WoohyukmKorean From 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
Wooim & fMalaysian Malaysian transcription of the Chinese character 伟 (wěi, see Wei).... [more]
WoojaemKorean From 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest", or 才 "talent, ability".
Wordenm & fEnglish (Rare) Variant of Warden and rarely used as a feminine form. A known bearer was the American painter Worden Day (1912-1986).
WorfmPopular Culture Klingon male name given to the character Lt. Commander (later Captain.) Worf in Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek Picard.
WorldlymLiterature From Old English woruldlic. A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress."
WorrallmEnglish The surname/name (Worrall) is composed of the Old English elements wir, which means "myrtle" and halh, which means "nook or corner of land." The surname/name translates as "nook of land where bog-myrtle grows."
WrestlingmEnglish (Puritan) Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’. Meaning, "The sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules." Referring to Genesis 32:22-32 in which Jacob wrestles with God... [more]
WszebądmMedieval Polish From the elements wsze ("everything", "everyone", "always", and bąd ("to be", "to exist, "to live").
WszebormPolish Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
WszeciechmPolish Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic tech "solace, comfort, joy".
WszegniewmPolish Means "always angry", derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Polish gniew "anger" (which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger").
WszemiłmPolish Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear".
WszemirmMedieval Polish Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
WszemysłmPolish Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
WszeradmPolish Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic rad "care".
WuffamAnglo-Saxon Diminutive form of the Old English name element wulf "wolf". This was the name of an early king of East Anglia, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon genealogies.
WujimChinese A combination of the characters 无 (wú, meaning "no, without") and 忌 (jì, meaning "hatred, dislike, inhibition"). This was the name of Lord Xinling (信陵君), a prominent aristocrat, statesman and commander from the state of Wei during the Chinese Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)... [more]
WukmSerbian (Latinized, Archaic) Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).
WulfgeatmAnglo-Saxon Old English name derived from the elements wulf "wolf" and Geat, referring to a member of a North Germanic tribe (from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden; note, the legendary hero Beowulf was a Geat).
WulmarmFrankish, History (Ecclesiastical) A Benedictine abbott born near Boulogne, Picardy, France, he was actually married but was separated from his wife and entered the Benedictines as a lay brother at Haumont, in Hainault. He was eventually ordained and was the founder of the rnonastery of Samer near Boulogne, which he served as abbot... [more]
WulsinmMedieval English, History (Ecclesiastical) The name of a Benedictine bishop and monk also called Ultius. A disciple of St. Dunstan, he was named by the saint to serve as superior over the restored community of Westminster, England, circa 960, and eventually became abbot in 980... [more]
WushengmChinese From the characters 寤 (wù, meaning “to wake” or alternatively “difficult”) and 生 (shēng, meaning “born”). This was the personal name of Duke Zhuang of Zheng (郑庄公), the third ruler of the state of Zheng during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 473 BCE)... [more]
WutthichaimThai From Thai วุฒิ (wutthi) meaning "knowledge" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
WuxianmChinese Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Wei Wuxian, protagonist of Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 无羡.
WuyimMiwok Native American boy's name meaning "Soaring turkey vulture"
Wuyuem & fChinese From Chinese 五 (wǔ) meaning "five", 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 吴 (wú) referring to the ancient state of Wu or 舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [more]
WybornemPopular Culture, Literature Derived from the English phrase "why were you born?". Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat is a character in the stop-motion animated movie "Coraline", based on Neil Gaiman's novella of the same name. A variant, Whyborne, is used (as a surname) in Jordan L. Hawk's "Whyborne and Griffin" series.
WynkynmHistory (Rare), Literature Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was William Caxton's journeyman, after whose death he became the first printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, "which was for centuries perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing." It was used in the popular children's poem Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby) (1889).
WyntonmEnglish Variant of Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.
WynwallowmMedieval Cornish (?) Cornish form of Breton Gwenole. St Wynwallow's Church, the parish church of Landewednack in Cornwall, England, is dedicated to Saint Gwenole or Winwaloe... [more]
WyremWelsh The name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.
WzorosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish wzorowy "exemplary, model", which is in turn derived from Polish wzór "example, model". Also compare Croatian uzoran and Czech vzorný, both of which also mean "exemplary, model"... [more]
XæaxiimObscure This name was devised by Elon Musk and Claire Grimes for their son, born in 2020. The name was originally XÆAX-12, but was changed to XÆAXII because California law does not allow the use of numbers in names.
XanthiasmAncient Greek, Theatre Derived from Greek ξανθος (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair". This was used by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in works including 'The Frogs'; all of the characters named Xanthias are slaves.
XanthusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek Ξάνθος (Xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair" (compare Xanthe). This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including a Trojan slain by Diomedes and a horse owned by Achilles ("Bayard, the other being Βαλίος (Balios), Piebald").
XətaimAzerbaijani From Arabic خطائي (khata'i) meaning "the wrongful". Khata'i was the pen name of Shah Ismail I, who wrote poetry in the Azerbaijani language.