Rare Boy Names Starting with W
A list of majestic, beautiful, and rare boy names starting with the letter W (with history of origin and meanings).
Last updated: March 22, 2022.
Wadard
Name meaning: uncertain, may mean high or tall.
Origin: Old Irish or Old Norse.
Earliest mention of a name: around 11th century.
Wadard name variations: Wedard, Adard, Watard, Watart, Waedard, Wadart, Dard, Dart.
Wade
Origin: Old English or Old Norse.
Meaning: to go or sea.
Reference: legend of sea giant Wade.
Wade name variations: Waide, Waid, Wayde.
Wagner
Years of origin: circa 14th century.
Origin: Middle High German.
Meaning: carter, cartwright.
History behind: derived from the Middle High German word wagen (translated as cart or wagon).
Wagner name variations: Wagener, Waggner, Wagnerr, Vagner, Wagoner.
Waldo
Years of origin: circa 8th century.
Origin: Old German or Old French.
Meaning: strong ruler.
Reference: Waldo of Reichenau, Carolingian Bischop.
Waldo name variations: Wardo, Wally, Walden.
Wallingford
Name meaning: ford.
Origin: Old English.
Years of origin: around 11th century.
Wallingford name variations: Vallingford, Willingford, Wilingord.
Walker
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: to roll.
Walker name variations: Walcher, Valker, Welcker, Wallker.
Walram
Name meaning: valiant.
Origin: Germanic.
First mention: circa 11th century.
Historical reference: Walram, Count of Arlon and Limburg.
Walram name variations: Waleran, Valeran, Valram, Walran, Valran.
Waltheof
Name meaning: forceful, mighty.
Origin: Old English.
Years of origin: circa 10th century.
Reference: Waltheof, ealdorman of Bamburgh.
Waltheof name variations: Valthof, Walthof, Valtheof.
Walston
Name meaning: battlefield.
Origin: Old English.
Earliest mention of the name: around 10th century.
Etymology: name derived from Old English waelstow (translated as battlefield).
Historical reference: Saint Walston.
Walston name variations: Welston, Waelston, Welstow, Velston, Valston.
Waltone
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: foreigner.
Waltone name variations: Wallton, Walton, Waltonn, Walten.
Warrick
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: war settlement, war field.
Warrick name variations: Warwick, Warrik, Warik.
Waylon
Origin: English.
Meaning: road, way.
Waylon name variations: Vaylon, Vaylen, Weylen, Waylen.
Welden
Name meaning: to reign, to rule.
Origin: Old English.
Etymology: derived from Old English term waldan (translated as to rule).
Welden name variations: Wealdan, Waldan, Valdan, Vealdan, Velden.
Welf
Name meaning: wolf.
Origin: Germanic.
First mention: circa 8th century.
Historical reference: Welf the first, Frankish count.
Welf name variations: Wellf, Hwelf, Welforum.
Wells
First mention of the name: around 12th century.
Origin: Norman or Middle English.
Meaning: spring.
Wells name variations: Well, Welles, Wellsman.
Wendel
Years of origin: circa 12th century.
Origin: Old German.
Meaning: wind.
Wendel name variations: Wendell, Wenndel, Wenndell, Vendel, Wandel.
Wentworth
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: winter.
History behind: name derived from Old English word wintra (translated as winter).
Wentworth name variations: Worth, Wentwort, Wenthworth.
Werner
Name meaning: protector.
Origin: Old German.
First mention: circa 10th century.
Historical reference: Werner the first, Bishop of Strasbourg.
Werner name variations: Wern, Wernen, Verner, Vernen.
Weston
Years of origin: unknown.
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: west settlement.
History behind: derived from Old English west (translated as west) and tun (translated as enclosure or settlement).
Weston name variations: Westen, Wesman, Vesman, Wesmen.
Whit
Name meaning: fair, bright.
Origin: Old English.
Whit name variations: Witt, Vitt, Whitt.
Wigberht
Name meaning: bright warrior.
First mention: circa 8th century.
Origin: Old English.
Historical reference: Wigberht, Bishop of Sherborne.
Wigberht name variations: Wybert, Wilbert, Wigbert.
Wighard
First mention of the name: around 7th century.
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: brave warrior, strong warrior.
Reference: Wigheard, Archbishop of Canterbury.
History behind: derived from Old English wig (translated as war) and heard (translated as brave or strong).
Wighard name variations: Wigehard, Wyatt, Wigheard, Wiatt, Wyat.
Wihtgar
Name meaning: armed, fortified.
Origin: Old English.
Wihtgar name variations: Witgarn, Wihtgarn, Withgar.
Wilder
Country of origin: Germany.
Meaning: wild, hunter.
Wilder name variations: Wildar, Vildar, Wild, Vilder.
Wilfred
Years of origin: circa 7th century.
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: peace, wishing for peace.
Reference: Wilfrid, English bishop.
History behind: derived from Old English words wil (translated as desire) and fridu (translated as peace).
Wilfred name variations: Wilfrid, Wilf, Wilred, Wilfret, Willfred, Willfret, Vilfred.
Wilmer
First mention of the name: around 17th century.
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: famous, striving for fame.
Wilmer name variations: Wilbur, Vilmer, Vilmar, Wilmar.
Winfield
First mention of the name: around 17th century.
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: field, meadow.
NWinfield name variations: Vinfield, Winfeld, Winnefeld.
Winrich
Name meaning: victorious leader, triumphant leader.
Origin: Old German.
First mention: circa 12th century.
Historical reference: Crusader Winrich of Flanders.
Winrich name variations: Winrik, Vinrich, Winerich, Winerik.
Winslow
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: friend, close friend.
History behind: derived from Old English wine (translated as friend).
Winslow name variations: Wine, Winlow, Vinslow, Wenslow, Venslow, Onslow.
Wolrad
Name meaning: lifetime.
Origin: German.
First mention: late 14th century.
Historical reference: Wolrad the first, a son of Count Heinrich.
Wolrad name variations: Wolratm, Woldrad, Wolthrad, Volrad, Valrad, Walrad.
Woodrow
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: row of houses by a wood.
Woodrow name variations: Woody, Woodroom, Voodrow, Wooderow, Woodroon.
Wortham
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: homesteader, settler.
Wortham name variations: Vortham, Worthan, Worthem, Worthen, Worth.
Wren
First mention of the name: around 18th century.
Origin: Old English.
Meaning: small bird.
Wren name variations: Vrenn, Wrenn, Wrenenn, Wrennen, Wrench.
Wulfram
Name meaning: strong wolf, strong as wolf.
Origin: Old English.
Earliest mention of the name: around 7th century.
Historical reference: Saint Wulfram, Archbishop of Sens.
Wulfram name variations: Vulfram, Waelfram, Wulferam, Wolfram, Volfram, Wuelfram.
Wulfric
Name meaning: leading wolf, realm wolf, ruler of the wolves, regal wolf.
Origin: Old English and Old Norse.
Earliest mention of the name: around 11th century.
Historical reference: Saint Wulfric of Haselbury.
Wulfric name variations: Wulferic, Wulphric, Wulferik, Vulfric, Wulfrik, Vulfrik.
Wulfstan
Name meaning: tough wolf, tough as wolf.
Origin: Old English.
Earliest mention of the name: around 9th century.
Historical reference: Wulfstan of Hedeby.
Wulfstan name variations: Wulstan, Vulfstan, Ulfstan, Wulfstein.
Wynthryth
Name meaning: uncertain, may mean withe.
Origin: Old English.
Wynthryth name variations: Vintrite, Vinthrith, Vintrith, Wintrith, Vynthryth.
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