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
	Wisit	Glorious
	Wisław	Contracted form of Witosław.
	Wisława	Feminine form of Witosław.
	Wisteria	Flowers
	Wit	Polish form of Vitus.
	Witashnahq	Virgin, Untouched
	Witek	Diminutive of Witold or Wit.
	Withburga	Variant of Wihtburg.
	Withypoll	The twighead.
	Witold	Wood, ruler
	Witołd	Polish variant of Witold.
	Witosław	Polish form of Vítězslav.
	Wiweca	alive
	Władek	Diminutive of Władysław.
	Władysław	Polish form of Vladislav. This was the name of four kings of Poland.
	Władysława	Feminine form of Władysław.
	Włodek	Diminutive of Włodzimierz.
	Włodzimierz	Polish cognate of Vladimir.
	Włodzisław	Old Polish form of Vladislav.
	Woape	Hope
	Wob	Frisian diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element walt meaning "power, authority".
	Wobbe	Originally a Frisian short form of Waldebert (and other names starting with the Old German element walt meaning "power, authority" and a second element beginning with b [1]).
	Wodan	Old High German form of *Wōdanaz (see Odin).
	Wodanaz	Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Odin, Wodan and Woden.
	Woden	Anglo-Saxon form of *Wōdanaz (see Odin). The day of the week Wednesday is named for him.
	Woelinam	In God I trust
	Wohnda	the tribe of the Vandals
	Wojciech	Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and tech "solace, comfort, joy".
	Wojciecha	Feminine form of Wojciech.
	Wojsław	Polish form of Vojislav.
	Wojtek	Diminutive of Wojciech.
	Wokabi	She is of the Maasai.
	Woksapiwi	Harvest Moon
	Wolcott	From The Foreigner's Cottage
	Wolf	Wolf
	Wolfdietrich	Compound of Wolf and Dietrich. Wolfdietrich is the title hero of a 13th-century Middle High German epic poem. By some traditions he is the grandfather of the more famous hero Dietrich von Bern.
	Wolfe	The Wolf
	Wolfgang	Wolf Way
	Wolfhard	Derived from the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" combined with hart meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
	Wolfram	Wolf and raven.
	Wolfrik	King of the wolves
	Wollem	Limburgish form of William.
	Wolodymyr	Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Володимир (see Volodymyr).
	Wolter	Dutch variant form of Walter.
	Wolverine	Animal in the weasel family
	Wonda	the tribe of the Vandals
	Wongani	Means "be thankful" in Chewa.
	Wonnda	the tribe of the Vandals
	Wood	From The Woods
	Woodard	Caretaker Of The Woods
	Woodie	Variant of Woody.
	Woodrow	From The Lane In The Woods
	Woodruff	Forest ranger
	Woods	Of The Woods
	Woodward	Forester, Wood-keeper
	Woody	From The Lane In The Woods
	Woo-Jin	Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 우진 (see U-Jin).
	Wook	Sunrise
	Woong	Grand and magnificent
	Wordah	Rose
	Worden	Guardian or watchman.
	Wordsworth	Wadda's estate
	Workneh	Means "you are gold", from Amharic ወርቅ (warq) meaning "gold".
	Worknesh	Feminine form of Workneh.
	Worley	From a low lying meadow
	Worrin	Game-park, place in France
	Worth	Wealth, Riches
	Worthington	From a worthy settlement
	Wotan	Variant of Wodan.
	Wout	Ruler of the army
	Wouter	Dutch form of Walter.
	Wowashi	Worker
	Wozhupiwi	Spring Moon
	Wray	From The Corner
	Wren	Small Bird
	Wrenlee	Variant of Wrenley.
	Wrenley	Elaboration of Wren using the popular name suffix ley.
	Wrenna	Songbird
	Wright	Carpenter, Worker
	Wrigley	Surname
	Wu	Wu is a Chinese boys name meaning 'military, martial' or 'affairs, business'.
	Wuar	Fire
	Wubbe	Variant of Wobbe.
	Wubitu	Beautiful
	Wubke	Fighter
	Wuhaib	A gift or present.
	Wukong	Means "awakened to emptiness", from Chinese 悟 (wù) meaning "enlightenment, awakening" and 空 (kōng) meaning "empty, hollow, sky". This is the name of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
	Wulan	The moon
	Wulf	Variant of Wolf.
	Wulfflæd	Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".
	Wulfgang	Old German form of Wolfgang.
	Wulfgifu	Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and giefu "gift".
	Wulfhard	Old German form of Wolfhard.
	Wulfhram	Old German form of Wolfram.
	Wulfila	Means "little wolf", from a diminutive of the Gothic element wulfs. This was the name of a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary. He translated the New Testament into Gothic.
	Wulfnoð	Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and noð "boldness, daring" [3]. This name became rare after the Norman Conquest.
	Wulfram	Old German form of Wolfram.
	Wulfric	Old English name meaning "wolf ruler", from the elements wulf "wolf" and ric "ruler, king".
	Wulfrun	Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and run "secret lore, rune". This was the name of a 10th-century English noblewoman who founded the city of Wolverhampton.
	Wulfruna	Form of Wulfrun sometimes used in reference to the 10th-century noblewoman.