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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Names starting with W

1–48 of 49 names

English

Walker

Fuller of cloth

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English · Germanic

Waylon

Variant of Wayland; possibly associated with craft or cunning

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English

Wesley

West clearing or meadow

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English

Weston

West settlement

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German · English

William

Will and helmet; protection

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English

Willow

Willow tree

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English

Wyatt

From Wigheard: battle + brave or firm

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English

Wade

English surname: ford, or a name related to going

Familiar
Old German

Walter

Power of the army

Familiar
English

Wells

A person living near a well or spring

Familiar
English

Wilder

Wild; untamed

Familiar
English · Germanic

Willa

Will and protection; feminine form of William

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Welsh · English

Winifred

Possibly from Gwenfrewi; meaning uncertain

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English · Welsh

Winnie

Short form of Winifred

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Dakota · Lakota · English

Winona

Firstborn daughter

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English

Winston

Wine’s town, or a surname from Wynnstan: joy + stone

Familiar
English

Winter

Winter season

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English

Wren

Wren bird

Familiar
Arabic

Wateen

Aorta; vital artery

Uncommon
English

Waverly

Place-name surname; possibly wavering or flickering + clearing

Uncommon
English

Whitney

Place-name surname probably meaning white island

Uncommon
German · Dutch

Wilhelmina

Feminine form of Wilhelm

Uncommon
Dutch

Willem

Will and protection, through William

Uncommon
German

Wolf

Wolf

Uncommon
English

Woodrow

Row of houses by a wood

Uncommon
Arabic

Wafa

Loyalty; faithfulness

Rare gem
Japanese

Wakana

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Arabic

Walid

Newborn child

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Kikuyu

Wangari

Associated with the leopard

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Somali

Waris

Desert flower in Somali

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Arabic

Wasim

Handsome; graceful

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Chinese

Wei

Greatness or power with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Wen

Writing; culture with the cited Chinese characters

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Javanese · Indonesian

Wijaya

Victory

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English

Wilfred

Desire or will + peace

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English

Winslow

Wine’s hill

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English · Jamaican Patois

Winsome

Charming; engaging

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Malay · Indonesian

Wira

Hero

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Māori

Wiremu

Māori form of William

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Arabic

Wissam

Medal; badge of distinction

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Old German

Wolfram

Wolf and raven

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Dutch

Wouter

Army power, through Walter

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Javanese · Indonesian

Wulan

Moon; month

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