- Worcester
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
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 - Wordsworth
In English the meaning of the name Wordsworth is: World guardian.
Meaning: World guardian
Origin: English - Worrell
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 - Worrin
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 - Worth - WəRTH
The Worth surname was a habitational name, taken on from any of various places named Worth. The place names in turn come from the Old English "worð," meaning "enclosure," or "settlement."
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- Worthington
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
Worton Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various places called Worton.
Meaning: From the vegetable farm
Origin: English - Woudman
Meaning: Forester.
Origin: Dutch - Wout
Wouter is a Dutch masculine given name popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the Dutch equivalent of the English name Walter, both of Germanic origin, meaning "ruler of the army" or "ruler of the forest". Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters.
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- Wouter
Wouter is a Dutch masculine given name popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the Dutch equivalent of the English name Walter, both of Germanic origin, meaning "ruler of the army" or "ruler of the forest". Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters.
Meaning: Strong fighter
Origin: German - Wray
Wray Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various minor places in northern England named Wray, Wrea, or Wreay, from Old Norse vrá 'nook', 'corner', 'recess'.
- Wregan
Meaning of the name Reagan The Anglicised version of the Irish surname meaning 'decendent of Riagan'. The name means 'enthusiastic' or by extension 'impulsive'.
- 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 - Wrenna
Origin of the name Wren: Derived from the Old English wrenna, wroenna (wren). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Meaning: Wren
- Wright
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.
- Wrisley
Wrisley Name Meaning. Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant spelling of English Risley.
Meaning: A form of risley
- Wriston
Wriston Name Meaning. English: habitational name, probably from Long Riston in East Yorkshire, named from Old English hris 'brushwood' + tun 'farmstead'.
Meaning: A form of riston
- Writer
Meanings and history of the name Writer: | Edit. A word name. A writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Famous real-life people named Writer: | Edit Share what you know!
Meaning:
- Wryhta
- Wselfwulf
Meaning: Wolf of slaughter
Origin: English - Wu
From Chinese 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial" (which is generally only masculine) or 务 (wù) meaning "affairs, business", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.
- Wudoweard
- Wuhur
Meaning: Protecting army
Origin: German - Wulf
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.
- Wulfcot
Meaning: Lives in wolfes cottage
Origin: English - Wulffrith
Meaning: Wolf of peace
Origin: English - Wulfgar
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 - Wulfhere
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
