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Vrbančić Croatian
Derived from vrba meaning ''willow''.
Vrbanić Croatian
Derived from vrba meaning ''willow''.
Vrhovac Serbian, Croatian
From vrh meaning ''top, peak, summit''. Also a common place name.Bpхoвaц
Vrhovnik Slovene
From vrh meaning ''top, peak, summit''.
Vůjtek Czech
All I know is that it's Czech. Anyone with more information, please edit.
Vuk Croatian, Serbian
Derived from vuk meaning ''wolf''.
Vukan Serbian
Derived from vuk meaning ''wolf''.
Vukman Croatian
Derived from vuk meaning ''wolf''.
Vulpe Romanian
Means "fox" in Romanian.
Wadhwa Indian (Sikh)
Sikh name based on the name of an Arora clan.
Waga Japanese
Waga means "young".
Wagatoki Japanese
Waga means "young" and toki means "time".
Wagatsuma Japanese
Waga mean "young" and tsuma means "wife".
Waidelich German
A variant of the surname Weidlich.
Wainscott English
Meaning unknown. From Middle English Waynescot. The surname presumably arose from a nickname for someone who imported or used oak timber.
Waitman English
Possibly from Middle English hwæt, "active, bold, brave" and mann "man"
Wakamoto Japanese
From Japanese 若 meaning "young" and 本 meaning "base, root, origin".
Wakatsuki Japanese
Combination of the kanji 若 (waka, "young") and 槻 (tsuki, "Zelkova tree"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō (若槻 禮次郎; 1866–1949).
Wakely English
Damp meadow
Wakisaka Japanese
Wakisaka/脇阪 = "Ribs Hillside" 脇 = Ribs/Armpits, 阪 = Hillside.
Wakuni Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]
Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Walbridge English
English (Dorset): habitational name, probably from Wool Bridge in East Stoke, Dorset.
Waldrip English, Scottish
The name is derived from the Old Norman warderobe, a name given to an official of the wardrobe, and was most likely first borne by someone who held this distinguished
Walia Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi name of unknown meaning.
Walking Bear Indigenous American
A notable bearer is Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, the first Crow individual to achieve a higher education, and one of the first Native American nurses to ever be accepted.
Wallen English
Originated from the Old English words "waellan" or "weallan," which mean "to boil" or "to bubble." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who lived near a boiling spring or a bubbling brook.
Wallington American
From the surname of two girls from Rebel Starzz.
Wannebo Norwegian
An alternative spelling of the Norwegian surname Vannebo.
Wannell English
English surname which was derived from a medieval nickname, from Middle English wann "wan, pale" (see Wann) and a diminutive suffix.... [more]
Wardak Pashto
Meaning uncertain. The Wardak are a Pashtun tribe from the Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan.
Warden English
Occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old French wardein meaning "protector, guard". It was also used as a habbitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Warden... [more]
Warder English
Weard ora. Place name in Wilshire. Became Wardour ( see castle & village). Became Warder.
Warming Danish
Probably originating near the town of Ribe in Southeast Denmark. It appears as both Warming and Varming.... [more]
Warneke German
German variant spelling of Warnecke.
Warnke German
German variant of Warnecke.
Warron English
Variant of Warren.
Warthen German
German: from a short form of the personal name Wartold, from Old High German wart ‘guardian’.
Warton English
"From the poplar-tree farm"
Wasikowska Polish
It is the surname of Australian actress Mia Wasikowska.
Wason Scottish
Variant of Watson.
Wastie English
Derived from “gehaeg” meaning “hedge” in Old English which was later changed to Weysthagh then Wastie
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Watari Japanese (Rare)
Watari means "ferry, import, deliver". Watari is also a first name and a place name.... [more]
Watthana Thai
From Thai วัฒนา (watthana), a variant form of วัฒน (watthan) meaning "culture".
Wayman English
Variant of Wyman and Waitman. Could also be the Americanized version of Wehmann or Weidmann
Wazowski Popular Culture
The name of the main character in Pixar’s Monster’s Inc. In Polish, it would be pronounced as vazz-OV-skee, instead now replacing all the letter W to make the V sound.
Wechter German
Variant spelling of German Wächter
Weekusk Cree
Weekusk ( last name ) meaning “Sweetgrass” in cree.... [more]
Weerarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Weerarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Weeraratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරරත්න (see Weeraratne).
Weeraratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Weerasekare Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරසේකර (see Weerasekara).
Weerasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරසේකර (see Weerasekara).
Weerawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Weerawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවංශ (see Weerawansa).
Weerawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Weerawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Weerawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Weerawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Weerawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Weerawardhane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Weg Dutch, Jewish, German
Means "way, road, path".
Wehmann German
From Middle Low German wede, "wood forest" combined with man, "man"
Wei Chinese
From Chinese 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect".
Weichselbraun German (Austrian)
From Weichsel, "sour cherry" in German and Braun, "brown" in German
Weinheimer German
German: habitational name for someone from any of the places named Weinheim, for example in Baden and Hessen.
Weinstein Jewish
Means "wine stone" from German wein meaning "wine" and stein meaning "stone". It originally referred to the potassium bitartrate crystals produced from the process of fermenting grape juice.
Weir Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Weir Irish
Anglicized form, based on an erroneous translation (as if from Gaelic cora "weir", "stepping stones"), of various Gaelic names such as Ó Corra (see Corr) and Ó Comhraidhe (see Curry).
Weisman German, German (Austrian), Jewish
A German surname meaning "white man"
Weixel German
German: variant spelling of Weichsel, a topographic name for someone who lived near a sour cherry tree (St. Luce cherry), from Middle High German wīhsel (modern German Weichsel(n), pronounced ‘Weiksel’.
Weldin English
Variant of Weldon.
Welk German (East Prussian)
Nickname from Middle High German welc, meaning "soft and mild". The name was first recorded in South Holland, however many of the bearers of the name trace its roots back to East Germany. A famous bearer of this name was Lawrence Welk, an American musician and host of the Lawrence Welk Show.
Wernik Polish (Rare)
A diminutive surname created from the initial sound of a personal name, place or thing and diminutive ik suffix added to create a surname. The ik suffix may be commemorative also, meaning a significant event has occured regarding the person or family... [more]
Wero Spanish (Latin American), Maori
Maori: Means "to cast a spear"... [more]
Wesolowski Polish
Meaning Happy men
Westbury English
English British surname originating as a place name. There are several Westbury villages, parishes and even Manors across England that have given the name Westbury to people who take up residence in or come from those places... [more]
Westerly English
The name is originated from a term meaning 'winds from the West'. The name could be given to someone who is born in the west.
Wettstein German (Rare)
North German: variant of Wetzstein, from Middle Low German wetsten "whetstone".
Wey English
Variant of Way.
Whipple English
English surname of uncertain meaning. It might be a shortened form of “whippletree”; an early name for the dogwood. It may also be a variation of Whipp – an early surname for someone who carried out judicial punishments.
Whiteplume Arapaho
Native Arapaho Wyoming Montana
Whitside English (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Whiteside.
Whitted Scottish
probably a reduced form of Whitehead
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 韋 (wi) meaning "tanned leather".
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 偉 (wi) meaning "to be extraordinary".
Wibisono Javanese
The name ꦥꦶꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢꦺꦴꦏ (Wibisono) is a Javanese surname that is derived from two words: "wibi," which means "clarity" or "bright," and "sono," which means "essence" or "core." Together, the name represents someone who is bright and clear at their core, someone who is true to themselves and radiates positivity.
Wichayanee Thai
Meaning Unknown.
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
Wichorek Polish (Anglicized), English (American)
Americanized form of Wieczorek. Alternatively, it may be a variant of Wicherek.
Wickramanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමනායක (see Wickramanayake).
Wickramasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසූරිය (see Wickramasuriya).
Wickremanayake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමනායක (see Wickramanayake).
Wickremaratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමරත්න (see Wickramaratne).
Wickremasuriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසූරිය (see Wickramasuriya).
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