Names That Mean Will

Medieval French diminutive of Gui (Guy), ultimately from William.

The biblical husband of the queen of Sheba; an unusual name with an interesting sound, rhyming with lanai.

Activist and Māori elder Dame Whina (pronounced FEE-nah) Cooper was born Hōhepine (Josephine), but Whina may also derive from the Māori name Āwhina, meaning "help, support".

Croatian short form of Josip, ultimately deriving from the Hebrew Joseph.

Sometimes used in the Hispanic community, along with the male TELMO. Has been associated with Telma Hopkins, singer with Tony Orlando & Dawn and onetime TV sitcom star.

Unfortunately, everyone will just hear Jared.

The Social Security Lists show Willodean and all its variant spellings to have been used throughout the 1920s and 30s especially in Southern states. There are a few theories on its origins (an invented name created to honor William/Willard and a a female name ending in "-dine", or it may be an Anglicization of a Native American name). Either way, it has a willowy sweetness that deserves a comeback.

This is the name of several people in the Old Testament, including one of King David's lute players. Also spelled Yechiel or Jehiel.

Variant of Yitzhak, the Hebrew form of Isaac.

Māori form of Josephine. This was the birth name of activist and Māori elder Dame Whina (FEE-na) Cooper.