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Wymarda f Medieval English

Wymark f & m Medieval English
Anglicized form of the Old Breton name Wiuhomarch, which is made up of the elements wiu "worthy, noble" and march "horse".

Wynand m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnand, Frisian variant of Winand and South African form of Winand.... [more]

Wynanda f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnanda, Frisian variant of Winanda and South African form of Winanda.

Wyncia f American (South, Rare, ?)
Allegedly a Southern USA feminization of the Welsh name Llewellyn.

Wyndelle f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Wendell.

Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.

Wyndy f English (American)

Wyne f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝိုင်း (see Waing).

Wynelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wyn using the popular name suffix elle.

Wynema f Literature (Rare), Omaha, Caddo, Modoc
Used by S. Alice Callahan for the heroine of 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' (1891), the first novel written by a Native American woman. Callahan was one-sixteenth Muscogee (Creek), but it is unknown if this name was commonly used in the Creek tribe or if she invented it for use in her book.... [more]

Wynetta f English
Variant of Wynette or a combination of Wyn and Etta.

Wynette f American (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Wynford m Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gwynfor.

Wynja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (wynn) and Gothic � (winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *wunjō "joy, delight".

Wynkyn m History (Rare), Literature
Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was William Caxton's journeyman, after whose death he became the first printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, "which was for centuries perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing." It was used in the popular children's poem Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby) (1889).

Wynn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see Win).

Wynnette f French
French diminutive of Wynnie. Can also be a variant of Wynona!

Wynngifu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "gift of joy" in Old English, from the mostly-poetic word wynn "joy, delight, bliss" combined with gifu, an alternative form of giefu "gift, present".... [more]

Wynnhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and helm "helmet, protection".

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

Wynnie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winnie or a feminine diminutive of Wynn.

Wynnielle f Obscure

Wynniva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Old English name Wynngifu.

Wynnogene m & f Oneida

Wynnsige m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and sige "victory".

Wynnter f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter, the spelling influenced by that of Wynn.

Wynnwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from wynn "joy, delight" and wulf "wolf". The Wulfwynn is the same but in the reverse order.

Wynonah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winona.

Wynsome f English (British, Rare), English (American)
Variant of Winsome.

Wynstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Wynston m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Wynte m Dutch (Archaic)

Wyntergrace f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wynter and Grace.

Wyntie f Dutch (Archaic)
Older form of Wijntje. This name was found among Dutch colonists in America in the 1600s and 1700s.

Wyntje f Dutch (Archaic)
Older form of Wijntje. This name was found among Dutch colonists in America in the 1600s and 1700s.

Wynton m English
Variant of Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.

Wynwallow m Medieval Cornish (?)
Cornish form of Breton Gwenole. St Wynwallow's Church, the parish church of Landewednack in Cornwall, England, is dedicated to Saint Gwenole or Winwaloe... [more]

Wyola f Medieval Hungarian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Hungarian and Medieval Ukrainian cognate of Viola.

Wyolet f Medieval Scottish (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval Scottish form of Violet.

Wyoma f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the American state name Wyoming.

Wyomia f African American
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Wyomia Tyus (1945—).

Wyomie f Obscure

Wyoming f & m American
Transferred use of surname Wyoming

Wyona f English (American)
Possibly derived from the state of Wyoming in the United States.

Wyone f American (Rare)

Wyonia f American (Rare)

Wyott m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Wyatt, or possibly Wyot.

Wyouida f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element wy and Ouida.

Wyramenta f Romani (Archaic)

Wyre m Welsh
The name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.

Wysław m Polish (Archaic)

Wysława f Medieval Polish
Variant of Wisława.

Wysteria f English
Variant of Wisteria.

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".

Wytamas m Medieval Baltic

Wyteman m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Wijtman.

Wythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Wythe.

Wytse m West Frisian
Variant form of Wide.

Wyvern m English

Wzorosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wzorowy "exemplary, model", which is in turn derived from Polish wzór "example, model". Also compare Croatian uzoran and Czech vzorný, both of which also mean "exemplary, model"... [more]

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