Names

Means “foreigner, stranger, Celt” from Norman French waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Sir William Wallace of Scotland.

Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning “to move”.

Possibly derived from a German place name Falkenhorst, from Falken meaning “falcons” and Horst meaning “thicket”.

Means “son of Walenty”.

Ornamental name derived from German Wald meaning “forest” and Vogel meaning “bird”.

Variant of Wardrobe.

Variant of Waldvogel.

Originally indicated a person who came from the English city of Wakefield, derived from Old English wacu “wake, vigil” and feld “field”.

Variant of Wagner.

From Middle High German wagener meaning “wagon maker, cartwright”. This name was borne by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).