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Valsero m Western African
Created from Serval by inverting the order of syllables.... [more]
Valtazar m Serbian
Valtazar is a Serbian form of Balthazar.... [more]
Valtin m German (East Prussian)
Contracted form of Valentin. (Compare Velten)
Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.
Vaneeza f Pakistani
Meaning: ?
Vanesse f Various
Variant of Vanessa.
Vanetta f English
Derived from the Spanish name Juanita or from the Italian name Giovannetta.
Vannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Vanna 1 or a short form of Savannah
Vannevar m American
Transferred use of the surname Van Nevar.
Vano m Romani, Ossetian
Probably a Romani and Ossetian form of Ivan.... [more]
Vanozza f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive of Giovanna.
Vardemon m American (South, Archaic)
Historically common name for first born Melungeon males.
Varfalamiej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Bartholomaios (see Bartholomew).
Vasilid m Russian
Russian form of Basileides.
Vassa f & m Russian, Literature
Variant of Vasya.... [more]
Ved m Popular Culture
A character appearing in the 4th series of 'The Tribe', a British TV series.
Veda m Old Celtic
From a dedicatory inscription on a bronze plate from the 3rd century AD found in Colchester, England.
Vendetta f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vendetta or from the word vendetta, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge."
Venelin m Bulgarian
Derived from Венелин (Venelin), the surname of the Russian slavist and philologist Yuriy Venelin (1802-1839), who is best known for his research on the language, history and culture of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people... [more]
Ventus m Popular Culture
Means "wind" in Latin. A main character from Square Enix and Disney's video game "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" bore this name.
Veranda f American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe an elaboration of Vera 1.
Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Vercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic *Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to *Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".
Vercingetorige m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Vercingetorix mainly used for the historical person. It is rarely used as a given name in Italy.
Vermettya f African American
Vermettya Royster was a member of the R&B ensemble 'The Sisters Love'.
Vescleves m Illyrian (Latinized)
Illyrian name probably derived from Proto-Indoeuropean *h₁wesu-ḱléw- "of good fame". With this derivation, the name is cognate to the Greek name Euclid.
Vessela f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Весела (see Vesela).
Vesto m English (American)
Maybe a masculine form to Vesta.
Veysel m Turkish
The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.
Via f Various (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of names ending in -via. In the USA the popularity of this name was triggered by the movie Wonder (2017) where the main character Olivia goes by Via.
Via m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal (Nordmøre) form of Vidar.
Vian f Kurdish
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]
Vidisha f Indian
Also a city, district and central railway junction in Madhya Pradesh, India from where the Tropic of Cancer passes.
Vidugavia m Literature, Germanic (Latinized)
Derived from Gothic Widugawja meaning "wood barker", i.e. "wolf" (see Witiko). This is the name of a king of Rhovanion in Tolkien's Legendarium... [more]
Vijessna f German
Ijekavian form of Vesna. Borne by Vijessna Ferkic (b. 1987), a German actress of Croatian descent.
Vilelmini f Greek
Greek form of Wilhelmine.
Villő f Hungarian (Modern)
Recent Hungarian name based on the title of Zoltán Kodály's children's choir formed in 1925. The word villő occurs in poems and songs sung during the old Hungarian winter cemetery ceremony and seeing as the girls walked the village with twigs during the shooting, villő is probably derived from the Latin villus "tuft of hair" (referring to the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants)... [more]
Vilsaint m Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Vilsaint.
Vincencija f Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene feminine form of Vincent.
Vincinette f German
A feminine form to Vincent.... [more]
Vinita f Sanskrit, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit vinIta (विनीत) "lovely; handsome; trained".
Vinnette f English (American)
Combination of Vinnie with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette (or with a name that contains it, such as Annette)... [more]
Vintilă m Medieval Romanian, Romanian
Romanian name of unclear origin, used as both a masculine personal name and a family name. It was most notably borne as a given name by Vintilă Brătianu (1867-1930), Prime Minister of Romania (1927-1928)... [more]
Violandra f Theatre
Likely an elaboration of Violanda (a form of Violante) using the suffix andra (from names such as Alexandra and Cassandra)... [more]
Violet m German (Rare)
From the German colour term violet "violet, purple".
Viriathus m Ancient (Latinized)
Viriathus was the most important leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of western Hispania (as the Romans called it) or western Iberia (as the Greeks called it), where the Roman province of Lusitania would be finally established after the conquest.
Viribunda f Folklore
From a Swedish fairy tale by Anna Maria Roos 'Prins Florestan eller sagan om jätten Bam-Bam och feen Viribunda' "Prince Florestan or the saga of he giant Bam Bam and the fairy Viribunda" that inspired Astrid Lindgren's novel 'Mio, my son'.... [more]
Viridian f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the blue-green pigment, which is derived from Latin viridis, meaning "green".
Visenya f Literature
Used in Goerge R. R. Martin's "Song of ice and fire". ... [more]
Vitagrazia f Italian (Rare)
Formed from the Italian words vita "life" and grazia "grace"
Vitoriano m Galician
Galician form of Victorianus.
Vitruvius m American (Rare, Archaic), Ancient Roman, Popular Culture
Vitruvius is an Ancient Roman family name.... [more]
Vivaldo m Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably related to the Germanic name Wigbald.
Vlada f & m Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Vlad and a female and male short form of names starting with this element, like Vladimira, Vladimir, Vladan or Vladislava.
Vohnedar m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian вогень (vohen), meaning "light, fire" and the Slavic name element darŭ, meaning "gift".
Voight m American (Rare)
Transferred use from the originally German surname Voight.
Volf m Jewish
Variant spelling of Wolf. It is used by speakers of Yiddish as a translation of the Hebrew name Zeev with the same meaning.
Volfgang m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Croatian and Czech form of Wolfgang.
Volkbert m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic German name formed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and beraht "bright".
Volknand m Medieval German
The name is composed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and nand "daring, brave".
Volland m German (Archaic)
A simplified form of Volknand.
Volney m English (American, Rare)
From German meaning "people's spirit" where Vol- is derived from Volk, akin to the English cognate folk.
Voltairine f English (American)
Feminine form of Voltaire.... [more]
Voltemand m Theatre
A character in 'Hamlet' by Shakespeare. Voltemand is sent together with Cornelius as an ambassador to the King of Norway.
Vonny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names like Vaughn or Yvonne, rarely used as an official given name.
Vorlost m Literature
Name created by Klaus Fritz, the German translator of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. As Tom Riddle's full name - Tom Marvolo Riddle - becomes "I am Lord Voldemort" when the letters are exchanged, this little detail had to be retained in the German translation of the books.... [more]
Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.
Vouletti f English (American)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It was first borne by Vouletti Theresa Singer (1840–1913), a daughter of the American inventor Isaac Singer. The name was passed to the forthcoming generations in her family... [more]
Vrenchen f Literature
Dimnutive form of Verena.... [more]
Vreneli f German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands. Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.... [more]
Vrinda f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
This name comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. It is one of the names given to the Hindu goddess Radha, one of the god Vishnu's many lovers. The name is also used for the Tulsi plant, a sacred plant in Hinduism, because it is said Radha's hair was wavy and luxurious, like the leaves on the plant.
Vuyi f South African
Short form of Vuyiswa.
Vuyiswa f South African
vuyiswa is a Zulu word meaning "rejoice".
Vylet f English
Variant of Violet.
Vyron m Greek
Greek form of Byron.
Waalke m East Frisian
An East Frisian short form of names beginning in Wal- (derived from the Germanic name element walt "to rule").... [more]
Waasila f South African
Probably derived from Arabic وَسِيلَة (wasīla) "means, medium; tool, instrument; measure, step provision".
Wagner m Brazilian, Caribbean
Transferred from the German surname Wagner.
Walburgis f German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walburg (see also Walburga).
Walda f German (Rare), Dutch
Short form of names with the name element walt "to rule".
Waldfried m German (Rare)
German form of the ancient Germanic name Waldfrid.
Walek m Polish
Polish form of Valek.
Waleka f American
Feminine form of Walek.
Wales m English (American), Samoan
From a place name in the United Kingdom. Derives from the Old English Wælisc, meaning 'foreigner, Welshman'.
Walfried m German (Rare, Archaic)
Modern German form of Walahfrid.
Waliko f & m Tumbuka
Means "God is there" in Tumbuka.
Walshak m Ngas
WAL means "cry", shak means "one another". Which Literally means Feel for one another
Waltram m German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements walt "to rule" and hraban raven.
Waltraute f Theatre
Variant of Waltraud, used by Wagner as the name of a valkyria.
Walze f German (Rare)
Nickname for Valerie.... [more]
Wändi f Dutch
Variant of Wendy.
Wando m English (Modern, Rare), Germanic
Masculine form of Wanda. A fictional bearer was Wando from The Fairly OddParents, when Wanda was temporarily turned into a man.... [more]
Wandregisel m Germanic
Wandregisel is the name of a 7th century saint, mostly known by his French name St. Wandrille.... [more]
Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.
Wanona f Literature
The name of the sister of Kullervo in Tolkien's retelling of the story of Kullervo. She's nameless in the original Kalevala.
Warda f Dutch
Feminine form of Ward 2.
Waren m American
Variant of Warren.
Wassa f & m Russian
German transcription of Vassa.... [more]
Wassilissa f Folklore
German transcription of Vasilisa.... [more]
Wataru m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 渉 (wataru) meaning "to ford or to cross a body of water" or 亘 (wataru) meaning "span, request" or 渡 (wataru) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross" or 航 (wataru) meaning "navigate"... [more]
Waymar m Literature
Probably a variant of Weimar.... [more]
Weda f East Frisian
Feminine short form of names containing the Germanic name element WID "wood".
Weda m Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian short form of Wedigo.
Wedigo m German (Rare)
A variant of Witiko.
Weike f & m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names with one of the first name elements wig "war, battle" or wih "consecration".
Weirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
Variant form of Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.
Welf m Medieval German
The name is derived from a Geman word meaning "puppet, whelp".... [more]
Wellgunde f Theatre
The name is made up from the German word Welle "wave" and the name element gunda "battle".... [more]
Wendelmoed f Dutch (Rare)
Modernized spelling of Wendelmoet, as it is in line with the modern Dutch word moed meaning "courage". This word was written as moet in Middle Dutch, which was spoken and written in the Late Middle Ages.
Wendelmoet f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic name elements wentil meaning "a Vandal" (see Wendel) and muot meaning "courage, boldness".... [more]
Wenelin m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Venelin.
Wenko m German (Rare), Bulgarian, Macedonian
German transcription of Venko.
Wenliang m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "brilliant, bright, clear", 良 (liáng) meaning "good", or 樑 (liáng) meaning "bridge", as well as other character combinations.
Wennel m German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Wendelin.
Werena f Polish
Polish form of Verena.
Wernfried m German (Austrian, Rare)
From the Germanic name element warin "guard" and fridu "peace".
Wesselin m German
German transcription of the Bulgarian name Veselin.
Wesselina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German transcription of the Bulgarian name Veselina.
Weyma f German (Rare)
Probably a feminine form to Weimar.... [more]
Wguerddy f South American (Modern)
The first name of the 1992 Miss World contestant from Columbia.
Whoopi f Popular Culture
Whoopi Goldberg is the stage name of Caryn Elaine Johnson. ... [more]
Wiarka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiara.
Wibeke f Norwegian
Feminine form of Wiebe.
Wibilo m Medieval German
A diminutive of Wibo.... [more]
Wieger m West Frisian, North Frisian
Wieger is a derivative from Wigger, composed of the elements wig "war, battle" and heri "army".
Wigalois m Arthurian Cycle
The title hero of an Arthurian novel by Wirnt von Grafenberg.
Wiglaf m Anglo-Saxon, German (Modern, Rare)
From Old English wig "battle, war" and laf "remains, remainder" (see laibō). ... [more]
Wildor m German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Maybe a dithematic name formed of the Germanic name element willo "will" and the name of the Germanic god Thor.... [more]
Wildora f Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Wildor.
Wilgefortis f Medieval, History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of a late medieval saint, who was discovered to be fictional in the late 16th century but continued to be venerated in some places until 1969, when the Church finally removed her from the liturgical calendar and supressed her cult... [more]
Wilko m Dutch, German (Rare)
Diminutive of William.... [more]
Willamina f English (Rare)
A feminine form of William or a contraction of Wilhelmina.
Willebirg f Medieval German
Formed from the Germanic name element willo "will" and burg "castle, protection".
Williswinda f Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the name elements willo "will, desire" and swind "strong".
Willkit m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name element willo "will, desire" and an unknown second part.
Willm m East Frisian, Low German
Variant spelling of Wilm.
Wilm m East Frisian, Low German
East Frisian and Low German short form of Wilhelm.
Wilmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements willo "will, desire" and mund "protection".
Winda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Wenda.
Winell f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a rare spelling of Wynelle.
Winifer f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A famous bearer is Dominican volleyball player Winifer Fernández (1995-).
Winnaretta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a Latinate form of Winifred. It was borne by Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943), an American heiress.
Winola f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Probably after Lake Winola in Pennsylvania.
Winta f Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "desire, dream gift" in Amharic and "need" in Tigrinya.
Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy"... [more]
Wirnt m Medieval German
A shortened form of Wernhard.... [more]
Witezslav m Literature
Rendering of Vítězslav used in 'Day Watch' by Sergei Lukyanenko.
Witiko m German
From Gothic widu-gauja "wood barker", a kenning for the wolf.... [more]
Witte m & f Low German, Dutch (Archaic)
Short form of names formed with the Germanic name element witu "wood, forest".
Witzke m Medieval German
Probably a diminutive of Wido.
Wivine f French (African), Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Wivina. A known bearer of this name is the Congolese poet and political figure Kavidi Wivine N'Landu.
Wizo m Old High German
Meaning uncertain. Theories include a short form of names beginning with the Old High German name element witu, meaning "tree, wood"; wit, meaning "wide, large"; wizzi, meaning "wise", or wig, meaning "war, battle".
Wlada f Russian
German transcription of Vlada.
Woglinde f Theatre
The name is made up from the poetic German word Woge "wave" and the name element lind "linden tree, lime; soft, flexible; shield (made of lime wood)".... [more]
Wok m Medieval Czech
A medieval Czech name meaning "wolf" (see also Vuk).
Wolfgerd m German (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
A double form composed from the German names Wolf and Gerd 1.
Wolke f & m German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain the Gothic element valdan "to reign" (practically the same as wald "rule"). It is known as a masculine name since the 15th century, and as a feminine name since the 20th century... [more]
Wölli m German
Short form and pet form of Wolfgang.... [more]
Wolrad m German (Rare)
Formed from two Germanic name elements. The first part can come from wolf "wolf" or from wollen "to will", the second part is rat "advice, council".
Wonja m German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Wonne f Literature
In the German translation of the 'A song of ice and fire' books, the translation of the original Joy. It is borne by several minor characters, most notably Wonne Hügel (original Joy Hill) appearing in several schemes of arranged marriage... [more]
Wopke m & f Frisian
Diminutive of Wob or Wobbe
Woralak f Thai
From Thai วร (wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and ลักษณ์ (lak) meaning "characteristic, quality".
Worschila f German (Rare, Archaic), German (Silesian)
German spelling of Voršila, a Czech form of Ursula.
Wuk m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).
Wulfhild f Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements wulf "wolf" and hild "battle".... [more]
Wulfin m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is derived from the name Wulf "wolf". It can also be interpreted as a masculine form (backformation) of Wulfine or Wulfina.... [more]
Wulfine f German (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Wulf.
Wyldstyle f Popular Culture
Wyldstyle is the female protagonist in "The LEGO movie". The name is derived from "wild style" with literal meaning.
Wynema f Literature (Rare), Omaha, Caddo, Modoc
Used by S. Alice Callahan for the heroine of 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' (1891), the first novel written by a Native American woman. Callahan was one-sixteenth Muscogee (Creek), but it is unknown if this name was commonly used in the Creek tribe or if she invented it for use in her book.... [more]
Wyre m Welsh
The name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.
Xadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter X.
Xantiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Xantiana is a latinised adjective derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus. It is used in the name of some flowering plants, notably Clarkia xantiana and Chaenactis xantiana.
Xantus m African American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus.
Xàrbel m Catalan
Catalan form of Sharbel
Xariton m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khariton.
Xehanort m Popular Culture
This name comes from a character from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and also has some short appearances in Kingdom Hearts 2.
Xemerius m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
The name of a gargoyle demon in the 'Ruby Red' trilogy by Kerstin Gier.... [more]
Xezal f Kurdish
Means "gazelle, deer" or "yellow autumnal leaves" in Kurdish.
Xhavit m Albanian
Albanian form of Javid.
Xhems m Albanian (Modern, Rare)
Albanian borrowing of James
Xhois m & f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Joyce.
Xhudita f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Giudita.
Xhyljeta f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Juliette.
Xim m Catalan
Balearic short form of Joaquim.
Xueling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 凌 (líng) meaning "rise, soar"... [more]
Xullán m Galician
Galician form of Julian.
Xynthia f German (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Cynthia.... [more]
Yacquub m Somali
A Somali form of Yaqub.
Yadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter Y. In this special case, an influence from the Southern Slavonic name Jadran cannot be excluded.
Yadviha f Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Hedwig.
Yahel f & m Hebrew
Means "to shine, to make a halo" in Hebrew (see Hila).
Yahoel m Biblical Hebrew
Alternate form of Jehoel reflecting the original Hebrew pronunciation.
Yalitza f Mexican
Maybe a variant of Yelitza.
Yaltah f Jewish
The name Yaltah is derived from the town Yalta (Crimea). It was borne by the pianist Yaltah Menuhin.
Yanara f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Yancho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jan 1.
Yaniel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yanira and Daniel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -iel)... [more]
Yanislav m Bulgarian
Probably a newly coined name from Jan 1 and the Slavic name element slava "fame, glory".
Yanislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.
Yaphet m Hebrew, African American
Variant of Japheth reflecting the Hebrew pronunciation.
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