Submitted Names in New Zealand

Volma f English (Rare)

Volus m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Volesus.

Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhán.

Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.

Vona f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare, ?)
In Croatia, this name is allegedly a short form of Ivona.... [more]

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vonna f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Vona.

Vonnette f English, Filipino

Vonnie f English (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of Yvonne, Siobhan, Veronica, and other names containing the same sound.

Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.

Voyd m English (Archaic)
Variant of Boyd.

Vrian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant transcription of Urien or Urian, though in some cases it may be a rhyming variant of Brian.

Vy f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Violet.

Vyctorya f English (Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

Vyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sound of names such as Isla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla, Kyla, etc, though it is possibly also viewed as a contracted variant of Viola.

Vylet f English
Variant of Violet.

Vynette f English (Rare)
Variant of Vinette.

Vyvan f English
from Vivian

Vyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vivia.

Vyvian f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivian.

Vyvienne f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivienne.

Vyvyane f English (Rare)
Variant of Viviane.

Waata m Maori
Variant of Wāta.

Waco m English
Taken from the name of the Texas city.

Wadsworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wadsworth.

Waiaria f Maori
From wai meaning "water" and āria meaning "tidal pool".

Waiata f & m Maori
Means "song" in Maori. Combined with Aroha it means "song of love, love song" Waiata-aroha.

Waine m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wayne.

Wait m & f English
Diminutive of Waitstill.

Waitara f Maori
Derived from the Maori waitara, possibly meaning "mountain stream" or "pure water".

Wake m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wake.

Wakely m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Wakeley.

Walcie f English

Waldon m English (Rare)
Variant of Walden.

Waldorf m English
This name is used in The Muppets Christmas Carol 1992.

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]

Walfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Waldfrid.

Walice f English (Rare)

Walina f English

Wallas m English (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.

Wallie m English
Diminutive for Wallace and other names containing wall- in them.

Walta m English (Rare)
Probably a variant form of Walter.

Walty m English
Diminutive of Walter.

Walworth m English
Derived from the surname Walworth.

Wampee f English

Wando m English (Modern, Rare), Germanic
Masculine form of Wanda. A fictional bearer was Wando from The Fairly OddParents, when Wanda was temporarily turned into a man.... [more]

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

Wanya m English
Born by the American singer Wanya Morris.

Warlock m English (Rare), Literature
This 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."... [more]

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]

Wash m English
Short form of Washington.

Washburn f English

Wāta m Maori
Maori form of Walter.

Watho f English

Watkins m English
Diminutive of Walter.

Watorea f & m Indigenous Australian, Maori
Derived from Maori wātō rea meaning "sunset". This name was used for a tropical cyclone in 1976 near Australia.

Watsyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Watson.

Wattan m & f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Watts m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Watts.

Wave f & m English (Rare)
From Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

Waveney f & m English (Rare)
From the place name Waveney, in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.... [more]

Waverlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Waverleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Waverley f & m English
Variant of Waverly.

Waverlie f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Way m English
Transferred use of the surname Way.

Wayde m English
Variant of Wade.

Waydell m English (Rare)

Wayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented names with the -ayden trend in names such as Jayden, Brayden, and Hayden

Waylan m English
Variant of Wayland.

Waylen m English (Rare)
Variant of Waylon.

Waylin m English (Rare)
Variant of Wayland.

Waylonn m English (Rare)
Variant of Waylon.

Waylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wayland using the phonetic element lyn.

Waylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Waylon.

Wayman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wayman. A famous bearer is the late NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale.

Waynetta f English
Feminine form of Wayne.

Waynie f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Wealthia f English (Rare)
Feminisation of Wealthy.

Weatherly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Weatherly.

Weathers m English
Transferred use of the surname Weathers.

Weaver m English
Transferred use of the surname Weaver 1 or Weaver 2.

Webber m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Webber.

Weeb m English (Rare)
Nickname for Wilbur.

Weedon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Weedon. This was borne by the English actor and writer Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919), full name Walter Weedon Grossmith... [more]

Weezy f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Louise. Frequently heard on the 1970s sitcom "The Jeffersons."

Welby m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welby.

Welcome m & f English, English (Puritan)
The origin of Welcome is the English language. Derived literally from the common word 'welcome'. It represents the transferred use of the vocabulary word as a given name.

Welford m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

Welles m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welles.

Wellie m English

Wellington m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Wellington.

Welton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Welton.

Wen m English
Short form of Wendell.

Wendall m & f English

Wendalyn f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Wendelin or Wendell.

Wende f Dutch, English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy.

Wendee f English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy. One notable bearer is American voice actress and director Wendee Lee (1960-).

Wendey f English
Variant of Wendy.

Wendia f English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy.

Wendie f English
Variant of Wendy.

Wendolene f English (Rare, Archaic)

Wendolyn f English, Mexican

Wendyjo f English (Rare)
Combination of Wendy and Jo.

Wentworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wentworth. A famous bearer of the name was American assessor Wentworth Cheswell (1746-1817), considered by some as the first African-American elected to public office and the first African-American judge.

Wesleigh f & m English
Variant of Wesley, more commonly used for girls.

Wesleya f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wesley.

Weslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wesley and Lyn.

Weslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Weslyn.

Wess m English
Variant of Wes.

Wesson m English
Variant of Weston.

West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.

Westin m English (Modern)
Variant of Weston.

Westlee m & f English
Variant of Westley.

Westleigh m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Westley.

Westlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 'West' and the popular name suffix -lyn.

Westlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Westlyn.

Westyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Weston.

Weyland m English (Rare)
Variant of Wayland.

Wezley m English (Rare)
Variant of Wesley.

Wharekura m Maori
This name means "school of learning". Its also the name of a building where tohunga (priest) taught esoteric lore to students of his. This was the name of a Ngati Tama chief named Te Wharekura of the Ngati Wai Ngati Tama clan who along with his clan killed and cooked 50 Moriori in the mid-1800s at Te Raki in what is now Chatham Islands.

Wharton m English (Archaic)
From the surname Wharton.

Wheeler m English
Transferred use of the surname Wheeler.

Wheezy f English
Diminutive of Louise or Louisa.

Whetu f & m Maori (Anglicized)
Variant of Whetū.

Whisper f English (Rare)
From the English word whisper, meaning "speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords", itself from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

Whit m & f English
Possibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of Whitney or other names beginning with Whit.

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

Whitelaw m English
Transferred use of the surname Whitelaw.

Whitey m English
A nickname given to people often in reference to skin or hair color.

Whitfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Whitfield. A known bearer of this surname as a first name is the American cryptographer Whitfield Diffie (b... [more]

Whitne f English (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitni f English
Variant of Whitney.

Whittaker m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whittaker, a variant of Whitaker.

Whittany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Whitney influenced by Brittany.

Whitten m English (Rare)
Variant of Witten.

Whittnie f English (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whyatt m English
Variant of Wyatt.

Whyn f English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of whin, an evergreen bush.

Wibbie m & f English (Rare, Archaic)

Wiclef m English
Variant of Wyclef.

Wigan m English (Rare)
A rare personal name from the town so-named in Lancashire, itself apparently derived from a Celtic personal name.... [more]

Wiki f Maori
Means “week” in Maori.

Wikitōria f Maori
Maori form of Victoria.

Wilamina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willamina.

Wilberforce m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilberforce. British author P. G. Wodehouse used it for the middle name of his famous fictional character Bertie Wooster.

Wilbern m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilburn.

Wilberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wilbert.

Wilbertine f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilbert

Wilbie m English
Diminutive of Wilbert and Wilbur.

Wilbure m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Wilburt m English
Variant of Wilbert.

Wilburta f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilburt.

Wilburton m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilburton.

Wilby m English
Diminutive of Wilbur.

Wild m English
Transferred use of the surname Wild.

Wilde m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilde.

Wilden m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilden.

Wildflower f English (Rare)

Wilferd m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

Wilfie m English
Diminutive of names beginning with Wilf-, like Wilfred.

Wilhelmena f English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilhelminah f South African (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilifred f English
Feminine form of Wilfred.

Wilkes m English
Diminutive of Will.

Willabelle f English (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Willa and Belle.

Willaim m English
Variant of William.

Willam m English, Medieval Dutch
English variant of William and medieval Dutch variant of Willem.

Willamina f English (Rare)
A feminine form of William or a contraction of Wilhelmina.

Willardine f English
Feminization of Willard.

Willbanks m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willbanks. Commonly diminutized to Banks.

Willber m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willbert m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilbert.

Willbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willena f English (Rare)

Willetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Willette.

Willette f English (Rare)
Anglicized form (or English cognate) of Guillaumette or Guillemette. Also compare Willine.

Willey m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Willford m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

Williama f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Feminine form of William.

Williametta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of William ending with the feminine suffix -etta.

Williamson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Williamson.

Willianne f English (Rare)

Williard m English
Variant of Willard.

Willina f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Willine.

Willine f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch and English cognate of Guillaumine or Guillemine. Also compare Willette.

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Willoby m English (Rare)
Variant of Willoughby.

Willodeen f English
Variant of Willadeene

Willoh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willowe f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Willow.

Willowmae f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Willow and Mae. According to the SSA, Willowmae was given to 5 girls in 2018.

Willox m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Willox.

Wills m English

Willson m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilson.

Willye m English
Variant of Willy.

Wilmarie f Afrikaans, South African, Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilma, Willem or Wilfredo, and Marie or a feminine form of Wilmar... [more]

Wilmary f Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and Mary... [more]

Wilmetta f English
Variant of Wilmette

Wilmette f English (Rare)
An elaborated form of Wilma ending in -ette

Wilmington m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilmington.

Wilmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements willo "will, desire" and mund "protection".

Wilmonda f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilmond

Wilnor m Haitian Creole, Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Wilmer.... [more]

Wilona f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Wiltha m & f English

Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.

Winchester m English
Transferred use of the surname Winchester.

Windebank f English

Windham m English
Transferred use of the surname Windham.

Windy f English
Often a diminutive of Wi- names such as Wilhelmina and Winifred.

Winfreda f English
Feminine form of Winfred.

Wingfield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wingfield.

Wini f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winika f Maori
From the Maori name of Christmas orchids (Dendrobium cunninghamii), a type of orchid that is endemic to the New Zealand. This name could also be written as Te Winika, which means "the Christmas orchid".

Wink m English
Diminutive of Winston.

Winkie m & f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive for names starting with W or ending with the -ine sound, or its transferred use of the surname Winkie.

Winky m English, Literature
Winky's origin is English. Winky is a diminutive form of the name Wink.This is the name of Winky Crocket, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.

Winnard m English
In connection with the bird, the name "Winnard," possibly derived from the Cornish word for "redwing," can positively represent attributes associated with this bird. The redwing is a migratory bird known for its resilience, adaptability, and the beauty of its song... [more]

Winnaretta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a Latinate form of Winifred. It was borne by Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943), an American heiress.

Winnee m English
Diminutive of Winfred.

Winnefred f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Winifred.

Winnefrid f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Winnifred.

Winner m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "winner".

Winney f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winni f & m English
Variant of Winnie.

Winnieford f English
Variant of Winifred.

Winnold m English
Old English form of Winwaloe, Gunwalloe or Guenole. A Breton name which means “he who is fair”. ... [more]

Winonah f English (Modern)
Variant of Winona.

Winora f English

Winry f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of Winifred. Winry Rockbell is a character in the Full Metal Alchemist anime and manga, though in that case, the etymology is unknown.

Winsom m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Winsome.

Winsome f English, Jamaican Patois
From the English word meaning "charming, engaging", derived from the Old English roots wynn "joy" and sum.

Winsor m English
A variant of Windsor. It is the name of the American animator and cartoonist Winsor McCay. He is most famous for his Little Nemo (1905 - 1926) comic strip.

Winstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Winsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Winstone m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston, reflecting the word stone.

Winstyn m English
Variant of Winston.

Winteria f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Winter.

Winterrose f English (Rare)
Combination of the English words/names, Winter and Rose. There is also a flower called winter rose.

Winther f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter used in several languages.

Wintie m English
Diminutive of Winthrop.

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]

Wiramina f Maori

Wirihita f Maori

Wiseman m English, English (African)
From the English surname Wiseman, commonly used in South Africa.

Wish m & f English
Meaning "a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen". From Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳscan ‎"to wish", from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎"to wish", from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- ‎"to wish, love"... [more]

Witten m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Witten.

Wolcott m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wolcott.

Wolfer m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolfer.

Wolfie m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Nickname for names containing the element Wolf-, such as Wolf, Wolfe, Wolfgang etc... [more]

Wolston m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolston.

Woodard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodard.

Woodbridge m English
American motion picture director Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (Born: March 21, 1889, Died: February 5, 1943) is a famous bearer of this name.

Woodbury m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodbury.

Woodford m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname, Woodford.

Woodi m English
Variant of Woody.

Woodley m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodley.

Woodrove m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodrove.

Woodson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodson.

Woodward m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Woodward. Derived from the elements wudu "tree, wood" and weard "guard, guardian".

Worden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Warden and rarely used as a feminine form. A known bearer was the American painter Worden Day (1912-1986).

Worley m English
Transferred use of the surname Worley.

Worrall m English
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."

Worthington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthington.

Worthy m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthy.... [more]

Wraith m & f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture

Wrangler m & f English (Modern)

Wray m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wray.

Wraye m English
Transferred use of the surname Wraye.

Wrenn f English
Variant of Wren

Wrennyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Wren.

Wrynnlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wrynlee.

Wyanet f English

Wyatte m English
Variant of Wyatt

Wyclef m English (Modern), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyclef. A known bearer of this name is the Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean.

Wyett m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Wyatt or variant of Wyette and Wyetta.

Wyette m English
Variant of Wyatt.

Wylan m English
Probably a variant of Wayland.

Wylbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Wylda f English
Variant of Wilda.

Wylder m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wylder.

Wylee m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wylei f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wylfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilfred.

Wylie m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Wyll m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Short form of the archaic name Wylliam. In other words, you could say that this name is an older form of Will.

Wylliam m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this is an archaic spelling of William, which is sometimes understandably perceived as a modern spelling of the name, due to the current trend of spelling traditional names differently.... [more]

Wylma f English (Rare)
Variant of Wilma.

Wyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyman.

Wyndelle f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Wendell.

Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.

Wynelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wyn using the popular name suffix elle.

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

Wynnter f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter, the spelling influenced by that of Wynn.

Wynstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynston m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Wynton m English
Variant of Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.

Wysteria f English
Variant of Wisteria.