Baby boy names that start with W

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning
Wade	Male	English	The English name Wade means – “ford” or “river crossing.” Baseball player Wade Boggs
Wadley	Male	English	The English name Wadley means – ford meadow
Wadsworth	Male	English	The English name Wadsworth means – village near the ford
Wael	Male	English	The English name Wael means – a form of Wales
Wagner	Male	German	The German name Wagner means – wagoner, wagon maker. Music: Richard Wagner was a famous nineteenth-century German composer
Wain	Male	English	The English name Wain means – a form of Wayne
Wainwright	Male	English	The English name Wainwright means – wagon maker
Waite	Male	English	The English name Waite means – watchman
Wake	Male	English	The English name Wake means – awake, alert
Wakefield	Male	English	The English name Wakefield means – wet field
Wakely	Male	English	The English name Wakely means – wet meadow
Wakeman	Male	English	The English name Wakeman means – watchman
Walby	Male	English	The English name Walby means – house near a wall
Walcott	Male	English	The English name Walcott means – cottage by the wall
Waldemar	Male	German	The German name Waldemar means – powerful; famous
Walden	Male	English	The English name Walden means – wooded valley
Waldo	Male	German	The German name Waldo means – A familiar form of Oswald, which means “God’s power,” and Waldemar. Famous men with this name include essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson
Waldron	Male	English	The English name Waldron means – ruler
Wales	Male	English	The English name Wales means – from Wales
Walford	Male	English	The English name Walford means – Welshman’s ford
Walfred	Male	German	The German name Walfred means – peaceful ruler
Walker	Male	English	The English name Walker means – cloth walker; cloth cleaner
Wallace	Male	English	The English name Wallace means – “from Wales.” Notable men with this name include actor Wallace Berry and playwright and actor Wallace Shawn
Wallach	Male	German	The German name Wallach means – a form of Wallace
Waller	Male	German	The German name Waller means – powerful
Wally	Male	English	The English name Wally means – a familiar form of Walter
Walmond	Male	German	The German name Walmond means – mighty ruler
Walsh	Male	English	The English name Walsh means – a form of Wallace
Walt	Male	English	The English name Walt means – a short form of Walter
Walter	Male	German	The German name Walter means – “army of power.” Renowned men with this name include poet Walt Whitman, animator Walt Disney, and actor Walter Brennan
Walther	Male	German	The German name Walther means – a form of Walter
Walton	Male	English	The English name Walton means – walled town
Walworth	Male	English	The English name Walworth means – fenced-in farm
Walwyn	Male	English	The English name Walwyn means – Welsh friend
Warburton	Male	English	The English name Warburton means – fortified town
Ward	Male	English	The English name Ward means – Signifies “watchman, guardian.” Well-known Wards include Hollywood actor Ward Bond, as well as Ward Cleaver, the television father of Beaver Cleaver
Warden	Male	English	The English name Warden means – valley guardian
Wardley	Male	English	The English name Wardley means – watchman’s meadow
Ware	Male	English	The English name Ware means – wary, cautions
Warfield	Male	English	The English name Warfield means – field near the weir of fish trap
Warick	Male	English	The English name Warick means – town hero
Warley	Male	English	The English name Warley means – meadow near the weir or fish trap
Warmond	Male	English	The English name Warmond means – true guardian
Warner	Male	German	The German name Warner means – armed defender
Warren	Male	German	The German name Warren means – general; warden; rabbit
Warton	Male	English	The English name Warton means – town near the weir or fish trap
Warwick	Male	English	The English name Warwick means – buildings near the weir or fish trap
Washburn	Male	English	The English name Washburn means – overflowing river
Washington	Male	English	The English name Washington means – town near water. History: George Washington was the first U.S. president
Watford	Male	English	The English name Watford means – wattle ford; dam made of twigs and sticks
Watkins	Male	English	The English name Watkins means – son of Walter
Watson	Male	English	The English name Watson means – son of Walter
Wayde	Male	English	The English name Wayde means – a form of Wade
Wayland	Male	English	The English name Wayland means – a form of Waylon
Waylon	Male	English	The English name Waylon means – land by the road
Wayman	Male	English	The English name Wayman means – road man; traveler
Wayne	Male	English	The English name Wayne means – “wagon maker.” A short form of Wainwright. Hockey great Wayne Gretzky
Webb	Male	English	The English name Webb means – weaver
Weber	Male	German	The German name Weber means – weaver
Webley	Male	English	The English name Webley means – weaver’s meadow
Webster	Male	English	The English name Webster means – weaver
Weddel	Male	English	The English name Weddel means – valley near the ford
Weiss	Male	German	The German name Weiss means – white
Welborne	Male	English	The English name Welborne means – spring-fed stream
Welby	Male	German	The German name Welby means – farm near the well
Weldon	Male	English	The English name Weldon means – hill near the well
Welford	Male	English	The English name Welford means – ford near the well
Wellington	Male	English	The English name Wellington means – rich man’s town
Wells	Male	English	The English name Wells means – springs
Welsh	Male	English	The English name Welsh means – a form of Wallance, Walsh
Welton	Male	English	The English name Welton means – town near the well
Wendel	Male	German	The German name Wendel means – a form of Wendell
Wendell	Male	German	The German name Wendell means – wanderer
Wenford	Male	English	The English name Wenford means – white ford
Wensley	Male	English	The English name Wensley means – clearing in a meadow
Wentworth	Male	English	The English name Wentworth means – pale man’s settlement
Werner	Male	English	The English name Werner means – a form of Warner
Wes	Male	English	The English name Wes means – a short form of Wesley
Wesley	Male	English	The English name Wesley means – “western meadow.” Action actor Wesley Snipes
Wesly	Male	English	The English name Wesly means – a form of Wesley
West	Male	English	The English name West means – west
Westbrook	Male	English	The English name Westbrook means – western brook
Westby	Male	English	The English name Westby means – western farmstead
Westcott	Male	English	The English name Westcott means – western cottage
Westin	Male	English	The English name Westin means – a form of Weston
Westley	Male	English	The English name Westley means – a form of Wesley
Weston	Male	English	The English name Weston means – western town
Wetherby	Male	English	The English name Wetherby means – wether-sheep farm
Wetherell	Male	English	The English name Wetherell means – wether-sheep corner
Wetherly	Male	English	The English name Wetherly means – wether-sheep meadow
Weylin	Male	English	The English name Weylin means – a form of Waylon
Whalley	Male	English	The English name Whalley means – woods near a hill
Wharton	Male	English	The English name Wharton means – town on the bank of a lake
Wheatley	Male	English	The English name Wheatley means – wheat field
Wheaton	Male	English	The English name Wheaton means – wheat town
Wheeler	Male	English	The English name Wheeler means – wheel maker; wagon driver
Whistler	Male	English	The English name Whistler means – whistler, piper
Whit	Male	English	The English name Whit means – a short form of Whitman
Whitby	Male	English	The English name Whitby means – white house
Whitcomb	Male	English	The English name Whitcomb means – white valley
Whitelaw	Male	English	The English name Whitelaw means – small hill
Whitey	Male	English	The English name Whitey means – white skinned; white haired
Whitfield	Male	English	The English name Whitfield means – white field
Whitford	Male	English	The English name Whitford means – white ford
Whitlock	Male	English	The English name Whitlock means – white lock of hair
Whitman	Male	English	The English name Whitman means – white-haired man
Whitmore	Male	English	The English name Whitmore means – white moor
Whittaker	Male	English	The English name Whittaker means – white field
Wickham	Male	English	The English name Wickham means – village meadow
Wid	Male	English	The English name Wid means – wide
Wies	Male	German	The German name Wies means – renowned warrior
Wil	Male	English	The English name Wil means – a short form of Wilfred
Wilber	Male	English	The English name Wilber means – a form of Wilbur
Wilbur	Male	English	The English name Wilbur means – wall fortification; bright willows
Wilder	Male	English	The English name Wilder means – wilderness wild
Wildon	Male	English	The English name Wildon means – wooded hill
Wiley	Male	English	The English name Wiley means – willow meadow
Wilford	Male	English	The English name Wilford means – willow-tree ford
Wilfred	Male	German	The German name Wilfred means – “determined peacemaker.”
Wilhelm	Male	German	The German name Wilhelm means – “determined guardian.” Renowned Wilhelms include Wilhelm II the last German emperor, who was forced to abdicate in 1918; Wilhelm von Humboldt, a German statesman, philosopher, and linguist of the 18th century whose brother was natural scientist Alexander von Humboldt; and Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, inventor of the Bunsen burner
Wilkie	Male	English	The English name Wilkie means – a familiar form of Wilkins
Wilkins	Male	English	The English name Wilkins means – William’s kin
Wilkinson	Male	English	The English name Wilkinson means – son of little William
Will	Male	English	The English name Will means – a short form of Wilfred
Willard	Male	German	The German name Willard means – determined and brave
Willem	Male	German	The German name Willem means – a form of Wilhelm, William
William	Male	English	The English name William means – a form of Wilhelm
Williams	Male	German	The German name Williams means – son of William
Willie	Male	German	The German name Willie means – A familiar form of Wilhem. Former German chancellor and winner of the Nobel Prize for peace in 1971 Willy Brandt is among those with this name
Willis	Male	German	The German name Willis means – son of Willie
Willoughby	Male	English	The English name Willoughby means – willow farm
Wills	Male	English	The English name Wills means – son of Will
Willy	Male	German	The German name Willy means – a familiar form of William
Wilmer	Male	German	The German name Wilmer means – determined and famous
Wilson	Male	English	The English name Wilson means – son of Will
Wilt	Male	English	The English name Wilt means – a short form of Wilton
Wilton	Male	English	The English name Wilton means – farm by the spring
Winchell	Male	English	The English name Winchell means – bend in the road
Windell	Male	English	The English name Windell means – windy valley
Windsor	Male	English	The English name Windsor means – riverbank with a winch. History: the surname of the British royal family
Winfred	Male	English	The English name Winfred means – a form of Winfried
Winfried	Male	English	The English name Winfried means – friend of peace
Wingate	Male	English	The English name Wingate means – winding gate
Winslow	Male	English	The English name Winslow means – friend’s hill
Winston	Male	English	The English name Winston means – “friendly town.” English statesman Winston Churchill
Winthrop	Male	English	The English name Winthrop means – victory at the crossroads
Winward	Male	English	The English name Winward means – friend’s guardian
Wit	Male	English	The English name Wit means – a form of Whit
Witter	Male	English	The English name Witter means – wise warrior
Witton	Male	English	The English name Witton means – wise man’s estate
Wolcott	Male	English	The English name Wolcott means – cottage in the woods
Wolf	Male	German	The German name Wolf means – a short form of Wolfgang
Wolfe	Male	English	The English name Wolfe means – wolf
Wood	Male	English	The English name Wood means – a short form of Elwood
Woodfield	Male	English	The English name Woodfield means – forest meadow
Woodford	Male	English	The English name Woodford means – ford through the forest
Woodley	Male	English	The English name Woodley means – wooded meadow
Woodrow	Male	English	The English name Woodrow means – “passage in the woods.” Thomas Woodrow Wilson is a former U.S. president
Woodruff	Male	English	The English name Woodruff means – forest ranger
Woodson	Male	English	The English name Woodson means – son of Wood
Woodville	Male	English	The English name Woodville means – town at the edge of the woods
Woodward	Male	English	The English name Woodward means – forest warden
Woolsey	Male	English	The English name Woolsey means – victorious wolf
Worcester	Male	English	The English name Worcester means – forest army camp
Wordsworth	Male	English	The English name Wordsworth means – wolf-guardian’s farm
Worrell	Male	English	The English name Worrell means – lives at the manor of the loyal one
Worth	Male	English	The English name Worth means – a short form of Wordsworth
Worton	Male	English	The English name Worton means – farm town
Wouter	Male	German	The German name Wouter means – powerful warrior
Wright	Male	English	The English name Wright means – a short form of Wainwright
Wrisley	Male	English	The English name Wrisley means – a form of Risley
Wriston	Male	English	The English name Wriston means – a form of Riston
Wybert	Male	English	The English name Wybert means – battle bright
Wycliff	Male	English	The English name Wycliff means – white cliff; village near the cliff
Wylie	Male	English	The English name Wylie means – charming
Wyman	Male	English	The English name Wyman means – fighter, warrior
Wymer	Male	English	The English name Wymer means – famous in battle
Wynton	Male	English	The English name Wynton means – Winston
Wythe	Male	English	The English name Wythe means – willow tree