Names That Mean Wandering

Noah is nearly a patriarch of popular baby names at this point, going from Old Testament graybeard to Top 10 name in 2009, hitting Number 1 in 2013, and now settled into second place in the US for the past eight years.

Noah was derived from the Hebrew name Noach, which itself came from the root nuach, meaning "rest," although some sources claim it can also carry the opposite meaning, "motion." In the Bible, Noah was deemed the only righteous man of his time, singled out by God to survive the great flood sent to punish the world. He built his famous ark, onto which he herded a pair of every animal.
 
A generation or two ago, Noah seemed far too antiquated to become a popular name. But now, along with brethren Abraham, Moses, and even Elijah, it's eminently baby-worthy. 
 
Noah's popularity is widely international, ranking highly in all English-speaking countries along with France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Noah is also a top name in countries as diverse as Belgium and Brazil, Norway and Chile.
 
Actor Rupert Graves and singer Michael Buble both have sons named Noah. Billy Ray Cyrus, responsible for the name Miley, crossed gender lines to call another of his daughters Noah. 
 
The feminine homonym Noa -- which isn't a form of the Biblical male Noah (it's a separate female name from the Old Testament) -- is currently the most popular girls' name in Israel. It is however the Welsh form of masculine Noah too, and as such, a Top 100 choice in Wales, making it a perfect legitimate spelling for boys.
 
With its soft sounds and vowel ending, Noah has also brought with it a number of gentler boys names, such as Asher, Ezra, Luca, Jonah, and Koa.

Noah

Gatlin has risen into the Top 1000 in recent years on the strength of its association with the Olympic champion sprinter Justin Galtin as well as the Gatlin Brothers of Nashville fame. The name has the same root as gadabout, thus the meaning related to wandering.

Gatlin

The name of the (male) otter protagonist of Henry Williamson’s 1927 novel Tarka the Otter. 
It is in rare use as a male and female name in England, especially among the Telegraph-reading
classes. A notable bearer is English musician, writer and record producer Tarka Cordell, who died
in 2008. 
Fun fact: a tarka is also a type of short wooden flute, indigenous to the Andes.

Tarka

Saint Wandrille de Fontenelle was a 6th century French saint. The name derives from the old Germanic name Wandregisel.

Names That Mean Wandering

The names

Noah

Gatlin

Tarka

Wandrille