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Vydotė f Lithuanian
This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailė and Vydmantė) or end in -vydė (such as Žadvydė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]

Vydutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailė and Vydmantė) or end in -vydė (such as Žadvydė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Vydutis m Lithuanian
Diminutive of masculine given names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailas and Vydmantas) or end in -vydas (such as Tautvydas), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis.

Vygailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (which would then make this name a variant of Vydgailas) or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Vygailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vygailas.

Vygandas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Wigand. Some sources also list the name as being a variant spelling of Vygantas.

Vygandė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vygandas.

Vygantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vygantas.

Vygaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vygaudas.

Vygintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Vygintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vygintas.

Vygirdas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Vygirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vygirdas.

Vyliaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Vyliaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vyliaudas.

Vyliautas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Waast m Walloon (Archaic), Picard
Walloon form of Vedastus and Picard variant form of Vaast.

Wabbe m West Frisian
Variant form of Wabe.

Wabe m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic valdan for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Waldebert and Waldebrand are good examples of that.

Wacharulf m Germanic
Means "vigilant wolf", derived from Old High German wachar "vigilant" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Waku m Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Waku Tjungurrayi, the father of Australian Aboriginal painter Takariya Napaltjarri (b... [more]

Walabert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Walafrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Walagash m Old Persian
Of ancient Persian origin, the meaning of this male name is unfortunately uncertain.

Walagrim m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Walagund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Walahelm m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Walahild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Walaman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with man "man."

Walamar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Walamund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Walangkura f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Walangkura Napanangka (b. between circa 1938 to 1946), an Australian Aboriginal painter.

Walarad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Walaram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Walbert m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Medieval German
Dutch and German short form of Waldebert as well as a Polish borrowing of this name. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walabert.

Walburg f German
German short form of Waldeburg.

Walburgis f German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walburg (see also Walburga).

Waldbern m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Waldebrand m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Waldegard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic valdan "to reign." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Waldegild f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Waldegis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic valdan "to reign." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Waldegund f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Waldemund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Walderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Walderam m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Walderic m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Waldfrid m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan meaning "to reign" combined with Old High German fridu meaning "peace".

Waldgrim m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Waldhard m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Waldhelm m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Waldi m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element walt meaning "rule", such as Ewald and Waldemar for men and Waltraud for women.... [more]

Waldman m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with man "man."

Waldolf m Germanic
Variant of Waldulf.

Waldrad m Germanic
Short form of Walderad.

Waldrada f Germanic, History
Feminine form of Waldrad. Waldrada lived in the 6th century AD and was the wife of Theudebald, a Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty.

Waldrun f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "rule" combined with Gothic rûna "secret."

Waldtrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with þruþ "strength."

Waldulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Walentyn m Polish
Polish form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Walentynian m Polish
Polish form of Valentinian.

Walpurgis f German (Latinized)
German variant of Walburgis. In Central and Northern Europe, Walpurgisnacht ('Walpurgis Night') is a holiday usually celebrated on April 30 or May 1.

Walrad m German (Archaic)
German form of Walderad via Waldrad. A known bearer of this name was Prince Walrad of Nassau-Usingen (1635-1702).

Walram m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Walderam. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walaram.

Walterus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Walter.

Waltherus m Dutch, German
Latinized form of Walther.

Waltrud f Germanic, German
Variant spelling of Waldtrud.

Waltrude f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Waltrud.

Wandalbert m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandebert)... [more]

Wandalburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandeburg)... [more]

Wandalfrid m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandefrid)... [more]

Wandalgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandegard)... [more]

Wandalhar m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandhar)... [more]

Wandalmar m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandemar)... [more]

Wandebert m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."

Wandeburg f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Wandefrid m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German fridu "peace."

Wandegard f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Wandegild f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Wandemar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German mâri "famous."

Wander m Dutch
Dutch variant form of Warner (see Werner) via its variant form Warnder.

Wandetrud f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from þruþ "strength."

Wandhar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German hari "army."

Wandolf m Germanic
Variant of Wandulf.

Wandulf m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Warapon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วราภรณ์ (see Waraphon).

Waraporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วราภรณ์ (see Waraphon).

Warinbald m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinbert m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinburg f Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinfrid m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Waringar m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Waringard f Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinhar m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinhard m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinhild f Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinmar m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinmund m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinolf m Germanic
Variant of Warinulf.

Warintrud f Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinulf m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warmold m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Warembold and Warimbold, which are both medieval variants of Warinbald.

Warnachar m Germanic
Variant of Warinhar, probably influenced in its spelling by Old High German wachar "vigilant" (see Wacharulf).

Warnard m Dutch
Dutch form of Warinhard.

Warnder m Dutch
Dutch variant form of Warner (see Werner).

Warnfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Warinfrid.

Wea f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Wia.

Webbe m West Frisian
Variant form of Wibbe.

Weda m Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian short form of Wedigo.

Wedast m Polish
Polish form of Vedastus.

Weerd m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wiard.

Weernaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Wernard.

Weiard m West Frisian
Variant of Wiard.

Weirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
Variant form of Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.

Weldab m Eastern African
Eritrean given name of uncertain meaning. It might possibly be a variant or alternate transcription of Woldeab.

Welmer m West Frisian
Frisian cognate of the Germanic name Wilmar.

Welmoed f & m West Frisian, Dutch
West Frisian form of Wilmut.

Wendela f Dutch, German (Rare)
Feminine form of Wendel.

Wendelbert m Germanic
Variant of Wandalbert. With this spelling, however, the first element of the name might also refer to the Wends, a Germanic tribe. They might have derived their name from the Old High Germanic verb wenden, which is synonymous with Gothic vandjan (see Wandebert).

Wendelburg f Germanic
Variant of Wandalburg. With this spelling, however, the first element of the name might also refer to the Wends, a Germanic tribe. They might have derived their name from the Old High Germanic verb wenden, which is synonymous with Gothic vandjan (see Wandeburg).

Wendelfrid m Germanic
Variant of Wandalfrid. With this spelling, however, the first element of the name might also refer to the Wends, a Germanic tribe. They might have derived their name from the Old High Germanic verb wenden, which is synonymous with Gothic vandjan (see Wandefrid).

Wendelgard f Germanic
Variant of Wandalgard. With this spelling, however, the first element of the name might also refer to the Wends, a Germanic tribe. They might have derived their name from the Old High Germanic verb wenden, which is synonymous with Gothic vandjan (see Wandegard).

Wendelien f Dutch
Dutch variant of Wendeline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Wendelijn m & f Dutch
Masculine and feminine form of Wendelin.

Wendelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Wendelin.

Wendeline f Dutch
Variant of Wendelina.

Wendelinus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Wendelin.

Wendelmar m Germanic
Variant of Wandalmar. With this spelling, however, the first element of the name might also refer to the Wends, a Germanic tribe. They might have derived their name from the Old High Germanic verb wenden, which is synonymous with Gothic vandjan (see Wandemar).

Wenrich m Medieval German
Derived from the Germanic elements wân meaning "hope, expectation" and ric meaning "ruler, mighty".... [more]

Wenus f Polish
Polish form of Venus.

Werenfried m Dutch, Medieval German
Dutch and German form of Warnfried.

Wergiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Virgil.

Werinbert m Germanic
Variant spelling of Warinbert.

Wernard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch form and German variant of Wernhard.

Wernerus m Dutch
Latinized form of Werner.

Wernhard m German
German form of Warinhard.

Werni m German
Diminutive of names that contain the Germanic element warin (related to war meaning "aware, cautious"), such as Werner and Wernfried.

Werus m Polish
Polish form of Verus.

Wespazjan m Polish
Polish form of Vespasian.

Wia f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian pet form of feminine Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war, battle".

Wiard m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wighard.

Wiarosław m Polish
Derived from Polish wiara "faith, belief, trust" (which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic věra "faith, belief") combined with Slavic slav "glory". The meaning of this name is thus roughly "glorious faith".

Wibald m Germanic, West Frisian
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wigbald and Witbald. However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from either Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" or from Old High German wîp meaning "woman"... [more]

Wibbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wibe.

Wibe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" or Gothic vilja "will, desire." Also, the second element of those names starts with a "b", e.g. Wibrand and Wilbert.

Wibert m Germanic, Dutch (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wigbert and Witbert. However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from either Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" or from Old High German wîp meaning "woman"... [more]

Wibrân m West Frisian (Archaic)
West Frisian form of Wibrand.

Wibrand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wigbrand and Witbrand. However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from either Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" or from Old High German wîp meaning "woman"... [more]

Wibren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wibern, an ancient Germanic given name which was often encountered as a variant form of Wigbern and Witubern... [more]

Wichard m Dutch, Frisian, German
Dutch, Frisian and German form of Wighard.

Wichburg f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Wigburg.

Wichman m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wigman.

Widewuto m Prussian, Baltic Mythology
Derived from the Old Prussian adjective videvis meaning "aware, informed" as well as "known" combined with an Old Prussian diminutive suffix that is the equivalent of the modern Lithuanian masculine diminutive suffix -utis... [more]

Widogastus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Widogast.

Widolf m Germanic
Variant of Witolf.

Widulf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Witulf.

Wiegert m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Wigert.

Wiel m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Wilhelmus and Willibrordus.... [more]

Wierd m West Frisian
Variant form of Wiard.... [more]

Wierosław m Polish
Variant form of Wiarosław.

Wierzymir m Polish
Means "to believe in peace", derived from Polish wierzyć "to believe, to trust, to rely" (which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic věra "faith, belief") combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Wietse m West Frisian, Dutch
Variant spelling of Wytse.... [more]

Wietze m West Frisian, East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Wietse.

Wigbald m Germanic, Dutch, German
Means "bold warrior", derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Wigbeorn m Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon cognate of Wigbern.

Wigbern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Wigbod m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."

Wigert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Wichard.

Wigfrid m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Wiggert m West Frisian, Low German
Variant of Wigert.

Wighelm m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Wigman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with man "man."

Wigmond m Dutch
Dutch form of Wigmund.

Wignand m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with Gothic nand "bravery" (or Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare").

Wigolf m Germanic, German
Variant spelling of Wigulf.

Wigrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Wigram m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Wigtrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with þruþ "strength."

Wigulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Wijert m West Frisian
Variant of Wiard.

Wijgert m Dutch
Variant form of Wichard.

Wijnand m Dutch
Dutch form of Winand. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Wijnand Nuijen (1813-1839), the Dutch self-taught artist Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950) and the Dutch general Johan Wijnand van Goor (1650-1704).

Wijnanda f Dutch
Variant form of Winanda. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine form of Wijnand.

Wijntje f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch diminutive of names that contain the element wijn or win, both of which ultimately come from Old High German wini "friend".

Wikke f & m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Old High Germanic element wîg, such as Wigbert and Wigmar.

Wikus m Afrikaans
Short form of Lodewikus.

Wilbrand m Germanic, Dutch, German
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Wilden m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilden.

Wilgard f Germanic, German
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Wilgrim m Germanic
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Wilgund f Germanic
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Wilhard m Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Wilhelmus m Germanic (Latinized), German
Latinized form of Wilhelm (see William).

Wilkomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wilk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Willebrord m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Willibrord. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626).

Willeke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Wilhelmina.

Willetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Willette.

Willette f English (Rare)
Anglicized form (or English cognate) of Guillaumette or Guillemette. Also compare Willine.

Willibrord m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch, German (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements willa meaning "will, desire" and brord meaning "prick, point" as well as "spearhead" and "blade, lance, javelin".... [more]

Willibrordus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Dutch, Indonesian (Rare)
Latinized form of Willibrord. A known bearer of this name was the Indonesian dramatist and poet Willibrordus S. Rendra (1935-2009).

Williman m Germanic
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with man "man."

Willina f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Willine.

Willine f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch and English cognate of Guillaumine or Guillemine. Also compare Willette.

Willirad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Williram m Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Wilmie f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Wilma.

Wilmund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Wilmut m Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire" combined with Gothic môds (mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."

Wilnelia f Spanish (Latin American)
This given name is predominantly found in Latin America. Seeing as it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names, this name is probably a combination of a name starting with Wil- (such as Wilberto and Wilfredo) with a name that contains -nel- (such as Cornelia, Nélida and Tusnelda).... [more]

Wimfried m Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Wim with a given name ending in -fried, such as Godfried and Wilfried.

Winand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wignand (also compare Wigand). However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" and its second element from Gothic nand meaning "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan meaning "to venture, to risk, to dare").... [more]

Winanda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Winand.

Winandus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Latinized form of Winand.

Wineke f Dutch, West Frisian
Feminine form of Wine.

Winghaid f Germanic
The first element comes from vinga, which is probably derived from viga "battle" or Old High German wîg "warrior" - but this is not certain. If vinga isn't derived from either of those two, then its meaning is lost... [more]

Wingman m Germanic
The first element comes from vinga, which is probably derived from viga "battle" or Old High German wîg "warrior" - but this is not certain. If vinga isn't derived from either of those two, then its meaning is lost... [more]

Wingtrud f Germanic
The first element comes from vinga, which is probably derived from viga "battle" or Old High German wîg "warrior" - but this is not certain. If vinga isn't derived from either of those two, then its meaning is lost... [more]

Winguric m Germanic, History
The first element comes from vinga, which is probably derived from viga "battle" or Old High German wîg "warrior" - but this is not certain. If vinga isn't derived from either of those two, then its meaning is lost... [more]

Wingurich m Germanic
German form of Winguric.

Winhard m German
German short form of Winihard.

Winibald m Germanic, German
Means "brave friend", derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Winibert m Germanic, German
Means "bright friend", derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Winifried m & f German
German form of Winifrid.

Winigard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German wini "friend." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Winigis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German wini "friend." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Winihard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Winiman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with man "man."

Winimar m Germanic, German
Means "famous friend", derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Winimund m Germanic
Means "protective friend", derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Winirad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Winiric m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Winitrud f Germanic
Means "strong friend", derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with þruþ "strength."

Winolf m Germanic
Variant of Winulf.

Winrik m Dutch
Dutch form of Winiric.

Wintjiya f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Wintjiya Napaltjarri (b. between circa 1923 to 1934), an Australian Aboriginal painter who also happens to be the sister of fellow painter Tjunkiya Napaltjarri (c... [more]

Wintrud f German
German short form of Winitrud.

Winulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy"... [more]

Wisagund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or from wîso "leader" or wîs "wise") combined with Old High German gund "war."

Wisamar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or from wîso "leader" or wîs "wise") combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Wisgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or from wîso "leader" or wîs "wise"). The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Wisgonda f Dutch
Dutch form of Wisgund.

Wisgund f Germanic
Short form of Wisagund.

Wisigard f Germanic
Variant of Wisgard. A famous bearer of this name is Queen Wisigard, a Frankish Queen who ruled in the 6th century.

Wisigarda f Germanic, History
Variant of Wisigard. Wisigarda lived in the 6th century AD and was the second wife of the Merovingian king Theudebert I.

Wismar m Germanic
Short form of Wisamar.

Wissam m Arabic
Variant transcription of Wisam. Known bearers of this name include the Palestinian-Israeli composer and oud virtuoso Wissam Joubran (b. 1983), the Syrian-Canadian hip hop artist Wissam "Wiz" Kilo (b... [more]

Wisse m Dutch, West Frisian, Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the Germanic elements wîsan, wîso or wîs, such as Wisamar.

Witalian m Polish
Polish form of Vitalian.

Witbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Old High German bald meaning "bold, brave".

Witbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Old High German beraht meaning "bright".

Witbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Old Norse brand meaning "sword".

Witburg f Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements witu meaning "wood" and burg meaning "fortress".... [more]

Witeric m Germanic
Means "powerful forest", derived from Old High German witu "forest, wood" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Witerico m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Witeric.

Witichis m German
German form of Witiges.

Witiges m Germanic, History
Variant form of Witugis. Witiges was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths in Italy.

Witigis m Polish, Swedish (Archaic)
Polish and Swedish form of Witiges.

Witimer m Germanic
Means "famous forest", derived from Old High German witu "forest, wood" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Witolf m Germanic
Variant of Witulf.

Witomił m Polish
Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear".

Witomir m Polish
Polish form of Vitomir.

Witomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Witosława f Polish
Feminine form of Witosław.

Wittekind m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Widukind.

Witteric m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Witeric. Witteric was a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania.

Witterik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Witeric.

Witubern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Witugis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German witu "forest, wood." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Witulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu "forest, wood" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Wivien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch variant of Wivine. It is a more phonetical spelling of the name, as the French "ee" sound can be written as -ie- in Dutch.

Wivineke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of both Wivina and Wivine, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]

Wojdat m Polish
Polish form of Vaidotas.

Wojmir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wojak "soldier", which is ultimately derived from Slavic voi "soldier". Also compare Polish wojna "war", which is ultimately derived from Slavic vojna "war"... [more]

Wojsława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Wojsław.

Woldeab m Eastern African, Tigrinya
Eritrean given name, of which the meaning is as of yet unknown.... [more]

Wolemir m Polish
Variant of Wolimir.

Wolfbald m Germanic
Variant of Wulfbald.

Wolfbert m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Wulfbert.

Wolfbrand m Germanic, Dutch
Variant of Wulfbrand.

Wolfert m West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Frisian and medieval Dutch form of Wolfhard.

Wolfgar m Germanic
Variant of Wulfgar.

Wolfgard f Germanic, German
Variant of Wulfgard.

Wolfger m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Wulfger.

Wolfhelm m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Wulfhelm.

Wolfmund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Wolimir m Polish
The first element of this name has two possible explanations for its etymology. One explanation is that it is derived from Polish woleć "to prefer". The other explanation is that it is derived from Polish wola "will, volition"... [more]

Wolisław m Polish
The first element of this name has two possible explanations for its etymology. One explanation is that it is derived from Polish woleć "to prefer". The other explanation is that it is derived from Polish wola "will, volition"... [more]

Wolnomysł m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wolny "free". Also compare Polish wolność "freedom, liberty". The second element is derived from Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think")... [more]

Wonne m Dutch
Short form of Wonnebald.

Wonnebald m Dutch
Dutch form of Wunnibald.

Woppe m West Frisian
Variant form of Wobbe.

Worthie m English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Worthy.

Worthington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthington.

Wouterus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Wouter.

Wranws m Welsh
Welsh form of Uranus.

Wratysław m Polish
Polish form of Vratislav.

Wrister m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Writser, which probably came into being through metathesis.

Writser m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Writsert, which is an archaic variant spelling of Fridsert.

Wszebor m Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".