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Wenig

Borrowed from German Wenig.

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Wenis

Borrowed from Egyptian wnjs, wn:n-i-s

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Wenke

Borrowed from German Wenke.

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Wensu

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 溫宿／温宿 (Wēnsù).

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Went

Topographic surname, from Middle English went (“crossroad, passage”).

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Wenxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 聞喜 /闻喜 (Wénxǐ).

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Wenzl

Borrowed from German Wenzl.

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Werre

Borrowed from German Werre.

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Werth

Ultimately from Alemannic German or German Werth, possibly via other languages like French or Russian Верт (Vert).

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Wery

Borrowed from Dutch Wery.

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Wesak

From Thai วิสาข (wí-sǎa-kà-) via Malay.

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Wesby

Variant of Westby.

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West

* In most senses and as an English surname, by proprialization from west. * As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Vesterinen.

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Wetli

Borrowed from Swiss German Wetli.

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Wetz

Borrowed from German Wetz, itself Slavicized from the German name Werner.

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Wexis

From a blend of the two names.

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Wexit

Blend of west + exit. Modeled on Brexit and Grexit.

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Whall

From Old English hwæl (“whale”), a nickname for a corpulent person.

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Whang

From Chinese 黃 /黄 (huáng) (also Mandarin 黃 /黄 (huáng), Chinese 王 (wáng), Korean 황 (hwang), or Korean 왕 (wang)

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Wheat

English surname, probably from the noun wheat. Another sense meaning "bold, active, brave" is derived from Old English hwettan (“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”).

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Whig

From Whiggamore, possibly from Scots whiggamore (“horse driver”), from whig (“to drive”) + mare.

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Whipp

From whip.

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Whit

Shortening of the surname of Dick Whittington, London mayor who funded the rebuilding of the prison.

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* As an English surname, from Middle English White, as a nickname for someone with white hair or pale complexion; in some cases from a personal name of the same meaning. See the modern adjective white. * Also as an Engli

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Whyos

Onomatopoeic, from the gang's cry.

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Whyte

From whyte (“white”). Uncertain semantics.

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Wi

Borrowed from Korean ㅟ (wi).

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Wi-Fi

Coined in analogy to Hi-Fi as a trade name developed for the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (later Wi-Fi Alliance). Often analyzed as a shortened form of wireless fidelity (similar to how hi-fi is short for hig

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Wiard

Unexplained.

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Wicca

A twentieth-century borrowing of Old English wiċċa (“male witch”) (from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō (“sorcerer”)) with a spelling pronunciation. The modern use of the term was introduced first as Wica, mentioned briefly i

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Wick

From Old Norse vík (“bay, inlet”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

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Wicke

Borrowed from German Wicke.

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Widen

Borrowed from Swedish Widén.

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Widia

Shortened form of German wie Diamant, "like diamond".

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Wie

From Korean Wie (Wie), from 위 (wi), from 魏, from Chinese 魏.

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Wied

Borrowed from German Wied.

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Wiehe

Borrowed from German Wiehe.

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Wien

From German Wien (“Vienna”); a habitational surname for the city. Doublet of Vienna.

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Wiers

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Wiers.

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Wiese

Borrowed from German Wiese.

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Wigal

Americanized spelling of German Weigel or Wiegel.

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Wigan

From Proto-Brythonic, ultimately probably from Latin vicus (“town”) + a diminutive suffix (cf. Welsh gwig + -an).

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Wigen

Borrowed from Norwegian Wigen.

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Wiggo

From Wiggins + -o.

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Wight

From Old English Wiht, from Latin Vēctis (“Isle of Wight”).

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Wii

Marketing coinage: homophone for we, with the two i characters supposed to represent two people, suggesting players gathering together.

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Wik

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Wik.

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Wiker

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Wiker.

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Wikle

Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Weikel.

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Wilby

Various origins: * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + Old Norse bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Northamptonshire is named with the Old Norse personal name Villi + bý (“farmstead”). * T

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Wile

From Middle English wile, an occupational surname for a trapper or a nickname for a wily person.

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Wilen

Variant of Willen.

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Wiler

Variant of Wheeler or an Americanized spelling of German Weiler.

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Wiles

Etymology tree English Wile Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es English -s English Wiles From Wile + -s (patronymic suffix).

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Wilf

Shortening.

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Wilk

* (Polish surname): From Polish Wilk, from Polish wilk (“wolf”), * (English surname): A back-formation from Wilkin, from a medieval diminutive of the given name Will.

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Wilke

Variant of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.

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Wilks

From Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Will

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wiljaną Proto-Germanic *wiljô Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos? Proto-Germanic *helmaz Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmazder. Frankish *Wil

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Willa

Derived from Wilhelmina and recoined in the 19th century in America based on the male given names Will and William.

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Willi

Borrowed from German Willi.

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Wills

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Willy

Etymology tree English Will Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Willy From Will + -y.

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Wiltz

Source etymology material for Wiltz; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Wiman

* As a Swedish surname, from vi (“sacred place”) + man. * As an English surname, variant of Wyman. * As a German surname, Americanized from Weimann.

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Wimbo

From Wimbledon + -o.

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Win

Clipping of Winchester.

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WinJS

Equivalent to Win (shortening of Windows) + JS (shortening of JavaScript).

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WinMe

From Win (clipping of Windows) + Me (Millennium Edition).

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Wince

German surname, probably Americanized from Winz, Wintz.

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Winch

Various origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived at a place where boats were hauled up onto the land by means of pulleys, from Old English winċe (“winch”). * From the second part of Old English hlēapewince

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Wind

* As an English surname, from wind (both senses). This surname also appears in Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and German with the same senses, such as Wint. Compare De Wind. * Also as a German surname, variant of Wendt.

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Windy

Often a diminutive of names starting with Wi-, such as Wilhelmina and Winifred, with -y. Influenced by windy.

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Wine

* As an English surname, from the noun wine. * As a German surname, Americanized from Wein.

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Winn

English and Welsh surname, spelling variant of Wynn and Gwynn.

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Winne

From the Welsh surname, variant of gwyn (“blessed, white”). Compare the name Wynn.

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Winni

Shortening.

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Wint

* As an English and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Wendt. Possibly also related to Dutch wint (“wind”).

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Wintu

From Wintu wintʰu·h (“a person, a Wintu”).

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Wintz

German surname, variant of Winz, shortened from old Germanic name beginnings with the element *wini (“friend”). Also sometimes shortened from Winzenz, German form of Vincent.

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Wion

English surname of Norman origin, from the local form of the Proto-Germanic personal name *Wido, from which Guy.

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Wirtz

Borrowed from German Wirtz.

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Wiss

Borrowed from German Wiss.

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Witt

From German Witt.

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Wiyot

From Wiyot wíyot.

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Wnek

Borrowed from Polish Wnęk.

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Wnuk

Borrowed from Polish Wnuk.

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WoWer

From WoW + -er.

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Wock

Shortened from Wockhardt (company that produces a cough syrup used in lean).

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Woden

Revived from Old English Wōden, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Doublet of Odin and Wotan.

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Wogan

From the Welsh personal name Gwgan, from gwg (“scowl”).

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Wohl

* As a German and Jewish surname, borrowed from the adjective meaning "good, pleasant" (see below). * As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German wolt (“wood, forest”).

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Wojak

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Balto-Slavic *wájas Proto-Slavic *vojь Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos P

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Wolak

Borrowed from Polish Wolak.

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Wold

* As a Norwegian surname, spelling variant of Vold, Voll. * As an English surname, from wold (“forest”).

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Woldt

Borrowed from German Woldt.

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Wolf

From wolf.

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Wolin

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wolin.

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Wolk

From the German surname, from a Low German form of Walter. Also Germanized from a Slavic name, from Czech and Slovene Volk. Also spelled as Wölk.

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Wolof

From Wolof Wolof.

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Wolv

Shortened form of Wolverhampton taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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Womac

Variant of Womack.

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Wong

From Cantonese, from Chinese: * 王 (wong⁴, “king”). Doublet of Vuong and Wang. * 黃／黄 (wong⁴, “yellow”). Doublet of Huynh and Huang. * 汪 (wong¹).

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Woo

From an irregular romanization of various Mandarin Chinese surnames including 吳／吴 (Wú), 伍 (Wǔ), 武 (Wǔ), and 巫 (Wū), or from Cantonese 胡 (wu4).

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Wood

Source etymology material for Wood; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Woody

Clipping of Woodrow + -y.

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Woon

From Hokkien 溫／温 (Un) or Hakka 溫／温 (Vûn).

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Woony

Clipping of Woonasquatucket + -y. The original name is from Eastern Algonquian, literally meaning "where the salt water ends".

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Wope

Blend of woke + pope. Applied to recent popes that are seen as socially or theologically progressive.

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Worc

Shortened form of Worcester taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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Word

Semantic loan from Koine Greek λόγος (lógos).

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Worku

Borrowed from Amharic ወርቁ (wärḳu).

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Worli

Anglicisation of Marathi वरळी (varḷī).

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Worm

Borrowed from Danish and German Worm.

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Worms

From German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and

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Worst

Borrowed from German Worst, a variant of Wurst (“sausage”).

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Worth

From Old English worþ (“enclosure”)

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Wossy

From Woss (phonetic respelling of the surname Ross) + -y (diminutive suffix), due to his speech impediment, which causes him to pronounce his surname as [wɒs].

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Wotan

Borrowed from German Wotan. Doublet of Woden and Odin.

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Woz

Clipping of Wozniak.

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Wozny

From Polish Woźny.

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Wragg

From the Old Norse personal name Wraghi or Rag, a short form of any of the various names beginning with the Proto-Germanic element *raginą (“decision, advice”).

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Wray

From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”).

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Wren

Originally a nickname, from Middle English wrenne (“wren”).

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Wrice

Unclear, but perhaps a variant spelling of Rice.

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Wroe

Variant of Wray.

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Wrona

Borrowed from Polish wrona (“crow”).

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Wruck

Borrowed from German Wruck.

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Wrye

Nickname, from wry.

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Wu

Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吳 /吴 (Wú). Doublet of O.

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Wu'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武安 (Wǔ'ān).

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Wu-hu

From Mandarin 蕪湖 /芜湖 (wúhú), Wade–Giles romanization: Wu²-hu².

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Wubi

From Mandarin 五筆／五笔 (wǔbǐ, “five strokes”).

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Wubu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳堡 /吴堡 (Wúbǔ).

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Wuchi

From Mandarin 梧棲 (Wúqī) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu²-chʻi¹.

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Wuci

From Mandarin 梧棲 (Wúqī) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Wúci.

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Wuda

From Mandarin 烏達 /乌达 (Wūdá).

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Wuest

Borrowed from German Wüst.

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Wugu

Borrowed from Mandarin 五股 (Wǔgǔ).

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Wuhai

From Mandarin 烏海 /乌海 (Wūhǎi).

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Wuhan

Etymology tree Mandarin 武昌 (Wǔchāng) Mandarin 漢口 /汉口 (Hànkǒu) Mandarin 武漢 /武汉 (Wǔhàn)bor. English Wuhan From Mandarin 武漢／武汉 (Wǔhàn), from 武昌 (Wǔchāng) + 漢口／汉口 (Hànkǒu), two of the three towns that were merged to form Wuh

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Wuhsi

From Mandarin 無錫／无锡 (Wúxī) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu-hsi.

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Wuhu

Borrowed from Mandarin 蕪湖 /芜湖 (Wúhú).

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Wujin

From Mandarin 武進 /武进.

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Wuku

From Mandarin 五股 (Wǔgǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu³-ku³.

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Wulai

From Mandarin 烏來 (Wūlái).

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Wulin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 武林 (Wǔlín), ancient name of Hangzhou, which is traditionally derived from the name given to the area of Wulin Mountains and Wulin Lakes.

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Wulst

From German Wulst (“bulge”).

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Wuma

From the Mandarin 物瑪 /物玛 (Wùmǎ).

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Wunü

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 五女山.

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Wuqi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳起 /吴起 (Wúqǐ, literally “Wu Qi”).

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Wuqiu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 烏坵 (Wūqiū).

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Wushi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of 烏什／乌什 (Wūshí).

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Wusih

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 無錫 (Wúxī).

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Wusu

From Mandarin 烏蘇 /乌苏 (Wūsū).

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Wusun

From Mandarin 烏孫／乌孙 (Wūsūn) (lit. "Grandchildren/Descendants of the Crow/Raven").

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Wutai

From Mandarin 五臺 /五台 (Wǔtái).

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Wuwei

From Mandarin 武威 (Wǔwēi).

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Wuxi

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 無錫 /无锡 (Wúxī).

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Wuxue

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武穴 (Wǔxué).

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Wuzhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武陟 (Wǔzhì).

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Wyatt

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.

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Wye

From Brythonic; compare Welsh Gwy. Lye and Bosworth instead suggest Old English wæg (“wave”).

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Wyeth

Unknown.

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Wygal

Americanized spelling of German Weigel.

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Wyke

From Old English wīċ (“village”); compare Wick, which shares the same etymology.

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Wykle

Americanized spelling of German Weigel.

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Wyly

Variant of Wiley.

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Wyman

* As an English surname, from the Old English personal name Wīġmund, composed of the elements wīġ (“war, battle”) + mund (“security, protection”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Weimann. Compare Wiman.

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Wyn

From Welsh gwyn.

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Wynn

From the Welsh surname, from the name Gwyn. Also spelled as Wynne. Doublet of Gwynne.

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Wynne

Spelling variant of Wynn

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Wyrd

Learned borrowing from Old English Wyrd (“Fate”).

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Wyton

From Old English wīċ (“village”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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X

Introduced by René Descartes in the context of mathematical notation, but has since widened to other contexts.

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X-bar

Pronunciation of its text representation: a letter X with overbar (X̄).

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X-gal

Shortened from galactose; the X may be from indoxyl.

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X-ray

From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a

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X11

So called because it is the 11th version of the X Window System.

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XAND

Blend of exclusive + AND.

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XI

From translingual XI (“eleven”, Roman numeral).

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XIVth

From XIV (Roman numeral representing fourteen) + -th (ordinal suffix).

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XLR

From a part number prefix from the 1950s.

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XNAND

Blend of exclusive + NAND.

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XNAY

Initialism of X-No-Archive: yes, a Usenet message header that indicates the message should not be retained on the server after delivery. Probably also influenced by ixnay.

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XNOR

Blend of exclusive + NOR.

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XOR

Short for exclusive or.

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XP

Abbreviations.

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XPS

Source etymology material for XPS; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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XPU

Initialism of X processing unit, with "X" acting as a placeholder for various kinds of hardware such as neural processing units, tensor processing units, or graphics processing units.

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XPer

XP + -er

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XRG

Abbreviation.

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XSS

The X denotes cross. CSS was avoided because of the potential for confusion with the existing Web technology named cascading style sheets.

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XXX

1969 (see quotations). Reduplication of X (“an age rating denoting content suitable for adults”), in reference to the X rating introduced by the Motion Picture Association of America on 1 November 1968 for films containi

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XXXX

From the (Australian) XXXX brand of lager, which was named after the practice of using repetitions of X, such as XXX, to indicate the strength of an alcoholic beverage, and which was advertised with the slogan "Australia

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XXY

From two X chromosomes + Y chromosome.

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XYL

From ex-young lady, i.e. former girlfriend; see YL.

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Xamar

Borrowed from Somali Xamar.

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Xan

Clipping of Xanax.

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Xanax

A trademarked name for the benzodiazepine drug alprazolam, coined by Pfizer.

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