Boy Dog Names That Start With W
- Werther
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"worthy warrior"Description:
In literature identified with The Sorrows of Young Werther -- not much to wish on a child.
- Winner
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"one who wins"Description:
Winner is an uplifting word name that can work for girls or boys. It was recently chosen by rapper Nya Lee for her daughter.
- Wickham
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"Homestead"Description:
Most familiar as the surname of the handsome anti-hero of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy’s rival in both life and love. He has a brief flirtation with Elizabeth Bennet but the truth about his ill intentions and past misdemeanors soon comes out, and he ends up marrying her flighty sister Lydia instead.
- Whiskey
Origin:
English from GaelicMeaning:
"water of life"Description:
Brandy's son, Sherry's grandson.
- Wales
Origin:
Place nameDescription:
Place names for boys are few and far between; this one would make a singular choice. Prince William of Wales uses this as a surname when required, as in his military life; Jimmy Wales is the entrepreneur behind Wikipedia, Clint Eastwood played the eponymous character Josey (!) Wales in the 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales.
- Windham
- Wilt
Origin:
Diminutive of Wilton, EnglishMeaning:
"place by a stream"Description:
Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain (born Wilton) lends a sort of mythic quality to his name. Few have ventured to use it since it is so tied to the famed Chamberlain, but it could make an inspired middle.
- Woolf
Origin:
Variation of Wolf, animal nameDescription:
The spelling Woolf inevitably conjures writer Virginia. If you're a fan of Mrs. Dalloway and the Bloomsbury group, Woolf might be a creative way to combine a trendy animal name with an original honor name. Woolf was the surname of Virginia's husband, Leonard.
- Wenczeslaw
Origin:
PolishMeaning:
"glory of the Wends"Description:
Should only be used when singing Christmas carols.
- Whistler
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"one who whistles"Description:
A new entry is the fashionable new occupational name category -- and a jolly job it must be -- with the added attraction of relating to the great early 20th century American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, of "Whistler's Mother" fame.
- Wrecker
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Wrecker is a new entry to the newly trendy group of badass baby names -- names mostly for boys that sound wild (or Wilder) and summon the kind of kid that races around (Racer), breaking things (Breaker), and yeah, why not, being a Wrecker while he's at it. Actor Cam Gigandet introduced this one, with a more phonetic spelling, when he named his son Rekker.
- Wilfredo