Names starting with W
276 Names found
Norman form of Wazo. This name was borne by a 12th-century Norman poet from the island of Jersey.
Means "lover, affectionate" in Arabic, from the root ودّ (wadda) meaning "to love". In Islamic tradition الودود (al-Wadūd) is one of the 99 names of...
From Old English wær "aware, cautious" and mund "protection", making it a (partial) cognate of Veremund. This was the name of a legendary ancestor of...
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, derived from وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".
Means "trustworthy, reliable, loyal, perfect" in Arabic, derived from the root وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".
From the German surname Wagner signifying "wagon maker, cartwright". A notable bearer of the surname was the German composer Richard Wagner...
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الوحيد (al-Waḥīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by a 17th-century chief of the Powhatan people. He was also known as Powhatan, as a result of confusion between...
Means "revelation" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic وحي (waḥy).
From Indonesian wahyu meaning "revelation", derived from Arabic وحي (waḥy).
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Walter.
Germanic name composed of the elements walt "power, authority" and beraht "bright". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint from Luxeuil...
Polish diminutive of Waldemar.
From the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and mari "famous", also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir.
From a surname that was derived from the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Waltheof [1]. Its present use in the English-speaking world is usually in...
Originally a short form of Germanic names containing the Old Frankish element wald or Old High German element walt meaning "power, authority" (Proto-G...
Polish form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Latin variant of Gualguainus.
Means "helper, protector, friend" in Arabic, derived from ولي (waliya) meaning "to be close". It is also used to refer to saints in Islamic tradition.
Means "newborn" in Arabic, derived from ولد (walada) meaning "to give birth". This was the name of the Umayyad caliph who conquered Spain in the 8th...
From an English surname that referred to the medieval occupation of a walker, also known as a fuller. Walkers would tread on wet, unprocessed wool in...
From a Scottish and English surname derived from Norman French waleis meaning "foreigner, Celt, Welshman" (of Germanic origin). It was first adopted...
Diminutive of Walter or Wallace.
Diminutive of Walter or Wallace.
Short form of Walter. A famous bearer was the American animator and filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966).
From the Germanic name Waltheri signifying "power of the army", from the elements walt "power, authority" and heri "army". In medieval German tales...
Spanish and Portuguese variant form of Walter, more common in South America than Europe. It is often written without the diacritic.
Old English name derived from the Old Norse Valþjófr. This was the name of a 12th-century English saint, an abbot of Melrose.
A German variant of Walter. This name was borne by the 13th-century German poet Walther von der Vogelweide.
Derived from a surname that was originally taken from various Old English place names signifying "stream town", "wood town", or "wall town".
Variant of Anderson.
Means "red leaf" in Dakota, from waȟpé "leaf" and šá "red". This was the name of several Dakota chiefs.