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This name means “white water, by the white island.” Whitney is an Old English surname derived from the location of “Whitney” in Herefordshire, England. It was first mentioned in the Domesday Book with the spelling “Witenie.” The name was based on the expression “atten whiten ey,” which means “at the white island.” The name “Whitney” has gained popularity by 1) Whitney Blake (1926–2002), an American film and television actress. 2) Whitney Houston (1963–2012), an American singer, actress, producer, and model. According to the United States Social Security card applications in 1986, the name Whitney ranked 32th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby girls.
Wil is a Dutch and German short form of Wilbert, Wilhelmus and Willeke. The name is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (*WILJÔ *BERHTAZ) and (WILLIHELM).
Walek is a diminutive of Walentyn, Walentyna, Walenty, Walery, Waleriusz, Waleria, Walerian, and Waleriana. The name is of Latin and Italic (Sabine) origin and comes from the following roots: (VĂLENTĪNUS) and (VĂLĔRĬUS).
Whit is a short form of Whitney, Whitner, and Whitaker. This name is of Germanic and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and comes from the following roots: (*HWĪTAZ / HWĪT EY) and (*HWĪTAZ ÆCER).
Wiek is a diminutive of Louisa and a short form of Lodewijk and Wilhelmus. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (CHLODOVECH) and (WILLIHELM).
This name derives from Ancient Germanic “Waltheri,” composed of two elements: “*waldaʐ” (ruler, might, mighty one, power, powerful one) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). The name means “ruler of the army, leader of an army.” Waltheri, son of Wacho from his third wife, Silinga, was a king of the Lombards from 539 to 546. He was an infant king, and Audoin administered the rule. The Latinized form is Waltharius, the title of a poem on the legendary Gothic king Walter of Aquitaine. Jacob Grimm in Teutonic Mythology speculates that Walthari, literally “wielder of hosts,” may have been an epithet of the god of war, Ziu or Eor and that the circumstance that the hero of the Waltharius poems loses his right hand in battle may be significant, linking him to the Norse tradition of Tyr.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης),” which in turn, is a form of the Hebrew name “Yôchânân / Yehochanan” meaning “graced by Yahweh, God is gracious.” There are numerous forms of the name in different languages. This name is part of the most massive etymological root of names made up of more than five hundred variations among male and female in different languages. The name “John” had gained popularity among Jews in Judea and Galilee by the time the area became a province of the Roman Empire in 6 A.D. John Hyrcanus was the first king of the Hasmonean Dynasty and was the nephew of Judas Maccabeus. It was the given name of Yochanan ben Zechariah, a Jewish prophet known in English as John the Baptist.
This name derives from the Latin root “vincēre > victōria > victŏr,” meaning “conqueror, victory, (one who) conquers.” Victor is a masculine given name that has been used for centuries in numerous cultures and parts of the world. Victoria is a feminine first name. It is also used as a family name and is used as the female form corresponding to Victor. In Ancient Roman Religion, Victoria was the personified goddess of victory. She is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Goddess “Nike,” associated with “Bellona.” She was adapted from the Sabine agricultural Goddess Vacuna and had a temple on the Palatine hill. The Goddess “Vica Pota” was also sometimes identified with Victoria. In Ancient Roman religion, Vica Pota (Vincendi) was a Goddess whose shrine (Aedes) was located at the foot of the Velian Hill, on the site of the Domus of Publius Valerius Publicola. Pope Victor I (died 199) was a bishop of Rome, and hence a pope, in the late 2nd-century.
Wiebe is a diminutive of Gerwig, Hedwig, Hartwig, Heilwig, Herwig, Ludwig, and the Low German short form of the Old German names beginning with “wīg-.” It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (GÊR WĪG) (HADEWIG) (*HARDUZ WÎG) (HEILWIG) (*HARJAZ WĪG) and (CHLODOVECH). Wiebe is also the Low German and Old Frisian affectionate form derived by element “wîf,” meaning “wife, woman.”
Wieke is a diminutive of Louisa and a short form of Lodewijk and Wilhelmus. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (CHLODOVECH) and (WILLIHELM).
Wikke is a diminutive of Wigbert, Wigberta, and Wigmar. The name is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (WIGBERT) and (WIGMAR).
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
Winny is a diminutive of Edwina, Winifred, Winnifred, Gwendolyn, Guinevere, and Gwyneth. It is of Old English (Anglo-Saxon), Germanic, Proto-Celtic, Welsh and Cornish origin and comes from the roots: (EDWIN) (WINFRIÐ) (GWENDOLEN) (GWENHWŸFAR) and (GWYNEDD).
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The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Proto-Germanic “*wandrōną > wendel,” meaning “to wander, roam, hike, migrate.” 2) from the Proto-Germanic “*winidaz,” meaning “Wend, Slav.” A term used for a member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub. A term used for Slavic peoples living anywhere in the vicinity of German-speaking areas. 3) From the Ancient Germanic “wand,” meaning “stem, trunk, stalk.” The Vandals, a large East Germanic tribe or group of tribes, first appear in history inhabiting present-day southern Poland. Still, some later moved in large numbers, including most notably the group which successively established kingdoms in Spain and then North Africa in the 5th-century.
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
Winnie is a diminutive of Edwina, Winifred, Winnifred, Gwendolyn, Guinevere, and Gwyneth. It is of Old English (Anglo-Saxon), Germanic, Proto-Celtic, Welsh and Cornish origin and comes from the roots: (EDWIN) (WINFRIÐ) (GWENDOLEN) (GWENHWŸFAR) and (GWYNEDD).
This name means a friend of peace, the one who brings peace. The name derives from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) root” wine frið,” which in turn derives from Old High German name “Winfried,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*-winiz” (friend) plus “*friþuz” (peace, tranquility, friendship). Saint Winifred or Saint Winefride was a 7th-century Welsh Christian woman, around whom many historical legends have formed. A healing spring at the traditional site of her death is now a shrine and pilgrimage site called St Winefride’s Well in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales known as the Lourdes of Wales.
This name derives from the African (Yorùbá) “Adebowale,” composed of three elements: “Adé” (crown) plus “bo” (come, coming) plus “ilé” (home). In turn, the name means “my crown has come home.”
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