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An alphabetical list of [[neutral names starting with W]], continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. For people in English-speaking regions, some of the most familiar names of this kind include Willie and Whitney, but there are many more. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with V]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with X]]. | |||
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'''Waapalaa'''. Native American, Sac and Fox nation. Meaning "Playing fox."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/waapalaa</ref> | |||
'''Wabanang'''. Native American, Ojibwa. Meaning "Morning star."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wabanang</ref> | |||
'''Wade'''. English. Meaning "To wade in water" or "Wanderer."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wade</ref> | |||
'''Wafa'''. Arabic. Meaning "Faithful."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wafa</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wafa</ref> | |||
'''Wahmenitu'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Spirit in the water."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wahmenitu</ref> | |||
'''Wainani'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "Beautiful water."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wainani</ref> | |||
'''Wakapa'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "To excel."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wakapa</ref> | |||
'''Wakaun'''. Native American, Winnebago. Meaning "Serpent."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wakaun</ref> | |||
'''Wakechai'''. Native American, Sac and Fox. Meaning "Crouching eagle."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wakechai</ref> | |||
'''Wakinyela'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Dove."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wakinyela</ref> | |||
'''Walker'''. English. Meaning "Walker."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/walker</ref> | |||
'''Wallace'''. English and Scottish. From the English and Scottish surname Wallace, meaning "Welsh" or "Foreigner" in Norman French. Variants include Wallis, Waleis, and Wally.<ref name="BehindTheName">https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/unisex/4</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/wallace</ref><ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Waleis.html</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wallace</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wallis</ref> | |||
'''Walvia'''. Native American, Taos. Meaning "Medicine root."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/walvia</ref> | |||
'''Wana'ao'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "Dawn." Variants include Wana'aonani.<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wanaao</ref><ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wanaaonani</ref> | |||
'''Wanangwa'''. South African, Tumbuka. Meaning "Freedom."<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | |||
'''Waneta'''. Native American (?). Meaning "Shapeshifter."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/waneta</ref> | |||
'''Wangchuk'''. Tibetan, Bhutanese. Meaning "Mighty," and the Tibetan name for the god Shiva.<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | |||
Wanyecha | '''Wanyecha'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Wanyecha."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wanyecha</ref> | ||
Washakie | '''Washakie'''. Native American, Shoshoni. Meaning "Sweet smelling."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/washakie</ref> | ||
Watchemonne | '''Watchemonne'''. Native American, Paxoje (Iowa). Meaning "Great speaker."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/watchemonne</ref> | ||
Wattana | '''Wattana'''. Thai. Meaning "Development."<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | ||
Waverly | '''Waverly'''. English. From a surname, from a place name, meaning "Quaking aspen," or "From the brushwood field."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/waverley</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/waverly</ref> | ||
Wawinges | '''Wawinges'''. Native American, Ojibwa. Meaning "Skillful."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wawinges</ref> | ||
'''Wayan'''. Indonesian, Balinese. Meaning "Old, mature," and traditionally a name for a first-born.<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | |||
'''Weatherly'''. English. From a surname meaning "From the sheep meadow," or "Shepherd." A "wether" is a castrated ram, and a "leigh" is a field or meadow.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/weatherly</ref> | |||
'''Weaver'''. English. From a surname meaning "One who weaves cloth."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/weaver</ref> | |||
'''Wehilani'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "Adornment from heaven."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wehilani</ref> | |||
'''Wei'''. Chinese. Meaning depends on choice of character, some possibilities for which follow, not including some that are specifically feminine versions. 1. 威 (wēi) Meaning "Power, pomp". 2. 巍 (wēi) Meaning "Lofty, towering." 3. 伟 (wěi) Meaning "Great, robust, extraordinary".<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | |||
'''Wellington'''. English. From the surname, from the place name, meaning "Weola's town."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wellington</ref> | |||
'''Wen''' (文 wén). Chinese. Meaning "literature, culture, writing, refined."<ref name="BehindTheName" /><ref name="20kNames">http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_05.htm</ref> | |||
'''Wenopa'''. Native American, Cheyenne. Meaning "Two moons."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wenopa</ref> | |||
'''Weshcubb'''. Native American, Objibwa. Meaning "Sweet."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/weshcubb</ref> | |||
Wesley | '''Weslan'''. American, from the names Westland, Wesleyan, or Wesley.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/weslan</ref> | ||
'''Weslee'''. English. From the surname, meaning "West meadow" or "from the west field." Variants include Wesley.<ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Weslee.html</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wesley</ref> | |||
'''West'''. English. Meaning "From the west."<ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-West.html</ref> | |||
'''Westry'''. English. From a surname meaning "Family from the west." Variations include Westray, Westrich, Westrey, and Westraigh.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/westry</ref> | |||
'''Whitley'''. English. From a surname, meaning "A small field," or "From the white field."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/whitley</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/whitley</ref> | |||
'''Whitney'''. English. From a surname, from an Old English place name, meaning "White island." Variations include Whitnie.<ref name="BehindTheName" /><ref name="20kNames" /><ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Whitney.html</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/whitney</ref> | |||
'''Wickham'''. English. From a surname, from a place name, meaning "Settlement."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wickham</ref> | |||
Willie | '''Wil'''. English and Dutch. Gender-neutral short form of masculine William, Wilhelm, Wilhemlus, and Willem, and of feminine Wilhelmina, Wilfreda, Willemina, and Wilma, which mean "Will, desire." Other gender-neutral variants of the short form of these names include Billie, Will, Willie, Wilmet, Wilmot, and Willy.<ref name="BehindTheName" /><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/wil</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/will</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/willy</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wilmet</ref> | ||
'''Wiley'''. English. Meaning "Of the willows," or "From the tricky river." Variants include Wylie.<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wiley</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wiley</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wylie</ref> | |||
'''Willow'''. English. Meaning "From the willow grove."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/willow</ref> | |||
'''Windsor'''. English. From a surname, from an Old English place name meaning "Riverbank with a windlass."<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | |||
'''Win'''. English. Short form of Winfred and Winifred. Meaning "Holy reconciliation."<ref name="20kNames" /> | |||
'''Winnie'''. Welsh. A pet form of feminine names such as Edwina and Winifred, and of masculine names such as Wynn.<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/winnie</ref> | |||
Winter | '''Winter'''. English. Meaning "The season of winter." Variants include Wynter.<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/winter</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/winter</ref> | ||
'''Wisam'''. Arabic. Meaning "Badge of honor."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wisam</ref> | |||
'''Wisconsin'''. American. French version of Native American place name meaning "Gathering of the waters."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wisconsin</ref> | |||
'''Wisdom'''. English. Meaning "Wisdom."<ref name="BehindTheName" /><ref name="20kNames" /><ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Wisdom.html</ref> | |||
'''Woape'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Hope."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/woape</ref> | |||
'''Wobbe'''. Frisian. Neutral variant of the name Wob, meaning "Rule."<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | |||
'''Woksapiwi'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Harvest moon."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/woksapiwi</ref> | |||
Wowashi | '''Wowashi'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Worker."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wowashi</ref> | ||
Wozhupiwi | '''Wozhupiwi'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Spring moon."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wozhupiwi</ref> | ||
'''Wray'''. Scandinavian. Meaning "From the corner."<ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Wray.html</ref> | |||
'''Wrigley'''. American. From the surname.<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wrigley</ref> | |||
'''Wu''' (务 wù). Chinese. Meaning "Affairs, business."<ref name="BehindTheName" /> | |||
'''Wyeth'''. English. From the surname meaning "From the land by the willow tree."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wyeth</ref> | |||
Wynne | '''Wynne'''. English and Welsh. Neutral variant of masculine Wyn, meaning "Blessed, white, fair." Variant Wynn is traditionally masculine, but is also considered neutral.<ref name="BehindTheName" /><ref name="20kNames" /><ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wynn</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wynn</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wynne</ref> | ||
Wyome | '''Wyome'''. English, from Native American (?). Meaning "A plain."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wyome</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wyome</ref> | ||
Wyoming | '''Wyoming'''. American. From the place name of Native American origin meaning "Mountains and valleys."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wyoming</ref> | ||
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* [[Names]] | * [[Names]] | ||
* [[Gender neutral language]] | |||
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Revision as of 20:35, 5 April 2019
An alphabetical list of neutral names starting with W, continued from the names page, which see for more information. For people in English-speaking regions, some of the most familiar names of this kind include Willie and Whitney, but there are many more. Previous page: neutral names starting with V. Next page: neutral names starting with X.
The list
Waapalaa. Native American, Sac and Fox nation. Meaning "Playing fox."[1]
Wabanang. Native American, Ojibwa. Meaning "Morning star."[2]
Wade. English. Meaning "To wade in water" or "Wanderer."[3]
Wafa. Arabic. Meaning "Faithful."[4][5]
Wahmenitu. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Spirit in the water."[6]
Wainani. Hawaiian. Meaning "Beautiful water."[7]
Wakapa. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "To excel."[8]
Wakaun. Native American, Winnebago. Meaning "Serpent."[9]
Wakechai. Native American, Sac and Fox. Meaning "Crouching eagle."[10]
Wakinyela. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Dove."[11]
Walker. English. Meaning "Walker."[12]
Wallace. English and Scottish. From the English and Scottish surname Wallace, meaning "Welsh" or "Foreigner" in Norman French. Variants include Wallis, Waleis, and Wally.[13][14][15][16][17]
Walvia. Native American, Taos. Meaning "Medicine root."[18]
Wana'ao. Hawaiian. Meaning "Dawn." Variants include Wana'aonani.[19][20]
Wanangwa. South African, Tumbuka. Meaning "Freedom."[13]
Waneta. Native American (?). Meaning "Shapeshifter."[21]
Wangchuk. Tibetan, Bhutanese. Meaning "Mighty," and the Tibetan name for the god Shiva.[13]
Wanyecha. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Wanyecha."[22]
Washakie. Native American, Shoshoni. Meaning "Sweet smelling."[23]
Watchemonne. Native American, Paxoje (Iowa). Meaning "Great speaker."[24]
Wattana. Thai. Meaning "Development."[13]
Waverly. English. From a surname, from a place name, meaning "Quaking aspen," or "From the brushwood field."[25][26]
Wawinges. Native American, Ojibwa. Meaning "Skillful."[27]
Wayan. Indonesian, Balinese. Meaning "Old, mature," and traditionally a name for a first-born.[13]
Weatherly. English. From a surname meaning "From the sheep meadow," or "Shepherd." A "wether" is a castrated ram, and a "leigh" is a field or meadow.[28]
Weaver. English. From a surname meaning "One who weaves cloth."[29]
Wehilani. Hawaiian. Meaning "Adornment from heaven."[30]
Wei. Chinese. Meaning depends on choice of character, some possibilities for which follow, not including some that are specifically feminine versions. 1. 威 (wēi) Meaning "Power, pomp". 2. 巍 (wēi) Meaning "Lofty, towering." 3. 伟 (wěi) Meaning "Great, robust, extraordinary".[13]
Wellington. English. From the surname, from the place name, meaning "Weola's town."[31]
Wen (文 wén). Chinese. Meaning "literature, culture, writing, refined."[13][32]
Wenopa. Native American, Cheyenne. Meaning "Two moons."[33]
Weshcubb. Native American, Objibwa. Meaning "Sweet."[34]
Weslan. American, from the names Westland, Wesleyan, or Wesley.[35]
Weslee. English. From the surname, meaning "West meadow" or "from the west field." Variants include Wesley.[36][37]
West. English. Meaning "From the west."[38]
Westry. English. From a surname meaning "Family from the west." Variations include Westray, Westrich, Westrey, and Westraigh.[39]
Whitley. English. From a surname, meaning "A small field," or "From the white field."[40][41]
Whitney. English. From a surname, from an Old English place name, meaning "White island." Variations include Whitnie.[13][32][42][43]
Wickham. English. From a surname, from a place name, meaning "Settlement."[44]
Wil. English and Dutch. Gender-neutral short form of masculine William, Wilhelm, Wilhemlus, and Willem, and of feminine Wilhelmina, Wilfreda, Willemina, and Wilma, which mean "Will, desire." Other gender-neutral variants of the short form of these names include Billie, Will, Willie, Wilmet, Wilmot, and Willy.[13][45][46][47][48]
Wiley. English. Meaning "Of the willows," or "From the tricky river." Variants include Wylie.[49][50][51]
Willow. English. Meaning "From the willow grove."[52]
Windsor. English. From a surname, from an Old English place name meaning "Riverbank with a windlass."[13]
Win. English. Short form of Winfred and Winifred. Meaning "Holy reconciliation."[32]
Winnie. Welsh. A pet form of feminine names such as Edwina and Winifred, and of masculine names such as Wynn.[53]
Winter. English. Meaning "The season of winter." Variants include Wynter.[54][55]
Wisam. Arabic. Meaning "Badge of honor."[56]
Wisconsin. American. French version of Native American place name meaning "Gathering of the waters."[57]
Wisdom. English. Meaning "Wisdom."[13][32][58]
Woape. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Hope."[59]
Wobbe. Frisian. Neutral variant of the name Wob, meaning "Rule."[13]
Woksapiwi. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Harvest moon."[60]
Wowashi. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Worker."[61]
Wozhupiwi. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Spring moon."[62]
Wray. Scandinavian. Meaning "From the corner."[63]
Wrigley. American. From the surname.[64]
Wu (务 wù). Chinese. Meaning "Affairs, business."[13]
Wyeth. English. From the surname meaning "From the land by the willow tree."[65]
Wynne. English and Welsh. Neutral variant of masculine Wyn, meaning "Blessed, white, fair." Variant Wynn is traditionally masculine, but is also considered neutral.[13][32][66][67][68]
Wyome. English, from Native American (?). Meaning "A plain."[69][70]
Wyoming. American. From the place name of Native American origin meaning "Mountains and valleys."[71]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/waapalaa
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wabanang
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wade
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wafa
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wafa
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wahmenitu
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wainani
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wakapa
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wakaun
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wakechai
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wakinyela
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/walker
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/unisex/4
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/wallace
- ↑ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Waleis.html
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wallace
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wallis
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/walvia
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wanaao
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wanaaonani
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/waneta
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wanyecha
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/washakie
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/watchemonne
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/waverley
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/waverly
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wawinges
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/weatherly
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/weaver
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wehilani
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wellington
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_05.htm
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wenopa
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/weshcubb
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/weslan
- ↑ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Weslee.html
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wesley
- ↑ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-West.html
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/westry
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/whitley
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/whitley
- ↑ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Whitney.html
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/whitney
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wickham
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/wil
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/will
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/willy
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wilmet
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wiley
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wiley
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wylie
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/willow
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/winnie
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/winter
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/winter
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wisam
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wisconsin
- ↑ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Wisdom.html
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/woape
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/woksapiwi
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wowashi
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wozhupiwi
- ↑ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Wray.html
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wrigley
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wyeth
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wynn
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wynn
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wynne
- ↑ https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wyome
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wyome
- ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/wyoming