Meaning & History. From Chinese 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary". As a feminine name it can come from 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern".
Wing Name Meaning. ... The former was probably named in Old English as the settlement of the Wiwingas 'the family or followers of a man named Wiwa', or alternatively perhaps 'the people of the temple' (from a derivative of Old English wig, weoh '(pre-Christian) temple').
From Chinese 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial" (which is generally only masculine) or 务 (wù) meaning "affairs, business", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.
