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Puritan Surnames
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Weldon
Weldon is a masculine name of English origin, derived from an Old English surname meaning 'hill near a spring' or 'well on a hill.' This place-name became a given name and gained modest popularity in…
Wilbore
Wilkinson
Wilkinson originated as an English surname meaning 'son of Wilkin' (a diminutive of William, meaning 'resolute protector'). Its transition to first-name usage follows the modern trend of adopting…
Williams
Williams is a patronymic surname that has evolved into use as a given name. Derived from the Germanic name Wilhelm (composed of elements meaning 'will, desire' and 'helmet, protection'), it literally…
Wilsby
Wilton
English
"place by a stream"
As passé as Hilton and Milton.
Winthrop
English
"friend's village"
Proper Bostonian.
Woods
Woolrich
Wright
Wright is a masculine name that originated as an English occupational surname referring to a craftsman or builder—specifically a woodworker or carpenter (from the Old English "wyrhta," meaning…