Wahib
Bestower or giver, from Arabic giving vocabulary
Wahib is an Arabic name derived from the verb wahaba, to give. The relevant formation describes a giver or bestower.
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- Wahib♂Bestower or giver, from Arabic giving vocabulary
- Wahida♀Peerless or unique, in the Wahid name family
- Walden♂Valley associated with the Welsh, in an English place name
- Waldo♂Surname from Waltheof, or a Germanic power-name short form
- Walfrido♂Nameberry links Walfrido with Wilfred
- Wally♂Familiar form of Walter or Wallace
- Walter♂Ruler of the army
- Walterina♂
- Wanda♀Polish legendary name, possibly linked with the Wends
- Warfe♂
- Warlito♂
- Warly♂Carefully or cautiously, in Older Scots
- Warren♂From the Norman surname de Warenne
- Washington♂From a surname and an English settlement name
- Wayne♂From a wagon-maker surname
- Webster♂Weaver, through an English occupational surname
- Wela♀Shortened Manuela or Roela
- Welang♀Familiar form of Wela or Roela
- Wenceslao♂Greater glory; through Slavic Václav
- Wenda♀Variant of Wendy
- Wendell♂Short form of Germanic Wend-name compounds
- Wendy♀Name popularized by Peter Pan, with earlier uses
- Wenna♀Shortened Rowena
- Wennie♂♀Swedish familiar form of Wendela
- Wenonah♀Winona variant: firstborn daughter in Dakota
- Wes♂Short form of Wesley or Weston
- Wesley♂West meadow or clearing
- Whilce♂Shortening of William Joyce in a reported Philippine example
- Whitney♂♀White island, through an English place name
- Wilang♀Familiar Wilhelmina or Wilma
- Wilbert♂Bright will
- Wilberto♂Documented Wil- and -berto name formation
- Wilbur♂Surname-name with competing wild-boar and Wilburg accounts
- Wilfred♂Will and peace
- Wilfredo♂Desiring peace; Spanish form of Wilfred
- Wilfrido♂Documented Germanic Wilfrid name-family form
- Wilhelmina♀Feminine of Wilhelm, in the William name family
- Will♂♀Short form of William or other Wil names
- Will Evangel♂Will: a familiar name; Evangel: gospel or good news
- William♂Will and helmet
- Willie♂♀Affectionate form of Will or William
- Willie James♂Willie: Affectionate form of Will or William; James: English Jacob-family form through Latin Iacomus
- Willy♂Affectionate form of Will or William
- Wilma♀Short form of Wilhelmina
- Wilmar Johnny♂Wilmar: Will and fame family; Johnny: familiar John form
- Wilmer♂Old English Wilmǣr: will + famous
- Wilson♂Son of Will
- Wilton♂Surname-name from several English towns, with differing roots
- Winifredo♂Winfred-family historical form: friend + peace
- Winnie♂♀Familiar form of Winifred, Winona, or Winston
- Winston♂Wine’s settlement, in the place-name formation
- Winter♂♀English name of the cold season
- Wystan♂Battle + stone, from Old English Wigstan
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Wahida
Peerless or unique, in the Wahid name family
Wahida is the feminine form of Wahid, documented in Arabic and Urdu name traditions. The Wahid account explains the Arabic root sense as peerless or unique and cites Hans Wehr’s dictionary.
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Valley associated with the Welsh, in an English place name
Walden is a surname-name from an Old English place formation. The components are associated with Welsh people and a valley.
Read the meaning and history →Waldo
Surname from Waltheof, or a Germanic power-name short form
Waldo has an English surname route and an independent Germanic familiar-form history. The English account traces the surname to Anglo-Scandinavian Waltheof, with modern given-name use associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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- 36 Dictionary evidence
- 28 Wikidata
- 35 Philippine source records
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