West - Meaning of West

What does West mean?

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West

[ syll. wes(t), we-st ] The baby boy name West is pronounced W-ST †. West's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used in English.

West is a variation of Wesley (English).

West is also a variation of Westbrook (English).

West is also a variation of Weston (English).

See also the related category english.

West is a rare baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.009% of baby boys were named West. It had a ranking of #680 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then, and is currently of only irregular use. In 2018, out of the family of boy names directly related to West, Weston was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like West include Waast (Dutch), Weste, Whitie, Waheed, Waheede, Waheid, Waheide, Westy, Whity, Whyatt, Wiat, Wiate, Wiatt (English), Wiatte, Wyath, Wyathe, Wyatte, Wakato (Japanese), and Wichado.

† Pronunciation for West: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"