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Woo-yeon f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 雨 (U) meaning "rain," and 妍 (yeon) meaning "beautiful". Other Hanja aslo can be used.
Wooyoung f KoreanFrom 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 佑 (u) meaning "help, assist" or 宇 (u) meaning "house," and 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory,"
Woralak f ThaiFrom Thai วร
(wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and ลักษณ์
(lak) meaning "characteristic, quality".
Woranuch f ThaiMeans "good girl, beauty, miss" from Thai วร
(wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and อนุช
(anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".
Worawan f & m ThaiFrom Thai วร
(wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Worden m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Warden and rarely used as a feminine form. A known bearer was the American painter Worden Day (1912-1986).
Woutruide f Dutch (Archaic)Modern form of
Woutruyde (see
Woutruyt). It is completely archaic: these days, the name is almost exclusively used to refer to the 7th-century saint Waltrude of Mons (located in the Belgian region of Wallonia).
Wowreena f PashtoMeans "white like snow" or "snow white" in Pashto, ultimately from واوره
(wâwra) "snow".
Wrocisława f PolishFeminine Polish name derived from
wracać meaning "come back" and
sława meaning "glory".
Wrocsława f PolishDerived from
wrócić meaning "to return, restore" and
sława meaning "fame, glory".
Wuai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妩 (wǔ) meaning "charming, enchanting" and
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
Wübke f Low GermanLow German form of
Wiebke; not to be confused with similar-looking West Frisian names like
Wubbe, which have a different meaning and origin.
Wuchen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妩 (wǔ) meaning "charming, enchanting" and
辰 (chén) meaning "early morning, celestial bodies".
Wulfefundis f FrankishWulfefundis was the fourth wife of King Dagobert I of Austrasia, Neustria, Burgundy, and also king of all the Franks.
Wulfgard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
vulfs "wolf." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Wulfthryth f Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
wulf meaning "wolf" and
þryþ "strength". This was the name of a 9th-century queen of Wessex, the wife of King Æthelred... [
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Wumei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妩 (wǔ) meaning "charming, enchanting" and
媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Wuna f History (Ecclesiastical)Either derived from Old High German
wunna "bliss, delight, pleasure" or from Old English
wuna "habit, custom; practice, rite". Saint Wuna of Wessex was a 7th and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and Christian saint.
Wuraola f YorubaMeans "gold of wealth" or "shining treasure of wealth" in Yoruba.
Wuwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妩 (wǔ) meaning "charming, enchanting" and
玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem".
Wuyan f ChineseA combination of the characters 无 (wú, meaning "no, without") and 艳 (yàn, meaning "color, vibrancy, beauty"). This was one of the names attributed to Zhongli Chun (钟离春), a woman who lived in the state of Qi during the Chinese Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)... [
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Wǔyáo f ChineseWǔyáo (舞曜) can work as a real Chinese name. "Wǔ" can mean to dance / to wield / to brandish... [
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Wuyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance" and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Wuying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance" and
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Wuyue m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 五
(wǔ) meaning "five", 武
(wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 吴
(wú) referring to the ancient state of Wu or 舞
(wǔ) meaning "dance" combined with 月
(yuè) meaning "moon", 跃
(yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越
(yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳
(yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [
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Wyldstyle f Popular CultureWyldstyle is the female protagonist in "The LEGO movie". The name is derived from "wild style" with literal meaning.
Wynema f Literature (Rare), Omaha, Caddo, ModocUsed by S. Alice Callahan for the heroine of 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' (1891), the first novel written by a Native American woman. Callahan was one-sixteenth Muscogee (Creek), but it is unknown if this name was commonly used in the Creek tribe or if she invented it for use in her book.... [
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Wynja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (
wynn) and Gothic � (
winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic
*wunjō "joy, delight".
Wynngifu f Anglo-SaxonMeans "gift of joy" in Old English, from the mostly-poetic word
wynn "joy, delight, bliss" combined with
gifu, an alternative form of
giefu "gift, present".... [
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Wyszeniega f PolishDerived from the Slavic name elements
wysze "higher" and
niega "delight".
Wyszesława f PolishFeminine Polish name derived from
wysze meaning "higher" and
sław meaning "glory, fame".
Xafifa f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
xafif meaning "fine, light"
Xairexis f Obscure (Modern)Possibly an invented name. It was borne by contestant Xairexis García on the Spanish-language talent show
La Voz Kids.
Xalwo f SomaliMeans "sweet" in Somali. It is the name of a Somali dessert.
Xami f MizoMeans "everything known" in Mizo.
Xanadu f Various (Modern)From the name of the summer capital of the 13th-century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, located in Inner Mongolia, China. It is an anglicized form of Chinese 上都
(Shangdu), derived from 上
(shàng) meaning "above, upper" and 都
(dū) meaning "city".
Xanen m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
xane, referring to a species of small green bird, and the genitive suffix
-n.
Xanım f AzerbaijaniMeans "madam, woman, lady" in Azerbaijani, derived from the Turkish noble title
hanım (the feminine equivalent of
khan).
Xanthene f American (Rare)Modern elaborated form of
Xanthe. It coincides with the name of a yellow organic heterocyclic compound; xanthene dyes tend to be fluorescent and brilliant, yellow to pink to bluish-red.
Xantho f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ξανθος (
xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair" (see
Xanthe). This name is sometimes included as one of the Nereids of Greek myth (the fifty daughters of
Nereus by
Doris).
Xare f BasqueExact origins unknown, but this is the name of a Basque sport.
Xareni f Spanish (Mexican, Modern)Invented name in the same fashion as
Yaretzi and
Nayeli. Despite popular belief on the Internet, it was coined at most in the late 20th century and it is not related to any goddess or princess in Otomi folklore.
Xatirə f AzerbaijaniMeans "memory, remembrance" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic خاطرة
(ḵāṭira).