Wanjaf & mScandinavian, German German variant of Vanya, a Russian diminutive of either Ivan or Ivanna. This is also used in Scandinavia (see Vanja), where it is primarily feminine.
WanjafKikuyu Means "the one from outside" in Kikuyu.
WanjufChinese From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
WanlefChinese From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
Wanlim & fChinese Means "ten thousand calendars" in Chinese. Other character combinations are also possible.
WanlufChinese From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".
WannifThai Derived from Sanskrit वर्णि (varni) meaning "gold".
WanrufChinese From Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "gentle, tender, beautiful, graceful", 琬 (wǎn) meaning "fine jade, lustrous jade" or 宛 (wǎn) meaning "as if, seem" combined with 如 (rú) meaning "like, as if"... [more]
Wansaf & mThai Means "rain" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्षा (varsha).
WansufChinese From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk".
Wanwuf & mChinese From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 乌 (wū) meaning "black, dark" or "crow, raven".
WanxifChinese From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
WanyamEnglish Born by the American singer Wanya Morris.
WanyifChinese From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 谊 (yì) meaning "friendship" or "appropriate, suitable", or 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory".
Wanyuf & mChinese From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wings", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light sunlight", 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Weekof & mAmerican (Rare) Many sites list is as meaning "pretty" in Sioux, when in fact it's a slang form of wikoska meaning "venereal disease". It's likely an invented name.
WeenafLiterature Short for Josephina taken from George Orwell's "The Time Machine," where the Weena is the name of the main love interest.
WeeramThai, Sinhalese Thai alternate transcription of Vira as well as the Sinhalese form.
WeinufChinese From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Weissm & fPopular Culture Derived from German weiß (which is also found spelled as weiss) meaning "white".... [more]
Weixif & mChinese Meaning: Rising Sun (To my family's belief)
WeixifChinese From the Chinese 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".
Weixuf & mChinese From the Chinese 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun".
WeiyifChinese Derived from 維 (wei) meaning "to tie, to link, to hold together", 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 儀 (yi) meaning "ceremony, rite", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable", 薏 (yì) meaning "lotus seeds", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory" or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".
WeiyufChinese From the Chinese 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, thick, ornamental" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
WenaifChinese From the Chinese 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade" and 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade".
WenanfChinese From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".
Wenbom & fChinese From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive, gamble", 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 伯 (bó) meaning "uncle, earl, count"... [more]
WenegmAncient Egyptian Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Egyptian sun and death cult. This was the throne name of an early Egyptian king, who ruled during the Second Dynasty.
WenhefChinese From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 贺 (hè) meaning "send present, congratulate".
WenhufChinese From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 瑚 (hú) meaning "coral" or "person of virtue".
Wenqif & mChinese From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "language, writing, culture" combined with 淇 (qí), the name of several rivers in China, 琪 (qí) meaning "fine jade", 琦 (qí) meaning "distinguished, admirable", or 奇 (qí) meaning "rare, strange", as well as other character combinations.
WenxifChinese From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness", 熹 (xī) meaning "brightness, dawn", "dim light, glimmer" or 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare".
WenxufChinese From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, or 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".
Wenyif & mChinese From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 温 (wēn) meaning "warm" combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 意 (yì) meaning "thought, mind, idea, sense", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 漪 (yī) meaning "ripple, wave" or 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness"... [more]
We'whamIndigenous American A Zuni name of unknown etymology. We'wha was a Zuni Native American lhamana from New Mexico, and a notable weaver and potter.
WezenmAstronomy Derived from Arabic al-wazn, meaning "weight". This is the traditional name of the star Delta Canis Majoris in the constellation Canis Major.
Windum & fJavanese From the name of a measurement of time used in the traditional Javanese calendar, consisting of a period (recurring in cycles of four) of eight 354 or 355-day years. The term is ultimately derived from Sanskrit बिन्दु (bindu) meaning "drop, point".
Winitm & fThai Means "train, practise" or "govern, administer" in Thai.
WinkymEnglish, Literature Winky's origin is English. Winky is a diminutive form of the name Wink.This is the name of Winky Crocket, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
WinryfPopular Culture, English (Modern) Possibly a diminutive of Winifred. Winry Rockbell is a character in the Full Metal Alchemist anime and manga, though in that case, the etymology is unknown.
WintafAmharic, Tigrinya Means "desire, dream gift" in Amharic and "need" in Tigrinya.
WintafFinnish Finnish: old variant of Viita, an ornamental name from Viita, meaning 'forest'. This variant is often not found in Finland anymore. Notable persons with this name: Winta Efrem Negassi (born 20 March 1984) is a Norwegian R&B musician from Oslo, Norway.
WirāzmPersian Mythology, Middle Persian Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *wiHro-- "man" (compare Persian بیر (bir) "hero" and Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (vīra)). This was the name of the protagonist of Ardā Wīrāz-nāmag (The Book of Ardā Wīrāz), a Zoroastrian text written in Middle Persian.
WisinmSpanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare) Modern variant of Luisín. This is the artistic name of Juan Luis Morera Luna, one of the components of the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo "Wisin & Yandel".
WisitmThai Means "excellent, outstanding" in Thai.
WitlafYiddish (?) Presumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
WitrifIndonesian From Arabic وَتِّرِي (wattirī) meaning "uneven" or "sinewy, stringed".
WittafFrisian (Rare), German (Rare) Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".
Wolkef & mGerman, West Frisian, East Frisian Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain the Gothic element valdan "to reign" (practically the same as wald "rule"). It is known as a masculine name since the 15th century, and as a feminine name since the 20th century... [more]
WondomJavanese From Javanese wanda meaning "aspect, property, appearance, form".
Won-homKorean Combination of a won hanja, like 元 meaning "beginning," 原 meaning "root, source," 遠 meaning "far, distant" or 瑗 meaning "(glass) bead, pearl, precious gem," and a ho hanja, such as 鎬 meaning "pickaxe," 浩 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 豪 meaning "hero; nobleman" or 昊 meaning "sky."
Won-jifKorean From Sino-Korean 源 (won) meaning "root, source," 元 (won) meaning "beginning," 園 (won) meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 (won) meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman." and 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom; knowledge", 知 (ji) meaning "to know; to be aware", 支 (ji) meaning "to support, to sustain", 鋕 (ji) meaning "to engrave; to record", 志 (ji) meaning "sign; mark"
WonnefLiterature In the German translation of the 'A song of ice and fire' books, the translation of the original Joy. It is borne by several minor characters, most notably Wonne Hügel (original Joy Hill) appearing in several schemes of arranged marriage... [more]
WübkefLow German Low German form of Wiebke; not to be confused with similar-looking West Frisian names like Wubbe, which have a different meaning and origin.
WuffamAnglo-Saxon Diminutive form of the Old English name element wulf "wolf". This was the name of an early king of East Anglia, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon genealogies.