Names starting with the letter W

Here you’ll find all the names beginning with the letter W, followed by the meaning of the name starting with a W. If the name is blue, it is a name normally given to a boy. If the name has a pink color, then it is usually given to a girl. A green name can be given to both boys and girls.

	Name	Meaning
	Westbrook	From The West Brook
	Westen	Western town
	Westey	Western town
	Westie	Western town
	Westin	Western town
	Westley	Western meadow
	Westlyn	Beautiful West
	Weston	Western town
	Westry	Family From The West
	Westy	Western town
	Wetherby	Farm with castrated sheep
	Wetzel	Diminutive of Werner.
	Weylin	Wayside land, road land
	Whalen	Son of Foalon, the wolf cub
	Whalley	Woods near a hill
	Whan	Enlargement
	Wharton	Winding town
	Wheat	Wheat plant
	Wheatley	From The Wheat Field
	Wheaton	From The Wheat Town
	Wheeler	Wheel Maker
	Whelan	Son of Foalon, the wolf cub
	Whetu	Means "star" in Maori.
	Whina	Helper, a helpful and kind girl.
	Whip	To strike or flay
	Whisper	Soft Voice
	Whistler	One who whistles
	Whit	Short for Whitley, Whitman
	Whitaker	From The White/wheat Field
	Whitby	From The White Village
	Whitcomb	From The White Valley
	Whitcombe	From Witcombe, a wide valley
	White	Unblemished or clear
	Whitelea	white meadow
	Whiteney	white island
	Whitey	Pale, white-skinned
	Whitfield	From The White Field
	Whitford	White ford
	Whitlea	white meadow
	Whitley	From The White Field
	Whitman	White man
	Whitnea	white island
	Whitnee	white island
	Whitneigh	white island
	Whitney	White island
	Whitni	White island
	Whitnie	white island
	Whitny	White island
	Whitt	White
	Whittaker	From The White Or Wheat Field
	Whittaney	white island
	Whittany	white island
	Whittley	white meadow
	Whittney	white island
	Whittnie	white island
	Whoopi	Celebration
	Wiam	Harmony
	Wiatt	Wood, wide
	Wibe	Fight, battle or war
	Wibeke	Fighter
	Wibke	Fighter
	Wibo	Variant of Wiebe.
	Wicapiwakan	Holy Star
	Wicasa	Man
	Wickaninnish	Possibly means "having no one in front of him in the canoe" in Nuu-chah-nulth. This was the name of a chief of the Clayoquot in the late 18th century, at the time of European contact.
	Wicker	Magician; From The Outer Settlement
	Wickham	Settlement
	Widad	Love
	Widald	Old German name composed of the elements witu "wood" and walt "power, authority".
	Wide	Frisian form of Wido.
	Wido	Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element widu, Old High German witu, meaning "wood" (Proto-Germanic *widuz). This was the name of two 11th-century saints, one from Belgium and one from northern Italy, both commonly called Guido or Guy. From early times this name has been confused with the Latin name Vitus.
	Widogast	Old German name composed of the elements witu "wood" and gast "guest, stranger".
	Widukind	Old Saxon name composed of the elements widu "wood" and kind "child". This was the name of an 8th-century Saxon leader who fought against the Franks, in the end unsuccessfully.
	Widya	Indonesian form of Vidya.
	Wiebe	A form of Wibe, meaning battle or war.
	Wiebke	War
	Wiecesław	Older Polish form of Veceslav (see Václav).
	Wiegand	Variant of Wigand.
	Wieland	German cognate of Wayland.
	Wielisław	Derived from the Slavic elements velĭ "great" and slava "glory".
	Wiera	Polish form of Vera 1.
	Wies	Battle Noise
	Wieshawn	Unclear
	Wiesław	Contracted form of Wielisław.
	Wiesława	Feminine form of Wielisław.
	Wifaq	Harmony
	Wifi	Wireless Fidelity
	Wigaberhtaz	Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Wigberht.
	Wigand	Derived from the Old German word wigant meaning "warrior".
	Wigberht	Derived from the Old English elements wig "battle" and beorht "bright". This is also a continental Germanic equivalent, derived from the Old German elements wig and beraht. The name was borne by an 8th-century English saint who did missionary work in Frisia and Germany.
	Wigbert	German form of Wigberht.
	Wigbrand	Derived from the Old German elements wig "war" and brant "fire, torch, sword".
	Wigburg	Derived from the Old German elements wig "war" and burg "fortress".
	Wighard	Old German name composed of the elements wig "battle" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy", a cognate of Wigheard.
	Wigheard	Old English name composed of the elements wig "battle" and heard "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
	Wigmar	Old German form (possibly) of Guiomar.
	Wigmund	Old English form of Wymond.
	Wigstan	Old English form of Wystan.
	Wihakayda	Youngest Daughter
	Wihe	Younger Sister