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Wigge m Old Danish, Danish, Swedish
Variant of Vigge.

Wighman m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vígmaðr.

Wiha f Amharic
Means "water" in Amharic.

Wīhkasko-kisēyin m Cree
Means "sweetgrass" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Crow man who became one of the leading Plains Cree chiefs in the Battleford region of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Wijbe m Frisian
Variant of Wibe.

Wikitōria f Maori
Maori form of Victoria.

Wiktora f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Victoria.

Wiktorian m Polish
Polish form of Victorianus.

Wiktoriusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Victorius.

Wiktoryn m Polish
Polish form of Victorinus.

Wiktoryna f Polish
Polish form of Victorina.

Wilamina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willamina.

Wilasini f Thai
Means "beautiful, charming" in Thai.

Wilber m American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Wilbur.

Wilberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wilbert.

Wilberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Wilbert.

Wilbure m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Wilby m English
Diminutive of Wilbur.

Wild m English
Transferred use of the surname Wild.

Wilde m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilde.

Wilem m Dutch (Rare), Kashubian, Silesian, Literature
Dutch variant of Willem and Kashubian and Silesian form of William. This is the name of a character in Patrick Rothfuss' book series, The KingKiller Chronicles.

Wilgeforte f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Wilgefort.

Wilhelminah f South African (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

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

Wiliam m Welsh
Welsh form of William.

Wiliama m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of William.

Wilikinia f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Virginia.

Wilke m Low German
Low German diminutive of names containing the name element vil meaning "wish", "desire".

Wilken m Low German
Low German variant of Wilke.

Wilkes m English
Diminutive of Will.

Wilkin m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Wilken.

Wilko m Dutch, German (Rare)
Diminutive of William.... [more]

Willaim m English
Variant of William.

Willber m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willelma f Medieval Occitan, Medieval German
Feminine form of William.

Willemien f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Willem.

Willetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Willette.

Willia f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Willa.

Williama f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Feminine form of William.

Williams m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Williams.

Williard m English
Variant of Willard.

Willibrant m German (Archaic)
Variant of Wilbrand.

Willihart m German (Archaic)
Variant of Wilhard.

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

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Willo f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willoby m English (Rare)
Variant of Willoughby.

Willona f American (South, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Wilona. Willona Woods is a character from the 1970s TV show 'Good Times'.

Willox m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Willox.

Willum m Danish (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Scots
Variant of Vilhelm or William.

Wilmarie f Afrikaans, South African, Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilma, Willem or Wilfredo, and Marie or a feminine form of Wilmar... [more]

Wilna f Afrikaans, Haitian Creole

Wimon f & m Thai
Means "chaste, pure, clean" in Thai.

Winaruz m Berber
Means "hope" in Tamazight.

Winca m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Vincent.

Wincent m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vincent.

Wincenta f Polish
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Winchester m English
Transferred use of the surname Winchester.

Winda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Wenda.

Windham m English
Transferred use of the surname Windham.

Wingurich m Germanic
German form of Winguric.

Winn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wynn.

Winnefred f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Winifred.

Winnefrid f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Winnifred.

Winnemucca m Paiute
Means "bad face" in Paiute.

Winner m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "winner".

Winnieford f English
Variant of Winifred.

Winnow m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Winnoc or Winwaloe. Breton saint. Honored by several churches in Cornwall, England, probably the area of his missionary labors as part of the great evangelizing efforts of the era.

Winny f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winnie.

Winolf m Germanic
Variant of Winulf.

Winonah f English (Modern)
Variant of Winona.

Winry f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Possibly a diminutive of Winifred. Winry Rockbell is a character in the Full Metal Alchemist anime and manga, though in that case, the etymology is unknown.

Winsley f American (Rare)

Winsom m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Winsome.

Winstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Winsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Winstyn m English
Variant of Winston.

Winta f Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "desire, dream gift" in Amharic and "need" in Tigrinya.

Winter m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vetr.

Winteria f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Winter.

Winterina f Obscure
Elaboration of Winter.

Wintry m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word wintry, "suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy".

Winwaloe m Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Guénolé. Saint Winwaloe is a famous bearer.

Wiomagus m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Wiomad.

Wirasuap m Shoshone
Means "bear spirit" in Shoshone.

Wirginia f Polish
Polish form of Virginia.

Wirogalos m Gaulish
Derived from the Proto-Celtic elements *wiros "man" and *galā "valour, ability". It is a cognate of Fearghal.

Wi-sapa m Sioux
Means "black sun", from Lakota wee "sun" and sah'-pah "black".

Wíshe m Mohawk
Mohawk form of Michael.

Wishy f Indian
Diminutive of Mehwish.

Wisi m & f Punu, African
Means "dawning" in Punu.

Wisia f Polish
Diminutive of Wisława and Wiesława.

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

Wisnu m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Vishnu.

Wita f Indonesian (?)

Witashnah f Sioux
Means "virgin" from Lakota witȟáŋšna úŋ (wee-tahn-shee-nah) "to be a single woman, unwed woman, virgin".

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

Witireiks m Gothic
Original Gothic form of Witeric.

Witła m Vilamovian (Rare)
Vilamovian form of Wilhelm.

Witness m English (African), South African
From the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".

Witney f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Witolda f Polish
Feminine form of Witold.

Witolf m Germanic
Variant of Witulf.

Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".

Wittawat m Thai
Altenate transcription of Witthawat.

Witten m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Witten.

Witthaya m Thai
Means "science, philosophy, knowledge, learning" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विद्या (vidya).

Wivine f French (African), Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Wivina. A known bearer of this name is the Congolese poet and political figure Kavidi Wivine N'Landu.

Wiwian m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vivianus.

Wiwiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viviana.

Wiwianna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wiwiana.

Wiwurgh m Berber
Means "golden" in Tamazight.

Władki m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Władysław.

Włościsław m Polish
Variant of Włodzisław.

Włościsława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Włościsław.

Wóȟpe f New World Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a Lakota goddess of peace who was associated with falling stars.

Wojgniew m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements voji "soldier" and gniew "anger".

Wolfie m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Nickname for names containing the element Wolf-, such as Wolf, Wolfe, Wolfgang etc... [more]

Wolfstan m Medieval English
Variant of Wulfstan.

Wolstan m Medieval English
Variant of Wolfstan.

Wolston m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolston.

Wöltje m Low German
Low German diminutive of Walter.

Won m & f Korean
Derived from 元 (won) meaning "first, origin".

Wong m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Wong 1 or Wong 2.

Won-pil m Korean
From Sino-Korean 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" and 弼 "aid, assist, help; correct".

Won-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Wood m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wood.

Woodi m English
Variant of Woody.

Woodley m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodley.

Woodlock m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Woodlock.

Woodsia f English (American)
Feminine form of Woods.

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

Wootonekanuske f Wampanoag
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Pocasset Wampanoag Native American Chief Weetamoo's younger sister.

Worley m English
Transferred use of the surname Worley.

Worth m English (American)
Transferred from the surname Worth.

Wortwin m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wort "word" and wini "friend".

Wovoka m Paiute
Means "cutter" in Paiute.

Wowrina f Pashto, Afghan
Variant of Wowreena.

Woya f Cherokee
Means "dove" in Cherokee.

Woyengiemi m & f Ijaw
Means "God is alive" in Ijaw.

Woyinbode f & m Ijaw
Means "God has come" in Ijaw.

Woyinkule m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.

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

Wrenna f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Wren. It coincides with Old English wrenna meaning "(male) wren".

Wszebora f Polish
Feminine form of Wszebor.

Wszemiła f Polish
Feminine form of Wszemił.

Wuayra f Quechua
Means "wind" in quechua.

Wuendy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Wendy.

Wufei m Chinese

Wulfeva f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Wulfgifu.

Wulfger m Germanic
Variant of Wulfgar.

Wuli m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Wu and Li 1.

Wullie m Scots
Scots diminutive of William.

Wulveva f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Wulfgifu.

Wumda f & m Dagbani
Means "obedient one" in Dagbani.

Wumpini m & f Dagbani
Means "God's gift" in Dagbani.

Wuninmi m & f Dagbani
Means "God knows" in Dagbani.

Wunko m & f Dagbani
Means "only God" in Dagbani.

Wunnam m & f Dagbani
Means "God's creation" in Dagbani.

Wuntia m & f Dagbani
Means "God has given" in Dagbani.

Wuntima f & m Dagbani
Means "God has given me" in Dagbani.

Wunzalgu m & f Dagbani
Means "God's plan" in Dagbani.

Wura f Yoruba
Means "gold" in Yoruba.

Wuraola f Yoruba
Means "gold of wealth" or "shining treasure of wealth" in Yoruba.

Wuttunee m Cree
Means "porcupine" in Cree.

Wyat m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyatt.

Wybe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wibe.

Wybo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Wibo.

Wybren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wibren.

Wychman m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wichman.

Wyeth m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyeth.

Wyetta f African American
Feminine form of Wyatt.

Wyktoria f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wiktoria.

Wylbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Wylda f English
Variant of Wilda.

Wyleigh f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wyler m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyler.

Wylfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilfred.

Wylie m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Wyllow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Wyllys m English (American)
Variant of Willis.

Wylmott f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Willelma.

Wyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyman.

Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.

Wynetta f English
Variant of Wynette or a combination of Wyn and Etta.

Wynford m Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gwynfor.

Wynstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynston m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Wynton m English
Variant of Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.

Wysława f Medieval Polish
Variant of Wisława.

Wysteria f English
Variant of Wisteria.

Xaadsan f Somali
Means "cute" in Somali.

Xabadin f Basque
Basque form of Sabina.

Xabat m Basque
Basque form of Salvador.

Xabel m Asturian
Asturian form of Javier.

Xabiba f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Habiba.

Xabierra f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern feminine form of Xabier.

Xabiso m Xhosa
Means "value, price" in Xhosa.

Xacatur m Armenian
Variant of Khachatur.

Xacik m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.

Xaco m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.

Xacobu m Asturian
Asturian form of Jacob.

Xadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter X.

Xadriana f African American (Modern)
Blend of Xavier and Adriana.

Xafifa f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xafif meaning "fine, light"

Xaiden m American (Modern)
Variant of Zayden.

Xainte f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sainte. A notable bearer was Xainte Dupont (1595-1680), an early settler of New France, the wife of settler Zacharie Cloutier (1590-1677), and an ancestress to the Cloutier family of Quebec.

Xaivier m English (American)
Variant of Xavier.

Xak m American
Variant of Zak.

Xakery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Xalane m Somali

Xalîd m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Khalid.

Xalila f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Khalilah.

Xaloc m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sirocco" in Catalan.

Xalwo f Somali
Means "sweet" in Somali. It is the name of a Somali dessert.

Xán m Galician
Variant of Xoán.

Xan f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Alexandra, Alexander, Xanthe and other names containing xan... [more]

Xana f Portuguese, Galician
Diminutive of Alexandra.

Xanatos m Popular Culture, Greek
Variant of Thanatos.

Xanda f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alexandra.

Xandie m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Alexander or Alexandra.

Xandir m Popular Culture, American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander. This is the name of one of the housemates on the cartoon Drawn Together.

Xandó m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Xande.

Xandon f Uzbek
Means "cheerful, smiling" in Uzbek.

Xandre m Galician
Short form of Alexandre.

Xandrea f English (American)
Elaboration of Xandra or short form of Alexandrea.

Xandres m Basque
Basque form of Andrés.

Xandria f American (Modern, Rare), African American
Short form of Alexandria.

Xandriah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Xandro m Portuguese
Diminutive of Alexandro.

Xandru m Maltese
Maltese form of Alexander.

Xane m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1.

Xanique f Obscure

Xaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Xano m Galician, Portuguese
Hypocoristic of Alexandre.

Xantal f Catalan
Catalan variant of Chantal.

Xantha f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Xanthe.

Xanthea f English (Rare)
Variant of Xanthia.

Xanther f Literature
Possibly an elaboration on Xanthe, used in Mark Z. Danielewski's 'The Familiar' series.

Xanthias m Ancient Greek, Theatre
Derived from Greek ξανθος (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair". This was used by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in works including 'The Frogs'; all of the characters named Xanthias are slaves.

Xantipa f Spanish
Spanish variant of Xanthippe.

Xantippe f Ancient Greek
Variant of Xanthippe.

Xanto m Italian
Italian form of Xanthus.

Xaquelina f Galician
Galician form of Jacqueline.

Xaquín m Galician
Galician form of Joachim.

Xarles m Basque
Basque form of Charles.

Xasón m Galician
Galician form of Jason.

Xatia f Georgian
Variant transcription of Khatia.

Xaveer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English
Dutch and Flemish form of Xaverius as well as an English variant of Xavier.

Xavér m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Xavier.

Xavérie f French, French (African), Dutch
French feminine form of Xavier.

Xaveriu m Romanian
Romanian form of Xavier.

Xaverius m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Indonesian
Latinized form of Xavier. In Indonesia, the name is often paired with Fransiskos or Fransiskus, in honour of the Spanish saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552).

Xavianna f American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Elaborated form of Xavia.

Xaviar m English
Variant of Xavier.

Xaviara f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xaviell m Spanish
Variant of Xavier.

Xavien m African American (Rare)
Variant of Xavian.

Xavière f French
French feminine form of Xavier.

Xavièrine f French
Elaboration of Xavière.

Xayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Xayrigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xayr meaning "blessing" or "charity" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Xayriya f Uzbek
Means "donation" in Uzbek.

Xayriyat f Uzbek
Means "thank God" in Uzbek.

Xayvier m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Xazina f Uzbek
Means "wealth, treasure trove" in Uzbek.

Xco m Armenian
Diminutive of Xacatur.

Xéhachiwinga f Indigenous American
Means "mountain wolf woman" in Winnebago.

Xelad f & m Kurdish
Means "Gift" in Kurdish.

Xelda f American (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Xelenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Xelha f Yucatec Maya
Means "a spring of water" in Yucatec Maya.

Xeluco m Galician
Diminutive of Anxo.

Xenaru m Asturian
Asturian form of Januarius.

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Xênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Xenia.

Xenobia f English (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Xenócrates m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Xenocrates.

Xenos m Greek
Derived from Greek ξενος (xenos) meaning "stranger, foreigner".

Xenoveva f Galician (Rare, Archaic)
Galician form of Genevieve.

Xenu m Mythology
Possibly based on Greek ξενος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest, stranger". This is the name of an alien that appears in Scientology.

Xenxo m Galician
Galician form of Genesius.

Xerardo m Galician
Galician form of Gerard.

Xerazade f Literature (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Sheherazade.

Xeremías m Galician
Galician form of Jeremias.

Xertrude f Galician
Galician form of Gertrude.

Xerxész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Xerxes.

Xeryus m American (Modern, Rare)
Probably influenced by a cologne called Xeryus, which was introduced in 1986 by Givenchy.

Xesca f Catalan
Diminutive of Francesca.

Xesco m Catalan
Diminutive of Francesc.

Xetsa f Ewe
Means "twin" in Ewe.

Xevi m Catalan
Diminutive of Xavier.

Xhavit m Albanian
Albanian form of Javid.

Xhemail m Albanian
Albanian form of Cemal.

Xhemil m Albanian
Albamian form of Jamil.

Xhemile f Albanian
Feminine form of Xhemil.

Xheneta f Albanian
Either derived from Albanian xhenet "paradise" or an Albanian form of Cennet.

Xhevahire f Albanian
Feminine form of Xhevahir.