Information On Baby Boy Names And Meanings(W)

Wade    Old English          A wanderer, or from the river crossing.

Wagner                Dutch    A wagon driver or wagon-maker.

Wahib   Arabic   The generous one.

Wahnond            Teutonic              The mighty protector.

Wain      Old English          A cart or wagon-maker.

Waine   Old English          A cart or wagon-maker.

Wainwright         Old English          A cart or wagon-maker.

Waite    Old English          A watchman or guard.

Wakefield           Old English          wet field

Wakeman           Old English          A watchman.

Walby   Old Norse/Old English    The farm by the ancient wall.

Walchelim           Anglo-Norman 

Waldemar           Dutch/German/Scandinavian     A powerful ruler.

Walden                Old English          From the valley in the forest.

Waldo   Teutonic              The ruler.

Walenty               Polish    Strong, healthy.

Waleran               Anglo-Norman 

Walford                Old English          From the ford over the stream.

Walid     Arabic   The newborn boy.

Walker  Old English          A fuller. One who thickens cloth.

Wallace                Old French          A foreigner, particularly a Welshman.

Walmer                Old English          The pool of the Welsh.

Walpole               Old English          From the pool by the ancient wall.

Walsh    Old French          A foreigner, particularly a Welshman.

Walter  Teutonic              An army general.

Walton Old English          From the farm or town of the foreigners.

Walwyn                Old English          A powerful friend.

Waman                Hindu   

Wang    Chinese                Kingly.

Warburton          Old English          From the fortress town.

Ward     Old English          A guard or watchman.

Wardell                Old English          From the valley of the River Wear.

Warfield               Old English          The field by the stream.

Warley  Old English          From the cattle pasture.

Warmund            Old English          A loyal protector.

Warner Teutonic              The protecting army or warrior.

Warra    Aboriginal            Water.

Warrain                Aboriginal            Belonging to the sea.

Warren Old French/Old English  To preserve. The gamepark keeper.

Warrigal               Aboriginal            Wild, or a dingo.

Warrun Aboriginal            The sky.

Warton Old English          A lookout point.

Warwick               Old English          From the dairy farm at the weir. An English placename.

Waseem              Arabic  

Washington        Old English          Town of the smart.

Wasim  Arabic   The handsome one.

Wassily Sanskrit                The God of the night sky.

Watkin  Old English          The son of Walter. Or an army general.

Watson                Old English          son of Walter

Waverley             Old English          To wave. From the village of the Aspen trees.

Waverly               Old English          from the tree-lined meadow

Wayde  angel from God                Waydee

Wayland              Old English          From the land by the crossroads or roadway.

Wayne  Old English          A cart or wagon-maker. Actor John Wayne helped to make this popular as a first name.

Webb    Old English          A weaver.

Webster              Old English          A weaver.

Welby   Old Norse/Old English    From the farm by the spring.

Welch   Old French          A foreigner, particularly a Welshman.

Welcome             English  welcome guest

Weldon                Old English          From the hill with a spring.

Welford               Old English          From the ford by the willows.

Wellington          Old English          From the rich man's farm.

Wells     Old English          From the spring or well.

Welsh   Old French          A foreigner, particularly a Welshman.

Wen      Chinese                Cultured, or ornamental.

Wenceslas          Slavonic                Great glory. A 10th-century bohemian saint.

Wendell               Teutonic              Valley or wanderer.

Wendron             Cornish A placename.

Wenlock              Old Welsh           From the holy monastery.

Wentworth        Old English          Estate of the white-haired one, or a winter estate.

Werner                Teutonic              Warin warrior

Wesley Old English          The west meadow.

West     Old English          Weston, Westbrook, Westby, Westcott, Weston, Westleigh

Weston                Old English          From the Western farm or town.

Westwood          Old English          From the wood to the west.

Wetherby           Old English          From the sheep farm.

Weylin  Celtic     The son of the wolf.

Weymouth         Old English          The mouth of the River Wey.

Wheatley            Old English          From the wheat meadow.

Wheaton             Old English          wheat town

Wheeler              Old English          A wheel-maker.

Whetu  Polynesian          A star.

Whit      Old English          white

Whitby Old English          The white town.

Whitcombe        Old English          From the wide valley.

Whitfield             Old English          The white field.

Whitford              Old English          From the white ford.

Whitley                Old English          The white meadow or clearing.

Whitmore           Old English          From the white moor.

Whitney               Old English          From the white island. A boy or girl's name.

Whittaker            Old English          The white field.

Wickham             Old English          From the meadow homestead.

Wid        Welsh  

Wieslav                Slavic     one with great glory

Wihtred               Anglo-Saxon     

Wilbur   Old English          The resolute one.

Wiley     Old English          Wily or beguiling.

Wilford Old English          The ford in the willows.

Wilfred Teutonic              Desirous of peace. A peacemaker.

Wilkes   Old English          A strong and resolute protector.

Wilkie    Old English          A strong and resolute protector.

Will                         From the name William, but sometimes used as an independent name.

Willard  Old English          Resolute and brave.

William Teutonic              A strong and resolute protector.

Willis      Old English          A strong and resolute protector.

Willoughby         Old Norse/Old English    From the farm by the willows.

Wilmer Teutonic              Famously resolute. From a similar origin to that of William.

Wilmot Teutonic              Of resolute mind. Originally from the name William.

Wilson  Old English from Teutonic            The son of William. A strong and resolute protector.

Wilton   Old English          From the farm by the stream.

Wim       Dutch/German A strong and resolute protector.

Winchester         Old English          Roman site.

Windsor               Old English          From the river bank or landing place.

Winog   Breton 

Winslow               Old English          Hill of victory.

Winston               Old English          Victory town.

Winter  Old English          Born in the winter months. A boy or girl's name.

Winthrop             Old English          From a friend's village.

Winton Old English          From a friend's farm.

Wirrin    Aboriginal            A tea-tree.

Wistan  Old English          The battle stone.

Witton  Old English          A farm by the wood.

Wolf      English  wolf

Wolfe    Teutonic              Wolf-like, courageous.

Wolfgang             Teutonic              Path of a wolf.

Wolfram              Teutonic              The wolf raven.

Wolter  Dutch    Dutch form of Walter.

Woodburn          Old English          From the stream in the wood.

Woodley              Old English          The meadow or clearing in the forest.

Woodrow            Old English          The path through the woods.

Woodward         Old English          A forester, a forest guardian.

Woody                 The path through the woods.

Woorak                Aboriginal            From the plain.

Woorin Aboriginal            The sun.

Worcester           Old English          Roman site. An English city.

Wren     Old English          A tiny bird. A boy or girl's name.

Wright  Old English          A carpenter or craftsman.

Wulfhere             Anglo-Saxon     

Wulfnoth             Anglo-Saxon     

Wyatt    Teutonic              The wide one, or from the wood or water.

Wyber  Old English          A battle fortress.

Wyburn                Old English          A battle hero.

Wye       Teutonic              The wide one, or from the wood.

Wykeham           Old English          From the meadow homestead.

Wylie     Old English          Wily or beguiling. A boy or girl's name.

Wyman                Old English          A warrior.

Wyndam              Old English          the field with the winding path

Wyndham           Old English          From the battle protector's homestead.

Wynford              Welsh   From the white ford.

Wynn    Welsh   The fair or blessed one.

Wynston              Old English          From a friend's estate or town.

Wynton                Old English          From a friend's farm.

Wyome                Native American              plain

Wystan Old English          The battle stone.