List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with (W) ×

Wolfe [wolfe] as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Wolfe is "wolf". Wolves were an important part of medieval Germany imagination, known for their fierceness and tenacity. Irish patriot Wolfe Tone.

Meaning: Wolf Origin: English

This interesting name, with variant spellings, Woolsey and Woosey can be either patronymic or a nickname of Anglo-Saxon origin. ... The personal name was popular in Suffolk where it gave rise to the surname of Cardinal Wolxey (circa 1475-1530). The second origin, derives from a nickname 'Wulfesege', meaning 'wolf's eye'.

Meaning: King henry the eighth cardinal campeius Origin: English

This ancient and interesting surname, of Anglo-Saxon origin, is a locational name from Woodleigh in Devonshire, or Woodley in Berkshire, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century "wudu" meaning wood plus "leah", pasture, clearing, hence "glade in a wood".

Meaning: Residence name Origin: English

Woodman Name Meaning. occupational name for a woodcutter or a forester (compare Woodward), or topographic name for someone who lived in the woods. possibly from the Old English personal name Wudumann. Similar surnames: Goodman, Waldman, Woodland, Todman, Woodfin, Bodman, Holdman, Moorman.

Meaning: Hunter Origin: English

Variants: Woody (pet form) Meaning: Row of houses made of wood or hedge or a row of trees. Woodrow was originally an English surname which may originally derive from a toponym meaning row of houses by a wood in Old English.

Meaning: Wood Origin: English

Woodruff Name Meaning. English: topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Old English wudurofe (a compound of wudu 'wood' with a second element of unknown origin).

Meaning: Bailiff Origin: English

Shakespearean Meaning: The name Woodville is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Woodville is: Henry VI, Part 1' Lieutenant of the Tower.

Meaning: Henry vi part 1 lieutenant of the tower Origin: English

Woodward is a name that was carried to England in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is a name for a forester. Looking back even further, we found the name was originally derived from the Old English words wode, meaning wood, and ward, meaning guardian or keeper.

Meaning: Cares for the woods Origin: English

The name Woody is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Woody is: Row of houses in a wood. From the cottages in the wood.

Meaning: Lives in arow of houses by the wood Origin: English

The Woolcott surname is a habitational name derived from the place name Woolcot in Somerset, which in turn is thought to come from the Middle English words "wolle," meaning "spring," and "cot" meaning a cottage or shelter.

Meaning: Lives in wolfes cottage Origin: English

Worcester Name Meaning. English: habitational name from the city of Worcester, named from Old English ceaster 'Roman fort or walled city' (Latin castra 'legionary camp') + a British tribal name of uncertain origin.

Meaning: From the alder forest army camp Origin: English

Worden Name Meaning. English (chiefly Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Chorley. Early forms consistently show the first syllable as Wer-, and the name is probably derived from Old English wer 'weir' + denu 'valley'.

Meaning: Defender or guard Origin: English

In English the meaning of the name Wordsworth is: World guardian.

Meaning: World guardian Origin: English

Worrell Name Meaning. English: habitational name from Worrall in South Yorkshire, named with Old English wir 'bog myrtle' + halh 'nook', 'recess'. The Wirral peninsula in Cheshire has the same origin and may well be the source of the surname in some cases.

Meaning: From the true mans manor Origin: English

German Meaning: The name Warren is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Warren is: Protector; loyal.

Meaning: Game-park, place in France Origin: English

English: habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington; both may have originally been named in Old English as Wurðingtun 'settlement (Old English tun) associated with Wurð', but it is also possible that the first element was Old English worðign, a derivative of worð 'enclosure'.

Meaning: Residence name Origin: English

Worton Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various places called Worton.

Meaning: From the vegetable farm Origin: English

Meaning of the name Reagan The Anglicised version of the Irish surname meaning 'decendent of Riagan'. The name means 'enthusiastic' or by extension 'impulsive'.

Meaning: Accuses Origin: English

The name Wren is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Wren is: Ruler.

Meaning: Resembling a small songbird Origin: English

Wrenn Family History. Wrenn Name Meaning English and Irish: variant spelling of Wren.

Meaning: Resembling a small songbird Origin: English

Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name.

Meaning: Craftsman Origin: English

Meaning: Craftsman Origin: English

Meaning: Wolf of slaughter Origin: English

Meaning: Forester Origin: English

Wulf (Common Germanic *wulfaz "wolf") was one of the most prolific elements in early Germanic names. It could figure as the first element in dithematic names, as in Wulfstan, but especially as second element, in the form -ulf, -olf as in Cynewulf, Rudolph, Ludolf, Adolf etc., it was extremely common.

Meaning: Wolf Origin: English

Meaning: Lives in wolfes cottage Origin: English

Meaning: Wolf of peace Origin: English

Anglo-Saxon Meaning: The name Wulfgar is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Wulfgar is: Wolf spear.

Meaning: Wolf spear Origin: English

The name Wulfhere is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Wulfhere is: Name of a king.

Meaning: Name of a king Origin: English

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

Meaning: Victorious wolf Origin: English