα (patra) meaning "fatherland, native land" or Greek πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father"... [more]

Xenoveva f Galician (Rare, Archaic)
Galician form of Genevieve.

Xenxa f Galician
Diminutive of Inocencia as well as a feminine form of Xenxo.

Xenya f Russian (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Xenia as well as an alternate transcription of Ксения (see Kseniya).

Xeorxina f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Georgina.

Xerafina f Basque (Rare)
Basque form or hypocorism of Seraphina.

Xeraldina f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Geraldina.

Xeraphina f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Seraphina.

Xermana f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Germana.

Xerónima f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Geronima.

Xervasia f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Gervasia.

Xesca f Catalan
Diminutive of Francesca.

Xesusa f Asturian
Asturian form of Jesusa.

Xetania f Indigenous American

Xetsa f Ewe
Means "twin" in Ewe.

Xewqa f Ewe

Xê-xi-li-a f Vietnamsse
Vietnamese from Cecilia

Xeyrənsə f Azerbaijani
Variant of Xeyransa.

Xeyransa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Xhada f Albanian (Rare)

Xhaklina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Jacqueline.

Xhamila f Albanian
Albanian form of Jamilah

Xhana f Albanian

Xhanela f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly an Albanian borrowing of Janelle.

Xhanesa f Albanian (Rare)

Xhaneta f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Janet.

Xhanina f Albanian
Albanian form of Janine.

Xhasmina f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine variant of Xhasmin.

Xhazmina f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Xhasmina.

Xheana f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Xhean.

Xhela f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anxhela.

Xhema f Albanian (Rare)

Xhena f Albanian (Rare)

Xhendaya f Obscure (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Zendaya.

Xheneta f Albanian
Either derived from Albanian xhenet "paradise" or an Albanian form of Cennet.

Xheneveva f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Geneviève.

Xhenika f Albanian (Rare)

Xhenita f Albanian (Rare)

Xhenna f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly an Albanian borrowing of Jenna.

Xhensila f Albanian

Xheralda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Xherald.

Xheraldina f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Italian Geraldina.

Xhesalina f Albanian (Rare)

Xhesamina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Jessamine.

Xhiana f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a borrowing of Italian Gianna.

Xhilberta f Albanian
Feminine form of Xhilbert.

Xhilda f Albanian
Variant of Gilda.

Xhiliola f Albanian
Variant of Xhiljola.

Xhiljola f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Gigliola.

Xhina f Albanian
Albanian form of Gina.

Xhisela f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Giselle.

Xhoana f Albanian

Xhoela f Albanian (Modern)
Feminine form of Xhoel.

Xhona f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Xhon.

Xhonela f Albanian (Rare)

Xhoneta f Albanian (Rare)

Xhordana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Xhordan.

Xhorxha f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Giorgia and Georgia.

Xhorxhana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Georgiana.

Xhorxheta f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Georgette.

Xhorxhia f Albanian
Variant of Xhorxha.

Xhorxhiana f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Xhorxhana.

Xhorxhina f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Giorgina and Georgina.