Editing Neutral names starting with W

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An alphabetical list of [[neutral names starting with W]], continued from the [[names]] page, see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. For people in English-speaking regions, some of the most familiar names 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."<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'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Wanyecha."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wanyecha</ref>

'''Washakie'''. Native American, Shoshoni. Meaning "Sweet smelling."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/washakie</ref>

'''Watchemonne'''. Native American, Paxoje (Iowa). Meaning "Great speaker."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/watchemonne</ref>

'''Wattana'''. Thai. Meaning "Development."<ref name="BehindTheName" />

'''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'''. 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>

'''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>

'''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'''. 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'''. Native American, Sioux. Meaning "Worker."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wowashi</ref>

'''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>

'''Wren'''. A small bird. 

'''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'''. 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'''. English, from Native American (?). Meaning "A plain."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/wyome</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wyome</ref>

'''Wyoming'''. American. From the place name of Native American origin meaning "Mountains and valleys."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/wyoming</ref>



== See also ==
* [[Names]]
* [[Gender neutral language]]

==References==
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[[Category:Neutral names]]
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