Names starting with W

Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Володимир (see Volodymyr).

A Dutch variant form of Walter.

Means "be thankful" in Chewa.

Variant of Woody.

Derived from an English surname that originally comes from a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English. It was borne by the...

Either a diminutive of names containing wood such as Woodrow, or else from a nickname derived from the English word wood. Famous bearers include the...

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 우진 (see U-jin).

Means "you are gold", from Amharic ወርቅ (warq) meaning "gold".

Feminine form of Workneh.

Variant of Wodan.

Short form of Wouter.

Dutch form of Walter.

From the English word for the small songbird. It is ultimately derived from Old English wrenna.

Variant of Wrenley.

Variant of Wrenley.

Elaboration of Wren using the popular name suffix ley.

From an occupational surname meaning "craftsman", ultimately from Old English wyrhta. Famous bearers of the surname were the Wright brothers (Wilbur...

From Chinese 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial" (which is generally only masculine) or 务 (wù) meaning "affairs, business", as well as other...

Variant of Wobbe.

Means "awakened to emptiness", from Chinese 悟 (wù) meaning "enlightenment, awakening" and 空 (kōng) meaning "empty, hollow, sky". This is the name of...

Javanese form of Bulan.

Variant of Wolf.

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".

Old German form of Wolfgang.

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and giefu "gift".

Old German form of Wolfhard.

Old German form of Wolfram.

Means "little wolf", from a diminutive of the Gothic element wulfs. This was the name of a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary. He translated...

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and noð "boldness, daring" [3]. This name became rare after the Norman Conquest.

Old German form of Wolfram.

Old English name meaning "wolf ruler", from the elements wulf "wolf" and ric "ruler, king".

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and run "secret lore, rune". This was the name of a 10th-century English noblewoman who founded the...

Form of Wulfrun sometimes used in reference to the 10th-century noblewoman.

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and sige "victory".

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and stan "stone".

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and þryþ "strength". This was the name of a 9th-century queen of Wessex.

Variant of Wulfþryð.

Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and wynn "joy".

Limburgish form of William.

Short form of Wullem.

Derived from an English surname that originates from the medieval given name Wyard or Wyot, from the Old English name Wigheard. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929)...

Middle English form of Wigberht.

Variant of Wilder.

Middle English form of the Old English name Wigmund, composed of the elements wig "battle" and mund "protection".

Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, blessed".

Variant of Wyn.

Variant of Wyn, sometimes used as a feminine form.

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Wine.

Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".

Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and stan "stone".

Variant of Winona.

Variant of Winona.

Variant of Winter.

Middle English form of Wigheard.

From the Old English name Wigstan, composed of the elements wig "battle" and stan "stone". This was the name of a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon saint. It...