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Valimurod m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Valinafas m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
nafas meaning "breath".
Valinazar m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
nazar meaning "look, glance".
Valiniyoz m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".
Valinur m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Valio m FinnishFrom Finnish
valio meaning "an outstanding individual, a pick, choice, elite".
Valirasul m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
rasul meaning "prophet".
Valiş m ChuvashCombination of
Vali meaning "friend / close ally to God" and the suffix
-ş.
Valisher m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
sher meaning "lion".
Valisoa f MalagasyMeans "reward", or from the Malagasy name for the Scaevola plumieri shrub.
Valiya f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
valiy meaning "saint" or "messenger".
Valiyor m UzbekDerived from the given name
Vali and the Uzbek word
yor meaning "friend".
Valke m Livonian, Medieval BalticOf uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian
valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename
Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian
valkoinen "white"... [
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Vallamat m UzbekMeans "guide, mentor", "ruler, leader", or "generous" in Uzbek.
Valle f SpanishMeans "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Valle and
Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [
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Valljáš m SamiNorthern Sami masculine name meaning "plentiful".
Valma f Finnish19th-century coinage derived from Finnish
valmu meaning "poppy".
Valmai f Literature, Welsh, English (Australian), English (New Zealand)Derived from Welsh
fel Mai meaning "like May". It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel
By Berwen Banks (1899). The first Valmais in the UK birth records appear in the year of the book's publication, and alternate Welsh spellings Falmai and Felmai arose some years later.... [
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Valmy m French, French (Belgian)This name came into usage after the
Battle of Valmy, which was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The battle took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris... [
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Valon m AlbanianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from
Valona, the former name of the city of Vlorë (compare
Vlora), a derivation from Albanian
valë "wave" and a derivation from Albanian
valon "to seethe; to simmer; to boil".
Valor m & f English (Rare)From the English word
valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin
valor "value".
Valrún f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word
valkyrja) and
rún meaning "secret lore, rune"... [
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Valsamo f Greek (Rare)Perhaps derived from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον
(balsamon) meaning "balsam tree" (of Semitic origin).
Valþór m IcelandicFrom Old Norse
valr "those slain in battle" (also found in the place name
Valhalla and the word
valkyrja) combined with the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor).
Valtu m FinnishFinnish pet form of names containing the name element
vald "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".
Valuk m SloveneOld Slovene name, possibly meaning "wolf" from slovene "volk" or perhaps older "vәlәkә". Was worn by the first ruler of Carantania.
Valur m IcelandicIcelandic younger form of
Valr. Valur is also a modern Icelandic word for gyrfalcon.
Valvanera f SpanishFrom Latin
Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.
Valvanuz f Spanish (European)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Valvanuz and
Nuestra Señora de Valvanuz, meaning "The Virgin of Valvanuz" and "Our Lady of Valvanuz," venerated at the sanctuary in Selaya in Cantabria, northern Spain... [
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Valve f EstonianDerived from Estonian
valve "to guard; watch over".
Vam m & f HmongMeans "rely on, trust" in Hmong Daw.
Vamana m HinduismMeans "dwarfish, small, short-statured" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god
Vishnu, who appears as a dwarf man to recover the three worlds (earth, heaven and the netherworld) from the demon king Bali.
Vambola m EstonianFrom a character in a novel with the same name by Estonian writer
Andres Saal (1861-1931). Possibly derived from the name of Varbola castle or from the old Estonian word
vambas, which means "mace".
Vamini f HinduismThis name (not to be confused with Bamini, Padmini, Yamini, Jamini, or Kamini) was a very much in use in India before 1700’s. It was a name only taken by female babies in royal families or women of highest status and caste.... [
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Van m & f ChinMeans "heaven, sky, firmament" or "fortune, luck, fate, destiny" in Hakha Chin.
Vandenė f LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian noun
vandenė meaning "mermaid", which is derived from the Lithuanian adjective
vandens meaning "aqueous, aquatic", itself ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun
vanduo meaning "water"... [
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Vandy m & f LaoFrom Lao ວັນ
(van) meaning "day" and ດີ
(dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".
Vane m CopticDerived from Demotic
bne, itself from Proto-Semitic
*ban- meaning "son".
Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [
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Vanes f EnglishNickname for "Vanessa" Not commonly used. The name 'Vanessa' was invented by the Anglo-Irish Jonathan Swift in 1708.
Vänhild f Swedish (Archaic)Combination of Swedish
vän "fair, beautiful" and the Old Norse name element
hildr "battle, fight".
Vani m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
vanr meaning "wont, accustomed or lacking, wanting".
Vani f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, MarathiMEANING - wish, desire, fire, bestowing, procuring
Vaniher m ChuvashCombination of
ва (va) and
нихер (niher) meaning "lover, beautiful".
Vanilla f English (Rare)From the English word
vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [
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Vanille f Popular CultureMeans "vanilla" in French. A famous bearer is the character Vanille in the Final Fantasy video games.
Vanity f English (American)From the English word
vanity. This name surged in 1983 coinciding with the revival of the magazine 'Vanity Fair'.
Vanjie f Popular CultureVariant of
Vangie, which is a diminutive of
Evangeline. Miss Vanjie is the stage name of José Cancel, an American drag performer known for competing on the reality show
RuPaul's Drag Race.
Vannak m KhmerMeans "class, hierarchy, caste" in Khmer.
Vannin m ManxDerived from the Manx name for the Isle of Man,
Ellan Vannin.
Vannozza f Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian diminutive of
Giovanna. The most notable bearer of this name was Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mistress of Pope Alexander VI and the mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia.
Vansha f HinduismMEANING - lineage, race, dynasty. It was the name of an Apsara.
Vanthani m & f LaoEtymology uncertain, perhaps from the Lao
ວັນທາ (wán tʰá́) meaning "bow, salute".
Vantyuk m ChuvashCombination of
Вань (Van'), possibly from the Russian nickname for
Ivan,
Vanya, and the suffix
-тюк (tyuk).
Vanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)Meaning uncertain, it could be derived from the Latin word
vannus, which refers to a winnowing basket. Alternatively it may be a diminutive of
Vânia.
Vanxay m LaoFrom Lao ວັນ
(van) meaning "day" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".