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Wilkes m English
Diminutive of Will.

Willabelle f English (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Willa and Belle.

Willadeen f American (South)
Variant of Willadeene

Willadeene f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Willodean. A notable bearer is Willadeene Parton, the oldest sibling of country singer Dolly Parton.

Willadene f American (South)

Willah m English (African)

Willaim m English
Variant of William.

Willajean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Willa and Jean 2.

Willam m English, Medieval Dutch
English variant of William and medieval Dutch variant of Willem.

Willametta f English (American, Archaic)

Willamina f English (Rare)
A feminine form of William or a contraction of Wilhelmina.

Willanette f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaborated feminine form of Will.

Willardine f English
Feminization of Willard.

Willbanks m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willbanks. Commonly diminutized to Banks.

Willber m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willbert m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilbert.

Willbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willena f English (Rare)

Willene f English (American), American (South), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Feminine elaboration of Willie using the common name suffix lene, or perhaps a contraction of names such as Wilhelmina, Wilmadeene, and Willodean.

Willetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Willette.

Willette f English (Rare)
Anglicized form (or English cognate) of Guillaumette or Guillemette. Also compare Willine.

Willey m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Willford m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

Willia f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Willa.

Williama f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Feminine form of William.

Williametta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of William ending with the feminine suffix -etta.

Williams m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Williams.

Williamson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Williamson.

Willianne f English (Rare)

Williard m English
Variant of Willard.

Williemae f English (American), African American
Combination of Willie and Mae.

Williette f African American

Willina f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Willine.

Willine f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch and English cognate of Guillaumine or Guillemine. Also compare Willette.

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Willisa f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Willis.

Willma f English (American)
Variant of Wilma.

Willman m & f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willman.

Willo f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willoby m English (Rare)
Variant of Willoughby.

Willodean f American (South, Archaic)

Willodeen f English
Variant of Willadeene

Willodene f American (Rare)

Willoe f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willoh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willomena f American (Rare)

Willona f American (South, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Wilona. Willona Woods is a character from the 1970s TV show 'Good Times'.

Willory f American (South, Archaic)

Willot m English (Puritan)
Diminutive of William.

Willowdean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Willodean.

Willowe f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Willow.

Willowmae f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Willow and Mae. According to the SSA, Willowmae was given to 5 girls in 2018.

Willox m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Willox.

Wills m English

Willson m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilson.

Willye m English
Variant of Willy.

Wilmadeen f English (American)
The meaning of the name is unknown.

Wilman m American (Hispanic)

Wilmarie f Afrikaans, South African, Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilma, Willem or Wilfredo, and Marie or a feminine form of Wilmar... [more]

Wilmary f Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and Mary... [more]

Wilmetta f English
Variant of Wilmette

Wilmette f English (Rare)
An elaborated form of Wilma ending in -ette

Wilmington m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilmington.

Wilmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements willo "will, desire" and mund "protection".

Wilmonda f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilmond

Wilnor m Haitian Creole, Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Wilmer.... [more]

Wilona f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Wilsie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a feminine diminutive form and masculine diminutive of Wilson.

Wiltha m & f English

Wimberley f English (American)
Variation on Kimberley.

Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.

Win m African American
From win (n.) Old English winn "labor, toil; strife, conflict; profit, gain,." Modern sense of "a victory in a game or contest" is first attested 1862, from the verb.

Winatha f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Winchester m English
Transferred use of the surname Winchester.

Winda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Wenda.

Windebank f English

Windell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Windell.... [more]

Windham m English
Transferred use of the surname Windham.

Windola f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Windreaka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name. Extremely rare.

Windy f English
Often a diminutive of Wi- names such as Wilhelmina and Winifred.

Winefred f & m American (Rare)

Winell f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a rare spelling of Wynelle.

Wineva f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
This name has been in occasional use in the U.S. since the 19th century, particularly in the area of Missouri and Iowa.... [more]

Winford m American
Transferred use of the surname Winford.

Winfreda f English (Australian)

Wing m English (Canadian)

Wingfield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wingfield.

Wini f English
Variant of Winnie.

Wink m English
Diminutive of Winston.

Winkie m & f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive for names starting with W or ending with the -ine sound, or its transferred use of the surname Winkie.

Winky m English, 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.

Winn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wynn.

Winnard m English
In connection with the bird, the name "Winnard," possibly derived from the Cornish word for "redwing," can positively represent attributes associated with this bird. The redwing is a migratory bird known for its resilience, adaptability, and the beauty of its song... [more]

Winnaretta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a Latinate form of Winifred. It was borne by Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943), an American heiress.

Winnee m English
Diminutive of Winfred.

Winnefred f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Winifred.

Winnefrid f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Winnifred.

Winner m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "winner".

Winnet f American (Archaic)
Diminutive of Winifred used in 18th- and 19th-century America.

Winney f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winni f & m English
Variant of Winnie.

Winnieford f English
Variant of Winifred.

Winnifer f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Winifred and Jennifer, or a variant of Gwenhwyfar.

Winnold m English
Old English form of Winwaloe, Gunwalloe or Guenole. A Breton name which means “he who is fair”. ... [more]

Winny f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winnie.

Winoa f American (Rare, Archaic)

Winola f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Probably after Lake Winola in Pennsylvania.

Winonah f English (Modern)
Variant of Winona.

Winora f English

Winrey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winry.

Winry f Popular 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.

Winslet f English (British, Modern, Rare)

Winsley f American (Rare)

Winsom m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Winsome.

Winsome f English, Jamaican Patois
From the English word meaning "charming, engaging", derived from the Old English roots wynn "joy" and sum.

Winsor m English
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.

Winstan m English
Variant of Winston.

Winsten m English
Variant of Winston.

Winstone m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston, reflecting the word stone.

Winstyn m English
Variant of Winston.

Wint m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Winteria f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Winter.

Winterrose f English (Rare)
Combination of the English words/names, Winter and Rose. There is also a flower called winter rose.

Winther f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter used in several languages.

Wintie m English
Diminutive of Winthrop.

Wintra m & f English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon, African American, English
Old English byname meaning "winter", originally given to a person with a frosty or gloomy temperament.... [more]

Wintry m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word wintry, "suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy".

Wiona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyona.

Wirt m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Wirt.

Wisconsin m & f American
Unisex name based of the American state.

Wish m & f English
Meaning "a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen". From Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳscan ‎"to wish", from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎"to wish", from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- ‎"to wish, love"... [more]

Wisp f & m English (American), Indian

Wiston m Spanish (Latin American), English (African), French (African), Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Witness m English (African), South African
From the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".

Witney f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Witten m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Witten.

Witter m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Witter. ... [more]

Wolcott m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wolcott.

Wolfer m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolfer.

Wolfie m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Nickname for names containing the element Wolf-, such as Wolf, Wolfe, Wolfgang etc... [more]

Wolston m English
Transferred use of the surname Wolston.

Wonda f American (Rare)

Wonder f & m English (American)
From the English word, "Wonder."

Wonderful m & f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
It's been used, rarely, in the United States dating back to the 18th century.

Wonderlyn f English (American)
Diminutive of Wonder

Wonya m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wanya.

Wood m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wood.

Woodard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodard.

Woodbridge m English
American motion picture director Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (Born: March 21, 1889, Died: February 5, 1943) is a famous bearer of this name.

Woodbury m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodbury.

Woodi m English
Variant of Woody.

Woodley m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodley.

Woodnut m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodnut. Famous bearer is Woodnut S. Burr (1861-1952) who fought for women's legal right to vote in the US.

Woodroe m English (American)
Variant of Woodrow.

Woodrove m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodrove.

Woodsia f English (American)
Feminine form of Woods.

Woodson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodson.

Worden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Warden and rarely used as a feminine form. A known bearer was the American painter Worden Day (1912-1986).

Worley m English
Transferred use of the surname Worley.

Wormley m English (American)

Worrall m English
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."

Worth m English (American)
Transferred from the surname Worth.

Worthie m English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Worthy.

Worthington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthington.

Worthy m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthy.... [more]

Wraith m & f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture

Wrangler m & f English (Modern)

Wrath m English (Puritan)
From English wrath meaning "extreme anger", referring to the wrath of God.

Wray m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wray.

Wrayanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raeann, or a combination of Wray and Anne 1.

Wraye m English
Transferred use of the surname Wraye.

Wrenleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrenly f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrenn f English
Variant of Wren

Wrenna f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Wren. It coincides with Old English wrenna meaning "(male) wren".

Wrennyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Wren.

Wrenynn f English (American)
Variant of Wrennyn

Wrestling m English (Puritan)
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’. Meaning, "The sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules." Referring to Genesis 32:22-32 in which Jacob wrestles with God... [more]

Wrigley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Wrigley.

Wrintha f English (American)

Wryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, probably a variant of Ryn influenced by the spelling of Wren.

Wrynlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending Wrenley and Brynlee.

Wurtila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available.

Wurzy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A short form of Wurtila.

Wuzafo m English

Wvenecca f English (Australian)

Wyanet f English

Wyat m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyatt.

Wyatte m English
Variant of Wyatt

Wyclef m English (Modern), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyclef. A known bearer of this name is the Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean.

Wyeth m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyeth.

Wyett m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Wyatt or variant of Wyette and Wyetta.

Wyetta f African American
Feminine form of Wyatt.

Wyette m English
Variant of Wyatt.

Wyla f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine variant of Wiley or an invented name based on the sound of Twyla.

Wylan m English
Probably a variant of Wayland.

Wylbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Wylda f English
Variant of Wilda.

Wylder m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wylder.

Wylee m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wylei f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wyleigh f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Wylene f English (American)

Wyler m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyler.

Wylfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilfred.

Wylie m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Wyll m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Short form of the archaic name Wylliam. In other words, you could say that this name is an older form of Will.

Wylla f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
In the United States, this name is a variant spelling of the feminine name Willa.... [more]

Wylliam m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this is an archaic spelling of William, which is sometimes understandably perceived as a modern spelling of the name, due to the current trend of spelling traditional names differently.... [more]

Wyllow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Wyllys m English (American)
Variant of Willis.

Wyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyman.

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)

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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—).

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.

Wysteria f English
Variant of Wisteria.

Wythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Wythe.

Wyvern m English

Xachary m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Xadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter X.

Xadriana f African American (Modern)
Blend of Xavier and Adriana.

Xady f American (Hispanic)
Variant/different spelling of Sadie

Xael m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Xaia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaia.

Xaiden m American (Modern)
Variant of Zayden.

Xaila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xayla.

Xaivier m English (American)
Variant of Xavier.

Xak m American
Variant of Zak.

Xakery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Xaliyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names like Jaliyah, Maliyah or Taliyah.

Xamira f English (Rare)

Xan f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Alexandra, Alexander, Xanthe and other names containing xan... [more]

Xand m & f English
Diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra.

Xanden m American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Xander and Landen.

Xandie m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Alexander or Alexandra.

Xandir m Popular Culture, American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander. This is the name of one of the housemates on the cartoon Drawn Together.

Xandrea f English (American)
Elaboration of Xandra or short form of Alexandrea.

Xandria f American (Modern, Rare), African American
Short form of Alexandria.

Xandriah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Xandrie f English (Australian, Rare)
Xandrie is the name of a fiction character, played by Adelaide Clemens, in a 2010 Australian film called "Wasted on the Young."

Xandy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandie.

Xandyr m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander.

Xane m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1.

Xania f English (Rare)

Xaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Xanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on Zanna or Xandra.

Xannie f English (Rare)

Xanta f English (American)
Variant of Xantha.

Xantha f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Xanthe.

Xanthea f English (Rare)
Variant of Xanthia.

Xanthene f American (Rare)
Modern elaborated form of Xanthe. It coincides with the name of a yellow organic heterocyclic compound; xanthene dyes tend to be fluorescent and brilliant, yellow to pink to bluish-red.

Xantiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Xantiana is a latinised adjective derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus. It is used in the name of some flowering plants, notably Clarkia xantiana and Chaenactis xantiana.

Xantus m African American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus.

Xara f American (Rare)

Xaria f English (Modern, Rare)

Xarianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Xaria.

Xarielys f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names like Marielys or Karielys.

Xarya f English (Modern)

Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.

Xave m English
Short form of Xavier.

Xaveer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English
Dutch and Flemish form of Xaverius as well as an English variant of Xavier.

Xavian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Xavion.

Xaviana f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Xavian or an elaboration of Xavia.

Xavianna f American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Elaborated form of Xavia.

Xaviar m English
Variant of Xavier.

Xaviara f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xaviebren m African American

Xavien m African American (Rare)
Variant of Xavian.

Xavienna f American (Modern)
Feminine form of Xavien.

Xavin m English (American)

Xavion m African American (Modern)
Formed from Xavier and the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion, Trevion and Tavion.

Xaviour m English (Rare), English (African), Indian
Variant of Xavier, influenced by Saviour.

Xavius m Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Xaverius.

Xavyera f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaya and Xaia.

Xayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Zayden.