All Elements

wagan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wagon".

wagnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wagon".

wahaba وهب Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to give".

wai Polynesian
Polynesian word meaning "water".

waigō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "strength".

wakkar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "awake, vigilant".

wakraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "awake, vigilant".

wakrs 𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "awake, vigilant".

walah Old High German
Old High German word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman".

walaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "the dead, the slain (of battle)".

wald 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "forest".

wald 2 Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "ruler" or "power, authority".

waldą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "power, authority".

waldaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to rule".

waldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "powerful, mighty, ruler".

waleis Medieval French
Norman French word meaning "foreigner, Celt", ultimately of Germanic origin.

walh Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman".

walhaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman" (probably derived from the name of the Celtic tribe of the Volcae).

walī ولي Arabic
Arabic word meaning "guardian, friend".

walos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "chief".

walt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "power, authority".

walþuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "field, forest".

wán 丸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ball, pellet".

wan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "hope, expectation".

waŋblí Sioux
Sioux word meaning "eagle".

wandilaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "a Vandal", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe.

wáng 王 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "king, monarch".

wàng 望 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gaze, hope".

wang Old High German
Old High German word meaning "meadow".

wanga Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "cheek".

wangaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "meadow".

wangi Malay
Malay word meaning "fragrant".

wangô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "cheek".

wani Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Frankish word meaning "hope, expectation".

war 1 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "aware, cautious".

war 2 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "true".

wara 原 Japanese
Means "meadow, field, plain", from a Japanese nanori reading of yuán.

waraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "aware, cautious".

ward Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "guard, guardian".

warda Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "guard, guardian", of Germanic origin.

wardaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "guard, guardian".

warderobe Medieval French
Old French word meaning "wardrobe".

wards 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "guard, guardian".

warjaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to ward off, to prevent".

wark ወርቅ Amharic
Amharic word meaning "gold".

warnon Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to warn".

warnōną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to warn".

wars 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "aware, cautious".

wart Old High German
Old High German word meaning "guard, guardian".

waru 悪, 惡 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of è.

wasama وسم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to mark, to distinguish".

wastos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "servant".

wata 渡 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dù.

watar Old Germanic (Hypothetical), Old Dutch
Germanic and Old Dutch word meaning "water".

wazana وزن Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to weigh, to balance".

wazzar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "water".

wealcan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to move".

weald 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "powerful, mighty" or "power, authority".

weald 2 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "forest".

wealh Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "foreigner, Celt".

weall Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "wall" (of Latin origin).

weard Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "guard, guardian".

weban Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to weave".

webaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to weave".

wefan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to weave".

weg Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Old Dutch
Old English, Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "way, path, road".

wegaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "way, path, road".

wehi Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "adornment".

wehsal Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to change".

wehtiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "thing".

wèi 1 卫, 衛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "guard, protect".

wèi 2 魏 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Wei.

wěi 伟, 偉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "great, robust, extraordinary".

wēi 1 威 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "power, pomp".

wēi 2 巍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, lofty, towering".

wēi 3 微 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "small".

wēi 4 薇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fern".

weidetei Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "to see".

welig Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "willow".

weligaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "willow".

weljô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "will, desire".

welþjaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

wén 1 文 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "literature, culture, writing".

wén 2 雯 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cloud patterns".

wēn 温, 溫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "warm".

wēniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hope, expectation".

weniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "friend".

wentil Old High German
Old High German word meaning "a Vandal", referring to the Germanic tribe.

weoh Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "idol, image".

weosule Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "weasel".

wer Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "dam, weir".

wēraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "true, reliable, friendly".

werd Old High German
Old High German word meaning "worthy".

werien Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to defend, to protect".

werra Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "war", of Germanic origin.

wers 𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "friendly, agreeable, true".

werþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "worthy".

west Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old English, Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "west".

westeraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "west".

wetti Old High German
Old High German word meaning "pledge".

wib Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wife, woman".

wībą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wife, woman".

wic Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch
Old English and Old Dutch word meaning "village, town", ultimately from Latin vicus.

wid Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "wide, large".

wīdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wide, large".

widu Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "tree, wood".

widuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "tree, wood".

wig Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English and Frankish word meaning "war, battle".

wīgą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "war, battle".

wīhaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "holy, sacred".

wiht Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "creature, being, wight, thing".

wīlą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "craft, cunning, wile".

wilde Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

wildi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

wilga Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "willow".

willa Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "will, desire".

wille Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "well (for water), water hole, stream".

willio Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "will, desire".

willo Old High German
Old High German word meaning "will, desire".

windos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "white".

wine Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "friend".

wingart Old High German
Old High German word meaning "vineyard".

wini Old High German, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "friend".

winn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "meadow, pasture".

winnaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "labour, strive, win, gain".

wintar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "winter".

winter Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "winter".

winþuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word (possibly) meaning "victor, winner".

wintruz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "winter".

wiros Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "man".

wirt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "host".

wisos Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "all".

wit 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wide, large".

wit 2 Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "white".

witei Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "to drive away, to chase".

witu Old High German
Old High German word meaning "tree, wood".

wiz Old High German
Old High German word meaning "white".

wja 𓅱𓇋𓄿 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "sacred barque".

wlatis Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "sovereignty".

wō 挝, 撾 Chinese
Alternate reading of zhūa.

woldatei Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "to rule".

wolf Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wolf".

womb Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "belly, womb, hollow".

won 1 元, 원 Korean
Korean reading of yuán.

won 2 媛, 원 Korean
Korean reading of yuàn.

won 3 原, 원 Korean
Korean reading of yuán.

worþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "enclosure".

wrisjǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "giant".

wú 1 吴, 吳 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Wu, which existed from the 11th to 5th centuries BC in what is now Jiangsu province.

wú 2 吾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "I, me".

wù 1 务, 務 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "affairs, business".

wù 2 悟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "enlightenment, awakening".

wǔ 1 五 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "five".

wǔ 2 武 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "military, martial".

wǔ 3 舞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dance".

wudu Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "tree, wood".

wulf Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old English, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "wolf".

wulfaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wolf".

wulfs 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "wolf".

wunjō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "joy, bliss".

wunna Old High German
Old High German word meaning "joy, bliss".

wurhtijô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "maker, worker, wright".

wurhto Old High German
Old High German word meaning "maker, worker, wright".

wynn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "joy, bliss".

wyrhta Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "maker, worker, wright".

xalupa Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hut, cottage".

xanthos ξανθός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "yellow".

xenia ξενία Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "hospitality".

xenos ξένος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "foreigner, guest, stranger".

xì 细, 細 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "small, slender".

xǐ 喜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "like, love".

xī 1 锡, 錫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tin".

xī 2 嬉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "enjoy, play".

xī 3 熙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

xī 4 西 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "west".

xī 5 希 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hope, expect, strive".

xī 6 夕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "evening".

xī 7 羲 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the god Fuxi.

xiá 霞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rosy clouds, mist".

xià 1 夏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "summer, great, grand".

xià 2 下 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "under, below, down".

xián 贤, 賢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise".

xiàn 1 线, 線 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thread, line, ray".

xiàn 2 宪, 憲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "law".

xiǎn 显, 顯 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "manifest, clear".

xiān 1 仙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", used in Daoist philosophy.

xiān 2 鲜, 鮮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "new, fresh".

xiān 3 先 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first".

xiáng 1 翔 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "soar, glide".

xiáng 2 祥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good luck, good omen".

xiǎng 响, 響 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sound, echo".

xiāng 1 香 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrant".

xiāng 2 湘 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the Xiang River.

xiāng 3 郷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "village".

xiāng 4 相 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mutually, together".

xiào 1 咲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smile, laugh, bloom".

xiào 2 孝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "filial piety, obedience".

xiǎo 1 小 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "small".

xiǎo 2 篠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dwarf bamboo".

xiāo 蕭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mournful, dejected", also referring to a region in Anhui.

xié 1 协, 協 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "unite, cooperate".

xié 2 邪 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wrong, evil".

xiè 谢, 謝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "refuse, decline", also referring to the ancient state of Xie.

xìn 信 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "trust, believe".

xīn 1 欣 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".

xīn 2 心 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heart, mind, soul".

xīn 3 新 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fresh, new".

xīn 4 馨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrant".

xīn 5 鑫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wealthy, prosperous".

xìng 1 性 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "nature, character, sex".

xìng 2 幸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "luck, favour".

xìng 3 杏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "apricot".

xīng 星 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "star, planet".

xióng 1 雄 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hero, male, manly".

xióng 2 熊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bear (animal)".

xiù 秀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding".

xiū 修 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, decorate, cultivate".

xōchitl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "flower".

xola Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to be peaceful".

xorniti Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to feed, to protect".

xshaeta 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "shining".

xú 徐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified".

xù 1 序 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "series, sequence".

xù 2 绪, 緒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thread".

xù 3 旭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rising sun".

xǔ 许, 許 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, permit".

xuàn 1 炫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shine, glitter".

xuàn 2 铉, 鉉 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron.

xuàn 3 绚, 絢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design".

xuân 春 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of chūn.

xuān 宣 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "declare, announce".

xué 学, 學 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, learning, school".

xuě 雪 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "snow".

xŭmelĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hops".

xún 1 荀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plant, ancient state".

xún 2 寻, 尋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "search, seek" or "fathom, armspan".

xùn 迅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fast, sudden".

xūn 1 勋, 勛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "meritorious deed, rank".

xūn 2 薫 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a medicinal herb.

xŭrvatŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "Croat".

xylon ξύλον Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wood, timber".

y Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic suffix meaning "my".

ya 1 夜 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yè.

ya 10 映 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yìng.

ya 2 耶 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yé.

ya 3 也 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "to be, also", an on reading of yě.

ya 4 哉 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zāi.

ya 5 矢 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shǐ.

ya 6 八 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bā.

ya 7 谷 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gǔ.

ya 8 English
Phonetic element /jɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /jə/).

ya 9 Igbo
Igbo suffix meaning "him, her, his, hers" (third-person pronoun).

yá 芽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud, sprout".

yà 亚, 亞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "second" or "Asia".

yǎ 雅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

yaʿara יַעֲרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "honeycomb".

yaḏa יָדָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to praise, to thank".

yaḏiḏ יָדִיד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beloved, friend".

yagmur Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "rain".

yah יָהּ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yaḥal יָחַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to wait, to hope".

yake 宅 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhái.

yaḵol יָכֹל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be able, to prevail".

yama 1 यम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "twin".

yama 2 山 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shān.

yamana يمن Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be lucky, to go to the right".

yamika Chewa
Chewa word meaning "be grateful".

yamīn يمين Arabic
Arabic word meaning "right hand, south".

yamin יָמִין Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "right hand, south".

yán 1 岩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cliff, rocks".

yán 2 延 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stretch, prolong".

yán 3 研 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, research, grind, sharpen".

yán 4 妍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful".

yàn 1 艳, 艷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, gorgeous".

yàn 2 彦, 彥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, handsome, learned".

yàn 3 燕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "swallow (bird)".

yáng 1 洋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ocean".

yáng 2 阳, 陽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "light, sun, male".

yáng 3 杨, 楊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "willow, poplar, aspen".

yāng 央 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "center".

yáo 遥, 遙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, remote".

yār یار Persian
Persian word meaning "friend, companion".

yara יָרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to teach, to throw, to rain".

yaraḏ יָרַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to descend".

yasaf יָסַף Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to add, to increase".

yāsamīn یاسمین Persian
Persian word meaning "jasmine".

yaśas यशस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fame, praise, glory".

yashaʿ יָשַׁע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to save, to deliver".

yasira يسر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be easy, to be rich".

yasu 1 康 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of kāng.

yasu 2 安 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ān.

yasu 3 坦 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of tǎn.

yasu 4 保 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bǎo.

yasu 5 靖 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jìng.

yasu 6 泰 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of tài.

yaṯar יָתַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remain, to exceed, to abound, to excel".

yaṭav יָטַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be good, to be happy".

ye 藝, 예 Korean
Korean reading of yì.

yé 耶 Chinese
Chinese character used as an interjection.

yè 1 夜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "night".