German Boy Names Starting With "W"

Authentic German masculine names beginning with the letter W.

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Waldemar

/VAH-LDEH-MAH-R/

Meaning: Famous ruler

Origin: German

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Walter

/VAH-LTEH-R/

Meaning: Ruler of the army

Origin: German

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Walther

/VAH-LTEH-R/

Meaning: Variant of Walter

Origin: Greek

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Wayland

/VAH-YLAH-ND/

Meaning: Craft, cunning

Origin: German

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Wendel

/VEH-NDEH-L/

Meaning: A Vandal

Origin: German

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Wendelin

/VEH-NDEH-LEE-N/

Meaning: Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil (see Wendel).

Origin: German

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Wenzel

/VEH-NTSEH-L/

Meaning: German form of Václav.

Origin: German

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Wenzeslaus

/VEH-NTSEH-SLAH-OO-S/

Meaning: German form of Václav, via the Latinized form Venceslaus.

Origin: Latin

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Werner

/VEH-RNEH-R/

Meaning: Defending army

Origin: German

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Wernher

/VEH-RNHEH-R/

Meaning: Variant of Werner

Origin: German

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Werther

/VEH-RTEH-R/

Meaning: Worthy

Origin: Greek

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Wetzel

/VEH-TTSEH-L/

Meaning: Diminutive of Werner.

Origin: German

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Wido

/VEE-DOH/

Meaning: Wood

Origin: German

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Wiebe

/VEEBEH/

Meaning: War

Origin: German

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Wiegand

/VEEGAH-ND/

Meaning: Variant of Wigand

Origin: German

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Wieland

/VEELAH-ND/

Meaning: Skillful smith

Origin: German

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Wigand

/VEE-GAH-ND/

Meaning: Warrior

Origin: German

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Wigberht

/VEE-GBEH-RHT/

Meaning: Battle

Origin: German

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Wigbert

/VEE-GBEH-RT/

Meaning: German form of Wigberht.

Origin: German

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Wilfred

/VEE-LFREH-D/

Meaning: Desiring peace

Origin: German

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Wilfried

/VEE-LFREED/

Meaning: German cognate of Wilfred.

Origin: German

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Wilhelm

/VEE-LHEH-LM/

Meaning: Resolute protector

Origin: German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Wilhelm Röntgen (German physicist who discovered X-rays and won the first Nobel Prize)
  • Wilhelm Grimm (German mythologist who co-compiled the world-famous Grimm's Fairy Tales)
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Willem

/VEE-LLEH-M/

Meaning: Dutch form of William.

Origin: German

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Willi

/VEE-LLEE/

Meaning: Diminutive of Wilhelm.

Origin: German

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William

/VEE-LLEE-AH-M/

Meaning: Will helmet

Origin: German

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Willibald

/VEE-LLEE-BAH-LD/

Meaning: Will, desire

Origin: German

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Willy

/VEE-LLY/

Meaning: Diminutive of William, Wilhelm or Willem.

Origin: German

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Winfred

/VEE-NFREH-D/

Meaning: Friend of peace

Origin: German

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Winfried

/VEE-NFREED/

Meaning: Friend of peace

Origin: German

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Wojciech

/VOH-YCEEKH/

Meaning: Warrior, soldier

Origin: German

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Wolf

/VOH-LF/

Meaning: Wolf

Origin: German

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Wolfdietrich

/VOH-LFDEETREE-KH/

Meaning: Compound of Wolf and Dietrich.

Origin: German

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Wolfgang

/VOHLF-gahng/

Meaning: Path of the wolf

Origin: Old High German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Germanic musical genius and composer)
  • Wolfgang Puck (Celebrated Austrian-born chef and restaurateur)
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Wolfhard

/VOH-LFHAH-RD/

Meaning: Wolf

Origin: German

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Wolfram

/VOH-LFRAH-M/

Meaning: Wolf

Origin: German

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Wulf

/VOO-LF/

Meaning: Wolf

Origin: German

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