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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Visitor English
Likely from someone who was a stranger in a place.

Vox English
Variant of Fox

Wackerman English (American), German
From the Americanized spelling of German Wackermann, a variant of Wacker, with the addition of Middle High German man, meaning ‘man’.

Waldron Medieval German, Old Norman, Scottish Gaelic, English (British)
Derived from the German compound wala-hran, literally "wall raven", but originally meaning "strong bird". Also derived from the Gaelic wealdærn, meaning "forest dwelling", thought to be derived from the Sussex village of Waldron... [more]

Wallas English
A variant of Wallace.

Wanless English
From a medieval nickname for an ineffectual person (from Middle English wanles "hopeless, luckless").

Wanton English, Scottish
From Middle English wanton, meaning "unruly", "thoughtless" or "promiscuous".

Warr English

Waycaster English
The surname Waycaster is German in origin. It means "roll-eater," and was likely derived from a derisive nickname on a baker.

Weir Scottish, English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river.

Welsh Scottish, English
Ethnic name for someone from Wales or a speaker of the Welsh language. Compare Walsh and Wallace.

Westmeir English
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Whippet English
Possibly used as a nickname from the early 17th century English word whippet, meaning "to move briskly". A type of sighthound bears this name.

Whisman English
Variation of Wisman or Wiseman.

Whitbread English
Either a metonymic occupational name from Middle English whit bred "white bread" or whete bred "wheat bread" denoting someone who baked or sold bread of the best quality made from wheat... [more]

Whiteman English
From a nickname (see White).

Whiteson English
Patronymic form of White.

Whiting English
Derived from a patronymic surname, created from the Old English personal name Hwit, meaning "the white one."

Whitlam English
From a medieval nickname for a mild-mannered person (from Middle English whit "white" + lam "lamb"). This surname is borne by Australian Labour politician Gough Whitlam (1916-), prime minister 1972-75.

Whitlock English
Nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘tress’, ‘curl’. Compare Sherlock. ... [more]

Whitman English
From Middle English whit ‘white’ + man ‘man’, either a nickname with the same sense as White, or else an occupational name for a servant of a bearer of the nickname White.... [more]

Whyte Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of White.

Wight Scottish, English
Nickname from Middle English wiht, wight "nimble, strong".

Wildblood English
From a nickname for an untamed spirit or a rake, derived from Middle English wilde "wild, untamed" (from Old English wildi) and blood "blood".

Wilde Irish, English, German, Dutch, Jewish
Variant of Wild.

Wilders English, Dutch
Variant of Wilder. Dutch politician Geert Wilders (1963-) bears this name.

Wilding English, German
Either an English name from a Middle English survival of unattested Old English Wilding a derivative of wilde "wild" used both as a personal name and as a nickname; or a German patronymic name from Wilto a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with wildi "wild".

Wilks English
Variant of Wilkes.

Willett English
From a pet form of Will, or an Americanized form of French Ouellette.

Win English
Variant spelling of Wynn.

Winchel English
from Old English wencel ‘child’, perhaps used to distinguish a son from his father with the same forename or perhaps a nickname for a person with a baby face or childlike manner

Wind English, German, Danish
Nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English wind "wind", Middle High German wint "wind", also "greyhound".

Winterson English
Patronymic form of Winter.

Wiseman English
Variant of Wise combined with the suffix man. It may have also been used ironically.

Witt English
Variant of White.

Witte German, Dutch, English
Cognate to and variant of White, a nickname for someone with white or blonde hair or an unusually pale complexion

Woodnut English
From a rare Anglo-Saxon personal name meaning "bold as Wade" and meant to honor the legendary Germanic sea-giant named Wade.

Woulfe English, Irish
English: variant spelling of Wolf. ... [more]

Wren English
Nickname from the bird, derived from Middle English wrenne, possibly denoting a person of small stature. A famous bearer of the name was English architect Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723).

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]

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

Wynter English
Variant of Winter.

Wyss English
Nickname for someone with pale or white skin.

Yapp English
From a nickname for a clever or cunning person, derived from Middle English yap "deceitful, shrewd", from Old English geap "crooked, bent, curved".

Yellow English
Nickname for someone who has yellow hair; wore yellow clothing or has a yellow complexion

Yonge English
Variant of Yong

Younger English, American
English (mainly Borders) from Middle English yonger ‘younger’, hence a distinguishing name for, for example, the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker)... [more]

Younghusband English
Combination of Middle English yong ”young” and husbonda ”farmer”.

Youngling English (American)
Variant of Young.

Youngman English
From Middle English yunge man "young servant", ultimately from Old English geong mann "young man".

Youngs English
Variant of Young.

Zackert English, German
An Americanization of the German surnames Zacher and Zachert. It comes from a vernacular form of the personal name Zacharias.

Zescoi English
derived from the word zesty when used to describe someone

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