Christian Names Meanings for Baby Boys Starting with Wa

Wal

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.

Meaning: Diminutive of Walter: Rules the people; powerful ruler. Famous Bearers: explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) and U.S. actor Walter Matthau. Origin: German

Walbert

Walbert Name Meaning German: from the medieval personal name Waldobert.

Meaning: Secure Origin: English

Walbridge

Walbridge Name Meaning. English (Dorset): habitational name, probably from Wool Bridge in East Stoke, Dorset.

Meaning: From the welshmans bridge Origin: English

Walbrydge

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.

Meaning: From the welshmans bridge Origin: English

Walby

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').

Meaning: House near a wall

Walcot

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 ...

Meaning: Lives in the welshmans cottage Origin: English

Walcott

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 ...

Meaning: Lives in the welshmans cottage Origin: English

Wald

Wald Name Meaning. German and English: topographic name for someone who lived in or near a forest (Old High German wald, northern Middle English wald). Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Wald 'forest'.

Meaning: Ruler Origin: German

Waldemar

German Meaning: The name Waldemar is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Waldemar is: Famous ruler.

Waldemarr

Meaning & History. Germanic derivative of the Slavic name VLADIMIR (or perhaps a cognate composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and mari "famous"). It was introduced into Scandinavia by the 12th-century Danish king Waldemar (or Valdemar) who was named after a royal ancestor of his Ukrainian mother.

Meaning: Famous ruler Origin: German