WACLAW (m) Polish form of WENCESLAS

WADE (m) Either "a ford" (Old English) from a surname, or "go" from Old English wadan "to go".

WALDO (m) Short form of Teutonic names containing wald "rule".

WALLACE (m) "Welsh" or "foreigner" (French).

WALLIS (f) Feminine form of WALLACE

WALLY (m,f) Short form of WALTER or WALLACE (masculine), or VALESKA (feminine).

WALTER (m) "rule people" or "rule army" (Teutonic).

WALTHER (m) German form of WALTER.

WALTON (m) From a surname which was originally from a place name.

WALTRAUD (f) "rule strength" or "foreigner strength" (Teutonic). From wald "rule" or walh "foreigner" combined with thrud "strength".

WANDA (f) Possibly "a Wend" (Slavic).

WAPASHA (m) "red leaf" (American Indian).

WARD (m) "guard" (Old English). From a surname.

WARDELL (m) "watch hill" (Old English). From a surname.

WARREN (m) "enclosure" (Teutonic) or "from La Varenne" (French). From a surname.

WARWICK (m) "dam farm" from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "dairy farm".

WASHINGTON (m) From an Old English surname.

WAWRZYNIEC (m) Polish form of LAURENCE

WAYLON (m) "road land" (Old English). From a surname.

WAYNE (m) "wagon maker" from Old English waegn "wagon".

WENCESLAS (m) "more glory" (Slavic).

WENDELL (m) "a Wend" (Teutonic).

WENDY (f) First used in J. M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan' in 1904. It was from the nickname fwendy "friend", given to the author by a young friend.

WENONA (f) Form of WINONA

WERNER (m) "Warin warrior" (Teutonic). The Warins were a Germanic tribe.

WESLEY (m) "west meadow" (Old English) from a place name or a surname.

WESTON (m) "west town" (Old English) from a place name or a surname.

WHITNEY (f,m) "from the white island" (Old English) from a surname.

WIELISLAW (m) "great glory" (Slavic)

WIESLAW (m) Form of WIELISLAW

WIL (m) Short form of names beginning with wil "will, desire" (Teutonic).

WILBERT (m) "will bright" from Teutonic wil "will, desire" and beraht "bright".

WILBUR (m) "will fortress" from Teutonic wil "will, desire" and burh "fortress".

WILFRED (m) "will peace" from Teutonic wil "will, desire" and fred "peace".

WILFRID (m) Form of WILFRED

WILFRIED (m) Form of WILFRED

WILHELM (m) German form of WILLIAM.

WILL (m) Short form of WILLIAM

WILLA (f) Feminine form of WILLIAM

WILLARD (m) "bold will" from Teutonic wil "will, desire" and hard "brave, hardy".

WILLEM (m) Dutch form of WILLIAM

WILLIAM (m) "will helmet" from the Teutonic elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet".

WILLIS (m) From a surname related to the name WILLIAM

WILLOW (f) "willow" (English). From the name of the tree.

WILMA (f) Short feminine form of WILHELM

WILMER (m) Either "will famous" from Teutonic wil "will, desire" and meri "famous" or a masculine form of WILMA

WILMOT (m) From a surname that derives from the first name WILLIAM

WILSON (m) From an English surname meaning "descendent of WILLIAM".

WINFRIED (m) "friend of peace" (Teutonic)

WINIFRED (f) "white reconciliation" (Welsh)

WINNIE (f) Pet form of WINIFRED.

WINONA (f) "firstborn" (American Indian)

WINSTON (m) "joy stone" (Old English) from a surname or a place name.

WINTON (m) "pasture enclosure" (Old English) from a surname which was from a place name.

WISLAW (m) Form of WIELISLAW

WLADYSLAW (m) Polish form of VLADISLAV.

WLODEK (m) Pet form of Polish names beginning with wlod "rule".

WLODZIMIERZ (m) Polish form of VLADIMIR

WLODZISLAW (m) Polish form of VLADISLAV

WOJCIECH (m) "soldier happy" (Slavic)

WOLF (m) "wolf" (English) from the name of the wild animal, or a short form of WOLFGANG or WOLFRAM

WOLFGANG (m) "wolf strife" (Teutonic).

WOLFRAM (m) "wolf raven" (Teutonic)

WOODROW (m) "row of houses by a wood" (Old English).

WRIGHT (m) "carpenter" (Old English). From a surname.

WYATT (m) "war brave" from Old English wig "war" and heard "brave, hardy".

WYMOND (m) "battle protector" (Old English)

WYNNE (f) "blessed" or "white" from Welsh gwyn.

WYNONNA (f) Form of WINONA

WYSTAN (m) "battle stone" (Old English)