Wales(Country)English, German, Dutch From Old English Wealas, derived from wealh meaning "foreigner, Celt". This is the name of a country (part of the United Kingdom) in the west of the island of Great Britain. In Welsh it is called Cymru.
Wallachia(Region)Romanian From Slavic volxŭ meaning "foreigner, Roman", from the Germanic word walhaz. This was the name of a historic principality that was located in southern Romania. It united with Moldavia in 1859 to create the Kingdom of Romania.
Walmersley(Settlement)English Meaning 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)English From 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)English From Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "village, town". This is the name of a town in England.
Washington(Settlement & Political Subdivision)English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Means "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.
Westcott(Settlement)English From Old English west "west" and cot "cottage". This is the name of several towns in England.
Westley(Settlement)English From Old English west "west" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few small English towns.
Weston(Settlement)English From Old English west "west" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several towns in England.
Whitney(Settlement)English Probably from Old English hwit "white" and ieg "island". This is the name of a small town in Herefordshire.
Wickham(Settlement)English From Old English wic "village, town" (of Latin origin) and ham "home, settlement". This is the name of a few towns in England.
Wieren(Settlement)Dutch Means "seaweed" in Dutch. This is the name of towns in Frisia and other parts of the Netherlands.
Willey(Settlement)English From Old English welig "willow" or weoh "idol, image" combined with leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few towns in England.
Willoughby(Settlement)English From Old English welig meaning "willow" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement". This is the name of several towns in England.
Wilton(Settlement)English From Old English welig meaning "willow", wille 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)English Derived from Venta, of Celtic origin, and Latin castrum meaning "camp, fortress". This is the name of a city in southern England.
Winslow(Settlement)English Means "Wine's hill" in Old English. This is the name of a town in Buckinghamshire.
Winthrope 1(Settlement)English Means "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)English Means "Wigmund's village", from the given name Wigmund and Old English þrop "village". This is the name of a town in Nottinghamshire.
Winton(Settlement)English Means "Wine's enclosure" in Old English. This is the name of various towns in England.
Wiśniewo(Settlement)Polish Derived from Polish wiśnia meaning "sour cherry". This is the name of several towns in Poland.
Włochy(Country)Polish From Old Slavic volxŭ meaning "foreigner, Roman". This is the Polish name for Italy.
Wortham(Settlement)English From Old English worþ "enclosure" and ham "home, settlement". This is the name of a town in Suffolk.
Wylye(River)English Possibly from a Celtic word meaning "tricky". This is the name of a river in southern England.
Wymondham(Settlement)English From the given name Wigmund combined with Old English ham "home, settlement". This is the name of a town in Norfolk.
Wyrzyki(Settlement)Polish Meaning uncertain, possibly from the Polish prefix wy "away from" and rzek "river". This is the name of a few small Polish towns.