Names that start with 'W'

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  • Wade
        Popularity: 667th
        Meaning: River crossing or one who crosses water
        Origin: Old English meaning ford or to go
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  • Waldo
        Meaning: Ruler, Powerful leader.
        Origin: Old High German, meaning rule or power.
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  • Walker
        Popularity: 132nd
        Meaning: Cloth walker or fuller.
        Origin: Occupational name from Old English 'wealcan' meaning 'to walk'.
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  • Wallace
        Popularity: 2,067th
        Meaning: Foreigner or Celtic Briton
        Origin: Old French, Norman, meaning 'foreigner'.
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  • Wally
        Meaning: Powerful ruler
        Origin: Old Germanic origins
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  • Walter
        Popularity: 516th
        Meaning: Ruler of the army.
        Origin: Originates from Old High German, meaning 'ruler of the army'.
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  • Walton
        Meaning: Forested town
        Origin: Old English
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  • Wanda
        Popularity: 9,996th
        Meaning: Shepherdess or wanderer
        Origin: Slavic origin, related to the Vandal tribe.
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  • Ward
        Popularity: 5,751st
        Meaning: Guardian, protector
        Origin: Old English origin, signifying a guardian or protector.
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  • Warner
        Meaning: Protector, Guard of the army.
        Origin: Derived from Old High German 'Warinheri', meaning 'guard' or 'protector of the army'.
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  • Warren
        Popularity: 606th
        Meaning: Protector or Gamekeeper
        Origin: English name derived from Norman French word 'warrene.'
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  • Watson
        Meaning: Son of Wat (Walter).
        Origin: English and Scottish, son of Wat.
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  • Waverly
        Meaning: Meadow of quivering aspens
        Origin: English, meaning 'meadow of quivering aspens.'
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  • Waylon
        Popularity: 105th
        Meaning: Land by the road
        Origin: Old English
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  • Wayne
        Popularity: 1,507th
        Meaning: wagon maker
        Origin: Old English - wagon maker
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  • Weldon
        Popularity: 5,733rd
        Meaning: Hill with a well or spring.
        Origin: English place name, originally a surname.
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  • Wells
        Meaning: Spring, stream.
        Origin: Old English origin, translating to spring or stream.
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  • Wendell
        Popularity: 3,544th
        Meaning: A wanderer or traveler
        Origin: Germanic, meaning 'to travel' or 'to wander.'
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  • Wendi
        Meaning: Friend, White circle
        Origin: English and Welsh, diminutive of Gwendolen/Wendy
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  • Wendy
        Popularity: 2,435th
        Meaning: Friend or Blessed Ring
        Origin: English, popularized by J.M. Barrie
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  • Wes
        Meaning: Western meadow or western clearing.
        Origin: Western European origin, root from nature/geography.
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  • Wesley
        Popularity: 114th
        Meaning: Field to the west
        Origin: Old English - 'west meadow'
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  • Wesson
        Meaning: Son of Wescen; west country native.
        Origin: Old English, meaning 'son of Wescen.'
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  • Westin
        Popularity: 1,226th
        Meaning: Western settlement or town.
        Origin: Old English origins: 'west' + 'tun' = 'western settlement'.
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  • Westley
        Popularity: 1,363rd
        Meaning: West meadow
        Origin: English
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  • Weston
        Popularity: 124th
        Meaning: Settlement in the west
        Origin: Old English origin.
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  • Westyn
        Meaning: Western town or settlement.
        Origin: Old English 'west.'
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  • Whitley
        Popularity: 1,239th
        Meaning: White meadow or clearing.
        Origin: Old English - 'white meadow'.
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  • Whitney
        Popularity: 1,782nd
        Meaning: Whitney means 'white island' or 'white meadow.'
        Origin: Old English, meaning 'white island.'
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  • Wilber
        Meaning: Desire or Will - Bright or Famous
        Origin: Old German - Bright will or desire
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  • Wilbert
        Popularity: 11,069th
        Meaning: A bright or shining will
        Origin: German origin
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  • Wilbur
        Popularity: 7,463rd
        Meaning: Resolute or bright
        Origin: Old English
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  • Wilburn
        Meaning: Strong warrior with will or desire.
        Origin: English origin from old elements 'Wil' and 'beorn'.
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  • Wilda
        Meaning: Willow tree; Strong; Untamed.
        Origin: Germanic origin, from 'wild'.
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  • Wilder
        Popularity: 785th
        Meaning: Wild, untamed, free spirit.
        Origin: Old English, tied to nature and untamed environments.
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  • Wiley
        Popularity: 2,118th
        Meaning: Cunning, Crafty
        Origin: English, Scottish
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  • Wilford
        Popularity: 16,276th
        Meaning: Willow river crossing
        Origin: Old English
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  • Wilfred
        Popularity: 8,241st
        Meaning: Desired peace
        Origin: Old English
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  • Wilfredo
        Popularity: 6,763rd
        Meaning: desires peace
        Origin: Germanic
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  • Wilhelmina
        Popularity: 2,846th
        Meaning: Resolute protector
        Origin: Old German origin, means 'will helmet.'
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  • Will
        Popularity: 2,349th
        Meaning: Desire, Protection
        Origin: Old English, Germanic
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  • Willa
        Popularity: 875th
        Meaning: Protector or willful protector
        Origin: Old German
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  • Willard
        Popularity: 6,231st
        Meaning: Strong desire or resolute
        Origin: Old English origins
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  • William
        Popularity: 17th
        Meaning: Strong-willed warrior or protector
        Origin: Old Germanic
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  • Willie
        Popularity: 2,722nd
        Meaning: Resolute protector or determined guardian.
        Origin: Derived from Old High German 'Willehelm,' meaning will and protection.
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  • Willis
        Popularity: 5,027th
        Meaning: Resolute protector or desire and helmet.
        Origin: English surname and personal name linked to William.
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  • Willow
        Popularity: 110th
        Meaning: Graceful and flexible like the willow tree.
        Origin: English, from the willow tree.
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  • Wilma
        Popularity: 7,450th
        Meaning: Determined protector
        Origin: Germanic: 'wil' (desire) + 'helm' (helmet)
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  • Wilmer
        Popularity: 3,260th
        Meaning: The name means "strong desire to be famous."
        Origin: Old High German, meaning "will" and "famous".
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  • Wilson
        Popularity: 1,366th
        Meaning: son of will, desire
        Origin: Old German, from 'Willhelm'.
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  • Wilton
        Popularity: 10,764th
        Meaning: Settlement by the willow trees
        Origin: Old English, derived from habitational name 'settlement by the willow trees.'
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  • Windy
        Meaning: Breezy, free-spirited, and present in nature
        Origin: English origin
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  • Winfield
        Meaning: Friend of the open land.
        Origin: Old English origin.
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  • Winfred
        Popularity: 26,104th
        Meaning: Blessed peacemaking friend
        Origin: Old English, Welsh
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  • Winifred
        Popularity: 1,820th
        Meaning: "Holy peace."
        Origin: Of Welsh origin, meaning "holy peace."
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  • Winnie
        Popularity: 1,194th
        Meaning: Holy, blessed, fair one.
        Origin: Derived from English, related to the Welsh name Gwenfrewi.
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  • Winnifred
        Meaning: Blessed peacemaker.
        Origin: Old Welsh, meaning 'blessed peacemaker.'
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  • Winona
        Popularity: 1,671st
        Meaning: First-born daughter
        Origin: Native American, Dakota Sioux
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  • Winston
        Popularity: 783rd
        Meaning: Joy stone, joyful stone.
        Origin: Old English origin, means 'joy stone,' related to places in England.
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  • Winter
        Popularity: 724th
        Meaning: Symbolizes beauty and tranquility
        Origin: English
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  • Wolfgang
        Meaning: Path or journey of the wolf
        Origin: German
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  • Woodrow
        Popularity: 3,997th
        Meaning: Row of houses by a forest.
        Origin: Old English, meaning 'row of houses by a forest'.
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  • Wren
        Popularity: 387th
        Meaning: Small bird.
        Origin: Old English, from bird name.
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  • Wrenley
        Meaning: Wren meadow or clearing
        Origin: Modern, combining "wren" (bird) and "ley" (meadow).
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  • Wyatt
        Popularity: 64th
        Meaning: Brave in war
        Origin: Old English and Old French origin meaning "brave in war."
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  • Wylder
        Meaning: Untamed, Wild
        Origin: Old English, meaning 'untamed.'
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  • Wynter
        Popularity: 778th
        Meaning: Associated with the cold season; symbolizes calmness.
        Origin: Derived from Old English for 'winter.'
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