Female "W" Names

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1. WACLAWA (Wacława): Feminine form of Polish Wacław, meaning "more glory."
2. WAFIYA: Feminine form of Arabic Wafi, meaning "reliable."
3. WAHEEDA: Feminine form of Arabic Waheed, meaning "unique."
4. WAHIDA: Feminine form of Arabic Wahid, meaning "unique."
5. WALBURGA: "Ruler of the fortress." Old German name composed of the elements wald "rule" and burg "fortress." 
6. WALENTYNA: Feminine form of Polish Walenty, meaning "healthy, strong." 
7. WALERIA: Polish form of Roman Valeria, meaning "strong."
8. WALTRAUD: "Foreign strength." German name composed of the elements walh "foreigner" and thrud "strength."
9. WANDA: Probably an English feminine form of German Wendel, meaning "a Wend; a wanderer," a term used to refer to migrant Slavs in the sixth century. 
10. WASYLYNA: Feminine form of Ukrainian Wasyl, meaning "king." 
11. WAYNA: Quechua name meaning "young."
12. WEICI: Chinese name meaning "preserving love."
13. WELLAMO: Variant of Finnish Vellamo, myth name of a cold-hearted goddess of the sea who dwelled in an underwater palace called Ahtola with her husband Ahto.
14. WEN: Chinese name meaning "refinement."
15. WENDA: Variant of English Wanda, meaning "a Wend; a wanderer," a term used to refer to migrant Slavs in the sixth century. 
16. WENDI: Variant of English Wendy, meaning "friend."
17. WENDY: From the J. M. Barrie character name which was derived from a nickname, fwendy, meaning "friend."
18. WENLING: Chinese name meaning "refined jade tinkling."
19. WENONA: English variant of Nat. Am. Dakota Winona, meaning "firstborn daughter."
20. WENONAH: English variant of Nat. Am. Dakota Winona, meaning "firstborn daughter."
21. WENQIAN: Chinese name meaning "refined madder (the herb)."
22. WERA: Polish form of Russian Vera, meaning "faith; truth." 
23. WERONIKA: Polish form of Latin Veronica, meaning "bringer of victory."
24. WHETU: Maori name meaning "star."
25. WHITNEY: "White island." English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the name of various places named from the Middle English phrase atten whiten ey, meaning "by the white island." 
26. WIBEKE: Feminine form of German Wiebe, meaning "war."
27. WIDAD: Arabic name meaning "love."
28. WIEBKE: Feminine form of German Wiebe, meaning "war."
29. WIESLAWA (Wiesława): Feminine form of Wiesław, meaning "great glory."
30. WIGA: Nickname of Polish Jadwiga, meaning "contending war."
31. WIGBURG: Germanic name composed of the elements wig "war" and burg "fortress."
32. WIKOLIA: Hawaiian form of Roman Victoria, meaning "to conquer; victory."
33. WIKTORIA: Feminine form of Polish Wiktor, meaning "to conquer; victory."
34. WILDA: 
    1. German surname transferred to forename use, meaning "wild."
    2. Old English name meaning "willow tree."
35. WILFREDA: Feminine form of English Wilfred, meaning "desires peace."
36. WILHELMINA: Feminine form of German Wilhelm, meaning "will-helmet."
37. WILHELMINE: Feminine form of German Wilhelm, meaning "will-helmet."
38. WILLA: Feminine form of English Will, meaning "will-helmet."
39. WILLEMINA: Feminine form of Dutch Willem, meaning "strong-willed."
40. WILLOW: English name derived from the tree name, "willow." 
41. WILMA: English feminine form of William, and a nickname for German Wilhelmina, both meaning "will-helmet."
42. WINIFRED: English form of Welsh Gwenfrewi, meaning "holy reconciliation."
43. WINNIE: Nickname for English Winifred, meaning "holy reconciliation."
44. WINONA: Native American Dakota name meaning "firstborn daughter." 
45. WINTER: English name derived from the season name, "winter." The word may ultimately derive from Proto-Indo-European *wind-, meaning "white."
46. WIOLA: Polish form of Latin Viola, meaning "violet."
47. WIOLETTA: Polish form of English Violet, meaning "violet color" or "violet flower." 
48. WISIA: Pet form of Polish Jadwiga, meaning "contending war."
49. WISDOM: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning simply "wisdom."
50. WISLAWA (Wisława): Feminine form of Polish Wisław, meaning "great glory." 
51. WLADYSLAWA (Władysława): Feminine form of Polish Władysław, meaning "rules with glory."
52. WOJCIECHA: Feminine form of Polish Wojciech, meaning "happy soldier."
53. WORKNESH: African Amharic name meaning "you are like gold."
54. WREN: English bird name meaning simply "wren." 
55. WYNNE: Welsh unisex name meaning "blessed, fair, white."
56. WYNONNA: English variant of Nat. Am. Dakota Winona, meaning "firstborn daughter." 
57. WYNTER: Variant of English Winter, meaning "winter."