Names

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhaird, which means “son of the bard”.

Derived from Old English weard meaning “guard, guardian”.

Name for a Jew from Hungary, ultimately from Russian Венгрия (Vengriya) meaning “Hungary”.

From Old High German wang or Old Norse vangr meaning “grassy slope, meadow”.

From Middle High German and Middle Dutch wange meaning “cheek”, possibly a nickname for someone with round or rosy cheeks.

From Chinese 王 (wáng) meaning “king, monarch”. This is the most common surname in China (and the world).

From a diminutive of the given name Walther.

From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh “foreigner, Celt”, weald “forest”, weall “wall”, or well “well, spring, water hole” combined with tun “enclosure”.

From the given name Walther.

Variant of Walterson.