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Vęčeslavŭ m Medieval Russian
Ancient Russian form of Vyacheslav or Vatslav.

Veerachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wirachai.

Veerathai m Thai
Means "brave warrior" in Thai.

Végarður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Végarðr (see Vegard).

Velimatti m Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Veli and Matti.

Venacijus m Lithuanian
Variant form of Venancijus, which is the Lithuanian form of Venantius.

Venceslas m French
French form of Václav, via the Latinized form Wenceslaus. Variant of Wenceslas.

Venceslav m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian form of Wenceslas.

Vencislav m Bulgarian
Variant of Ventseslav.

Venedikte m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Venediktos, which is the modern Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict).... [more]

Venerando m Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Venerandus.

Veniamine m Russian (Rare)
From Venjamin which comes from Benjamin

Veniyamin m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Veniamin.

Venkatesh m Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Variant of Venkateshwara.

Venturino m Italian
Italian name derived from the name Bonaventura. This name was borne by Italian preacher Venturino of Bergamo.

Venugopal m Tamil

Venustian m Ancient Roman (Anglicized)
English form of Venustianus.

Vénustien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Venustian (see Venustus).

Vérbulcsú m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Hungarian
Name of horka Bulcsú from the Chronicles.

Vergilije m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Virgil.

Vérissime m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Verissimus.

Verissimo m Italian
Italian form of Verissimus and masculine Verissima.

Vermilius m Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Masculine form of Vermilia.

Vertimnus m Roman Mythology
Variant of Vertumnus.

Vertumnus m Etruscan Mythology
Variation of Voltumna. See also Tumnus.

Vescleves m Illyrian (Latinized)
Illyrian name probably derived from Proto-Indoeuropean *h₁wesu-ḱléw- "of good fame". With this derivation, the name is cognate to the Greek name Euclid.

Vespasius m Ancient Roman
Original name from which Vespasianus (see Vespasian) was derived. A bearer of this name was Vespasius Polla, the maternal grandfather of the Roman Emperor Vespasian.

Vesquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Vestmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vestr "west" and maðr "man".

Vetúriusz m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Veturius.

Vezirkhan m Dagestani, Lezgin
Derived from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Viačaslaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vyacheslav.

Viamundus m Arthurian Cycle
Gawain’s foster-father, a poor but nobly-born fisherman living near the city of Narbonne in Gaul.... [more]

Vicelinus m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Vizelin.

Vićentije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Vincent. Famous bearers include 16th century Serbian painter Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković and writer and poet Vićentije Rakić (1750-1818), founder of the School of Theology.

Vicesimus m Ancient Roman
Praenomen meaning "twentieth". An apocryphal name.

Victorian m History (Ecclesiastical), Provençal
English and Provençal form of Victorianus. This name was borne by two obscure saints, from the 5th and 6th centuries AD.

Victorico m Spanish
Spanish form of Victoricus.

Victorijn m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Victorinus (see Victorino).

Videvutis m Lithuanian
(Modern) Lithuanian form of the Old Prussian given name Widewuto. Also see Vaidevutis and its variant Vaidivutis.

Vidugavia m Literature, Germanic (Latinized)
Derived from Gothic Widugawja meaning "wood barker", i.e. "wolf" (see Witiko). This is the name of a king of Rhovanion in Tolkien's Legendarium... [more]

Vieirinha m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of the surname Vieira. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (1986-), who is better known as Vieirinha.

Viengkham m & f Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled, city" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Viestards m Latvian
The name originates from a Semigallian chieftain in the 13th century of the same name. As of August 8, 2013 there were 21 people in Latvia bearing this name.

Vígdiarfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and djarfr "bold, daring".

Vígdiarfr m Old Norse
Variant of Vígdiarfr.

Víggrímur m Faroese
Faroese combination of víg "fight", "battle" and grímr "person wearing a mask".

Vighbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígbiǫrn.

Vighdiärf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígdiarfr.

Vigilijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vigilius.

Víglundur m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" (also used poetically to mean "warrior" when used in compound words) and lundr "grove".

Vígmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígmundr.

Vígsterkr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and starkr "strong, healthy".

Viiliimmi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vîlîme.

Víkætill m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and ketill "cauldron".

Vikentijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Vincent.

Vikentios m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Vincent

Vikiencij m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Vincent.

Vikramjit m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace, valour" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Vilaphanh m Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ພັນ (phanh) meaning "thousand".

Vilaykham f & m Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Vilaysouk m & f Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness".

Vilbergur m Icelandic, Faroese
Masculine form of Vilborg.

Vildaugas m Lithuanian
Means "much hope", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas).

Vilfredas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Wilfred.

Vilgailas m Lithuanian
Means "strong hope", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Vilgaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".

Vilgintas m Lithuanian
Basically means "to defend hopefully", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Vilgirdas m Lithuanian
Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "to hear hopefully", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]

Vilhelmus m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Vilhelm.

Vilhiálmr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vilhialmr.

Vilhialmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Wilhelm.

Vilhjalmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of William.

Vilibalds m Latvian

Villehard m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Finnish variant of Willihard.

Vincensiu m Corsican
Corsican form of Vincentius.

Vincentio m Medieval Italian, Theatre
Archaic Italian form of Vincentius. This was used in Shakespeare's comedy 'Taming of the Shrew' (1593).

Vincențiu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Vincentius (see Vincent). A notable bearer of this name was the Romanian lawyer, journalist and politician Vincențiu Babeș (1821-1907).

Vinchenzo m Italian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Vincenzo.

Vincislau m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Wenceslaus.

Vindkaldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "wind-frozen". Svipdagr uses this as an alias when he goes to woo Menglǫð.

Vinfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Winfried.

Viniciano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vinicianus.

Vipsanius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name of uncertain meaning. It was borne by the 1st-century BC Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.

Virchilio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Virgil.

Virgailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]

Virgaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]

Virgilios m Greek
Greek form of Vergilius (see Virgil).

Virgintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]

Virgirdas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]

Viriathus m Ancient (Latinized)
Viriathus was the most important leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of western Hispania (as the Romans called it) or western Iberia (as the Greeks called it), where the Roman province of Lusitania would be finally established after the conquest.

Virmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]

Virvaldas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]

Visgailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "entirely strong", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Visgaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".

Visgintas m Lithuanian
Means "to defend all", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".

Visgirdas m Lithuanian
Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "he who hears all", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]

Vishtaspa m Old Persian
Earlier form of Goštāsp, from Old Persian vištah meaning "free, unbridled" and 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) meaning "horse".

Vishwajit m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "conqueror of the universe" from Sanskrit विश्व (víśva) meaning "world, universe" and जीत (jīt) meaning "victory".

Viskhazhi m Chechen
From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with حَاجّ (ḥājj) "pilgrim".

Vismantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Visvainas m Lithuanian
Derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".

Vitaliaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Vitalian.

Vitangelo m Italian
The name Vitangelo is Italian in origin and means “Angel of Life or Life Angel.” ... [more]

Vitellius m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Roman family name that was derived from the Latin word vitellus “young calf”. Aulus Vitellius was a Roman emperor during the Year of the Four Emperors.

Viðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse viðr "tree" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Viðfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements viðr "forest, wood, tree" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Víðkunnr m Old Norse, Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse víðkunnr "famous".

Vítor Hugo m Portuguese
Combination of Vítor and Hugo

Vitoriano m Galician
Galician form of Victorianus.

Vitruvius m American (Rare, Archaic), Ancient Roman, Popular Culture
Vitruvius is an Ancient Roman family name.... [more]

Vittorico m Italian
Italian form of Victoricus.

Vitturinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Vittorino.

Viventius m Ancient Roman

Vladimeri m Georgian
Form of Vladimer with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Vladimiro m Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Italian and Galician form of Vladimir.

Vladzimir m Soviet, Belarusian (Rare), Russian (Belarusianized)
Russian influenced dialectal variant of Uladzimir most common in the Soviet era. Today, it is also often used as a Belarusianisation of Russian Vladimir opposed to standard Belarusian form Uladzimir.

Vlagyimir m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Vladimir.

Vóhpȧhéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Grey, Little Light" in Cheyenne.

Vóhpo'hāme m Cheyenne
Means "White Horse" in Cheyenne.

Vó'kaehéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Antelope" in Cheyenne.

Volatsara m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy volana meaning "moon" and tsara meaning "beautiful, favourable", idiomatically meaning "favourable destiny".

Volburgis m Medieval German (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Volburg.

Volentinu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Volfgangs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Wolfgang.

Volkmarus m Dutch (Rare)
Latinised form of Volkmar.

Volodõmõr m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Ukrainian Володимир (see Volodymyr).

Vologases m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Walagash. This name was borne by six kings of Parthia.

Voltemand m Theatre
A character in 'Hamlet' by Shakespeare. Voltemand is sent together with Cornelius as an ambassador to the King of Norway.

Voltignos m Venetian (Archaic), Old Celtic
Used in Ancient times. Possibly of an Ancient Celtic language spoken in Italy prior Romans.

Volturnus m Etruscan Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Possibly derived from Latin verto, meaning "to turn". This was the name of an Etruscan god whose worship was spread to Rome and was later conflated with the Roman god Tiberinus.

Volumnius m Ancient Roman
From a Roman nomen gentile which was possibly derived from Latin volumen meaning "roll, scroll", but could also be derived from the name of the god Volumnus... [more]

Volusiano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Volusianus.

Vongvilay m & f Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine".

Vonifatiy m Russian
Variant form of Bonifatsiy, perhaps via Bonifatiy.

Vóóhéhéve m Cheyenne
Means "morning star" in Cheyenne.

Vorraphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Vorraphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Vortumnus m Roman Mythology
Variant of Vertumnus.

Vrederick m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Frederik.

Vrendanos m Greek (Archaic)
Modern Greek form of Brendan.

Vštaspean m Ancient Armenian
Old Armenian form of Hystaspes.

Vuillaume m French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Guillaume found up until the 1700s in French-speaking Switzerland as well as in Lorraine and the Franche-Comté regions of France.

Vulfranno m Italian
Italian form of Wulfram via Latinized form of Wulframnus.

Vulturnus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Vultur, the name of a mountain in Apulia, southeast of Rome. The place name is possibly related to Latin vultur, meaning "vulture". In Roman mythology, Vulturnus was the god of the east wind, with his Greek counterpart being Eurus... [more]

Vürzümbaj m Mari
Derived from vürgeče meaning "Wednesday".

Vydgailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "to see (is) strength" or "the strength to see", derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

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]

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]

Waangthoi m & f Manipuri
Means "great winner" in Meitei.

Wabanquot m Ojibwe
Means "white cloud", from Ojibwe waabaanakwad 'white cloud'.... [more]

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

Wadfradad m Middle Persian
Possibly a Middle Persian form of Vātafradātah. This was the name of two dynasts (fratarakas) of the Seleucid Empire.

Wadsworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wadsworth.

Wærbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wær "aware, cautious" and beald "bold, brave".

Wærfrið m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English wær "aware, cautious" and friþ "peace".

Wahlfried m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Walfried.

Wahyuddin m Indonesian
Variant of Wahyudin.

Waitstill m & f English (Puritan)
A Puritan virtue name. It may have been given in reference to the parents' desire for a child of the opposite sex.

Walabonso m History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly related to the Germanic roots walah ("foreigner") and funs ("ready"). This is the name of a Christian martyr from 9th century in Niebla, in the Andalusi emirate of Cordoba in what is now Spain.

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

Waldfried m German (Rare)
German form of the ancient Germanic name Waldfrid.

Walericus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walherich. The 7th-century Frankish saint Valery de Leuconay is sometimes referred to as Walericus.

Waleriusz m Polish
Polish form of Valerius.

Wallisson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Walison.

Waltherus m Dutch, German
Latinized form of Walther.

Wampagkít m Aguaruna
From the Awajún name of a type of bird that lives in tall trees.

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."

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."

Wanderlei m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wanderley. A known bearer is Brazilian-born former mixed martial artist Wanderlei Silva (1976-).

Wanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Vanderley.

Wanderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Anderson.

Wandisile m Xhosa
Means "he has been added" in Xhosa.

Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.

Wangchuck m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབང་ཕྱུག (see Wangchuk).

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]

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]

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]

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]

Warmaksan m Berber (Rare)
Means ‘without enemies; undefeatable" in Berber.

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

Warnerius m Medieval French

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

Wartësłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wrocisław.

Wartislaw m Polabian
Pomeranian form of Vratislav. Name of many dukes of Pomerania.

Wassemoet m Medieval Dutch

Watcharin m & f Thai
Derived from Thai วัชระ (watchara) meaning "vajra" (a Buddhist ceremonial weapon depicted as both a diamond and thunderbolt) and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra... [more]

Waubojeeg m Ojibwe
Means "white fisher" in Ojibwe.

Waundrile m Old Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Wandrille.

Waycuilis m Lithuanian

Wealdhelm m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English weald "powerful, mighty" or "leader, ruler" and helm "helmet, protection". Cognate to Germanic Waldhelm.

Wealdræd m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English weald "powerful, mighty" or "leader, ruler" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".

Wealdwine m Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Hypothetical Old English name, composed of weald "powerful, mighty" and wine "friend". This may be the source of the English surnames Walwyn or Woolwine.

Wealhstod m Anglo-Saxon
Means "interpreter, translator" in Old English, derived from wealh "foreigner, Celt" and the unknown element stod.

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

Weerachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wirachai.

Weernaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Wernard.

Wehemmesu m Ancient Egyptian
Means "rebirth" in Egyptian.

Wekkadeth f & m Quechua, Inca, Inca Mythology
Means ‘shiny’ in Quechua. Its anglicised version is Wicadith.

Welhelmus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Wilhelm.

Welington m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wellington.

Welligton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wellington.

Wellinton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wellington.

Wenabozho m Ojibwe
Variant of Winneboujou

Wenãcjusz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wenancjusz.

Wenceslau m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Václav.

Wenceslav m Banat Swabian
Variant of Venceslav.

Wendelijn m & f Dutch
Masculine and feminine 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).

Wenderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wanderson.

Weneriusz m Polish
Polish form of Venerius.

Wennunwen m Medieval Welsh

Wentworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wentworth. It is borne by American actor Wentworth Miller (1972-).

Werenfrid m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Warinfrid via the Latinized form Werinfridus or Werenfridus. This was the name of an 8th-century saint and Benedictine missionary, also known as Werenfridus, who was allegedly born in England and assisted Saint Willibrord in his labors to convert the Frisians to Christianity.

Werinbert m Germanic
Variant spelling of Warinbert.

Wernfried m German (Austrian, Rare)
From the Germanic name element warin "guard" and fridu "peace".

Wespazjan m Polish
Polish form of Vespasian.

Wespazjón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vespasian.

Westleigh m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Westley.

Wharekura m Maori
This name means "school of learning". Its also the name of a building where tohunga (priest) taught esoteric lore to students of his. This was the name of a Ngati Tama chief named Te Wharekura of the Ngati Wai Ngati Tama clan who along with his clan killed and cooked 50 Moriori in the mid-1800s at Te Raki in what is now Chatham Islands.

Whitfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Whitfield. A known bearer of this surname as a first name is the American cryptographer Whitfield Diffie (b... [more]

Whittaker m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whittaker, a variant of Whitaker.

Wholesome m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "conducive to or promoting moral well-being."

Wiangchai m Thai
From Thai เวียง (wiang) meaning "walled city, town" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

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".

Wicaksono m Javanese
From Javanese wicaksana meaning "wisdom", ultimately from Sanskrit विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa) meaning "bright, radiant, clear-sighted, wise".

Widiyanto m Javanese
From Javanese widya meaning "knowledge, wisdom", ultimately from Sanskrit विद्या (vidya).

Wiebrecht m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Medieval variant of Wigberht.

Wieledrog m Slavic

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".

Wigiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Vigilius.

Wiktorian m Polish
Polish form of Victorianus.

Wilbraham m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilbraham.

Wilbrecht m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Medieval variant of Wilbert.

Wilburton m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilburton.

Wildhorse m Obscure
Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.

Wilesindo m Medieval Spanish, Gothic (Hispanicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Medieval Spanish name of Visigothic origin. ... [more]

Wilfridus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Wilfred.

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

Wiliberto m Italian
Italian form of Wilbert.

Wiljariþ m Gothic

Willbanks m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willbanks. Commonly diminutized to Banks.

Willehalm m Medieval German, Literature
Variant of Willehelm.... [more]

Willehari m Germanic
Possibly formed from elements which correspond to the Old High German words willo "will" and heri "host, army"... [more]

Williamme m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of William.

Willibrod m German (Bessarabian), German (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic form of Willbert and Wilbert.

Willihart m German (Archaic)
Variant of Wilhard.

Willihelm m Old High German
Variant of Willehelm.

Willrecht m German (Rare)
Either a variant of Wilbrecht or an invented virtue name, in which case the second element is derived from German Recht meaning "right, privilege" as well as "law"... [more]

Wimonchai m Thai
From Thai วิมล (wimon) meaning "chaste, pure, clean" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Winebeald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wine "friend" and beald "bold, brave", ultimately from Germanic Winibald.

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

Wingurich m Germanic
German form of Winguric.

Winicjusz m Polish
Polish form of Vinicius.

Winifried m & f German
German form of Winifrid.

Winn-Dixie m Literature, Pet
The name of a dog in the children's novel Because of Winn-Dixie (2000) by Kate DiCamillo, as well as the 2005 movie adaptation. In the story, which is set in Florida, the dog is named after the Winn-Dixie chain of supermarkets.

Winnerson m Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Wiraphong m Thai
From Thai วีร (wira) meaning "brave, heroic" and พงศ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

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

Wisconsin m & f American
Unisex name based of the American state.

Wisnupada m Indonesian (Rare)
From Sanskrit विष्णुपद (vishnupada) meaning "foot of Vishnu". A known bearer is Indonesian actor Nyoman Oka Wisnupada Antara (1981-), also known as Oka Antara.

Witezslav m Literature
Rendering of Vítězslav used in 'Day Watch' by Sergei Lukyanenko.

Witireiks m Gothic
Original Gothic form of Witeric.

Wittekind m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Widukind.

Witthawat m Thai
Means "philosopher, sage, wise man" in Thai.

Wiwatchai m Thai
From Thai วิวัฒน์ (wiwat) meaning "progress, development" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Wladimiro m Italian
Italian form of Vladimir.

Wladislas m History
Variant of Vladislaus.

Wladislaw m German
A Germanic form of Vladislav.

Władisłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vladislav.

Wladyslas m French
Gallicized form of Vladislav.

Włodzimir m Medieval Polish
Older form of Włodzimierz.

Włodziwoj m Polish
Variant of Włościwoj.

Włościbor m Medieval Polish
Derived from włości "rule" and bor "battle".

Włościwoj m Polish
Derived from the Slavic volděti " to rule, to control" combined with vojĭ "warrior, soldier".

Wolfbrand m Germanic, Dutch
Variant of Wulfbrand.

Wolfgango m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese adoption of Wolfgang.

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]

Wołodymyr m Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Volodymyr. Used as a Polish transcription of Володимир or sometimes by Ukrainians in Poland.

Wolverine m Popular Culture
Wolverine is the 'mutant' name of James Howlett, more commonly known as Logan, one of the main protagonists of Marvel's X-Men line of comics... [more]

Wonderful m & f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
It's been used, rarely, in the United States dating back to the 18th century.

Wongsakon m Thai
Means "ancestor" in Thai.

Won-hyeong m Korean

Wonnebald m Dutch
Dutch form of Wunnibald.

Worraphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Worraphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Worraphot m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพจน์ (see Woraphot).

Woubishet m Amharic
Means "beautiful young grain" in Amharic.

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

Woyinkule m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.

Wratysław m Polish
Polish form of Vratislav.

Wrestling m English (Puritan)
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’. Meaning, "The sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules." Referring to Genesis 32:22-32 in which Jacob wrestles with God... [more]

Wroughton m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Wroughton.

Wsiewołod m Polish
Polish form of Vsevolod.

Wszeciech m Polish
Derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Slavic tech "solace, comfort, joy".

Wszegniew m Polish
Means "always angry", derived from Slavic wsze "all, always" combined with Polish gniew "anger" (which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger").