- Webb
When the ancestors of the Webb family arrived in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066, they brought their name with them. It is a name for a weaver which was in turn derived from the Old English word webbe, meaning a woven cloth, and was used to indicate someone employed in making such fabric.
- Webbe
This ancient and distinguished name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is an occupational surname for a weaver. The name is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "webba", a derivative of "wefan", to weave, which gave the early Middle English term "webbe".
- Webbeleah
Meaning: From the weavers meadow
Origin: English - Webber
The surname Webber is an occupational name for a person who made his living as a weaver of cloth. The surname Webber is a derivative of the Old English word web, which means web or weaver.
Meaning: Weaver
Origin: German - Webbestre
- Weber
Weber Name Meaning. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a weaver, Middle High German wëber, German Weber, an agent derivative of weben 'to weave'. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe, being found for example as a Czech, Polish, Slovenian, and Hungarian name.
Meaning: Weaver
Origin: German - Webley
English Meaning: The name Webley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Webley is: From the weaver's meadow.
Meaning: Weaver's meadow
- Webster - WEHB-ster
The name Webster is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Webster is: Weaver: '-ster' ending on English occupational surnames indicates the work was originally a female occupation.
Meaning: Weaver
- Weddell
Weddell Name Meaning. Scottish: variant spelling of Weddle.
Meaning: From the advancers hill
Origin: English - Wegland
Wiegand is a German surname. It originated from the Old High German verb wîgan, meaning to fight, through the past participle form wîgant, meaning the fighter.
Meaning: From the land by the highway
Origin: English - Wehinahpay
- Weifield
Meaning: From the field by the weir
Origin: English - Weiford
The Weiford surname and its variations are habitation names that have been taken on from various place names in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Northhantsford, and elsewhere. These place names are generally derived from the Old English "welig," meaning "willow," or "well," denoting "a spring," combined with "ford."
Meaning: From the farm by the weir
Origin: English - Weiquan
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- Weirley
Meaning: From the weir meadow
Origin: English - Welborn
Welborn Name Meaning. English: habitational name from Welborne in Norfolk, Welbourn in Lincolnshire, or Welburn in North Yorkshire, all named with Old English wella 'spring' + burna 'stream'.
Meaning: From the spring brook
Origin: English - Welborne
Meaning: From the spring brook
Origin: English - Welburn
The Welburn family lived in Lincolnshire. Their name is derived from the Old English word welle, meaning well, and the Old Norse word brunnr, meaning stream or spring, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a well by a stream or spring. Buy PDF History »
Meaning: From the spring brook
Origin: English - Welby
Welby Name Meaning. English: habitational name from either of two places called Welby, one in Leicestershire and one in Lincolnshire. The last is named from Old English wella 'spring' + Old Norse býr 'farmstead', 'settlement'.
Meaning: From the spring farm
Origin: English - Welch
Welch is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It comes from the Old English word Welisc meaning foreign. It was used to describe those of Celtic or Welsh origin. Welch and another common surname, Walsh, share this derivation.
Meaning: From wales
Origin: English - Weldon
Weldon Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Weldon, from Old English well(a) 'spring', 'stream' + dun 'hill'.
- Welford
Welford Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of the places named Welford, of which there are instances in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, and elsewhere. The first is named from Old English welig 'willow' + ford 'ford'; the latter two seem to have the first element well(a) 'spring', 'stream'.
Meaning: From the spring by the ford
Origin: English - Wellington
Anglo-Saxon Meaning: The name Wellington is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Wellington is: From the wealthy estate.
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- Wells
Wells Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of several places named with the plural of Old English well(a) 'spring', 'stream', or a topopgraphical name from this word (in its plural form), for example Wells in Somerset or Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. Translation of French Dupuis or any of its variants.
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- Welsh
AERON: Welsh unisex form of Celtic Agrona, the name a goddess of war and death who was portrayed as a masculine figure in Welsh mythology, meaning "carnage, slaughter." AFON: Modern Welsh unisex name meaning "river." Compare with another form of Afon. ALUN: Welsh form of Celtic Alan, possibly meaning "little rock."
Meaning: A form of wallance, walsh
- Welton
The name Welton is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Welton is: From the spring farm.
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- Wematin
[ syll. we-ma-tin, wem-at-in ] The baby boy name Wematin is pronounced as WEHMEYTAHN †. Wematin's origin is Native American. Wematin's meaning is one who is brotherly. The names Wematen, Wematyn, Wemeten, and Wemetin are forms of Wematin.
- Wemilat
- Wenceslas
Wenceslaus, Wenceslas and Wenzslaus (and other similar) are Latinized forms of the Slavic name (in different forms) Czech: Václav, Polish: Wacław, Więcesław, Russian: Vyacheslav, Croatian: Vjenceslav, among others. It originated as a Latin spelling for West Slavic rulers.
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- Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus, Wenceslas and Wenzslaus (and other similar) are Latinized forms of the Slavic name (in different forms) Czech: Václav, Polish: Wacław, Więcesław, Russian: Vyacheslav, Croatian: Vjenceslav, among others. It originated as a Latin spelling for West Slavic rulers.
