Baby girl names beginning with W– with origins and meanings
Looking for baby name ideas for a girl that start with the 23rd letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some wicked suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
Look for great baby girl name beginning with W with our list that includes origins and meanings. Decide whether your newborn could be a Wendy, Willow or Wynne
1. Wanda
- Origin: Polish
- Meaning: wanderer
2. Warhi
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: goddess Durga
3. Wasimah
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: pretty
4. Wendy
- Origin: English
- Meaning: friend; the name was invented by James Barrie for his book Peter Pan
5. Whitney
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: white island
6. Wilfreda
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: aspiring to peace; the feminine form of Wilfred
7. Williamina
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: strong helmet: the feminine form of William
- Also: Elma, Minna and Minnie
8. Wilma
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: wishing protection; a short form of Wilhelmina now used as a separate name
9. Willow
- Origin: English
- Meaning: graceful, after the tree that grows near water
10. Winifred
- Origin: Anglo-Saxon
- Meaning: blessed peacemaking
- Also: Freda, Win and Winnie
11. Winona
- Origin: Sioux
- Meaning: eldest daughter
12. Wren
- Origin: English
- Meaning: bird
13. Wyetta
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: wood; the feminised version of Wyatt
14. Wynne
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: fair, pure
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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