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Baby names starting with W

Whether you’re looking for a name for your child or even a character in a story you’re writing, there are tons of ideas out there. We’ve compiled helpful guides of names and their meanings to inspire you, from A-Z lists to country-specific names and everything in between.

Wilson

Meaning: son of Will

Origin:English
1744
Westley The name Westley is a name that is generally...
Origin:Variation of Wesley
1683
Wilde

Meaning: undomesticated, uncultivated

Origin:English surname, variation of Wild, English word name
1671
Origin:Word name
1670
Wylie

Meaning: from Wylye

Origin:English
1630
Wynn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1600
Willoughby

Meaning: farm near the willows

Origin:English
1599
Whitney

Meaning: white island

Origin:English surname
1516
Wyn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1471
Willow

Meaning: willow tree

Origin:English tree name
1459
Wilma

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Diminutive of Wilhelmina
1425
Wendell

Meaning: to travel, to proceed

Origin:German
1420
Wrenley The name Wrenley is commonly a baby girl's n...
Origin:Modern invented name
1324
Willem

Meaning: resolute protector

Origin:Dutch variation of William
1324
Wynn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1317
Winslow

Meaning: friend's hill or burial mound

Origin:English
1309
Wiley

Meaning: resolute protection; from Wylye

Origin:Scottish diminutive of William, German, English
1289
Wulfric

Meaning: wolf power

Origin:English
1154
Will

Meaning: resolute protector

Origin:Diminutive of William
1153
Walden

Meaning: valley of the Welsh

Origin:English
1141