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Spelling variation of Wisdom
Configuration coined by troubled former NBA star Jayson Williams for his daughter.
American
"resolute protection + valley; resolute protection + high ranking priest; willow valley"
The Social Security Lists show this name to have been used throughout the 1920s and 30s especially in Southern states, where it likely appealed alongside Clarabel and Marigold. It feels part…
Word name
Warm and open, but way too much teasing potential.
Invented name
Famed track and field sprinter Wyomia Tyus's name never caught on after her multiple gold medals in the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games.
Nature and flower name
Wildflower may be the ultimate hippie name, added to the lexicon by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden when they chose it as one of their daughter's middle names. It's generic in the way that Flora and…
English
"wage war"
Fierce, bold, and very evocative, Warrior is not a name for the faint of heart. It's the latest in a slew of Magic Names , chosen for their incantatory power, added to the baby name lexicon. Parents…
"wild rose"
A dramatic botanical smoosh name that's starting to gain attention among adventurous baby namers. If Primrose feels a little... well, prim for you, Wildrose could be a daring alternative.
The ultimate romantic elaboration of Winter, Wyntreaux feels like it's straight out of a fantasy novel.
"quagmire river"
A totally one-of-a-kind Waverly alternative with historic roots. The River Waveney runs between Suffolk and Norfolk in England. The river's name was derived from the Old English wagen , meaning…
American invented name
"will + valley"
The Social Security Lists show Willodean and 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…
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…
English word name
Wise is a lovely virtue to bestow upon a baby, as seen through the increasingly popular unisex choice Sage. Wise would make for a perfect middle name with the one-syllable flow.
An invented name most notably borne by Winnaretta Singer, heiress to the Singer sewing machine fortune. Singer spent most of her life in Paris after marrying Prince Louis de Scey-Montbéliard. Their…
English surname
"One who came from Wimboldsley"
This English surname has a posh, upper-class vibe in line with Wimbledon or Wellington. Wimberley could make a creative honor for a familial Kimberly.
"traveling wolf"
A feminist, literary choice that inevitably conjures writer Virginia.