VoyenmormSoviet From a contraction of военный моряк (voyennyy moryak). meaning "war sailor".
VushemadzoromShona The name comes from Shona tribes in which KingShip was prevalent. This name was usually given to the chosen next bearer of the throne. The name means the Kingship turnover, i.e. the practice of succeeding a leader... [more]
WackfordmLiterature In Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, Wackford Squeers is the cruel headmaster of the nightmarish boarding school, Dotheboy's Hall, where the boys are malnourished and often beaten.
Warriorm & fEnglish A person engaged in battle or warfare, and by extension, anyone fighting for a particular cause. The word comes from Anglo-Norman warrier, from Old French guerreier, derived from Latin guerra, "war"... [more]
WarunthornfThai Means "one who possesses blessings", from the Thai element พร (pon) ("blessing, benediction, favour").
Watoreaf & mIndigenous Australian, Maori Derived from Maori wātō rea meaning "sunset". This name was used for a tropical cyclone in 1976 near Australia.
WentworthmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Wentworth. It is borne by American actor Wentworth Miller (1972-).
WeorcgyðfAnglo-Saxon (Hypothetical) Composed of the Old English elements weorc meaning "work" and guð meaning "battle". This unattested/reconstructed name might have given rise to the name of Worsley, a village in the historic county of Lancashire, England; according to the Dictionary of British Place Names, the place name could mean "woodland clearing of a woman named Weorcgyth or a man named Weorchaeth" (the second element in either case being Old English leah).
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.
WildhorsemObscure Given to Speck Wildhorse Mellencamp, son of John Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin.
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]
WillebrordmDutch (Rare) Dutch variant of Willibrord. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626).
WinsormEnglish A variant of Windsor. It is the name of the American animator and cartoonist Winsor McCay. He is most famous for his Little Nemo (1905 - 1926) comic strip.
WoranuchfThai Means "good girl, beauty, miss" from Thai วร (wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and อนุช (anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".
Wordenm & fEnglish (Rare) Variant of Warden and rarely used as a feminine form. A known bearer was the American painter Worden Day (1912-1986).
WorfmPopular Culture Klingon male name given to the character Lt. Commander (later Captain.) Worf in Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek Picard.
WorldlymLiterature From Old English woruldlic. A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress."
WorrallmEnglish The surname/name (Worrall) is composed of the Old English elements wir, which means "myrtle" and halh, which means "nook or corner of land." The surname/name translates as "nook of land where bog-myrtle grows."
WzorosławmPolish 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]
XehanortmPopular Culture This name comes from a character from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and also has some short appearances in Kingdom Hearts 2.
XenodorosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
XiaoranfChinese From the Chinese 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".
XiaorongfChinese From the Chinese 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour".
XiaoruifChinese From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate" or 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
YasunorimJapanese From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm", 恭 (yasu) meaning "respect" or 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" combined with 範 (nori) meaning "boundary; rule; law, to control"... [more]
YasutoramJapanese (Rare) From 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" and 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger". Other kanji combinations can be used.
YeorifKorean From Sino-Korean 璵 yeo ("beautiful jade") or 麗 yeo ("beautiful, magnificent, elegant") and 利 ri ("gains, advantage, profit, merit"). Other hanja character combinations are possible.
YormLiterature In Michael Ende's novel 'Die unendiche Geschichte' ("The neverending story") Yor is a blind miner that helps the main protagonist mining a picture that helps him getting back to the place he came from.
YorahmadmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and the given name Ahmad.
YorbenmDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Meaning uncertain. This name looks like it should be a modern form of the Old Norse name Iǫfurbiǫrn (also compare names like Torben), but since the name is predominantly found in Flanders and the Netherlands, it is probably more likely that it is a combination of a name that starts with Yor- (such as Yorick) with Ben 1 or Ben 2.
YorboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
YorichikamJapanese From 頼 (yori) meaning "to rely" and 親 (chika) meaning "parent, elder" or 悠 (chika) meaning "permanence". Other kanji combinations can be used again.
YorielmSpanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American) Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is.... [more]
YorihafJapanese The words 頼 (yori) meaning "reliance" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".
YorikiyomJapanese From Japanese 頼 (yori) meaning "rely" combined with 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean". Other kanji combinations can be used.
YorikofJapanese From Japanese 依 (yori) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
YorimmBiblical Alternative spelling of Jorim, the son of Matthat (Luke 3:29). Via Greek Ἰωρὶμ (Iorim) probably from Hebrew יְהוֹרָם (Yehoram)
YorimasamJapanese From 偉 (yori) meaning "admirable" and 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful". Other kanji combinations can be used.
YorimichimJapanese Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to a Court Noble, "藤原 頼通" FUJIWARANOYORIMICHI, married to "隆姫女王" TAKAHIME the Japanese Princess Takahime. The Kanji Character "頼" meaning "Rely" with the Kanji Character "通" meaning "Street".
YorimitsumJapanese From 頼 (yori) meaning "trust, rely" and 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance". Other kanji combinations can be used.
YorimotomJapanese (Archaic) Name that was given during the Kamakura Period to "源 頼朝" MINAMOTONOYORIMOTO who was the Founder and the First Shōgun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. His Buddhist Name was "武皇嘯原大禅門" BUKŌSHŌGENDAIZENMON... [more]
YorimunemJapanese Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to a Court Noble, "藤原 頼宗" FUJIWARANOYORIMUNE, married to "源倫子" MINAMOTONORINSHI the Japanese Empress Rinshi. The Kanji Character "頼" meaning "Rely" with the Kanji Character "宗" meaning "Religion", "Sect".
YorinobumJapanese From 依 (yori) meaning "to depend on" and 宣 (nobu) meaning "announce". Other kanji combinations can be used.
YoriomJapanese From Japanese 頼 (yori) meaning "rely" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
YoritakamJapanese From 順 (yori, jun, nao) meaning "obey, submit, order, occasion, docile, turn, right" or 頼 (yori) meaning "trust, request" combined with 敬 (kei, taka, kyo) meaning "respect, honor, reverence, awe" or 飛 (taka, hi) meaning "flight, to fly, overhead"... [more]
YoritomJapanese From 頼 (yori) meaning "to rely" and 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria". Other kanji combinations are possible.
YoritomomJapanese (Rare) From 頼 (yori) meaning "to rely" or 和 (yori) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan" combined with 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning" or 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend"... [more]
YoritsugumJapanese From 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony, tranquility" or 由 (yori) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 次 (tsugu) meaning "next, order, sequence, below", or 亜 (tsugu) meaning “second, Asia, sub-”... [more]
YorlaqmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and laq meaning "easily".
YorlenyfSpanish (Latin American) Apparently from the English phrase Yours Lenny, signed at the end of letters by a sailor named Lenny Smith to his Costa Rican wife, hence why usage of this name is mainly concentrated in that country.... [more]
YorliqboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yorliq meaning "order, decree" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
YorsaidmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and said meaning "fortunate".
YorschmObscure A blend of Jörg (or, maybe Jorge) with Schorsch. Yorsch is also the main protagonist in two independent series of children's books, firstly 'Der letzte Elf' "The last Elf" by Silvana de Mari (appeared in a notable publishing house), secondly the Yorsch series by Christoph Schellenberg (self published).
YorsoatmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and soat meaning "time, minute".
Yorubaf & mAfrican American (Modern) It could be derived from the Yoruba word Ori Obba "the Head King". This is the name of a West African ethnic group mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Yoruba Richen (1972- ) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
YorukofJapanese (Rare) This name is used as 夜子 with 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)." Alternatively, it can be used as ヨル子 with ヨル, the phonetic characters representing Yoru, and 子.... [more]
YoshinorimJapanese 祥 (yoshi) meaning "auspiciousness, good omen, happiness", 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful", or 由 (yoshi) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 成(nori) meaning "to become", 経 (nori) meaning "sutra, scripture, longitude, meridian, manage, usual, ordinary", or 乗 (nori) meaning "to ride (horse or vehicle), multiplication"... [more]