The family name Whelan /ˈhwiːlən/ is an anglicisation of the Irish surname, Ó Faoláin. ... "Ó" (anglicised as "O'") derives from the Old Irish "úa", meaning "grandson", or more figuratively "patrilineal descendent".
Meaning of name Whetu. Etymology : Means "star" in Maori.
Meanings and history of the name Whidbey: | Edit. Whidbey is an English surname. The family lived in Yorkshire, at Whitby. Famous real-life people named Whidbey: | Edit. Joseph Whidbey (1755-1833), Royal Navy officer and Master of the HMS Discovery.
noun. The definition of a whim is a sudden desire to do something that wasn't planned. An example of a whim is when you suddenly decide to go to Atlantic City on the spur of the moment because you feel like gambling. YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp.
The meaning of the name Whisper is Soft Voice. The origin of the name Whisper is American. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. People who like the name Whisper also like: Luna, Victoria, Violet, Zoe, Adelaide, Iris, Autumn.
Whistler Name Meaning. English: from an agent derivative of Middle English whistle (Old English hwistle, of imitative origin), hence an occupational name for a player on a pipe or flute, or possibly a nickname for an habitual whistler.
Whit may refer to: Whit or Whitsun, another name for the holy day of Pentecost.
Whitaker Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various places named with Old English hwit 'white' or hw?te 'wheat' + æcer 'cultivated land', as for example Whitaker in Lancashire and Whitacre in Warwickshire (both 'white field') or Whiteacre in Kent and Wheatacre in Norfolk (both 'wheat field').
English: habitational name from the port in North Yorkshire named Whitby, from Old Norse hvÃtr 'white' or the personal name HvÃti + býr 'farmstead', 'settlement', or from a place of the same name in Cheshire, originally named with Old English hwit 'white' (i.e. stone-built) + burh 'manor house', 'fortified place'.
Whitcomb Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe.
