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38 names

Names starting with W

Every W name we have a page for. Popular names show their latest US rank.

Girls (9)

  • Wenona“firstborn daughter”
  • Whitney“white + island” · #1046
  • Willoughby“willow + settlement” · #17134
  • Willow“Willow tree” · #44
  • Windsor“bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside” · #5714
  • Winona“firstborn daughter” · #627
  • Winslow“Wine's” · #1169
  • WrenOrigin debated · #231
  • Wynona“firstborn daughter” · #2820

Boys (28)

  • Wade“a ford” · #344
  • Wallace“foreign” · #964
  • WalterOrigin debated · #252
  • Warren“river, water” · #240
  • Wasim“handsome, graceful”
  • WaylonOrigin debated · #56
  • Wayne“wagon” · #655
  • Wells“Spring, stream” · #347
  • Wesley“Western meadow” · #52
  • Wesson“west + wood, clearing” · #919
  • WestonOrigin debated · #55
  • Wilbur“will + fortress” · #4040
  • WilderOrigin debated · #431
  • Wilfred“will + peace” · #3844
  • Wilfrid“will + peace”
  • Wilhelm“will + helmet” · #4133
  • Will“will + helmet” · #1195
  • Willard“will + brave, strong” · #2760
  • William“Resolute protector” · #9
  • Willie“will + helmet” · #1322
  • Wills“will + helmet” · #13799
  • Willy“will + helmet” · #4041
  • Wilmer“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish + famous” · #1742
  • Wilson“will + helmet” · #673
  • Winfred“joy + peace”
  • WolfOrigin debated · #1902
  • Wolfgang“wolf + path, course” · #1519
  • Wyatt“Brave in war” · #38

Gender-neutral (1)

  • WinterOrigin debated · #426

Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry. Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration.