The names below are Germanic unless specified otherwise
Abelard (M)
hard=staunch / middle english: keeper of the abbey larder
= Abalard, Abilard, Abelard (germ), Abélard (fr)
Ada (F)
prosper
= Aida (it), Adda (fris), Adão (port), Àda (A-duh, cz)
-> Adah, Adda, Adi, Adey, Addie, Eada, Eda, Adabelle (Ada+ fr Belle= prosper and beautiful)
Addisson (M)
o.e: Son of Adam
Adel (F)
noble
= F: Adèle, Adélie, Adeline, Alida, Aline (fr), Adela (it), Ethel (eng), Adela, Adelita (sp), Adeliya (rus), Adél (hung), Ádela (A-del-uh, cz)
= M: Ade, Ate (fries)
-> Addi, Del, Della, Delly, Edeline, Adalia, Adelicia
Adelaide (F)
Adalhaid, Adalheidis, adel=noble, haidu=race
= Adelaïde (fr), Adelheid, Alke, Elke (germ), Adelaida (it), Adelaidá (pol), Adla, Adleida, Adelichlka, Adlesha, Adleta (rus)
-> Adelais, Adeliz, Adeliza
Adelhard (M)
adel=noble, hard=staunch
= Alard, Allard (eng), Allart, Aldert (ned), Aleardo (it), Adélard (fr)
Adhémar (M)
France; adal=noble, mar=illustrious
Adler (M)
eagle
Adolf (M)
adal=noble, wolf=wolf
= Adolphe (fr), Adolfo (it, sp), Adolf, Adok (pol), Adolphus (latinized)
= F: Adolphine (fr)
Ainsley (M, F)
from a scot last name, o.e an=one, only; léah=wood, clearing
-> Ainslee, Ainslie
Alaric (M)
ruling all (ala=all, ric=ruler)
= Ulric, Ulrick (germ)
-> M: Alarick, Rick
-> F: Alarice, Alarise
Alberic (M)
from the Old English name Aelfric, aelf=elf, ric=ruler: Elven king
= Alberigo (it, sp), Aubrey (eng), Albéric, Auberon, Oberon, Albery (fr)
Albert (M)
adal=noble, behrt=famous, shiny
= M: Albert, Adalbert, Aubert, Aubertin (fr), Alberto (it, sp), Elbert, Albrecht, Adalbert, Adalbrecht, Adelbrecht (germ), Ailbert (scot), Albarts, Albardus, Albertus (fris), Alberts (latv)
= F: Alberte, Albertine, Auberta, Aubine (fr), Alberta, Albertina (it), Albertje (fris), Albertyna (pol), Alverta (gr)
-> F: Alli, Alverta, Berta, berte, Berti, Elberta, Elbertina, Elbertine
Alda (F)
rich
= Aude (fr), Aud (norw), Aldonza (sp)
-> Alida
Alder (M)
m.germ: alder tree
Aldhelm (M)
o.e Ealdhelm, eald=old, helm=helm
Aldith (F)
o.e Ealdgyth, eald=old, gyth=battle, strife
= M: Aldo (it)
= F: Aldona (lithua)
-> Alditha, Æthelgyth, Ailith, Aldis, Aldas, Aldya, Aldous, Aldus
Alfred (M)
o.e ælf=elf, rad=counsel
= M: Alfredo (it, sp), Alf (Norw)
= F: Alfreda (it, sp)
-> M: Fred, Avery, Alvery
-> F: Elfreda, Freda, Freddie, Elfrida, Frieda, Elva, Elvire, Elvira, Albreda, Alura, Alured
Algar (M)
o.e Ælfgar, ælf=elf, gar=lance
= Algirdas, Algirmantas (lithua)
-> Alger
Algernon (M)
o.french grenon=mustache: a mustached man (Normands customarily shaved contrary to most immigrants; the latter would be noticed and nicknamed "aux gernons"="with the mustache")
Alia (F)
alja=all
Alinda (F)
from Adelinde, adal=noble, lind=sweet / Aline+Linda in English-speaking countries
Aline (F)
from Adeline
= Alena, Alenka (rus)
-> Alina, Alyna
Almeric (M)
from Amalricus, amal=work, ric=ruler
= Americ, Emeric, Amaury (fr), Amory, Emory (eng)
Aloysius (M)
illustrious warrior / latinization of the provençal Louis / from Alwisi: all-wise
= M: Alabhaois (irel), Aloys (ned), Alois (germ), Aluisio (port), Aloiza (bielorus), Alojzy (aLOyzeu, pol)
= F: Aloisa (germ), Aloisia (sp), Aloysia, Aloisia, Aloyse, Lois (eng)
Alphonse (M)
from Adalfuns, adal=noble, funca=swift, ready, able
=M: Alfonso, Alonzo, Alonso (sp), Alphonsus (irel), Afonso, Affonso, Alfonso (port), Alphonse (fr), Alonso (it)
= F: Alphonsine (fr), Alfonsa, Alonza (sp)
Alvar (M)
eng Ælfhere, ælf=elf, here=army, warrior
= Allvar (swed), Àlvaro (sp), Alvaro (port), Alvar (fin)
Alvin (M)
o.e Ælfwine, ælf=elf, wine=friend
= Alvino (it), Alvan, Alvah (isr)
Amaline
Amal=labor, ine=diminutive
-> Ameline, Emeline (old fr), Emmeline, Emmelie, Emelie, Hemeline (fr), Emblem, Emlyn, Emelina (eng)
Amelia (F)
amal=work, labour
= Amélie, Ameline, Amalie, Amelina (fr), Amelia (it), Amalia, Amelia, Amalea, Amelita (sp, port), Amalie (germ), Ameliya (rus), Amaliá (pol), Amalia (hung), Amalyah (isr)
-> Amy, Mell, Mellie, Mill, Millie
Amfrid (M)
from Anafrid, ano=ancestor, frithu=peace
Ancel (M)
Ansila, from ansi=deity
= Ancelin, Ancelot (fr)
Anselem (M)
Ansehelm, from ansi=deity, helm=heaume
= M: Anselmo (it), Anselme (fr)
= F: Anselma, Selma, Zelma (eng)
Ansger (M)
Ans=gods, ger=spear: Fighting with his spear for the gods, spear of the gods.
-> Asger
Archibald (M)
Ercanbald, from arcan=natural, bald=staunch: of a staunch nature
= Archambaud (fr), Baldie (scot), Arkan (serb)
Arden
arn=eagle, den=valley: valley of the eagle
-> F: Ardenia
Arlette (F)
fra, from a Normand diminutive of arn=eagle (mother of William the Conquerer)
Arlo
USA; o.e fortified hill (from a last name)
Armand (M)
hart=staunch, mann=man: staunch man
= M: Armand, Armandin (fr), Hermann (germ), Erminio, Armando (it), Manes (hung), Harmen (fris), Armando (sp), Armands (latv)
= F: Armine (eng)
-> F: Arminda
Armin (M)
Germany, Switz; Arminius, latinized name of a Germanic leader who beat the Romans in the year 9 AD
-> Armine (M, F), Arminel (F)
Arnold (M)
arn=eagle, wald=power: all-powerful eagle
= M: Arnaud, Arnauld, Arnault, Arnould, Ernaud (fr), Areud, Arnd (scand), Arnoldo, Arnaldo (it), Arndt, Arnd, Arend (fris), Arnout, Arent (ned), Arno, Arndt (germ), Arne (norw), Arnaldo (sp), Arno, Arnold (est), Arne, Arnost (cz), Arnon (isr), Aarne (fin, est)
= F: Arna, Arnice, Arnina, Arnit (isr)
Arnulf (M)
Germany; arn=eagle, wulf=wolf: eaglewolf
= Arnulf (norw)
Arnvid (M)
Arn=eagle, Scan vidr=forest: Like an eagle flying over the forest.
-> Arvid
Asce (M)
asa=deity
= M: Acelin (eng), Ezzelin (it), Asen, Assen (bulg)
= F: Åsa, Aasa (swed), Åse, Aase (norw), Asela (sp), Asenka (latv)
Ashbel (M)
?
Ashley (M, F)
o.e æsc=ash, leah=wood, clearing: wood of ash trees
-> Ashlea, Ashleigh, Ashlee, Ashlie, Ashly
Ashton (M, F)
o.e æsc=ash, tún=enclosure (from a last name)
Astrid (F)
France; Ansitruda from asa=deity, trud=faithfulness: she who is faithful to the Gods
= Astrup (norw), Astrée (Fr)
-> Astra
Athelstan (M)
o.e Æthelstan, æthel=noble, stan=stone
Audemar (M)
France; ald=ancient, ward=guardian
= Omer, Audey (eng)
Audrey (F)
o.e Æthelthryth, æthel=noble, thryth=strength
= Adeltraud, Edeltraud (germ)
-> Atheldreda (latinized), Audra, Audrina
Audric (M)
France; o.e eald=old, ric=ruler
Averil (F)
o.e Everild, from eofor=boar, hild=battle
-> Averell, Avril
Avice (F)
from Aveza, from Ava
= Avis (gispy)
Aylmer (M)
o.e Æthelmœr, æathel=noble, mœre=famous
-> Elmer, Aymar
Aylwin (M)
o.e Æthelwine, æthel=noble, wine=ami
= F: Aylwen (welsh)
-> Alwin
from a surname; occupation name for an administrative officer / local name for someone who lived near fortifications / local name for an inhabitant of Bailey, o.e. bêg=berry, lêah=wood
-> Baileigh, Baylee, Bayleigh, Bailie, Bailee
Baldric (M)
bald=bold, rik=ruler: bold king
= Baudry, Balderic (fr)
Baldwin (M)
Germanic Baldavin, Bealdwine, bald=bold, win=friend: bold friend
= Baudouin (fr), Balduino (it), Bôdewîn, Boldewîn (fries), Balduin, Baldwin (germ)
Barclay (M)
from a surname, Scottish for Berkeley, o.e. beorc=birch, leah=wood
Bardolf (M)
from Berhtolf, berhta=shiny, wulfa=wolf
= Bardo (dan)
-> Bard, Bardolph
Baron (M)
o.e. beorn=young warrior (a title of nobility)
Barrett (M)
from Beroald, bera=bear, wald=reign
-> Berold, Berolt
Barton
from a last name, o.e. bere=oat (orge), tûn=enclosure
Baxter (M)
from a surname, o.e. bæcestre=baker
Beldeor (M)
o.e. beautiful deer
Belinda (F)
from Betlindis, lindi=serpent
Bentley (M)
from a surname, o.e. beonet=bent grass, leah=wood
Beringer (M)
ber=bear, gari=spear: spearman of the Bear Clan
= M: Béranger, Berenger (fr)
= F: Bérangère, Bérengère (fr)
Bernard (M)
from Beringhard, Beornheard; ber=bear, hard=staunch
= M: Bernard, Bernardin (fr), Bernie, Barnard, Barney, Barnet (eng), Bernado (it), Bernhard (flinders, sw), Bearnard (scot), Bernaert, Bernhard, Barend (ned), Bernhard, Bernd, Berend (germ), Bärend, Bêrend, Bernd (fris), Bernardo, Bernardino, Bernal (sp), Bernardim (port), Berngards (rus), Bernardas (lith), Berngards, Bernhards (latv), Bernat (hung), Berno, Bernek (cz)
= F: Bernadette (fr), Bernadine, Bernadene, Berna, Bermette, Berny (eng), Bernarda, Bernardina, Bernadita (sp), Bernardá (pol)
Berthe (F)
behrt=shiny
= Berthe, Bertille, Bertil (fr), Berta, Bertina (it), Bertha, Berthe, Bertila, Bertel (germ), Bertel (dan), Bertalan (hung)
Berthold (M)
Germany: shiny and splendid
-> F: Berthilde
Bertram (M)
from Berahthraben behrt=shiny, famous, hraben=crow
-> Bert
= M: Bertrand (fr), Bertramo (it), Beltrán (sp), Bertramus (latin)
= F: Bertrande, Bertrade (fr)
Beverley (M, F)
from a surname, o.e. beofor=beaver, lêac=stream
-> F: Beverly
Bevis (M)
french Beuves, from germanic Bovo: handsome
Bishop (M)
From the surname
Blake (M)
From two originally distinct surnames, o.e blœc=black and blâc=pale (originally given to someone whose skin and/or hair was remarkable dark or fair)
Blakeley (F)
From a surname, english blœc=black / blâc=pale / Blake and leah=wood, clearing
Bluma (F)
Jewish name derived from german blume=bloom
Bodo (M)
Germany; messenger
= F: Bodil (scand)
Bond (F)
from a surname, reference to the bond owed to one’s lord.
Booker (M)
from a surname: scribe or bookbinder
Booth (M)
from a surname, denoting the inhabitant of a small shepherd hut (both)
Bradford (M)
USA, from a surname, o.e brâd=large, ford=ford
Brandon (M)
From a surname, o.e brôm=broom, gorse, dûn=hill
Branton (M)
USA, from a surname, o.e brôm=broom, gorse, tûn=enclosure
Braxton (M)
From a surname, Bracc= an english first name, o.e tûn= enclosure: Bracc's Enclosure
Brenton (M)
USA, from a surname, from Brˆyningtûn in the Devon: hamlet associated to Brˆyni (bryne=fire)
Brewster (M)
USA, from a surname, o.e brêowestre=brewer
Brigham (M)
US, from a surname, o.e brycg=bridge, hâm=household (Brigham was a Mormon leader)
Brock (M)
From a surname, o.e brocc=badger
Broderick (M)
Scotland, sax: Lareg Terrain
-> Brody, Derick
Bronislaw (M)
Germ. Brunja=(suit of) armour, slav slav=glory, honour: Glorious with his suit of armour
-> F: Branislava
= Branislaú (Belarus)
Brook (F)
USA, from a surname, o.e brook: Brook
Brunhild (F)
Germ brunnia=corslet, hild=battle, name of a Walkyrie
= Brunhilda, Brunhild, Hilda (eng), Brünhild (germ), Brunhilde (fr)
-> Brynhild, Brunahild, Hilde, Hilda
Bruno (M)
Germ brun=brown (referring to the bear)
= Bruno, Brunetto (it), Broen (scand), Brûno (fris), Bruns (germ), Brno, Berno, Burno (slav)
Burton (M)
From a surname, o.e burh=fortress, tûn=enclosure
Butler (M)
From a surname, anglo-normand butuiller=he who manages the bottles (first intendant of a household)
Buxton (M)
From a surname, a place in Derbyshire, Buchestanes during the Middle Ages: Leaning Rocks (hardly balanced and therefore that would topple easily)
Byron (M)
From a surname, from Lord Byron, deriving from the sentence æt ∂ˆæm bˆyrum: "at the stables", denoting someone who lived there because his job was to care for the cattle.
Cade (M)
From a surname denoting something round and chubby
Cale (M)
USA, maybe from Caleb
-> Caile, Cayle, Kale, Kail, Kaile, Kayle
Carlton (M)
From a surname, o.e carl=peasant, tûn=hamlet: Hamlet of the free peasants
= Charlton (eng)
Carter (M)
Surname: cart maker
Caxton (M)
From a surname, norse Kakkr (kokkr=heap), o.e tûn=enclosure: Kakkr's enclosure
Cedric (M)
Sax caddaric: War Chief / alteration of Cerdic, name of the founder of the kingdom of Wessex, maybe from caradoc
= Cédric (fr)
Cena (M)
o.e: keen, sharp
Chad (M)
Modern spelling of o.e Ceadda, saint of the 7th century, archbishop of York
Chadwick (M)
USA, from a surnam, o.e wîc=breeding farm, Ceadda=Chad: Chad's farm
Chandler (M)
From a surname: candle maker
Chapman (M)
From a surname, o.e cêapmann: pedlar (cêapan=buy, sell, exchange, mann=man)
Chase (M)
From a surname, English-normand chase=hunt, nickname for a hunter
Chelsea (F)
o.e cealc hy∂: place of chalk (name of a fashionable London neighborhood)
-> Chelsey, Chelsie
Claiborne (M)
From a surname, german Kleiber: builder
Clay (M)
USA, from a surname denoting someone living in an area with clay soil / teuton: Mortal
Clayton (M)
USA, from a surname, o.e clæg=clay, tûn=enclosure, hamlet
Clerebold (M)
Germ bald=bold, Klâr from latin clarus=shiny
-> Clarenbald
Clifford (M)
From a surname, eng clif=cliff, slope, bank; ford=ford
-> Cliff
Clifton (M)
From a surname, clif=cliff, slope, bank, tûn=enclosure, hamlet
Clinton (M)
USA, from a surname, from Glympton in Oxfordshire or Glinton in the Northants.
Clive (M)
UK, from a surname, eng clif=cliff, slope
Clothilde (F)
Germ Chlotichilda, hold=glory, hilde=battle: Glorious in Combat (ancestor of the name Louisa)
= Clothilde, Clotilde (fr), Klothilde (germ)
-> Louise, Louisa, Louisette, Lidwine, Ludivine, Lydwine, Héloïse, Éloïse (fr), Lodovica (it), Luisa (sp), Luise, Lois (eng), Luise (germ), Liusaidh (scot)
Clovis (M)
germ Chlodwig, hold=glory, wild=fighter: Glorious Fighter (ancestor of the name Louis)
-> Louis, Louison, Ludovic, Ludo, Lud, Lou (fr), Loïc (britton), Luigi, Lodovico (it), Luis (sp), Lewis, Louie, Lew, Louey, Lodowick (eng), Ludwig (germ, austr), Ludovic (latin), Luthais (scot)
Colbert (M)
From a surname, old French of germ origins col=neck, berth=shiny, famous
Cole (M)
From a surname, o.e cola=swarthy, from col=coal
Colton (M)
USA, from a surname, o.e Cola=nickname for a swarthy person (col=coal), tûn=hamlet, enclosure
Corliss (F)
o.e: joyful, good-hearted
Crystal (F)
-> Chrystal (influenced by chrysos=gold), Chrystalla (latin), Krystle
Curtis (M)
From a surname, nickname for someone courteous
Cuthbert (M)
o.e cû∂=reknown, beorht=shiny
-> Cudbert
Dale (M, F)
o.e: Valley (small and peaceful, between two chains of hills as opposed to mountains), from a family name
Dallas (M)
USA, from a surname from the village of Dallas in Morayshire (Scotland), named in gaelic Dalfhas (a field where the herds spent the night)
Dalton (M)
USA, from a surname, o.e. dæl, tûn: Hamlet in the Valley
Darby (M)
From a surname form the city of Derby, old norse diur=deer, byr=hamlet
Darwin (M)
o.e Deorwine, deor=dear, wine=friend
Dean (M)
From a surname, o.e dene=valley (for a valley-dweller) / latin decanus=dean (ecclesiastic watcher).
-> Dane, Deane, Dene
Delbert (M)
Germ behrt=famous, shiny
Dexter (M)
USA, from a surname, o.e dêag=dye, -estre=female suffix: (female) Dyer
Dietleib (M)
Germany, mod. german: Inheritance of the Peoples
= Detlev (eng)
Dietlind (F)
Germany, germ: Tender to the People
-> Dietlinde
Dietrich
Germany, germ: Sovereign of the People
-> Diederich, Derek, Dereck, Derrick, Darrick
-> M, F: Del
-> F: Della (eng)
= Diederick (ned)
Dietwald (M)
Germany, germ: Power of the People
Digby (M)
From a surname, nor díki=ditch, byr=hamlet
Dilli (F)
Germ Dilli, Dillo
= Dilliana (ned)
Diotheri (M)
Germany, germ: The People's Army
-> Dieter
Drake (F)
From a surname, o.e draka=snake, dragon and also drake=female duck (after the explorer Sir Francis Drake)
Drogo (M)
Germ from goth name Draga, dragen=to bear
= Dru (fr), Drew (eng)
Eartha (F)
o.e eorthe=earth
-> Ertha
Eastorhild (F)
o.e. Eastre=goddess of the rising sun, hild=battle
= Estrild (eng, fr), Austrechildis (germ), Estrella (sp)
Eberhard (M)
=Everard (fr)
Eirik (M)
Norse; germ rick=king, ei=always
= Eric, Rick, Ricky (eng), Éric, Ric, Riquier (fr), Erik (scand), Erick (germ, aust), Eighrig (gael scot)
-> Genseric, Aric
-> F: Erica
Emma (F)
Germ diminutive of names in ermen, irmen=whole
-> M: Emmet (dimin become family name), Emmett, Emmit
Engelbert (M)
Germany; engel=angel, berth=shiny
-> Engelbrecht
Erdmann (M)
Erd=earth, mann=man
Erdmuthe (M)
Erd=earth, muth=courage
Erhard (M)
Germany: Devoted in Honour
Ermengard (F)
Germany: Protector of All
-> Ermegarde, Ermgard, Irmgard
Ermenhild (F)
Germany: Total Combat
-> Irmhild
Ermentrudis
Ermin=all, universal, druid=strength: Total Strength
= Ermintrude (eng), Ermentraud, Ermentrud (germ)
-> Ermandrud, Ermyntrude, Emmuska, Armigil
Ernst (M)
Earnest, important, serious, fight to the death
=M: Ernest (fr), Ernesto (it, sp), Earnest, Ernie, Ern (eng), Erne, Ernst (germ)
=F: Ernestine (fr), Earnestine (eng), Ernesta (germ)
-> F: Erna
Estmund
o.e east=grace, beauty, mund=protection
= Esmond (fr)
Ethelbert (M)
o.e aethel=noble, beorht=brilliant
-> Albert
Ethelburg
o.e Aethelburh or Aethelburg, aethel=noble, burh=fortress
Etheldreda (F)
Adel=noble, thriedh=strength
-> Audrey, Dreda
Ethelfleda (F)
o.e Aethelflœd, aethel=noble, floed=proper, beautiful
Ethelinda (F)
o.e Aethelind, germ Adallindis, athal=noble, lindi=serpent
-> Ethelenda
Ethelred (M)
o.e. aethel=noble, rœd=advice, counsel
Eutha (M)
Norse jôdh=child
= Eudo (lat), Eudes (fr)
Ewawald (M)
Power of Law
-> Ewald (germ)
Ewawart (M)
Guardian of the Law
-> Ewart, Eward
Fairfax (M)
From a surname denoting someone with beautiful long hair, o.e faeger=beautiful, ravishing, feax=hair, tresses
Faramund (M)
Fara=trip, mund=protection, name of the legendary first king of France
= Faramond (fr)
Ferdinand (M)
Fardh=trip, nand=ready
= M: Ferdinand, Fernand, Ferand, Ferrand (fr), Ferdinando, Ferrante, Hernán, Hernando (sp), Ferdinando, Fernando (it, port), Ferd, Ferdie (eng), Ferdi (germ)
= F: Fernande (fr)
Filibert (M)
Filu=a lot of, berhta=clear, brilliant
= Fulbert, Philibert, Philbert (fr)
François (M)
France; from germ Frank=free man via Latin francus
= M: Francis, Francisque, Francelin (fr) Frank, Frances, Frankie (eng), Franz (germ), Francesco (it), Francisco (sp), Fereng (hung), Proinsias (gael irel), Frangang (scot)
= F: Françoise, France, Francine, Francette (fr), Francesca, Franca (it), Francisca (sp), Frances, Francine, Fran (eng), Franziska (germ)
-> F: Soizic (britton)
Franklin (M)
From a surname, o.e frankeleyn: Free Man
Freya (F)
Scotland; scandinavian goddess of love, frouwa=lady, mistress
= Fröja (scand)
Fridegundis (F)
Frithu=peace, gundi=guerre
= Fredegonde, Frédégonde (fr)
Frithuric (M)
Fried=peace, rik=king
= M: Frédéric, Fredo (fr), Federico (it), Federigo (sp, port), Friedrich (germ), Fred, Freddie (eng), Frederik (scand)
= F: Frédérique (fr), Federica (it), Frederika (eng), Frederika, Frieda (scand), Friederike (germ)
Frideswide (F)
o.e Frithuswide, frithu=peace, swith=fort
Friedemann (M)
Germany: Man of Peace
Friedhelm (M)
Germany: Helmet of Peace
Friedwulf (M)
Germany; Frithuwulf: Wolf of Peace
Fulco (M)
Folc=people
-> Fulk, Fawke, Fulke, Fulcher, Folco
Gilbert (M)
Teutonic ghîsel=pledge (important families exchanged their children as pledges to maintain peace) or gisil=arrow, behrt=shiny
= M: Gijsbert, Gisbertus, Gijsbrecht (ned), Gijsbert, Giesbert, Gisbert, Giselbert, Gijp, Gyspert (fris), Gilberto (sp, it, port), Gysbert (germ)
= F: Gijske (Ned, Fris), Gilberte (fr)
-> M: Gelbrech
Heimerich (M)
= M: Henri (Fr), Henry (Eng) Arrigo (archaic it), Enrico (it)
-> M: Anriet
Ingram (M)
From a family name, germ Angilramnus, angil=angel, hraban=raven
= Engelram (eng), Enguerran, Enguerrand (fr)
Karl (M)
Germ karl and eng Ceorl: (Free) Man
= M: Carlo, Carlino, Carolo (it), Carlos, Carlito (sp), Carl, Karl (germ), Carol (rum), Caerbhaill, Caerbhail, Caerbhall (irel), Charles, Charlie (eng), Karel (cz, sl), Carel, Karel (ned), Chae (scot), Charles, Carl, carolin, Charlot (fr), Carls (fin)
= F: Carla, Carlita, Carolina (sp), Carole, Caroline (fr), Cheryl (eng), Caroliina (fin)
-> M: Caroll, Chas, Carle, Karley
-> M, F: Caryl
-> F: Charlotte, Charlène, Charline, Charline, Lola, Charlette, Arlette, Arlène, Arline (fr), Carlotta, Lotta (it, sp), Karlota, Lotte (germ)
Kiefer (M)
barrel-maker
Ogden (M)
o.e: lives beside the oaks
Richard (M)
-> Dick (maybe from the difficulty experienced by the medieval English in pronouncing the Norman rolled r)
Thane (M)
US, o.e: Nobleman, Lord
Wade (F, M)
From a surname, o.e wade=fort
Walburg (F)
Germany, wald=reign, burg=fort
-> Walburga
Waldemar (M)
Germany, wald=reign, mar=famous
Walker (M)
From a surname, o.e wealcan=walk, tread (fabric in dyeing vats)
Waltheof
o.e Wealdtheof, weald=power, reign, theof=valor
-> Waldo, Waldeve
Walther (M)
Walden=sovereign, her=army
= Walter, Walt, Wally, Wat (eng), Qualterio (it), Gautier, Gauthier (fr), Bhaltair (scot)
-> Watkin (dim. Of Walter)
Waltraud (F)
Germany: Reign of Strength
Wanda (F)
Uncertain origins, either from Wendell or vand=wand
Wandrégisille (M)
Dignitary from the courts of kings Clovis II and Dagobert
-> Wandrille
Ward (M)
o.e weard: Guardian, Watcher
Warinhari (M)
From a surname, warin=to guard, heri=army
= Garnier (fr)
-> Wernher, Werner, Warner
Warwick (M)
From a surname, a city in the west Midlands, o.e wer=dam, wîc=milk farm
Washington (M)
From a surname, o. e Wassingtûn: Wassa's Hamlet
Wayne (M)
From a surname, o.e waegen=wagon, chariot
Webster (M)
From a surname, o.e webbestre=weaver
Wendell (M)
From a surname Wendel designating a Wend (or Vandal), Slavic people between the Elbe and the Oder (after Oliver Wendell Holmes)
-> F: Wendeline
Wentworth (M)
From a surname, o.e winter=winter, wordh=enclosure
Werther (M)
Valorous Army
-> Werter
Wesley (M)
After John Wesley, foudner of the Methodist Church, from Westley: Wood, Clearing / West Prairy
-> Wes
Westel (M)
From the surname Weston, o. e west, tûn=enclosure
Wheeler (M)
From a surname: someone who repairs cart wheels
Whitley (F)
From a surname, o.e hwît=white, lêah=wood
Whitney (F, M)
US, from a surname, o.e atten whiten ey= near the white island
Wilberforce (M)
From a surname, from Wilberfoss in the Yorkshire: Wilburg's chasm
Wilbur (M)
From a surname, will=will, burh=fortress
Wilfrith (M)
o.e wil=will, frîd=peace
= Wilford, Wilfred, Wilf, Wilfrid (eng), Wilfried (germ), Wilfrid (fr)
Willahelm (M)
Wil=will, desire, helm=helm
= M: William, Will, Bill, Willy, Billy, Guilielm, Willis (eng), Guillaume, Guillemin (fr), Uilleam (scot gael) , Wilhelm (germ), Guglielmo (it), Guillermo (sp), Gwilyn (wel), uilliam, Liam (ir gael)
= F: Wilhelmina (germ), Guglielma (it), Guillemette (fr)
-> F: Willa, Wilma, Wilmette, Bilikens, Wilsie, Willimina
-> F, M: Wilmot (through the surname derived from Guillemot)
Willard (M)
US, from a surname Wilheard, o.e wîl=will, heard=staunch
Willoughby (M)
From a surname, o.e welig=willow, norse byr=hamlet
Wilmaer (M)
o.e wil=desire, maer=famous
= Wilmer (eng)
Wilson (M)
from a surname: Will's Son
Windsor (M)
From a surname, o.e Windels-ôra=place of disembarkment
Winston (M)
From a surname, from Winston in the Gloucestershire, wynn=joy, stân=stone
Winthrop (M)
US, from a surname, Winthorpe in England, o.e: Village of Wynna
Winton (M)
From a surname, o.e winn=pasture, tûn=enclosure / widhig=willow / from Wina
Wolf (M)
Wulf=wolf
-> Wolff, Wolfe
Wulfgang (M)
Germany, wulf=wolf, angil=spear: Spearman from the wolf Clan
-> Wolfgang
Woodrow (M)
From a surname, denoting someone living in a row of houses near a wood (after president Woodrow Wilson)
-> Woody
Wyndham (M)
From a surname, Wymondham in the Norfolk, o.e: Wigmund's Household
Wynne (M, F)
o.e wine=friend
-> Wynn
Wystan (M)
o.e wîg=batte, stan=stone
York (M)
From a surname, from the area of York, originally Eoforwîc=boar farm
= Iorvik, Iork (scand)
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