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Boy Names Starting with W

Explore baby boy names starting with W. From timeless classics to rising stars, every name here links to a full page with meaning, origin, pronunciation, and playground safety analysis.

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#10

William

resolute protector, strong-willed guardian

English
#38

Wyatt

guide, wide

English
#58

Wesley

from the western farmstead

English
#65

Waylon

wayside land, roadside settlement

American
#70

Weston

western farmstead, western settlement

American
#82

Walker

cloth walker; fuller of cloth

English

Warren

park, game preserve

English

Walter

powerful warrior

English

Wade

at the ford

English

Wells

one who lives near the wells or springs

English

Wilder

dweller in the wild, untamed land

American

Winston

wine stone

English

Wilson

resolute protector's son

English

Westley

western clearing

English

Wylder

dweller by wild land

American

Wayne

wagon maker, cart driver

English

Westin

from the western settlement

English

Wes

short form of Wesley or Weston

English

Westyn

western settlement

American

Waylen

wayfarer, traveler

American

Watson

son of Walter

English

Wesson

western town

American

Wallace

foreigner, Welshman (Celtic speaker)

Scottish

Wren

small songbird

English

Wiley

resolute, crafty

English

Wylie

charming, wily

English

Will

resolute protector

English

West

where the sun sets

English

Willie

resolute protector

English

Westen

from the west farm

American

Warner

defender of the army

English

Wolfgang

wolf path, the way of the wolf

German

Woodrow

row of trees by the wood

American

Woods

from the forest, woodland dweller

American

Wolf

wolf, wild hunter

German

Wilmer

will and fame

Swedish

Wynn

pale, holy

Welsh

Whitley

white meadow

English

Wendell

wanderer

English

Whit

white, fair-complexioned

American

Whitaker

white field, white acre

English

Winter

the winter season, wet season

English

Williams

resolute protector

English

Weslee

western meadow, western clearing

American

Willem

resolute protector

Dutch

Willis

resolute protector

English

Wisdom

divine discernment

American

Waylan

land by the road

American

Woodson

forest dweller’s son

American

Wolfe

wolf

English

Winslow

hilltop settlement of the friend

English

Wynston

wine's town, friend's settlement

English

Wheeler

wheel maker, craftsman

American

Wrigley

meadow by the stream

American

Wilbur

resolute fortress, determined will

American

Weldon

from the hill spring

English

Willard

strong will, brave resolve

English

Witten

from the white settlement

English

Weller

one who lives by a spring

English

Wayland

divine smith

English

Walden

dweller in the forest

English

Wellington

from the wealthy estate, prosperous settlement

English

Wave

ocean wave, moving water

American

Wali

guardian, protector

Arabic

Ward

Walton

Waleed

Wyndham

Walt

Welles

Wilfredo

Wayde

Witt

Waris

Willow

Wrangler

Wallen

Waylyn

Wylee

Whitt

Whitman

Whitten

Wilber

Wilhelm

Wright

Whittaker

Willy

Wacey

Worth

Wilkes

Waylin

Warrick

Walid

Wael

Wilfred

Wayden

Wilbert

Woodley

Wylde

Windham

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