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Girl Names Starting with Wi-
Wi- baby names and what they mean, with 26 results. Wi- names are used more often as masculine names. These girl names were at the height of their popularity in the 1920s (USAGE OF 0.91%) and are now significantly less conventional (USAGE 0.36%, ▼60.9%), with names such as Willie becoming somewhat dated. Willow (#62), Willa (#384) and Winter (#390) are three of the more chic baby names here, while Winder (TOP 4%) and Witmer (4%) are familiar Wi- last names.
Wibeke - Winona
Wibeke, var. Wiweca, Wiebke
Derived fr. German, Scandinavian words. "Alive." Rare, but Wibeke is similar to popular surnames Werneke (TOP 60%), Willeke (48%), which also end with -eke.
Wilda▼, var. Willda
Derivative of Old English, Old German. "Untamed; willow tree." Wilda is generally used as a birth name among these variant forms.
Wilfreda, var. Wilfrieda, Wilfridda
Derivative of Old English element. "Desiring peace." Wilfreda, Wilfridda and Wilfrieda are not frequently adopted as children's names.
Wilhelmina1▼
Var. of Vilhelmina. Derived fr. Old German. "Determined protector." Adoption of Wilhelmina as a birth name in 2018 was 4.2% more than a year ago.
Wilhelmina2▼, var. Wilna, Wilmina1, Wilmette1, Wilma1▼, Willy, Willybella, Willmine, Willmina, Wilmette2, Willie▼, Williebelle, Williamina, Willette, Willetta, Willene1, Willemina, Willeen, Willamine, Willamina, Willabella, Willabelle, Willa1▲, Wilhelmine, Willene2, Wileen
From Old German element. "Determined protector." Used frequently as girls' names, Willy, Wilhelmina, etc. are comparable to the popular Lilly.
Willa2▲
Var. of Billie. From Old English language. Originally a nickname for William .. Willa is common as a children's name among the forms of Billie. See also Wilda.
Willa3▲
Stems fr. Old German word. "Determined protector." Willa is a commonly occurring (TOP 16%) feminine name, and exists regularly (TOP 87%) as a surname. See also Cilla.
Willow▲
From English language. .. TV reporter Willow Bay. A very conventional baby name (#62 A YEAR AGO), Willow also occurs frequently as a surname. See also Willy.
Wilma2▼, var. Wilmina2, Willma
Derived fr. Old German language. "Determined protector." Usage of Wilma as a girls' name has waned since the 1920s.
Wilma3▼
Form of Vilma. Derived fr. Native American Indian, Old German words. "Determined protector." Wilma is prevalent as a baby name among the forms of Vilma. See also Wilna.
Wilmot, var. Wilmott, Wilmotina
Derived fr. Old English language. Related to William and Wilhelmina. Compare surnames Willmot (TOP 81%), Wilmoth (4%).
Wilona, var. Wilone
Stems fr. Old English. "Longed-for." Wallona and Walna are creative variations.
Winny1, Winnie1▼, Winne1, Win1
Forms of Wynne. Based on Welsh element. "Fair, pure." Usage of Winnie as a girls' name has waned circa 1890-1899.
Winne2, Win2
Var. of Gwendolen. Stems fr. Welsh element. "Fair bow; blessed ring." Win (UPPER 15%) and Winne (17%) occur commonly as last names.
Winny2, Winnie2▼, Winne3, Win3
Forms of Guinevere. Root fr. Welsh. "Fair and smooth." Usage of Win, Winnie, etc. as birth names in 2018 was 0.7% more than in 2017.
Windy▼
Form of Wendy. Based on English word. "Friend." Windy is frequently occurring (UPPER 34%) as a female name, and is found commonly (UPPER 88%) as a last name. See also Sindy.
Winifred▼, var. Winnifred▼, Winnie3▼, Winne4, Winifryd, Winfreda, Winfrieda, Winefried, Winefride, Winefred, Wina, Winafred
Source fr. Welsh, Old English languages. "Holy, blessed reconciliation; joy and peace." Winifryd and forms were popular as birth names in the 1890s and have become less common.
Winny3, Winnie4▼
Var. of Gwyneth. Root fr. Welsh word. "White, fair." Common, with usage of 0.015% for Winnie and Winny as children's names in 2018, higher than 0.015% the year before.
Winola
Root fr. Old German language. "Charming friend." Unusual. Winola is not found in the US Census.
Winona▼, var. Winonna, Winonah, Winoena, Winnona, Winnie5▼
Derivative of Native American Indian word. "First-born daughter." Winnie and Winona are more widely used as birth names among these forms.
Quick Reference
Summary Index of names [and variants] for Wi- names for girls.
1. Wibeke - WinonaWibeke [Wiweca, Wiebke], Wilda▼ [Willda], Wilfreda [Wilfrieda, Wilfridda], Vilhelmina [Wilhelmina▼], Wilhelmina▼ [Wilna, Wilma▼, Willy, Wilmina, Wilmette, Willmine, Willmina, Willybella, ..], Billie [Willa▲], Willa▲, Willow▲, Wilma▼ [Willma, Wilmina], Vilma [Wilma▼], Wilmot [Wilmott, Wilmotina], Wilona [Wilone], Wynne [Win, Winny, Winne, Winnie▼], Gwendolen [Win, Winne], Guinevere [Win, Winny, Winne, Winnie▼], Wendy [Windy▼], Winifred▼ [Winne, Winnie▼, Winifryd, Winfreda, Winnifred▼, Winfrieda, Winefried, Winefride, ..], Gwyneth [Winny, Winnie▼], Winola, Winona▼ [Winnie▼, Winonna, Winonah, Winoena, Winnona]
Winsome, Wynstelle [Winstelle, Winstella], Winter▲ [Wintar], Wisdom, Wistar [Wister, Wistarr], Wisteria [Wistaria]
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