WhilhelminafDutch (Archaic), German (Archaic) This particular spelling of the given name Wilhelmina originated in older times, when people had varying degrees of literacy and when the Dutch and German languages were not yet standardized to the degree that they are today... [more]
WilberforcemEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Wilberforce. British author P. G. Wodehouse used it for the middle name of his famous fictional character Bertie Wooster.
WilgefortisfMedieval, History (Ecclesiastical) This name is best known for being the name of a late medieval saint, who was discovered to be fictional in the late 16th century but continued to be venerated in some places until 1969, when the Church finally removed her from the liturgical calendar and supressed her cult... [more]
WoldemariammAmharic Means "child of Mary" in Amharic. A notable bearer of this name is Yosef Wolde-Mariam, a member of the Norwegian musical duo Madcon.
XenokleidasmAncient Greek Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Xenokleides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
XenophiliusmLiterature Variant form of Xenophilus. This particular form seems to not ever have been borne by someone in real life, so this is best suited for the Literature category, as the name has been used by British author J.K. Rowling in her "Harry Potter" books, which feature a character named Xenophilius Lovegood.
XiuhcozcatlmNahuatl Means "domestic wild turkey" in Nahuatl. Alternately, may be derived from xihuitl "turquoise" and cozcatl "necklace, ornament, jewel".
XiuhcuetzinfAztec, Nahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, greenish thing", "year, comet", or "flame, fire", cueitl "skirt", and -tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix... [more]
XiuhtezcatlmNahuatl Means "turquoise mirror", from Nahuatl xihuitl "turquoise" and tezcatl "mirror".
XiuhtlatlacmNahuatl Possibly derived from xihuitl "year" and tlatlac "something burned". Often given to boys 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.
XiuhxochitlfNahuatl Means "turquoise flower" in Nahuatl, from xihuitl "turquoise" and xōchitl "flower".
XochitototlmNahuatl Means "black-backed oriole" in Nahuatl, literally "flower bird", a small black and yellow passerine. Ultimately derived from xōchitl "flower" and tototl "bird".
XoxopanxocofNahuatl Means "springtime fruit, fruit of spring" in Nahuatl, derived from xoxopan "spring, green time" and xocotl "fruit".
XursandbibifUzbek Derived from xursand meaning "happy, glad" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
YancuiltzinmNahuatl Possibly derived from yancuic "new" with a diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin. This was the name of a 14th-century Tetzcoco tlatoque who co-ruled with Tochpilli under Tepanec suzerainty.
Yáochí JīnmǔfFar Eastern Mythology Alternative name or epithet of the Queen Mother of the West, which translates to "Golden Mother of the Nacre Lake" or "Golden Mother of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake".
YashovarmanmSanskrit, History From Sanskrit यशस् (yáśas) "glory, fame, renown" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a medieval Indian ruler of Kannauj who founded the Varman dynasty of Northern India.
YasuichiroumJapanese From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful", 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm", 保 (yasu) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend" or 靖 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]
YaxshiberdimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yaxshi meaning "good, fine" and berdi meaning "gave".
YaxshimurodmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yaxshi meaning "good, fine" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
YaxshinazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yaxshi meaning "good, fine" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
YaxshiniyozmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yaxshi meaning "good, fine" and niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".
YoshinosukemJapanese From Japanese 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.
YougnkyeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal","fine, excellent", 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honor", 永 (young) meaning "eternal", or "flourish, prosper" and 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 慶 (gyeong) "congratulate, celebrate".
YukiutahimefJapanese From Japanese kanji 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 歌 (uta) meaning "song" and 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". ... [more]
ZarmandukhtfAncient Armenian Means "the old man's daughter" from Persian zarman "old man" and duxt "daughter". This was the name of a 4th-century Armenian noblewoman who became a queen consort of Arsacid Armenia.
ZephyranthefObscure From Zephyranthes, the name of a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family, derived from the name of the Greek god Zephyros and Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".
Zinat un-NisafHistory Classical Persian name meaning "jewel among women", from Persian زینت (zinat) "jewel, ornament" (compare Zinat) and Arabic النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ) "women" (compare Nisa)... [more]
ZurishaddaimBiblical Means "my rock is Shaddai" or "rock of Shaddai" in Hebrew, from the noun צוּר (tsur) meaning "rock" combined with the suffix י (i) (which together gives a meaning of either "my rock" or "rock of") and Shaddai being another name of God... [more]