- Wade
English Meaning: The name Wade is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Wade is: Ford (as in river crossing); 'Advancer'; Medieval given name from Scandinavian mythology.
Meaning: To cross the river ford
Origin: English - Waleis
Waleis is derived from Old French origins. Waleis is a variant of the name Wallace (English and Scottish). ... It is not listed in the top 1000 names.
Meaning: From wales
Origin: English - Walker
Walker Name Meaning. English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan 'to walk, tread'. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker.
Meaning: One who trods the cloth
Origin: English - Wallace
Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French waleis, which is in turn derived from a cognate of the Old English wylisc (pronounced "wullish") meaning "foreigner" or "Welshman" (etymology; see also Wallach and Walhaz).
- Walter
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.
Meaning: The commander of the army
Origin: Germanic - Wanda
Possibly from a Germanic name meaning "a Wend", referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany. In Polish legends this was the name of the daughter of King Krak, the legendary founder of Krakow.
- Warren
Warren (/ˈwɒrɪn/) is a common English and Irish surname and a masculine given name derived from the French surname, "de Warenne", a reference to various places named La Varenne and Varennes.
Meaning: Guard, the game
Origin: Germanic - Waverley
Waverly. meadow of quivering aspens. ORIGIN: British. POPULARITY: 1816. Waverly as a girl's name is of Old English origin meaning "meadow of quivering aspens".
Meaning: Quaking aspen
Origin: English - Wei
Meaning & History. From Chinese 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary". As a feminine name it can come from 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern".
Meaning: Valuable - brillliant
Origin: Chinese - Wendell
The name Wendell is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Wendell is: Wanderer. Famous Bearer: American writer Sir Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Meaning: One who travels, a wanderer
Origin: Germanic - Wendy
English Meaning: The name Wendy is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Wendy is: Literary; a created name that first appeared in James Banie's Peter Pan.
Meaning: One who is fair, of the white ring
Origin: Literary - Weston
Weston is the transferred use of an English surname originating as a location name. The name comes from the Olde English elements “west” and “tūn” meaning 'settlement, enclosure' so quite literally Weston means a town in the west or a western settlement. ... The name Weston is mostly used in the United States.
Meaning: West enclosure
Origin: English - Whitley
English Meaning: The name Whitley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Whitley is: From the white meadow.
Meaning: From the white meadow
Origin: English - Wido
Meaning & History. Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element witu "wood" or wit "wide". From early times this name has been confused with the Latin name Vitus.
Meaning: Warrior maiden
Origin: German - Wilfred
Means "desiring peace" from Old English wil "will, desire" and friþ "peace". Saint Wilfrid was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. The name was rarely used after the Norman conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Meaning: Resolute protector and peacemaker
Origin: English - Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina (alternatively spelled Wilhelmine) is a female given name, originating from the German language and meaning "willing to protect". Wilma, Willa, Willy, Mine, Minna, Minnie and Mina are short forms of the name, and male versions include William and Wilhelm.
Meaning: The determined protector
Origin: Germanic - Will
German Meaning: The name Will is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Will is: Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth.
- Willa
Willa is the English feminine form of William. William is an Old French name of Germanic origin. The name is derived from the Germanic words “wil” meaning “will, desire” and “helm” meaning “helmet, protection”; therefore, William essentially means “valiant protector”.
- Willard
Willard Name Meaning. English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements wil 'will', 'desire' + hard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'. Probably an Americanized form of the German cognate Willhardt (see Willert).
- Willie
The name Willie is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Willie is: Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth.
- Willis
The name Willis is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Willis is: Resolute protector; will. Surname.
- Wilma
The name Wilma is a Dutch baby name. In Dutch the meaning of the name Wilma is: Resolute protector. Feminine.
- Wing
Wing Name Meaning. ... The former was probably named in Old English as the settlement of the Wiwingas 'the family or followers of a man named Wiwa', or alternatively perhaps 'the people of the temple' (from a derivative of Old English wig, weoh '(pre-Christian) temple').
- Winka
The meaning of the name Winka is People Of Chile. The origin of the name Winka is Scandinavian. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. Winka is a Danish surname which has been used as a first name. Winka Dubbeldam, architect.
- Winter
Winter is a word name meaning "the coldest season of the year". It takes place in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August." Tuetonic meaning: bringing of renewal/Rebirth of Spring. Native American meaning: bringing of renewal.
- Wisconsin
Wisconsin is the 23rd state by total area and the 20th most populous. Wisconsin is from an Indian word, but the origin is uncertain. It is perhaps an Algonquian Indian word that means "long river," a Chippewa/Ojibwa/Anishinabe word, "Ouisconsin," that means "grassy place," or "gathering of the waters."
Meaning: Gathering of waters
Origin: French - Wren
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
Wrenn Family History. Wrenn Name Meaning English and Irish: variant spelling of Wren.
Meaning: Resembling a small songbird
Origin: English - Wyatt
Wyatt Name Meaning. English: from the medieval personal name Wiot, Wyot, Gyot, which derives from the Old English personal name Wigheard, composed of the elements wig 'war' + heard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'. Under Norman influence it was also adopted as a diminutive of both Guy 1 and William.
Meaning: Having the strength of a warrior
Origin: English - Wynne
English: variant spelling of Wynn. Welsh: variant of Gwynn. Irish (Connacht): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Gaoithin 'descendant of Gaoithín' (see Gahan), because Gaelic gaoth also means 'wind', and the English surname Wynne was taken as being related to the English vocabulary word wind.
