List of English Baby Names Meanings

Weston

Weston is the transferred use of an English surname originating as a location name. The name comes from the Olde English elements “west” and “tūn” meaning 'settlement, enclosure' so quite literally Weston means a town in the west or a western settlement. ... The name Weston is mostly used in the United States.

Meaning: West enclosure Origin: English

Whitley

English Meaning: The name Whitley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Whitley is: From the white meadow.

Meaning: From the white meadow Origin: English

Whitnee

Meaning. "from the white island" Whitney is both a masculine and feminine given name.

Meaning: A form of whitney Origin: English

Whitney

From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English. Its popular use as a feminine name was initiated by actress Whitney Blake (1925-2002) in the 1960s, and further boosted in the 1980s by singer Whitney Houston (1963-2012).

Meaning: White island Origin: English

Whitni

From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English.

Meaning: A form of whitney Origin: English

Whitnie

Meaning & History. From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English. Its popular use as a feminine name was initiated by actress Whitney Blake (1925-2002) in the 1960s, and further boosted in the 1980s by singer Whitney Houston (1963-2012).

Meaning: A form of whitney Origin: English

Whittley

Whittley Family History. Whittley Name Meaning English: variant spelling of Whitley. 15,526 Historical Documents with Whittley on Ancestry 6,324 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths 4,134 Census and Voter Lists 570 Military Records 476 Immigration Records 4,022 Member Trees.

Meaning: From the white meadow Origin: English

Whittney

From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English. Its popular use as a feminine name was initiated by actress Whitney Blake (1925-2002) in the 1960s, and further boosted in the 1980s by singer Whitney Houston (1963-2012).

Meaning: A form of whitney Origin: English

Wiley

From a surname which was derived either from a place name meaning "temple clearing" in Old English or from a nickname meaning "wily, tricky" in Middle English.

Meaning: Willow meadow Origin: English

Wilfred

Means "desiring peace" from Old English wil "will, desire" and friþ "peace". Saint Wilfrid was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. The name was rarely used after the Norman conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Meaning: Resolute protector and peacemaker Origin: English