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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, LiteratureWinky'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.
Winnard m EnglishIn 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... [
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Winnold m EnglishOld English form of Winwaloe, Gunwalloe or Guenole. A
Breton name which means “he who is fair”. ... [
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Winsor m EnglishA 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.
Wish m & f EnglishMeaning "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"... [
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Woodbridge m EnglishAmerican motion picture director Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (Born: March 21, 1889, Died: February 5, 1943) is a famous bearer of this name.
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).
Worrall m EnglishThe 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."
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... [
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Wynton m EnglishVariant of
Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.
Xen m & f English (Modern)Variant of
Zen. This name was used by American actors Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin for their son born 2001.
Xeyon m English (American)Xeyon is a masculine given name. It means “the ocean of wisdom people or maesters“.
It originates from a masculine or feminine Chinese given name Ziyang (子洋), in which Zi(子) means son/wisdom people/subset, yang(洋) means ocean/fashion/western. Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of
Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος
(xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον
(xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [
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Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον
(xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.
Yakima f & m EnglishA variant of
Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words
e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and
iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [
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Yelm m EnglishA modification of the native word
Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.
Yenda'Me f English (American)Form of Norwegian "Janta min". (Sometimes said as Jenta Mi) Means "Girl Mine" in Norwegian. It (The Norwegian version) was the pet name for the character "Selma" in the 1945 film "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"
Yola f EnglishPossibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name
Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".
Yootha f EnglishPossibly means "joy" in an Australian Aborigine language. A well known bearer of this name was the British actress Yootha Joyce (1927-1980), star of the British sitcom "George and Mildred".
Ypres m English (Rare)From the name of the town and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province (see
Ieper), the name first used and peaked during the Battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.
Yula f English (Rare)Variant of
Eula or a feminine form of
Yul and
Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [
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Yule m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English
yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English
geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term
jól).