WAKEFIELD (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
wacu "wake, vigil" and
feld "field". This is the name of a city in England.
WALMERSLEY (Settlement) EnglishMeaning uncertain. The final element is Old English
leah "woodland, clearing". The first element may be a given name such as
WEALDMÆR or
WEALHMÆR. This is the name of a town near Manchester.
WARSAW (Settlement) EnglishFrom Polish
Warszawa, derived from the given name
Warsz, a short form of
WARCISŁAW. This is the name of the capital city of Poland.
WARWICK (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
wer "weir, dam" and
wíc "village, town". This is the name of a town in England.
WASHINGTON (Settlement & Political Subdivision) EnglishMeans
"settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name
WASSA and Old English
tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of a town in northern England. It is also the name of the capital city and a state in the United States, both named after the president George Washington (1732-1799), whose surname was derived from the name of the English town.
WEMBLEY (Settlement) EnglishMeans
"WEMBA's clearing" in Old English. This was the name of a town that is now part of Greater London.
WESTCOTT (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
west "west" and
cot "cottage". This is the name of several towns in England.
WESTLEY (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
west "west" and
leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few small English towns.
WHITNEY (Settlement) EnglishProbably from Old English
hwit "white" and
eg "island". This is the name of a small town in Herefordshire.
WICKHAM (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
wíc "village, town" (of Latin origin) and
ham "home, settlement". This is the name of a few towns in England.
WIEREN (Settlement) DutchMeans
"seaweed" in Dutch. This is the name of towns in Frisia and other parts of the Netherlands.
WILLEY (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
wilig "willow" or
weoh "idol, image" combined with
leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few towns in England.
WILLOUGHBY (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
wilig meaning "willow" and Old Norse
býr "farm, settlement". This is the name of several towns in England.
WILTON (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
wilig meaning "willow",
well meaning "well, spring, water hole", or the name of the River
WYLYE, combined with
tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of various towns in England.
WINCHESTER (Settlement) EnglishDerived from
Venta, of Celtic origin, and Latin
castrum meaning "camp, fortress". This is the name of a city in southern England.
WINSLOW (Settlement) EnglishMeans
"WINE's hill" in Old English. This is the name of a town in Buckinghamshire.
WINTHROPE (1) (Settlement) EnglishMeans
"Wine's village", from the given name
WINE and Old English
þrop "village". This is the name of a town in Lincolnshire.
WINTHROPE (2) (Settlement) EnglishMeans
"Wigmund's village", from the given name
WIGMUND and Old English
þrop "village". This is the name of a town in Nottinghamshire.
WINTON (Settlement) EnglishMeans
"WINE's enclosure" in Old English. This is the name of various towns in England.
WIŚNIEWO (Settlement) PolishDerived from Polish
wiśnia meaning
"sour cherry". This is the name of several towns in Poland.
WŁOCHY (Country) PolishFrom old Slavic
волхъ (volxu) meaning
"foreigner, Roman". This is the Polish name for
Italy.
WORTHAM (Settlement) EnglishFrom Old English
worþ "enclosure" and
ham "home, settlement". This is the name of a town in Suffolk.
WYLYE (River) EnglishPossibly from a Celtic word meaning
"tricky". This is the name of a river in southern England.
WYMONDHAM (Settlement) EnglishFrom the given name
WIGMUND combined with Old English
ham "home, settlement". This is the name of a town in Norfolk.
WYRZYKI (Settlement) PolishMeaning uncertain, possibly from the Polish prefix
wy "away from" and
rzek "river". This is the name of a few small Polish towns.