Names starting with W
138 names starting with W, from 15 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.
- WadeBoyFrom an English surname that may derive from either a nickname for a ford crosser or a place name element.
- WafulaBoyLuhya for a boy born during the rainy season, from the root ifula, 'rainy season'.
- WaiUnisexRoughly "to spread out" or "to abound", from an everyday Burmese word for plenty.
- WaimarieGirlFrom wai (water, precious) and marie (calm, peaceful): "good luck" or "blessed fortune".
- WairimuGirlFrom Kikuyu irimũ, "ogre, giant".
- WaldoBoyA short form of Germanic names containing wald or walt, meaning power or authority.
- WalkerBoyFrom an English occupational surname for someone who thickened cloth through treading, also known as a fuller.
- WallaceBoyFrom a Norman surname meaning foreigner or Welshman, popularized by Scottish hero William Wallace.
- WallieBoyA casual diminutive of Walter or Wallace, typically used in informal or family settings.
- WallisUnisexA variant of Wallace, derived from Norman meaning Welshman or foreigner, used for both boys and girls.
- WallyBoyA friendly diminutive of Walter or Wallace, commonly used as a nickname.
- WaltBoyA short form of Walter, the Germanic name meaning powerful warrior.
- WaltonBoyA surname from settlements whose names blended geographic features with tun, the Anglo-Saxon suffix for inhabited…
- WamalwaBoyLuhya for a boy born around the time a community was brewing its traditional beer, tied to a good harvest.
- WamanBoyQuechua for "eagle" or "falcon".
- WambliUnisexThe Lakota word for "eagle".
- WambuiGirlKikuyu for "zebra".
- WanangwaUnisexThe Tumbuka word for freedom.
- WanchaiBoyJoins Thai วัน (wan), "day", and ชัย (chai), "victory", to read roughly as "day of triumph".
- WangariGirlFrom Kikuyu ngarĩ, "leopard".
- WangchukUnisexFrom Tibetan dbang phyug (དབང་ཕྱུག), "powerful" or "mighty", literally "possessing power".
- WanguiGirlFrom Kikuyu ngũi, "song leader".
- WanjalaBoyLuhya for a boy whose birth fell in a season of hunger, from a root shared with the wider Bantu word for famine.
- WanjikuGirlA traditional Kikuyu name of unrecorded meaning.
- WanjiruGirlPossibly from Kikuyu njĩra, "path, way".
- WanyonyiBoyLuhya for a boy born in the farming season when fields were cleared of weeds ahead of the rains.
- WapashaBoyA Dakota compound of waȟpé, "leaf", and šá, "red", together "red leaf".
- WardBoyA Dutch short form of Eduard, the Germanic name meaning wealthy guardian.
- WardellBoyA surname derived from locations featuring defensive or observational elements combined with valleys or valleys.
- WarnerBoyFrom a Norman surname derived from the Germanic name Werner, meaning warrior or defender.
- WarrenBoyFrom Norman French meaning animal enclosure or game preserve, originally a place name in Normandy.
- WarrickBoyA spelling variant of Warwick that refers to a fortified settlement with water-management features.
- WarwickBoyA place name referring to a fortified community in England with deep historical significance in the English landscape.
- WashingtonBoyFrom an English place name meaning "settlement of Wassa's people", often used in honor of George Washington and…
- WasswaBoyA Luganda name reserved for the first-born son of male twins.
- WatBoyA medieval short form of the name Walter, used as a standalone name in English-speaking communities during the Middle…
- WatseBoyPossibly a Frisian short form of Walter, which derives from Germanic elements related to "ruler" and "army".
- WatsonBoyA patronymic name meaning "child of Wat", where Wat is a medieval short form of Walter.
- WattanaUnisexFrom Thai วัฒนา (wattana), "progress, prosperity", rooted in Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana), "growth, increase".
- WaverlyUnisexA place name with English origins, possibly suggesting movement or uncertainty combined with natural clearings, giving…
- WawatamBoyPossibly connected to an Ojibwe word for a wild goose, though no root for the name has been firmly established.
- WawrzyniecBoyFrom Laurentius: "man from Laurentum" (a city in ancient Italy).
- WaylandBoyFrom Old English Weland, probably built on a Germanic root for skill or cunning; the name of legend's master smith.
- WaylonBoyA variant of Wayland, derived from Old English meaning "land along the way" or "land by the road".
- WaynaBoyQuechua for "youth" or "young man".
- WayneBoyAn occupational surname meaning "one who makes or drives wagons", derived from Old English wægn (wagon).
- WayraBoyQuechua for "wind" or "air".
- WebsterBoyAn occupational name meaning "person who works with textiles and looms", derived from Old English webba.
- WekesaBoyLuhya for a boy born at harvest time, from a root meaning to reap or gather in the crop.
- WeldonBoyA place name referring to a geographical feature combining a water source with elevated terrain.
- WellsBoyA surname indicating residence near a natural spring or water source, derived from Middle English wille.
- WendellBoyA surname derived from the given name Wendel, with possible roots in Germanic traditions and the Vandal people.
- WendyGirlA name created by J. M. Barrie for Peter Pan (1904), inspired by a childhood nickname meaning "friend" or possibly…
- WeronikaGirlFrom Veronica: "true image".
- WesBoyA short form of Wesley and names with the Wes- prefix, derived from Old English meaning "west meadow".
- WesleyBoyA place name meaning "west meadow", derived from Old English west (west) and leah (meadow, clearing).
- WesselBoyA Frisian diminutive form of Werner, derived from Germanic elements meaning "defender" or "warrior".
- WestleyBoyA spelling variant of Wesley, derived from Old English meaning "west meadow" or "western settlement".
- WestonBoyA place name derived from Old English elements meaning "settlement to the west" or "western town".
- WhetūUnisexMeans "star" in Māori.
- WhitakerBoyA place name meaning "white field" or "chalk field", derived from Old English elements referring to color and open land.
- WhitleyGirlA place name meaning "white clearing" or "pale woodland", derived from Old English elements referring to color and open…
- WhitneyUnisexA place name probably meaning "white island", derived from Old English hwit (white) and ieg (island).
- WibkeGirlFeminine form of the Old German name Wiebe.
- WichaiBoyFrom Thai วิชัย (wichai), "great victory", from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).
- WichianBoyFrom Thai วิเชียร (wichian), "diamond" or "thunderbolt", from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra), the weapon of the god Indra.
- WielisławBoyFrom Slavic elements: "great" and "glory".
- WigandBoyFrom Old German wigant meaning 'warrior'.
- WikoliaGirlThe Hawaiian adaptation of Victoria, maintaining the same name origin whilst accommodating Hawaiian phonetic and…
- WiktorBoyFrom Latin Victor: "conqueror, winner".
- WilUnisexShort form of William and names beginning with Wil
- WilburBoyWild boar in Middle English
- WilburnBoyStream with willows
- WildaGirlWild or untamed
- WilderBoyWild, untamed, uncontrolled
- WileyBoyFrom English geographic sources
- WilfBoyShort form of Wilfred
- WilfordBoyWillow ford
- WilfredBoyMeans "desiring peace," from Old English words for will or desire and for peace.
- WilfredaGirlPeaceful will
- WilfriedBoyFrom Old German elements wil (will, desire) and fred (peace).
- WilhelmBoyA German name meaning 'one who is willing to protect', built from Old Germanic elements for will and helmet.
- WilhelmineGirlFeminine form of Wilhelm, from Old Germanic elements wil (will, desire) and helm (helmet).
- WilkieBoyDiminutive of William
- WillBoyShort form of William
- WillaGirlFeminine form of William
- WillardBoyResolute will
- WilliBoyDiminutive of Wilhelm, from Old Germanic elements meaning will and helmet.
- WilliamBoyWill and helmet
- WillibaldBoyA German name combining elements meaning 'resolute' and 'brave'.
- WillieUnisexDiminutive of William
- WillisBoySon of Will
- WilloughbyUnisexWillow town
- WillowGirlThe willow tree
- WillyUnisexDiminutive of William or Wilhelm
- WilmaGirlShort form of Wilhelmina, derived from Old Germanic elements wil (will) and helm (helmet).
- WilmerBoyFamous will
- WilsonBoySon of William.
- WiltBoyA short form of Wilton or other names beginning with Wil-.
- WiltonBoyFrom Old English elements and a place name associated with a river, with roots in words for willow and well.
- WiltrudGirlA German name combining elements meaning 'will' and 'strength'.
- WinUnisex"Bright" or "radiant", from an everyday Burmese descriptive word.
- WincentyBoyFrom Latin Vincentius: "conquering, prevailing".
- WindsorUnisexFrom Old English elements meaning "riverbank with a windlass," a lifting apparatus.
- WinfieldBoyFrom Old English elements meaning "meadow, pasture field."
- WinfredBoyMeans "friend of peace," from Old English words for friend and for peace.
- WinifredGirlFrom Latin Winifreda, possibly influenced by the Welsh name Gwenfrewi, with connections to Old English origins.
- WinnieGirlA short form of Winifred, the historic name of a Welsh saint.
- WinonaGirlMeans "firstborn daughter" in Dakota and Lakota languages.
- WinslowUnisexDerived from Old English elements meaning a hill or settlement belonging to someone named Wine.
- WinstonBoyFrom an Old English personal name or place names derived from Old English elements meaning a town belonging to Wine.
- WinterGirlDirectly from the English word for the coldest season, derived from Old English winter.
- WinthropBoyFrom Old English place names meaning either a village of Wine or a village of Wigmund.
- WintonBoyFrom Old English elements meaning an enclosure or settlement belonging to someone named Wine.
- WiratBoyFrom Thai วิรัช (wirat), "pure, restrained", tracing to Sanskrit विरति (virati), "abstaining, ceasing".
- WiremuBoyFrom Germanic William: "resolute protector" or "strong-willed warrior".
- WisdomUnisexDirectly from the English word meaning sound judgement and knowledge, derived from Old English wis meaning wise.
- WisteriaGirlFrom the name of a climbing flowering plant, which was named in honour of Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist and…
- WolfBoyFrom Old German wolf meaning 'wolf', or as a short form of names like Wolfgang or Wolfram.
- WolfdietrichBoyA German name combining 'wolf' with 'ruler', built from Old Germanic elements.
- WolfeBoyAn alternative spelling of Wolf, using the -e ending common in surnames.
- WolfgangBoyFrom Old German elements wolf (wolf) and gang (path, way).
- WolfhardBoyFrom Old German elements wolf (wolf) and hart (hard, firm, brave).
- WolframBoyFrom Old German elements wolf (wolf) and hram (raven).
- WöllemBoyFrom Germanic roots: "will" and "helmet", with the sense of a resolute or determined protector.
- WonganiUnisexFrom Chewa wonga: "to give thanks, to be grateful".
- WoodrowBoyFrom Old English elements meaning "row of houses by a wood."
- WoodyBoyA diminutive or nickname related to the English word wood or names containing that element.
- WorknehBoyAmharic for "you are gold", built on warq, "gold", with a suffix addressing a baby boy.
- WorkneshGirlAmharic for "you are gold", the feminine counterpart of Workneh, addressed to a baby girl.
- WrenUnisexFrom the English word for a small songbird.
- WrenleyGirlFrom the bird name Wren with the popular feminine suffix -ley.
- WrightBoyFrom an occupational surname meaning "craftsman," derived from Old English wyrhta.
- WulfilaBoyFrom Gothic wulfs "wolf" with a diminutive suffix: "little wolf".
- WumBoyA Limburgish shortening of names in the William family, carrying their sense of resolute protection.
- WyattBoyFrom Old English Wigheard, meaning "battle-hardy," via medieval given name forms.
- WynneUnisexFrom an English surname derived from the given name Wine.
- WystanBoyFrom Old English elements meaning "battle" and "stone."