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Wade
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | ford |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'ford' |
| Words: | wade=the ford (Old English) |
| Variants: | Wade English (#395 in US popularity) |
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Walker
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which derives from a job title for somebody who fulls cloth by rolling and kneading it |
| Words: | wealcan=to roll (Old English) ; wealcian=to roll up, to muffle up (Old English) |
| Variants: | Walker English (#587 in US popularity) |
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Walter
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| Words: | waltan=to rule (Old High German) ; heri=the army, the warrior (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Walter German, French, English, Scandinavian (#243 in US popularity) |
| | Walther German |
| | Gauthier French |
| | Gautier French |
| | Gualtiero Italian, Spanish |
| | Walt English |
| | 6 variants more... |
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Warren
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| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name with Norman-French origin |
| | the family name probably derives from the name of the city 'La Varenne' in the Normandy in France |
| | the name of this city probably derives from an Old French word 'garenne' (game park, game reserve) |
| | maybe the Germanic name 'Werner' also influenced 'Warren' |
| Words: | garenne=the game park, the game reserve (Old French) ; warin=the Warni (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Warren English (#416 in US popularity) |
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Wayne
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | wagon maker |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from a job title 'wagon maker' |
| Words: | waegn=the wagon (Old English) |
| Variants: | Wayne English (#330 in US popularity) |
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Welch
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | from Wales |
| Info about origin: | from a family name with the meaning 'from Wales' |
| Words: | waelisc=the foreigner, the stranger (Old English) |
| Variants: | Welch English |
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Wendelin
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | short form of names starting with 'Wendel-', like e.g. Wendelbert |
| | the name element 'wendel' is from the Germanic name of a Slavic tribe, the Wends, often equated with the Vandals |
| | known from Saint Wendelin (6th/7th century AD) |
| Words: | wend=the Wend (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Wendelin German |
| | Wendell English (#700 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Wesley
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | west meadow, west clearing |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'west meadow' or 'west clearing' |
| Words: | west=the west (Old English) ; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow (Old English) |
| Variants: | Wesley English (#126 in US popularity) |
| | Westley English (#919 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Weston
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | west town |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which is derived from a place name meaning 'west town' |
| Words: | west=the west (Old English) ; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Weston English (#397 in US popularity) |
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Wighard
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old German dithematic name |
| Words: | wig=the fight, the battle, the war (Old High German) ; harti=brave, hardy (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Wighard German |
| | Wyatt English (#190 in US popularity) |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Wilfried
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| Words: | willio=the will, the desire (Old High German) ; fridu=the peace, the protection, the safety (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Wilfried German |
| | Vilfredo Italian |
| | Wilfred English |
| | Wilfredo Spanish (#674 in US popularity) |
| | Wilfrid French |
| | 1 variant more... |
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William
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old German/Germanic two-element name |
| | very popular throughout Europe during the Middle Ages |
| | name of several important kings, e.g. William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England |
| Words: | willio=the will, the desire (Old High German) ; helm=the helmet, the protection (Old High German) |
| Female form: | Wilhelma |
| Variants: | William English, French (#19 in US popularity) |
| | Wilhelm German |
| | Willi German |
| | Bill English (#962 in US popularity) |
| | Billy English (#255 in US popularity) |
| | Guglielmo Italian |
| | Guillaume French |
| | Guillermo Spanish (#366 in US popularity) |
| | Vilhelm Scandinavian |
| | Will English (#615 in US popularity) |
| | Willem Dutch |
| | Willie English (#262 in US popularity) |
| | Willy English |
| | Liam Irish (#280 in US popularity) |
| | 12 variants more... |
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Wilson
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | son of William |
| Info about origin: | from a family name with the meaning 'son of William' |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Wilson English (#453 in US popularity) |
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Winston
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | originally a family name derived from a place name, the name of the little village of Winston in Gloucester, England |
| | the name of the village maybe means 'friend's town' or 'wine town' |
| | the Churchill family started to use 'Winston' as a given name |
| Words: | win=the wine (Old English) ; wine=the friend (Old English) ; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Winston English (#670 in US popularity) |
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