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Wunder German
Miracle

Wunderlich German
A nickname for an eccentric or moody person, derived from the word wunderlich meaning "whimsical" in German.

Wünsche German
Probably denoted a person from Wendland, a region in Germany on the borders of the states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Wendling, a municipality in the Grieskirchen District, Upper Austria, Austria.

Wunstel Old High German, English (Americanized)
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Wuori Finnish
"mountain"

Würdemann German
From the German "Würde"-honour or dignity, and "Mann"-man or person. "Man of Honour" or "Person of Dignity".

Wurdemann German (Rare)
This is a German surname, also spelled WÜRDEMANN (original) and often rendered as WUERDEMANN in English. It come from the German "würde", "dignity" or "honor" and "mann", meaning "man" or "person".... [more]

Wurnig German
German origin from the place name am Virgen originally meaning a person from the town of Virgen in Tyrol. Construed as a family name in 1501.

Würsch German (Swiss)

Wurst German
Variant of Wurster.

Wurster German
Derived from German Wurst (Middle High German wurst) "sausage" and thus either denoted a butcher who specialized in the production of sausages, or was used as a nickname for a plump person or someone who was particularly fond of sausages.

Wurðingtun English
Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington; both may have originally been named in Old English as Wurðingtun "settlement (Old English tun) associated with Wurð", but it is also possible that the first element was Old English worðign, a derivative of worð ‘enclosure’.

Württemberg German
Württemberg is an historical German territory. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, it now forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.

Wurtz German
A metonymic occupational name for a greengrocer or grower or seller of herbs, from Middle High German würz, meaning ‘herb’.

Wurz German
Variant of Wurtz

Wurzburger Jewish
"The Wurzburger surname is derived from the German city of Wurzburg, Bavaria, where Jews first settled in the 11th century. The German and Yiddish ending -er means 'of', 'from'." - from https://forebears.io/surnames/wurzburger

Wuttke German
Originally denoted a person from Wutike, a district near the town of Neuruppin in Brandenburg, Germany.

Wūxīlēi Manchu

Wyandt German
Americanized form of German WIEGAND... [more]

Wycherley English
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).

Wyckoff East Frisian (Rare)
Means "settlement on a bay", from Old Frisian wik "bay, inlet" and hof "courtyard, farmstead".

Wyclef English

Wyeth English
May come either from the Old English word "withig" meaning "willow" or from Guyat, a pet form of the Old French given name Guy. Probably unrelated to Wyatt.

Wyett English
Variant Wyatt.

Wykeham English
Variant of Wickham.

Wyker English, German

Wykes English
Variant of Weeks.

Wylde English (British)
It is a nickname for a person who was of wild or undisciplined character. Looking back even further, the name was originally derived from the Old English word "wilde," meaning "untamed" or "uncivilized."... [more]

Wylden English
Variant of Wilden.

Wyler English
English: variant of Wheeler or a respelling of Jewish Weiler.

Wyles English

Wylie Medieval English
It is of locational origin, and derives from the places called Willey in the counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Devonshire and Surrey.

Wymer English
Either (i) from the medieval male personal name Wymer (from Old English Wīgmǣr, literally "war-famous"); or (ii) from the Old Breton male personal name Wiumarch, literally "worthy-horse".

Wymore English
From a town called Waymore in England, possibly abandoned. Combining Old English wic meaning "dwelling place," and mor meaning "moor."

Wyn Welsh, English
English: from the Old English personal name and byname Wine meaning ‘friend’, in part a short form of various compound names with this first element. Welsh: variant of Gwynn.

Wynd Scottish, Irish
Scotland or Ireland not sure of original origin. There was a childe Wynd some type of royal who slayed a dragon type thing worm or something and a Henery Wynd who was a mercenary in a battle at north inch in Scotland

Wynder English

Wyndhurst English

Wynn Welsh
Derived from the given name Gwynn, itself from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair; blessed".

Wynn English
From Old English wine "friend", which could be used as a byname or personal name (see Wine).

Wynter English
Variant of Winter.

Wyoming English (American)
From the name of the US state.

Wyrąbkiewicz Polish

Wyroba Polish

Wyrsch German (Swiss)
Variant of Würsch.

Wyse English
Potential variant of Wise

Wysocki m Polish
Possibly from Polish wysokość, meaning "height".

Wysokiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.

Wyspiański m Polish
Derived from the Polish word wyspa meaning "island."

Wyss German (Swiss)
A nickname for someone denoting pale or white skin.

Wyss English
Nickname for someone with pale or white skin.

Wyszyński Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.

Wytch English

Wyzykowski Polish
Variant of Wyrzykowski.

Wzorek Hungarian

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