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Wail - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Wail

[ 1 syll. wai(l), wa-il ] The boy name Wail is pronounced WEYL KEY. Wail's origin and use are both in the Arabic language. The name Wail means 'one who returns to God'.

Wail is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Wail include the English Wal, the English Wil, the English Will, the English Wallie, the English Wally, the German Walo, the English and German Willi, the English and Scandinavian Willie, and the English and German Willy.

KEY: English pronunciation for Wail: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Wail