Names that Begin with W

• Wob

  Frisian diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wald meaning "rule".

• Wobbe

  Variant and feminine form of Wob.

• Wodan

  Continental Germanic cognate of Óðinn (see Odin).

• Woden

  Anglo-Saxon cognate of Óðinn (see Odin).

• Wojciech

  Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and tech "solace, comfort, joy".

• Wojciecha

  Feminine form of Wojciech.

• Wojtek

  Diminutive of Wojciech.

• Wolf

  Short form of Wolfgang, Wolfram or other names containing the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf".

• Wolfe

  Variant of Wolf.

• Wolfgang

  Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path".

• Wolfram

  Derived from the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf" combined with hramn "raven".

• Wolfrik

  Wolfrik is a Germanic name and means "king of wolves".

• Wöllem

  Limburgish form of William.

• Wolodymyr

  Variant transcription of Volodymyr.

• Woodrow

  From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.

• Woodruff

  Woodruff is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English name "Wudurofe", which means "wood ruff".

• Woodward

  Woodward is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English words "wudu", which means "wood", and "weard", which means "guardian or protector".

• Woody

  Either a diminutive of Woodrow, or else from a nickname derived from the English word wood.

• Wook

  Variant transcription of Uk.

• Worden

  Worden is an English name, derived from the French word "wardein", which means "one who guards".

• Wordsworth

  Wordsworth is an English locational name, a variant of the name "Wadsworth", which means Wadda"s farm.

• Worknesh

  Possibly means "you are like gold" in Amharic.

• Worley

  Worley is an English locational name, derived from the Old English personal name "Weorchaeth", which means "a low lying area".

• Worth

  Worth is an Old English name and means "from a farmstead".

• Worthington

  Worthington is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English words "wureth or worthign", both of which mean "worthy", and "tun", which means "farm or settlement".

• Wotan

  Variant of Wodan.

• Wouter

  Dutch form of Walter.

• Wren

  From the English word for the small songbird.

• Wright

  From an occupational surname meaning "craftsman", ultimately from Old English wyrhta.

• Wu

  From Chinese "military, martial" (which is generally only masculine) or "affairs, business".