Wooster: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Fort of the Weogorna people
Origin
Old English
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
WUWS-ter

Wooster is an Old English boy's name meaning “fort of the Weogorna people”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Wooster

Meaning: Fort of the Weogorna people.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Wooster

WUWS-terIPA /ˈwʊstər/

Popularity of Wooster

Wooster doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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