American Submitted Names

Vizion m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), African American

Voicy f American (South)
The first Voicy we know about in my family comes from Arkansas, born in 1897.

Voight m American (Rare)
Transferred use from the originally German surname Voight.

Volante m & f English (Rare)

Volee f English

Volga f English (American, Archaic)

Vollie m English
Either a diminutive of Valentine 1 or a variant of the surname Volley. ... [more]

Volma f English (Rare)

Volney m English (American, Rare)
From German meaning "people's spirit" where Vol- is derived from Volk, akin to the English cognate folk.

Voltairine f English (American)
Feminine form of Voltaire.... [more]

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

Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhan

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]

Voncile f American (South)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and cile (from Lucile).

Voncille f American (South)

Vondra f African American (Rare)
Blend of Vonda and Sondra.

Vondrea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of the popular name syllable Von (compare Lavonne) with the name Andrea 2.

Vonecia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vonetta f English (American), African American
Possibly a feminine form of Von 3, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. It had a little burst of popularity in the United States in the 1970s, when the actress Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) was active.

Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).

Vonn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglised spelling of Vaughn.

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

Vonnetta f African American
Variant of Vonetta.

Vonnette f English, Filipino

Vonni f Czech, Slovak, English (American)
Diminutive of Vondra and Yvonne.

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

Vontae m African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element von and the name Dante, or a short form of Devontae.

Vonzell f & m African American

Vorella f American

Voretta f American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Vortella f American (South, Rare)

Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.

Vouletti f English (American)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It was first borne by Vouletti Theresa Singer (1840–1913), a daughter of the American inventor Isaac Singer. The name was passed to the forthcoming generations in her family... [more]

Vox m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Vox.

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.

Vsyd f English (American)
A Nickname for the name Vera

Vyctoria f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

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.

Vynessa f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vynette f English (Rare)
Variant of Vinette.

Vyolet f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Violet.

Vyolette f English (American, Rare)
An extremely rare variant of Violet.

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.

Waco m English

Wadeline f African American
Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete

Wadsworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wadsworth.

Waelyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Waylynn. According to the Social Security Administration, Waelyn was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2018.

Wait m & f English
Diminutive of Waitstill.

Waiva f English (American, Rare)
As slim as the chances are, it might be related to Lithuanian Vaiva (influenced by English Wava), seeing as Waiva seems to appear - although extremely rarely so - in Lithuania... [more]

Wakara f African American (Modern)
May be a variant of Waqar.

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

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

Wal m American (Rare)
Short Form of Wallace.

Walcie f English

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]

Waleka f American
Feminine form of Walek.

Wales m English (American), Samoan
From a place name in the United Kingdom. Derives from the Old English Wælisc, meaning 'foreigner, Welshman'.

Walfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Waldfrid.

Walice f English (Rare)

Walidah f American
Feminine form of Walid

Walina f English

Wallas m English (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.

Wallice m American (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.

Wallie m English (Rare)
Variant of Wally.

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

Walterine f American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Walter.

Walty m English
Diminutive of Walter.

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]

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.

Wanita f American (Rare)
Variant of Waneta.

Wanna f African American
Variant of Juana

Wanya m English
Born by the American singer Wanya Morris.

Wanyae m African American (Modern, Rare)

Wanye m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wanya or Waynie.

Wanyea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Wanzella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Waren m American
Variant of Warren.

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]

Warrington m English (American)

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.

Washawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Wa and Shawn, or from Quashawn.

Washburn f English

Watho f English

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

Watkins m English
Diminutive of Walter.

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

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

Waunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wanda.

Wauneda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Waunita f English (American, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Juanita.

Wava f English (American, Rare)

Wave f 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’.

Waveland m & f English (American)
Transferred usage of the surname Waveland.

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 English (Rare)
Variant of Wayland.

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.

Waymon m American
Oklahoma is where it came from in the 1940's.

Waymond m English (American)

Wayna f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Wayne.

Waynett f English (American, Rare)
Allegeldy intended as a feminine form of Wayne.

Waynetta f English

Waynie f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Wealthia f English (Rare)
Feminisation of Wealthy.

Wealthy m & f English (Puritan), American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Meaning, "having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich." In this case, spiritual blessings from God. From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth +‎ -y.

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

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.

Web m American (South, Rare)

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

Weeb m English (Rare)
Nickname for Wilbur.

Weedon m English
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]

Weeko f & m American (Rare)
Many sites list is as meaning "pretty" in Sioux, when in fact it's a slang form of wikoska meaning "venereal disease". It's likely an invented name.

Weewona f English (American, Archaic), Literature
The orphaned heroine of Lost on the Trail by Isabella Macdonald Alden, well-known 19th century American, Christian author.

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.

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

Wellman m Louisiana Creole, English (American, Rare, Archaic), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Wellman.

Weltha f English (American, Rare)
Derived from Wealth.

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

Wen m English
Short form of Wendell.

Wendaline f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Feminine form of Wendelin or 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-).

Wendellyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Wendelyn f English (American)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Wendey f English
Variant of Wendy.

Wendia f English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy.

Wendie f English
Variant of Wendy.

Wendolen f American (Rare, Archaic)
Altered form of Gwendolen, perhaps influenced by Wendy or Wendeline (a feminine form of Wendelin).

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. It is borne by American actor Wentworth Miller (1972-).

Wenutu m American (Rare)

Weslee m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Wesley.

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

Weslene f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Wesley.

Wesleya f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wesley.

Weslie m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Wesley.

Weslinn f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wesley and a variant of the popular name suffix -lynn in an attempt to create a feminine form.

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

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

Wess m English
Variant of Wes.

Wessie f & m Southern African, English (American, Rare)
Possibly a unisex diminutive of Wesley.

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.

Westen m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Weston.

Westin m English (Modern)
Variant of Weston.

Westina f American (Rare), Bahamian Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Westin.

Westlee m & f English
Variant of Westley.

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

Westly m American (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.

Weylin m American (Modern, Rare)

Weylyn m & f American
Variant of Waylon sometimes used for girls.

Wezley m English (Rare)
Variant of Wesley.

Wheeler m English
Transferred use of the surname Wheeler.

Wheezy f English
Diminutive of Louise or Louisa.

Whiley m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Whim f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wim, coinciding with an English word meaning "a whimsical idea".

Whimsy f & m English (American)

Whisper f & m English (Rare)
From the English word whisper. "Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords".... [more]

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.

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]

Whitley m & f English, American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whitley.

Whitne f English (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitnee f English (American)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitni f English
Variant of Whitney.

Whitnie f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitny f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Varient 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.

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]

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

Wilber m American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Wilbur.

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

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.

Wildaliz f American (Hispanic)

Wilde m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilde.

Wilden m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilden.

Wildflower f English (Rare)

Wildon m American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Wilella f English (American, Rare)

Wilferd m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

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

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

Wilhelminia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration 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.

Willadeen f American (South)
Variant of Willadeene

Willadeene f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Willodean. A notable bearer is Willadeene Parton, the oldest sibling of country singer Dolly Parton.

Willadene f American (South)

Willaim m English
Variant of William.

Willajean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Willa and Jean 2.

Willam m English
Derivative of William.

Willametta f English (American, Archaic)

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)

Willene f English (American), American (South), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Feminine elaboration of Willie using the common name suffix lene, or perhaps a contraction of names such as Wilhelmina, Wilmadeene, and Willodean.

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.

Willia f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Willa.

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.

Williams m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Williams.

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

Willianne f English (Rare)

Williard m English
Variant of Willard.

Williemae f English (American), African American
Combination of Willie and Mae.

Williette f African American

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.

Willisa f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Willis.

Willma f English (American)
Variant of Wilma.

Willman m & f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willman.

Willo f English
Variant of Willow.

Willoby m English (Rare)
Variant of Willoughby.

Willodean f American (South, Archaic)

Willodeen f English
Variant of Willadeene

Willodene f American (Rare)

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

Willomena f American (Rare)

Willona f American (South, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Wilona. Willona Woods is a character from the 1970s TV show 'Good Times'.

Willory f American (South, Archaic)

Willowdean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Willodean.

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.

Wilmadeen f English (American)
The meaning of the name is unknown.

Wilman m American (Hispanic)

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]