First Names starting with “W”
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Popular first names starting with “W”
- 1Wadha
- 2Wajia
- 3Wakanda
- 4Wakiza
- 5Walanda
- 6Waldemar-Werner
- 7Waldomir
- 8Waleah
- 9Waleri
- 10Wally-Christel
- 11Walter-Berndt
- 12Walter-Christian
- 13Walter-Dietrich
- 14Walter-Ekkehard
- 15Walter-Eric
- 16Walter-Ernst
- 17Walter-Heinrich
- 18Walter-Helmut
- 19Walter-Herbert
- 20Walter-Klaus
- 21Walter-Roberto
- 22Walter-Werner
- 23Walther-Georg
- 24Walther-Leopold
First Names starting with “W”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waalke | m | Dutch | Waalke, as a masculine first name, originates from the Dutch and East Frisian linguisti… |
| Waast | m | Dutch | Waast, a masculine first name, means "the guest," "the stranger," or sometimes even "th… |
| Waceera | f | African | The name means 'she wanders' |
| Wade | m | English | Wade is a boy's name that originated from an English surname and is originally associat… |
| Wadha | f | Arabic | The name Wadha has Arabic roots, but an exact meaning or word composition is currently … |
| Wadim | m | Polish | Wadim is a boy's name and represents a Polish and Russian variant of Vadim, whose origi… |
| Wael | m | Arabic | The name Wael, an Arabic designation for boys, is often regarded as a variant of Wail |
| Wafa | f | Arabic | Wafa is a first name that is used for both women and men and is of Arabic origin |
| Wafi | m | Arabic | Wafi is a masculine first name of Arabic origin that metaphorically means 'the loyal', … |
| Wafula | m | The origin of the name Wafula is Luhya and belongs to the East African linguistic area | |
| Wagdi | m | Arabic | Wagdi, a boy's name, is a variant of the Arabic Wajdi (وجدي) |
| Wahab | m | Arabic | Wahab (وهاب) is an Arabic male name that directly translates to "the very generous," "t… |
| Waheb | m | Arabic | The first name Waheb, a masculine form of the Arabic Wahib, means 'the giver' or 'the d… |
| Waheda | f | Arabic | The name Waheda comes from Arabic and means for girls "the only one", "the incomparable… |
| Wahiba | f | Arabic | The feminine form Wahiba comes from the Arabic name Wahib and carries the meaning 'the … |
| Wahid | m | Arabic | Wahid is a masculine first name that derives from the Arabic word wāḥid (واحد), which m… |
| Wahida | f | Arabic | Wahida is the feminine counterpart of the name Wahid and carries meanings such as 'the … |
| Wahidullah | m | Arabic | Wahidullah is an Arabic male first name that can be translated into English as "the onl… |
| Wahnetah | f | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Wahnfried | m | Wahnfried is a traditional German first name that can be interpreted as 'the insane pro… | |
| Waid | m | Arabic | Waid is a shortened form of the Arabic name Wahid and means 'the only one' or 'the inco… |
| Waimar | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Wain | m | English | Wain is a variant of the name Wayne |
| Wais | m | Arabic | The male first name Wais has Islamic origins and carries the meaning 'the king' |
| Wajia | m | Arabic | Wajia translates to 'the respected one' or 'the leader' |
| Wakanda | f | The name Wakanda has its roots in an indigenous word composition, although its exact me… | |
| Wakili | m | Wakili is a masculine first name that originates from Africa and carries the translatio… | |
| Wakiza | m | warrior | |
| Walanda | f | Origin of the word Unknown | |
| Walbert | m | Walbert represents a predominantly Dutch short form and variant of the name Waldebert, … | |
| Walberta | f | Walberta is a derived form of Waldeberta and carries the meaning 'the radiant ruler' an… | |
| Walburg | f | Walburg is considered a short form of Waluburg and Waldburg and has a deeper meaning | |
| Walburga | f | The first name Walburga stands for 'ruler of a castle' or 'the protective wall place' | |
| Walburgis | f | The name Walburgis, a Latinized variant of Walburg, can be interpreted as 'the ruling p… | |
| Walda | f | Walda stands as an independent short form for names like Waldeberta or Waldegunde | |
| Waldburg | f | Waldburg is a derivative of the old German name Waldburga | |
| Waldebert | m | Polish | The name Waldebert is a variant of Waldobert and carries the meaning of "the famous rul… |
| Waldegund | f | Waldegund is a female first name whose meaning can be understood as 'the fighting ruler… | |
| Waldemar | m | Danish | Waldemar is a traditional German name that was used by many nobles and kings in the Mid… |
| Waldemar-Ewald | m | Waldemar-Ewald is a double name combining Waldemar ("the glorious ruler") and Ewald ("t… | |
| Waldemar-Werner | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Walden | m | American | Walden is an English boy's name that is derived from a place name |
| Waldfried | m | The first name Waldfried is derived from the traditional German name Walfried, whose me… | |
| Waldo | m | The name Waldo is an independent short form for names formed with "Wald(e)-" or "-wald"… | |
| Waldomar | m | Waldomar represents an old Germanic form of the popular name Waldemar | |
| Waldomir | m | The name Waldomir represents the characteristics of ruling and peace, paired with a sig… | |
| Waldrada | f | The name Waldrada is of Old German origin and translates to 'the one who rules with goo… | |
| Waldtraud | f | Waldtraud is referred to as an alternative form of the name Waltraud | |
| Waleah | f | Waleah is a girl's name with indigenous roots | |
| Walentina | f | Latin | Walentina, a female first name, is the Russian form of Valentina and means among other … |
| Walentyna | f | Latin | Walentyna is a female first name that stands for 'the strong', 'the powerful', 'the mig… |
| Waleri | m | Russian | The name Waleri has its roots in the Russian language and is derived from the Latin nam… |
| Waleria | f | Latin | The name Waleria, a feminine form of Valeria, comes from Polish and Russian |
| Walerian | m | Latin | The name Walerian, as the Polish form of Valerian, carries meanings such as 'the strong… |
| Walerie | f | Latin | Walerie, as a female first name, represents the Polish variant of Valerie and has meani… |
| Walerija | f | Latin | Walerija is a feminine name that comes from Latin |
| Waleska | f | Latin | The name Waleska has its origins in Latin and is often translated as "the Healthy", "th… |
| Walfrido | m | Spanish | The name has its roots in Spanish |
| Walfried | m | The name Walfried is a historical German first name for men, whose meanings include 'th… | |
| Walfriede | f | The first name Walfriede has its roots in Old High German and means something like "the… | |
| Wali | m | Arabic | The name Wali can be traced back to two origins |
| Walid | m | Arabic | Walid, a widely used male first name in the Arab and Muslim world, translates to 'the n… |
| Walker | m | English | Walker as a male first name has evolved from a historical English occupational name |
| Walkiria | f | English | Walkiria, as a female first name, is a variation of Valkyrie |
| Wallace | m | English | Wallace is a boy's name that originates from English and Scottish and refers to a term … |
| Walli | f | Latin | The name Walli is primarily found as a female first name |
| Wally | u | Latin | Wally is generally a female name and is often considered a short form of the names Walb… |
| Wally-Christel | f | Wally-Christel is a double name combining Wally ("the one who protects by her rule") an… | |
| Walo | m | Walo is a derived form of the names Waldo, Walter, and Waldemar in Switzerland | |
| Walpurga | f | Walpurga is an alternative spelling of Walburga, which is a well-known form of the old … | |
| Walpurgis | f | Walpurgis is a female first name that goes back to Walburga and is a Latinized form of it | |
| Walt | m | English | Walt is an English abbreviation of Walter and has meanings such as 'ruler of the army',… |
| Walter | m | The old German male name Walter is a shortened form of the older spelling Walther and t… | |
| Walter-Berndt | m | Walter-Berndt is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Berndt ("… | |
| Walter-Christian | m | Walter-Christian is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Christ… | |
| Walter-Dietrich | m | Walter-Dietrich is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Dietric… | |
| Walter-Ekkehard | m | Walter-Ekkehard is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Ekkehar… | |
| Walter-Eric | m | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Walter-Ernst | m | Walter-Ernst is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Ernst ("th… | |
| Walter-Günter | m | Walter-Günter is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Günter ("… | |
| Walter-Heinrich | m | Walter-Heinrich is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Heinric… | |
| Walter-Helmut | m | Walter-Helmut is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Helmut ("… | |
| Walter-Herbert | m | Walter-Herbert is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Herbert … | |
| Walter-Joachim | m | Walter-Joachim is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Joachim … | |
| Walter-Karl | m | Walter-Karl is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Karl ("the … | |
| Walter-Klaus | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Walter-Ludwig | m | Walter-Ludwig is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Ludwig ("… | |
| Walter-Otto | m | Walter-Otto is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Otto ("the … | |
| Walter-Roberto | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Walter-Steffen | m | Walter-Steffen is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Steffen … | |
| Walter-Udo | m | Walter-Udo is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Udo ("the ri… | |
| Walter-Werner | m | Walter-Werner is a double name combining Walter ("the ruler of the army") and Werner ("… | |
| Waltheide | f | Waltheide is a historical German first name that translates roughly to 'the one who rul… | |
| Walther | m | Danish | The name Walther, a traditional male first name, means 'the one who rules in the army',… |
| Walther-Georg | m | Walther-Georg is a double name combining Walther ("the one ruling in the army") and Geo… | |
| Walther-Leopold | m | Walther-Leopold is a double name combining Walther ("the one ruling in the army") and L… | |
| Walthild | f | Walthild, a traditional female first name, can be directly translated as "the one who m… | |
| Walton | m | Walton is a male first name that potentially carries the meanings 'the town by the stre… | |
| Waltram | m | Waltram is a traditional male first name that traces back to Old High German roots | |
| Waltraud | f | The female first name Waltraud is interpreted to mean 'the strong ruler', 'the trusted … |