| Home > Wye |
♂ Wye
What does Wye mean?
Wye 
as a name for boys has its root in Old English, and the name Wye means "war strength; clever, crafty". Wye is an alternate spelling of Wyatt (Old English): wild West Sheriff Wyatt Earp. Wye is also a variation of Wylie (Old English): literary agent Andrew Wylie.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, war, strength, clever (intelligent)
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA WYATT, WYLIE Wiley▼, Wyeth
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Wye Karson (W.K.), ..
How popular is Wye?
Wye is an uncommon given name for men but a somewhat popular last name for both adults and children (#131366 out of 150436, Top 87%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Wye (NOT IN TOP 2000) are Wyatt (#26 LAST YEAR), Wiley (#1437) and Wylie (#1612). These relations of Wye reached the apex of their popularity in the year 2017 (MEDIAN #970) and have remained as common to this day (#1025, ▼3.6%). Wyatt is the longstanding favorite, while Wiley used to be popular. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Wye is alike in pronunciation to Ewy, Iwo, O- and Way. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Kye▲, Nye, Rye, Tye and Wyn. Like Wye, these names are not frequently used.
See names in meaning and etymology.[Top]