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Wanisha
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No single established meaning; a modern invented feminine name often treated like Tanisha/Vanisha |
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warrin
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From a Norman place-name meaning 'game park' or from a Germanic element meaning 'guard' or 'protector'. |
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waterphall
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Falling water; waterfall (derived from "water" + "fall") |
English |
Unisex |
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Watson
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'son of Wat' — i.e., son of Walter ('ruler of the army') |
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Wattie
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Diminutive of Walter, meaning 'ruler of the army' |
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Wave
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A moving ridge on water; motion or a signaling gesture |
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Unisex |
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Wavell
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An English surname used as a given name; original meaning is uncertain—denotes association with the Wavell family or place. Famously borne by British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell. |
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Wayson
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son of Way (i.e., son of the road/path or son of a person called Way) |
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Webb
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Weaver (occupational name) |
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Boy |
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Weldon
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Hill (often a wooded hill or hill by a spring) |
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Boy |
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Weller
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Dweller by the well; maker or keeper of wells |
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Boy |
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Wellington
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settlement or estate of the people/followers of a person (Weolla/Weol) |
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Boy |
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Wellman
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Dweller by or keeper of a well; 'man of the well' |
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Boy |
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Wells
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Dweller by the spring; 'of the wells' |
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Unisex |
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Wendilee
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A modern blend meaning roughly 'Wendy + Lee' — often taken as 'friend/meadow' or 'wanderer/meadow'. |
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Girl |
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Wes
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western meadow / from the west |
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Wess
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from the west; western meadow/settlement |
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Boy |
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wesson
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Son of Wess; from the west or western settlement |
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Boy |
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West
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From the west; western |
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Unisex |
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westin
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from the western town/settlement |
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Boy |
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Weston
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western town; settlement to the west |
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Boy |
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Wheeler
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Maker or driver of wheels (wheelwright/cart driver) |
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Boy |
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Whit
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white, fair (fair-haired) |
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Boy |
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White
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From the English word 'white' — originally a surname describing pale complexion, light hair, or white clothing. |
English |
Unisex |
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Wil
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Short form of William, meaning 'resolute protector' |
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Boy |
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Wilfred
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Will/desire + peace — 'desiring peace' or 'resolute peace' |
English, Germanic |
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Wilfy
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Diminutive of Wilfred — 'will/desire' + 'peace' (meaning: desiring or resolute in peace). |
English, Germanic |
Boy |
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Williams
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son of William (William = 'resolute protector') |
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Boy |
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Willoughby
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settlement by the willows ("willow farm/settlement") |
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Boy |
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Wilmoth
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Diminutive of William — 'resolute protector' / 'little William' |
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Boy |
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