In early Hawaii, Waikiki was a much larger area than the 1.5 square miles it encompasses today. Old Waikiki, much of it swampland, included the neighboring valleys of Manoa and Palolo. Translated, Waikiki means "spouting water," a reference to the rivers and springs that richly flowed into the area.
Native American meaning: The name Wakiza is a Native American baby name The Native American meaning of Wakiza is: Desperate warrior.
Origin of the name Walker: Transferred use of the surname that arose as an occupational name for a cleaner, fuller and thickener of cloth. The name is derived from the Middle English Walkere which is from the Old English wealcere (a walker), the root of which is the Old English wealcan (to roll, turn, and full cloth).
The name Wal is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Wal is: Welshman; stranger. Famous Bearer: Scottish hero Sir William Wallace (executed in 1305).Welshman; stranger.
Walbert Name Meaning German: from the medieval personal name Waldobert.
Walbridge Name Meaning. English (Dorset): habitational name, probably from Wool Bridge in East Stoke, Dorset.
The history of the Walbridge name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from Wulfric, a Germanic personal name that became common in England after the Norman Conquest. ... The personal name Wulfric means "wolf-powerful." This name appears in the Domesday Book as Wlfric and Vlfric.
Walby Family History. Walby Name Meaning. English: habitational name for someone from a place in East Yorkshire called Wauldby (recorded in Domesday Book as Walbi '(village) on the wold') or from Walby in Cumbria ('(village) by the (Roman) wall').
English: habitational name from any of several places called Walcott, Walcot, or Walcote, for example in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, all named in Old English with w(e)alh 'foreigner', 'Briton', 'Welsh', genitive plural wala (see Wallace) + cot 'cottage', 'shelter', i.e. 'the ...
English: habitational name from any of several places called Walcott, Walcot, or Walcote, for example in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, all named in Old English with w(e)alh 'foreigner', 'Briton', 'Welsh', genitive plural wala (see Wallace) + cot 'cottage', 'shelter', i.e. 'the ...
