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WANDA: Old German name meaning "wanderer."
Variant, Wendy, exists.
WANETTA: Old
English name meaning "pale-skinned." Variant,
Wanette, exists.
WENDY: A
literary name. Could be a diminutive of Gwendolen,
"fair bow." Variant, Wendi, exists.
Diminutive is Wend.
WHITNEY:
Female adoption of male name Whitney, "from the
white island."
WILHELMINA:
Feminine form of German Wilhelm, "resolute
protector." Variants include Wilhelmine and
Williamina. Diminutives are Mina, Willa,
and Wilma.
WILLA:
Diminutive of Wilhelmina, "resolute protector."
WILMA:
Diminutive of Wilhelmina, "resolute protector."
WINIFRED:
Welsh name meaning "holy reconciliation." Diminutives
include Freda, Win, and Winnie.
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