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

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]

Wojslav m Medieval Czech
Derived from Slavic voj "war" and slava "glory, fame".

Worayut m Thai
From Thai วร (wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and ยุทธ (yut) meaning "war, battle".

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

Wulfhade m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Old English wulf "wolf", with the second element possibly being hād "nature, character" (from haiduz) or heaþu "war, battle" (from haþuz)... [more]

Wulfhere m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "wolf army," from the elements wulf "wolf" and here "army."

Wulfwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and wig "war, battle".

Wynnhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and here "army".

Xiajun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous, gallant" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast", 钧 (jūn) referring to an ancient unit of measurement (equivalent to around 15 kilograms), 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army"... [more]

Xiangbing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen" or 向 (xiàng) meaning "face, turn towards, support, side with" combined with 兵 (bīng) meaning "army, troops, soldier, weapon"... [more]

Xiangjun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 湘 (xiāng) referring to the Xiang River in southern China, 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" or 象 (xiàng) meaning "ivory" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome"... [more]

Xiaobing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 肖 (xiào) meaning "resemble, imitate" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "laugh, smile" combined with 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (bīng) meaning "soldier, army, troops"... [more]

Xiaojun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", or 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant" combined with 军 or 軍 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", or 骏 (jùn) "good horse, fast"... [more]

Xuejun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" or 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]

Yanjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 炎 (yán) meaning "flaming, blazing, burning, red" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, even, balanced, all"... [more]

Yaochoca m Nahuatl
Means "to make war cries", from Nahuatl yoatl "war, warfare; combatant" and choca "to cry, weep; to bleat, roar, growl".

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

Yaocuixtli m Nahuatl
Means "war kite, combative kite", derived from Nahuatl yao- "war, combat" and cuixtli "kite (bird of prey)".

Yaomeca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yaotl "war, warfare; combatant" and mecatl "cord, rope".

Yaomitl m Nahuatl
Means "war arrow" in Nahuatl.

Yaonemitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yaotl "combatant; war, battle" and nemi "to live, to dwell; to be; to go about, to walk", possibly meaning "to live like a combatant" or "to be war-like".

Yaopipi m Nahuatl
Means "war spy, enemy spy", from Nahuatl yaotl "combatant, enemy" or yao- "war, battle" and pipia "to spy, to stalk".

Yaotlachinol m & f Nahuatl
Means "scorching of war" or "destruction of war" in Nahuatl.

Yaotlaloc m Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of yao- "war, combat" and the name of the deity Tlaloc.

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.

Yaquica m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Nahuatl yaoquiza "to go to war". Alternatively, may be related to Yaquin.

Yongjun m Chinese
From Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" combined with 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army"... [more]

Ýrar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic name elements œrr "mad, furious, wild" and herr "army".

Ythier m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to id "work, labour" or idhja "negotiate"... [more]

Yuanjun m Chinese
From Chinese 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army".

Yudhoyono m Javanese
From Sanskrit युद्ध (yuddha) meaning "battle, fight, war" combined with यान (yana) "vehicle" or "journey". A notable bearer of this name is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), the sixth president of Indonesia.

Yuejun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 粤 (yuè), a meaningless particle used in sentences also used to refer to the city of Guangdong, or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented, gratified" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army, military", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Yutthachai m Thai
From Thai ยุทธ (yuttha) meaning "war, battle" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Yutthana m Thai
Means "war, battle" in Thai.

Yutthasak m Thai
From Thai ยุทธ (yuttha) meaning "war, battle" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]

Żelibor m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Zhaojun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army"... [more]

Zhijun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 直 (zhí) meaning "straight, erect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome"... [more]

Zlatibor m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and bor "battle". This is the name of a mountain in Serbia.

Zobah m Biblical Hebrew
Means "an army, warring" in Hebrew.