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Vitrish m SanskritMEANING : free from thirst. Here वि means free from + तृष means thirst... [
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Vittoriano m ItalianItalian form of
Victorian. A bearer of this name is Vittoriano Guareschi (b. 1971), an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer.
Vitumnus m Roman MythologyGod whom endows the fetus with
vita, "life" or the vital principle or power of life (see also quickening).
Augustine calls him the vivificator, "creator of life," and links him with
Sentinus (following) as two "very obscure" gods who are examples of the misplaced priorities of the Roman pantheon... [
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Víurðr m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
*vévǫrðr,
véurr meaning "holy warder, guide of a sanctuary", combined with
vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and
vǫrðr "guard".
Vivaan m Indian, HindiMeans "full of life" in Hindi. Alternatively, it may be derived from Sanskrit विवान
(vivāna) meaning "plaiting, twisting". This is a title of the Hindu god Krishna.
Vivadh m KhmerMeans "going forward" in Khmer, Lao and Thai.
Vivhan m PunjabiThe meaning of the name is Lord Krishna, Full of life, Rays of the morning Sun. Vivhan is also related to Jat from Lord Krishna as he was a Jat
Vivion m Spanish (Rare)Variant masculine version of Vivion. Vivion de Valera (b. 1910) was a son of Irish politician Eamon de Valera, named after his Cuban grandfather Juan Vivion de Valera.
Vivius m Late RomanDerived from Latin
vivere "to live; to be alive" and
vivus "alive, living".
Vivonne f English (Modern, Rare)French place name used as a personal name; Vivonne is a town in western France whose name is derived from the nearby River Vonne.
Vivoree f Obscure (Rare)In the case of Filipino television personality Vivoree Esclito (2000-), it is from the ending of English
survivor.
Vivus m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from the Latin adjective
vīvus "alive, living; bright, lit, burning, kindled; durable, lasting, persistent". This name was also used as a secular form of
Chaim.
Vivy m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy name for a type of small waterfowl, either Tachybaptus pelzelnii or Tachybaptus rufficollis capensis.
Vixay m LaoMeans "conquest, victory, triumph" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय
(vijaya).
Vixey f Popular CultureDiminutive of
Vixen, referring to a female fox. This name was used on a character in Disney's 1981 animated film 'The Fox and the Hound'.
Vizbulīte f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
vizbulīte "anemone". This name was used by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis in his play
Indulis un Ārija (1911).
Vizma f LatvianDerived from either Latvian
vizmot or
vizēt which both mean "to glimmer". Vizma Belševica was a Latvian poet, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Vjosa f AlbanianFrom
Vjosa, the name of a river in southwestern Albania.
Vladeta m SerbianDerived from the Slavic element
vladati, meaning "to rule". A famous bearer is Vladeta Jerotić, Serbian writer, psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist and erudite.
Vlas m Medieval DutchDerived from
vlas, which is the Dutch word for the flax plant (species Linum usitatissimum).
Vlasios m GreekModern Greek form of
Blasios. When looking at the native spelling, note the following: the first letter of this name (the beta) was a 'b' in ancient Greek, but it is a 'v' in modern Greek... [
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Vlaško m VlachMeans "Vlach" in Vlach. The Vlachs are an ethnic group who live in the east of Serbia.
Vlerë f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
vlerë "value, worth", ultimately borrowed from Latin
valor, valōrem "value".
Vlf m Old Swedish (Rare)Rare spelling of
Ulf possibly used in a time when the letters V and U were used interchangeably.
Vlinder f DutchDerived from the Dutch word
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Vl'koslav m RussianMeans "great glory". Combination of
vl'ko "great" and
slava "glory".
Voahirana f MalagasyDerived from the Malagasy word
voahirana which describes a kind of water lily.
Vodan m South SlavicSouth Slavic pseudo-diety. Name contains element вода (voda), which means "water".
Vogel f Yiddish (Archaic)Derived from Yiddish
foigl "bird", the name was generally used as a vernacular form of
Zipporah. It coincides with German
Vogel "bird". It
Vogue f English (British)From late 16th century (in the vogue, denoting the foremost place in popular estimation) from French, from Italian
voga ‘rowing, fashion’, from
vogare ‘row, go well’.
Vohida f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
vohid meaning "unique".
Voichița f RomanianDiminutive of
Voica. This name was borne by Doamna Maria Voichița (
Lady Maria Voichița in English), the wife of
Ștefan cel Mare (
Stephen the Great in English).
Voicu m RomanianPossibly drived from the Slavic name element
voji "warrior, soldier".
Voinea m RomanianRomanian name apparently taken from the Mutenian dialect word
voinea "recently married man".
Voiz m UzbekMeans "preacher, exhorter" in Uzbek.
Vojib m UzbekMeans "obligation, incumbent duty" in Uzbek.
Vojiba f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
vojib meaning "religious obligation or duty".
Vojin m SerbianDerived from the Slavic element
voi or
voin, meaning "soldier". Vojvoda (Duke) Vojin, also known as Vojin of Gacko was 14th century Serbian magnate and nobleman, founder of Vojinović noble family.
Vojmir m Croatian, SloveneDerived from the Slavic elements
voi "soldier" and
mir meaning "peace" or "world"..
Vojnomir m Croatian, SloveneMeans "war and peace", derived from Slavic
vojna meaning "war" combined with Slavic
mir meaning "peace".
Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)From the Icelandic word
vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.
Volasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
vola meaning "silver, money" and
soa meaning "good".
Volatsara m & f MalagasyPossibly from the Malagasy
volana meaning "moon" and
tsara meaning "beautiful, favourable", idiomatically meaning "favourable destiny".
Volburg m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German
folk meaning "people, nation" and
burg meaning "castle, city".
Volckert m West Frisian (Rare)Late medieval form of
Volkert. This name has survived to modern times, but it is extremely rare in the Netherlands, especially when compared to its modern form Volkert.... [
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Volen m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
волен (volen) "free; independent".
Volesus m Ancient RomanRoman
praenomen (first name) which is either of Oscan or Sabine origin and is generally thought to be etymologically related to (or even derived from) either the Latin verb
valere meaning "to be strong" (see
Valerius) or the Latin verb
volo meaning "to will, to want" as well as "to wish, to desire"... [
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Volf m JewishVariant spelling of
Wolf. It is used by speakers of Yiddish as a translation of the Hebrew name
Zeev with the same meaning.