Christian Baby Names Boys & Girls Starting with W

Walker

Walker Name Meaning. English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan 'to walk, tread'. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker.

Meaning: One who trods the cloth Origin: English

Wallace

Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French waleis, which is in turn derived from a cognate of the Old English wylisc (pronounced "wullish") meaning "foreigner" or "Welshman" (etymology; see also Wallach and Walhaz).

Meaning: Foreigner Origin: French

Wallache

Wallach Name Meaning. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German walhe, walch 'foreigner from a Romance country', most probably a nickname for someone from Italy.

Meaning: A welshman Origin: German

Waller

Last name: Waller. SDB Popularity ranking: 401. This most interesting surname is mainly of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has four possible interpretations. It may be a topographical name for one who lived by a stone-built wall, such as that around a town or sea-wall, from the Olde English pre 7th Century "w(e)all", wall.

Meaning: Mason. Origin: English

Wallie

Scottish Meaning: The name Wally is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Wally is: Welshman; stranger. Famous Bearer: Scottish hero Sir William Wallace (executed in 1305).Welshman; stranger.

Meaning: Commander Origin: German

Wallis

Wallis Name Meaning. English: from Anglo-Norman French waleis 'Welsh' (from a Germanic cognate of Old English wealh 'foreign'), hence an ethnic name for a Welsh speaker. Compare Scottish Wallace.

Meaning: From wales Origin: English

Wally

The name Wally is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Wally is: Welshman; stranger. Famous Bearer: Scottish hero Sir William Wallace (executed in 1305).Welshman; stranger.

Meaning: A familiar form of walter Origin: Germanic

Walmond

German Meaning: The name Walmond is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Walmond is: Mighty protector.

Meaning: Mighty protector Origin: German

Walsh

Walsh is a common Irish surname, meaning "Briton" or "foreigner", literally "Welshman", taken to Ireland by British (Welsh, Cornish and Cumbrian) soldiers during and after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is most common in County Mayo and County Kilkenny.

Meaning: A form of wallace Origin: American

Walt

From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.

Meaning: A short form of walter Origin: German