List of nicknames of European royalty and nobility: W–Z

  • Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal the Great
  • Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine the Pagan
  • Wallis, The Duchess of Windsor the Woman I Love, the Lowest of the Low
  • Walter IV of Brienne the Great
  • Walter fitz Alan the Steward
  • Walter Raleigh the Knight of the Cloak
  • Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch Bold Buccleuch
  • Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland the Steward
  • Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith the Freckled
  • Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton the Saint
  • Wartislaw V, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast Pater Noster
  • Welf II of Bavaria the Fat
  • Wenceslas Adam of Silesia the Posthumous
  • Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia the Saint, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King, Good King Wenceslas
  • Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia the Blind
  • Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia the Pious
  • Wenceslaus III of Bohemia the Younger
  • Wenceslaus, King of the Romans Wenceslaus of Luxemburg, the Lazy , the Drunkard , the Sardanapalus of Germany
  • Wentworth Beaumont Bonny Boy Beaumont
  • Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz the Wily Chancellor
  • Werner I the Pious, the Pompous
  • Werner V of Zimmern (1290–1384) the Posthumous
  • Wifred the Hairy
  • Wilhelm I of Germany the Cartridge Prince
  • Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg the Rich
  • Wigstan of Mercia the Saint
  • Wilhelm II of Germany the Reise-Kaiser, Wilhelm the Sudden Gondola Billy
  • William I, German Emperor Kaiser Tartuffe, the Prince of Grapeshot
  • William I of England William the Conqueror, William the [...]
  • William I of Scotland William the Lion, the Rough
  • William I, Count of Aumale the Fat
  • William I, Count of Auvergne, 841–846 the Lion
  • William I, Count of Burgundy the Great
  • William I, Count of Hainaut the Father-in-law of Europe
  • William I, Count of Mello (1163–1248) the Younger
  • William I, Count of Namur, 1337–1391 the Rich
  • William I, Count of Provence, 968–993 the Father of the Country, the Liberator
  • William I, Duke of Bavaria the Mad Count
  • William I, Duke of Luneburg (1184–1213), the Fat, the Old
  • William I, Landgrave of Hesse the Elder
  • Guillaume V of Chalon, Count of Auxerre (d.1304) the Great
  • William I of Nassau-Dillenburg the Old, the Rich
  • William I of the Netherlands the Copper King, the Enlightened Despot, the King-Merchant, the Merchant King
  • William I of Normandy Longsword, the Long-Armed
  • William I of Orange the Silent
  • William I of Solm-Greifenstein (1592–1635) the Elder
  • William I of Sicily the Bad
  • William I of Thuringia the Rich
  • William I Talvas
  • William II, German Emperor Kaiser Bill
  • William II, Count of Alençon Talvas
  • William II, Count of Angoulême (978–1028) Taillefer
  • William II, Count of Burgundy the German
  • William II, Count of Julich, 1176–1207 the Great
  • William II, Landgrave of Hesse the Intermediate, the Younger
  • William II, Lord of Béthune the Red
  • William II, Viscount of Marseilles the Fat
  • William II of Aquitaine the Younger
  • William II of England William Rufus, the Herdsman of Wild Beasts, the Wood-keeper
  • William II of the Netherlands the Young Frog, the Little Frog",the Hero of Waterloo"
  • William II of Sicily the Good
  • William II of Solm-Greifenstein (1635–1676) the Younger
  • William II of Weimar the Great
  • William II de la Marck the King of the Sea Beggars
  • William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1445–1482 the Brave
  • William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, 1483-1500 the Younger
  • William III of Aquitaine the Towhead, the Burlap-Head, Tête d'Étoupe, the Pious
  • William III of Brunswick the Elder
  • William III of England Dutch William, King Billy, Mr. Caliban, William of Holland, William of Orange
  • William III of the Netherlands the Greatest Debauchee of the Age
  • William III of Ponthieu Talvas
  • William III, Count of Burgundy the Child
  • William IV, Duke of Bavaria the Steadfast, Steady, Constant
  • William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg the Younger
  • William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) the Wise
  • William IV, Prince of Orange William Friso
  • William IV of Aquitaine the Iron-Arm
  • William IV of Ponthieu Talvas
  • William IV of the United Kingdom Silly Billy, the Sailor King, Sailor Billy, the Royal Tar
  • William V, Duke of Bavaria the Pious
  • William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) the Constable
  • William V, Margrave of Montferrat Inforzato
  • William V, Marquess of Montferrat (c.1110–1191) the Elder
  • William V, Prince of Orange the Batavian, Batavus
  • William V of Aquitaine the Great
  • William V of Montferrat the Old
  • William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
  • William VI of Aquitaine the Fat
  • William VII of Aquitaine William the Eagle
  • William VII of Montferrat the Great Marquess
  • William IX of Aquitaine the Troubadour, the Minstrel
  • William X of Aquitaine le Toulousain, the Saint
  • William Clito
  • William Iron-Arm
  • William, Count of Eu Bussac, Busac
  • William, Count of Ivry the Little Wolf
  • William, Count of Melun the Carpenter
  • William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg the Younger
  • William, Duke of Guelders, 1538-1543 the Rich
  • William, Duke of Luneburg (d.1213) William of Manchester
  • William III, Duke of Luxembourg the Brave
  • William, Landgrave of Thuringia the One-Eyed
  • William Lord of Bournonville (c.1040–1071) the Brown
  • William, Margrave of Parodi (d.c. 1199) Saraceno
  • William, Margrave of Parodi Pallodino, Palloda
  • William of Austria the Handsome, the Affable, the Ambitious
  • William of Champlitte the Champion
  • William of Dampierre (1250–1311) the Landless
  • William of Eu the Elder
  • William of Eu the Younger
  • William of Évreux Crispin
  • William of Gellone the Iron-Arm, William of Narbonne, William of Orange, the Short-Nosed, au Court Nez, the Short-Nosed Marquis, the Great, the Saint, Marquis au Court Nez, Firebrace
  • William of Germany William of Holland, Villiquins
  • William of Ivry Lovel
  • William of Luneburg, Duke of Saxony (1184–1213) the Long-Armed
  • William of Marck the Rich
  • William of Montferrat the Long-Armed
  • William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon Longsword
  • William of Normandy, Count of Eu the Consul
  • William of Torresana (d. after 925) the Pagan, son of Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat
  • William of Tortosa the Tench
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Billy the Fish, Wills, Willy Wombat
  • William d'Aubigny (Brito) the Briton
  • William d'Aubigny Meschin
  • William d'Aubigny the Strong Hand (Pincerna)
  • William d'Aubigny (rebel) the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber the Ogre of Abergavenny
  • William de Braose (died 1230) Black William
  • William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster the Brown Earl
  • William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William de Hardell the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William de Huntingfield the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William de Lanvallei the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William de la Marck (d.1485) the Wild Boar of the Ardennes, The Boar of Ardennes, The Ardennes Boar
  • William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury Longsword
  • William de Mowbray the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William de Percy, 1st Baron Percy (1040–1096) With the Whiskers, Algernon, Algersnons (With the Whiskers)
  • William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey Bellencombre
  • William Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach the Posthumous
  • William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley the Wastall
  • William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire the Bachelor, the Bachelor Duke
  • William Douglas (d.1298) the Hardy
  • William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale the Knight of Liddesdale, the Black Douglas, the Flower of Chivalry, England's Scourge and Scotland's Bulwark
  • William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry Old Q
  • William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford The Bravest of the Normans
  • William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (1116–1183) Mafonache, natural grandson of Henry I of England
  • William Francis, Margrave of Parodi Francigena
  • Lord William Howard Bald Willy, Belted Will, Belted Will Howard, the Civiliser of the English Borders
  • William George of Kirchberg the Posthumous
  • William Goël of Ivry Goël, Goellus
  • William Ironarm
  • William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Us Heit (Our Father)
  • William Malet the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (d.1231) the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke William the Marshal, William Wastemeat, the Flower of Chivalry, the Greatest Knight that Ever Lived, the Protector
  • William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron
  • William Maule, 1st Baron Panmure the Generous Sportsman, the King of the Patrons
  • William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton Lord Dashalong
  • William Mure the Knight of Rowallan
  • William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne the Jesuit in Berkeley Square, Malagrida
  • William Peverel the Younger
  • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham the Great Commoner, the Elder, the British Cicero
  • William Raymond II, Baron of Moncada (1090–1173) the Great Seneschal
  • William Sinclair, 1st Baron Roslin (1028–1070) the Seemly
  • William the Silent Father William, the Father of the Fatherland, the Taciturn, the Younger, the Father of the County, the High-Born Demosthenes
  • William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • Władysław I the Elbow-high
  • Władysław II the Exile
  • Władysław III Spindleshanks
  • Wojciech Radziwill, Bishop of Vilnius the Almoner

Regnal name

  • William III, Count of Hainaut: William I, Duke of Bavaria
  • William IV, Count of Zeeland: William I, Duke of Bavaria
  • William V, Count of Holland: William I, Duke of Bavaria
  • William VII, Count of Poitou: William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
  • William X, Margrave of Montferrat: William I, Duke of Mantua

Y

  • Yahya ben al-Mundhir of Zaragoza al-Muzzafar
  • Yahya ben Ismail ben Yahya of Toledo al-Qadir (the Able)
  • Yahya ben Ismail of Toledo al-Mamun
  • Yahya ben Muhammad of Badajoz al-Mansur
  • Yaroslav I the Wise the Father-in-law of Europe, the Wise
  • Yaroslav I, Prince of Riazan (d.1219) the Younger
  • Yaroslav II, Prince of Pereyaslavl, 1187–1198 Krasniy, the Red
  • Yaroslav II of Russia Blagodoudny
  • Yaroslav, Prince of Novgorod, 1176–1177 the Handsome
  • Yaroslav of Tver Athanase, the Resolute
  • Yaroslav Osmomysl the Thinker, Osmomysl
  • Yolande of Aragon the Prettiest Woman in the Kingdom, the Queen of the Four Kingdoms
  • Yolande of Jerusalem Yolande of Acre, Yolande of Brienne
  • Yuri II the Saint
  • Yuri II, Prince of Dmitrov, Mozhaysk and Serpukhov, 1462–1472 the Younger
  • Yuri II, Prince of Uglich, 1533–1563 the Intermediate
  • Yury III, Grand Prince of Vladimir (d.1325) the Red
  • Yuri V, Grand Prince of Suzdal the Mute
  • Yuri of Moscow the Elder
  • Yuri, Prince of Turov, 1157–1184 the Elder
  • Yuri Dolgoruki Yuri of the Long Hands
  • Yury Bogolyubsky the God-Loving
  • Yury of Moscow the Red
  • Yves (d.1178), Count of Soissons the Old

Z

  • Zeno (emperor) Tarasicodissa, Trascalissaeus, the Isaurian
  • Ziemovit III, Duke of Mazovia, 1341–1381 Starzsy
  • Ziemowit IV of Mazovia the Elder
  • Zoe (empress) the Purple-Born