Names

From the name of an English town, itself derived from Old English wer “weir, dam” and wíc “village, town”.

Place name for someone from the Polish city of Warsaw, itself derived from the given name Warsz, a short form of Warcisław.

Variant of Warszawski.

Variant of Warwick.

Originally denoted a person from the town of La Varenne in Normandy, which may derive from a Gaulish word meaning “sandy soil”.

Denoted a person who lived near a warren, from Norman French warrene meaning “animal enclosure” (of Germanic origin).

Variant of Werner.

From the Middle English nickname ware meaning “wary, astute, prudent”.

From Old English wer meaning “dam, weir”, indicating someone who lived near such a structure.

From Old French warder “to guard” and robe “garment”, an occupational name for a servant responsible for the clothing in a household.