English baby names starting with W

From Germanic roots meaning “resolute protection,” William has been a royal and literary name for centuries.

Of English and French origin, Warren means “park-keeper” and once honored a Revolutionary War hero.

Desire, Brilliant, Will, Dearly Loved Stronghold

Car, Wagon Maker, Cartwright

Soft, Fair Bow, Fence, White and Smooth

Frewi, Holy, Peace Friend, Fair Reconciliation

Will, Protection, Desire, Helmet

Farmstead Or Village of Wine, Pleasant Stone, Homestead, Friend

Happiness, First Born Daughter, Blessed Peace, Diminutive of Winston

Protection, Safety, Much Peace, Peaceful

Vandals, Wend, Open Area, Look Healthy

West Town, From the Western Settlement

Protect, Desire, Will, Helmet

Desire, Helmet, Resolute Protector, Protection

The Row, Inspired By a Place Name, Hailing from the Woods Edge

White, Fair, Light Blonde, Friend

Surname, Watchman, Guardian, Bard

Fight, Variant of Wayland, Modern Singer Waylon Jennings, Brave

In the White Island, Inspired By a Place and Family Names

First-Born, Firstborn Daughter

The West Meadow, Form of Wesley

Son of will, Brave, Will-helmet, Bold

West Clearing, Leaning Against a Family Or Place Names

Wolf

From the Wooden Valley, Powerful

The Elements Wit Meaning Wide, Small Fighter, Fight, War

A Driver, Wheel Maker

A Wren is a Small Brown Songbird, Bird Name

The Row, Inspired By a Place Name, Bushes, Wood

Untamed

Weaver

Wheat Farm, From the White Field

Composition, Helmet, Desire, Protection

Snowy, Winter, Year, Season Name

Divine Power, Rule, Ruler, Army

Will Helmet, Tree Name, Willow, Protect

Untamed, Willow Tree, Wild

Fuller, Cloth Washer, Roll Up, Cloth-walker

One who Weaves Cloth

Resolute Protector, Will Desire, Protect, Will-helmet

Carpenter, Craftsman

Weaver

From the White Field

Warrior, Warni, Warn, Army

From Wales, Foreign, Stranger, Welsh Root End

Son of Walter

White Man, White Haired

Wolf, The Element Wulf Which is of the Meaning Wolf

River Ford, To Go, Moving

Blessed Reconciliation, Holy, Joy and Peace, Fair

From the Willow-ford, Desires Peace, Peaceful, Form of Wilfred

Unwavering Protector, Valley, Will-helmet, Will

From the Farmstead

Hwit Meaning White, A Small Field

Crooked

Stone Marker of Friendship, Friend's Field

Dairy Farm

Leader who Defends, Fortress

Variant of Walter Rules, Stream Town, Stranger, Spring Settlement

Cartwright, Wagon Maker

Foreign, Waleis, Welshman, Man from Wales

Desire, Shiny, Brilliant, Resolute

Enchanting, Cunning, Charming, From the Water Meadow

From the Woods

Friend, Complexion, White, Handsome

From the Western Stream, West Town, Surname

Watchman, Guard

Composition Wolf, Armed

Landing Place with a Winch

Willow Settlement, From the Willow Farm

Wagon Maker, From the Village Near the Ford

Powerful Warrior, To Govern and Loved, People of Power, Rule

From Wine's Farm

Slav, Fame, Glory

White Circle Moon

From Wales, Welshman

Will and Helmet, Resolute, Brave, Protect

From the Village Paddock

White, Heart, Fair, Friend

Son of Walter

Willful, Resolute, Wild Boar, Bright

Untamed

Bright, Willful, Resolute, Well Spring

Hamlet Near the Winding Way

Variant of Wayland, From the Land by the Path

Bold, The Mythological Scandinavian Wayland was a Blacksmith with Supernatural Powers, War-land, War Territory

Protection, Safety, Desires Peace, Will

Winter, The Cold Season, Snowy, Year

From the White Ford

The Charger

Protect, Resolute Protector, Will Desire, Protection

Wanderer, A Wend

Will and Helmet, Son of William, Resolute Protector

Hurdle

From Wales, Welshman

Foreigners Cottage

Will-helmet, Will and Helmet, Son of Wil, A Family Name

Protection, Will and Helmet, Unwavering Protector, Valley

Stranger, The Foreign, Barbaric, Strange

Purposeful Peace, Protection, Bright, Famous

From the West Cottage

Weaver

From the Western Stream, From the West Brook

From the Welshman's Hill

Protection, Will and Helmet, Unwavering Protector, Valley

Wolf, Raven

Unwavering Protector, Valley, Will-helmet, Will

Wanderer, A Wend

Guardians Hill, Wear Valley

Helmet, Protect, Feminine Variant of William, Resolute Guardian

Wood, Life-Sustaining, Vital, Forest

Town Near the Well, From the Spring Farm

First-Born

Fighter, Warrior, Battle Protector

The Charger

People of Power, Reign, Rule, Army

Resolute, Determined Fame, Brave, Well-Known

Wolf

Guard, Flowers, Surname, Guardian

Winter

Helmet, Protect, Desire, Resolute Protector

Ford Meadow, From Wade's Meadow

Will, Desire and Protection, Feminine Variant of William, Resolute Guardian

Welcome Guest

Landing Place with a Winch

One who Whistles, Piper

From the Farmstead

Friendly, From the Friend's Village

Wagon Builder, Craftsman

From the Western Settlement, West Town, Wester Town-name of a Place

Wyman's Town, From the Windy Village, Settlement of Wyman

Will, Son of will, Will-helmet, Brave

Friend, Enclosure, Protection, Wends

From the Farm By the Spring, From the Well-farm

Wonder

White

From the Brushwood Field, Aspen-tree Meadow

Pure, Bright, Name of Colour

Son of Little will

Careful, Watchman, Wise, Watchful

From the Woods Warden, Forester

From the Woods Warden, Forester

Wall Maker, Powerful One, Army Ruler, Mason

Born on a Wednesday

White Pasture, From the White Field

Flowers

Welshman, From Wales

Bright, Desire, Will and Helmet, Protection

River Ford, To Go, Moving

Diminutive of Wilfred, Peace

Overflowing River, From the Flooding Stream

Power, Pain, Force, Iniquity

Powerful Raven, From the Welshman's Hill, Ruler

Blond, From the White Lock of Hair

From the White Moor

From the Woods

Guard, Watchman

From the River's Side, From the Fenced Farm

Variant of Wayland, From the Land by the Path

From the Damp Field

Field of Wheat, From the Wheat Meadow

Agreeable

Wagon Maker, Wagon-builder

From the Village Near the Ford, From Wade's Estate

Ornamental, Cultured, Born In Winter

Desire and Protection, Will, Protect, Feminine Variant of William

From the Field by the Weir, Field near the Weir Or Fish Trap

Winter Estate, Settlement of a Pale Man

From the Wether-sheep Meadow

The Word Wend Which is of the Meaning Wends Vandals, Get Fat, Open Area, Wanderer

Charming Friend

From the Wheat Settlement, Wheat Town