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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).

Wendelmoed f Dutch (Rare)
Modernized spelling of Wendelmoet, as it is in line with the modern Dutch word moed meaning "courage". This word was written as moet in Middle Dutch, which was spoken and written in the Late Middle Ages.

Wendelmoet f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic name elements wentil meaning "a Vandal" (see Wendel) and muot meaning "courage, boldness".... [more]

Wendolynne f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Wendolin.

Weorðgifu f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possibly derived from Old English weorþ "worth, deserving, honoured, esteemed" and giefu "present, gift".

Werethekau f Egyptian Mythology
Means "great one of magic", "great enchantress" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of an Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of supernatural power.

Weroniczka f Polish
Diminutive of Weronika.

Whiltierna m & f Old Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Faoiltiarna.

Widiastuti f Javanese
Variant of Widyastuti.

Widyastuti f Javanese
Means "blessings, good wishes, worship, praise" in Javanese.

Więcesława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Więcesław.

Wielisława f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wielisław.

Wiktoriana f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wiktorian.

Wilbertine f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilbert

Wildflower f English (Rare)

Wilgeforte f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Wilgefort.

Wilhelmena f English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Willabelle f English (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Willa and Belle.

Willadeene f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Willodean. A notable bearer is Willadeene Parton, the oldest sibling of country singer Dolly Parton.

Willametta f English (American, Archaic)

Willanette f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaborated feminine form of Will.

Willardine f English
Feminization of Willard.

Willemijne f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Willemijn.

Willimania f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Williamina.

Willowdean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Willodean.

Wilmadeene f Popular Culture (Modern)
A combination of Wilma and Dean. Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis is a main character of the 1961 movie Splendor in the Grass... [more]

Wincentyna f Polish
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Winnaretta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a Latinate form of Winifred. It was borne by Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943), an American heiress.

Winnieford f English
Variant of Winifred.

Winterrose f English (Rare)
Combination of the English words/names, Winter and Rose. There is also a flower called winter rose.

Wisigardis f Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Wisigard.

Wiuhomarch f & m Medieval Breton

Władisława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Władysława.

Wladyslava f Obscure
Variant of Władysława.

Włodzimira f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Włodzimir.

Wodalgarta f Germanic (Rare)
From germanic elements wod "fury"(?) and gard, "enclosure".

Wolfsindis f Germanic
Feminine name composed of the Old High German elements wolf "wolf" and sinþs "path".... [more]

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

Wrocisława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wracać meaning "come back" and sława meaning "glory".

Wulfthryth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived 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... [more]

Wynnthryth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English elements wynn "joy" and þryþ "strength".

Wyszeniega f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name elements wysze "higher" and niega "delight".

Wyszesława f Polish
Feminine Polish name derived from wysze meaning "higher" and sław meaning "glory, fame".

Xayatbanïw f Bashkir
From the Arabic حياة (hayat) meaning life and Persian بانو (banu) meaning "lady".

Xeherezade f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Scheherazade.

Xenocharis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Xheraldina f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Italian Geraldina.

Xheraldine f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a borrowing of French Géraldine.

Xhorxhiana f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Xhorxhana.

Xiangsheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" and 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 生 (shēng) meaning "life".

Xiangxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Xiaoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" or 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double"... [more]

Xisomisani m & f Tsonga
Means "dry seasons" in Xitsonga.

Xiuhnenetl f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise") and nenetl "doll, idol; vulva". Often given to girls born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Xiuhtototl m & f Nahuatl
Means "lovely cotinga" in Nahuatl, literally "turquoise bird" a species of bright blue birds. Derived from xihuitl "turquoise" and tototl "bird".

Xochitonal m & f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and tonalli "day, sun, heat; fate, soul". This was also the name of a giant cayman said to reside on the path to the afterlife.

Xolposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.

Xurşidbanu f Azerbaijani (Rare, Archaic)
From the given name Khorshid and Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady".

Xwzchpagwe f Circassian
Derived from zxwzch meaning "white" and pagwe meaning "blunt-nosed".

Yaketerina f Russian
Variant of Yekaterina.

Yangchenmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Yangchen and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Yangisuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yangi meaning "new, fresh, young" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful, pretty".

Yanisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean), Cuban
Yanis + Leidy.

Yaocihuatl f & m Nahuatl
Means "war woman, warrior woman" in Nahuatl, from yaotl "combatant; war, battle" and cihuatl "woman".

Yaoxochitl f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "enemy flower" or "war flower", from Nahuatl yaotl "enemy, combatant; war" and xochitl "flower". This can refer to a type of organised warfare, or to an actual flower, possibly the marigold.

Yashimabet f African
Meaning princess of beauty grace, loyalty and kindness. Ethopian

Yashodhara f Buddhism
Means "preserving glory" from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, maintaining, bearing"... [more]

Yaskuttsu-s f Cree

Yawhieniya f Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Yauheniya

Yecatlahua m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl yecatl "fresh water" and tlahua "granting".

Yefrosinya f Russian
Russian form of Euphrosyne.

Yeggul-ngon m & f Wolof
Wolof 'death prevention' name meaning "s/he has not reached the afternoon".

Yeghisabet f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)

Yeghisapet f Armenian
Armenian form of Elizabeth.

Yenigladys f Caribbean

Yeprosineh f Armenian
Armenian form of Euphrosyne.

Yermioniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Hermione.

Yeshimebet f Amharic
Means "mistress of a thousand people", from a combination of Yeshi and Emebet.

Yesthimani f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Γεσθημανή (see Gesthimani).

Yeutsamoyo f Shona
It means "remind the heart".

Yevdoksiya f Russian
Russian form of Eudoxia.

Yevgyeniya f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yevgeniya.

Yevlampiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulampia.

Yevstoliya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eustolia. Notable Russian bearers of this name include the revolutionary Yevstoliya Rogozinnikova (1886-1907) and the scientist Yevstoliya Smirenskaya (1911-?), who won the Stalin Prize for her research and development of methods that restore the vital functions of the human body in cases of clinical death.

Yghdzanush f Armenian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from ըղձամ (əłjam) meaning "to desire, to long for" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Yingshuang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 双 (shuāng) meaning "set of two, pair, both".

Yohualxoch f Nahuatl
Means "night flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a kind of flowering plant used medicinally.

Yozchechak f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yoz meaning "summer" and chechak meaning "flower".

Yunisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuni and Leidy.

Yurisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuris and Leidy.

Zabreannon f Obscure
Possibly a blend of Zabrina and Reannon.

Zacharenia f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias. This coincides with the Greek vocabulary word ζαχαρένια (zacharenia) meaning "sugary", from ζάχαρη (zachari) "sugar, sucrose".

Zacharoula f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias.

Zacqueline f African American (Rare)

Zafeiroula f Greek
Feminine form of Zafeiris, using the diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula).

Zebochehra f Uzbek
From Uzbek zebo meaning "lovely" and chehra meaning "face, look".

Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), History
Means "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.

Zédélienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélie.

Zephalinda f English, Literature
A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).

Zerbinette f Theatre
Feminine name possibly invented by Molière for his play Les Fourberies de Scapin.

Zérilienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zérila.

Zeynifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" and فلك (falak) meaning "sky, firmament".

Zhavkhlant m & f Mongolian
Means "grand, splendid" in Mongolian.

Zhengqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".... [more]

Zia-ul-qamar f Arabic
Means "brilliance of the moon, splendour of the moon" in Arabic.

Ziphozonke m & f Zulu
Means "all the gifts" in Zulu.

Ziroatkhon f Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Persian and Ottoman Turkish زراعت (zirâ’at) meaning “farming, agriculture, cultivation” combined with the Turkic title khan meaning “leader, ruler”.

Ziyodakhon f Uzbek
From ziyoda meaning "more, numerous, abundant" combined with khan meaning "king, ruler"

Zlatislava f Russian, Ukrainian
Means "golden and glorious" in Old Slavic.

Zlatoslava f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived form the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and slava "glory".

Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)
Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.

Zoumpoulia f Greek
Derived from Turkish zümbül or sümbül meaning "hyacinth".

Zseraldina f Hungarian (Rare)
Variant form of Zseraldin.

Zülfinigar f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian زلف (zolf) meaning "curl, tress" and نگار (negār) meaning "beloved, sweetheart; painting, picture".

Zvenislava f Medieval Russian
From the name elements звонъ (zvonŭ), meaning "sound, chime" and слава (slava), meaning "glory".

Zvenyslava f Medieval Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zvenyslav.

Zvezdelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdelin.

Zvezdomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdomir.

Zvichanzii m & f Shona
Means "what is it?" in Shona.

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.