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Uel m Biblical
In Ezra 10:34 : "Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel."
Ugalik m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Means "arctic hare" in Inuit.
Ukiah f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ukiah.
Ukiuk m & f Inuit
Meaning, "winter."
Ulla m Biblical Hebrew
An Asherite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:39 in the Bible.... [more]
Uloma f Igbo
Means "beautiful home" in Igbo.
Ultius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate name of St. Wulsin.
Ululani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly inspiration" from Hawaiian ulu "to grow, be inspired" and lani "heaven, sky". This was the name of a ruler of Hilo.
Uluwehi f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian uluwehi, "a lush and beautiful verdure; a place where beautiful plants live".
Umaq m Quechua
Means "betrayer, traitor" in Quechua.
Umbra f Italian
Feminine form of Umbro. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Ombra.
Umesh m Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
From Sanskrit उमेश (umeśa) meaning "Uma's lord", derived from name of the Hindu goddess Uma combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "ruler, lord, husband"... [more]
Uncas m Algonquian, Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the Mohegan word wonkus meaning "fox". This was a character in 'The Last of the Mohicans' book and film.
Uncumber f History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate English name of St. Wilgefortis.
Unfeigned m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "genuine; sincere." Referring to being unfeignedly thankful for the blessings of God.
Unferð m English
Unferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as un + frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [more]
Uniedrog m Polish
Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Polish drogi "precious, dear" (which was ultimately derived from Slavic dorgu "precious, dear").
Uniegost m Polish
Means "better guest", from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic gost "guest".
Uniemir m Polish
Means "better peace", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Uniesław m Polish
Means "better glory", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Uniewit m Polish
Derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler".
Uniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Unique, using the popular African-American suffix -qua.
Unita f African American
Elaboration of Unity.
Upala f Indian
Meaning, "gemstone; stone." See also Opula.
Upright m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "(of a person or their behavior) strictly honorable or honest."
Uranchimeg f Mongolian
Means "artistic decoration" in Mongolian, from уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament".
Urquhart m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Urquhart. Used as a male name by J.K. Rowling in the "Harry Potter" books.
Ursala f Eastern African
Ugandan variant of Ursula.
Ursin m French (Archaic), Romansh
French and Romansh form of Ursinus.
Ursley f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Ursula (recorded in the 16th century).
Usbaldo m Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Osbaldo perhaps influenced by Ubaldo.
Utlapa m Literature
The name of a powerful spirit warrior in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series. The meaning of the name is unknown, and seems to have been created by Meyer.
Utopia f & m English
As a word, "Utopia" stands for an ideal state or place.... [more]
Utsidihi m Cherokee
Means "man killer" in Cherokee.
Uyaquq m Yupik
Means "neck" in Yupik.
Vada f English, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Veda or Valda or short form of Nevada.... [more]
Vaden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vaden.
Vadinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Vadó m Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Salvador and Osvaldo.
Vadoma f Romani
Feminine form of Vadim.
Vagina f American (Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vaginia, which seems to have been a variant of Virginia
Vagitanus m Roman Mythology
A god who opened the newborn's mouth for its first cry. The name is related to the Latin noun vagitus, "crying, squalling, wailing," particularly by a baby or an animal, and the verb vagio, vagire.
Vagner m Danish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Vagner.... [more]
Vaho m Estonian
Variant of Vahur.
Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)
Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.
Vaitiekus m Lithuanian
This name is a derivative from Polish name Wojciech, often used as a first name in Lithuania during 16-19c. Lithuanian patronymic surname Vaitkus is originated from first name Vaitiekus.
Valaida f African American (Rare)
A known bearer is jazz musician Valaida Snow.
Valasca f History, Medieval Slavic (?)
A famous bearer of this name is Valasca, a warrior Queen of Bohemia.
Valdinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Valdo m Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Galician and Portuguese short form of masculine names that start with Vald- (such as Valdemaro and Valdemiro) or end in -valdo (such as Osvaldo)... [more]
Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valek m Popular Culture, Slavic (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
The name is a Slavic short form of Valentin or Valerian (or other names starting in Val-).
Valen m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valen.
Valen m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valentinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentina.
Valentinito m Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino.
Valera f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.
Váli m Norse Mythology
Snorri Sturluson calls Váli a son of Loki and brother of Nari in chapter 50 of the Prose Edda. Other sources say he was a son of Odin and the giantess Rindr.
Valienta f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Presumably from the Spanish word valiente meaning "brave, valiant", ultimately from Latin valere "to be strong" (compare Valerius; or perhaps from the Spanish surname Valiente which was originally a nickname based on the Spanish word)... [more]
Valintin m Picard
Picard form of Valentin.
Valirea f English
Variant of Valerie.
Valleri f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie. It appears in the 1968 song Valleri by the Monkees.
Valletta f American
Valletta, the name of a city in Malta, it is a transferred use of the surname of Jean Parisot de la Vallette, Grand Master of the Order of Malta.
Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.
Vallie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Vallie and a diminutive of Valerie and Valentina.
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.... [more]
Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".
Valoura f English
Variant of Valora.
Valvo m Estonian
Masculine form of Valve.
Vanburen m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vanburen. See also Van Buren.
Vandad m Persian
Variant of Vindadh.
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.
Vandy m & f Lao
From Lao ວັນ (van) meaning "day" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".
Vane f Galician
Diminutive of Vanessa.
Vaniah m Biblical
One of many sons of Bani named in Ezra 10:36.
Vanille f Popular Culture
Means "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'.
Vannevar m American
Transferred use of the surname Van Nevar.
Vanniel m Obscure
Adaption of the Dutch surname van Niel.
Vanora f Scottish (Archaic), English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Wannour or Wannore, an old Scottish form of Guenore (see Guinevere)... [more]
Varban m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian върба "willow tree".
Varian m English
English form of Varianus.
Varro m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen of which the etymology is obscure, though there is a possibility that it might be of Etruscan origin. Known bearers of this name are Roman consul Gaius Terentius Varro (3rd century BC), Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro (1st century BC) and Roman poet Varro Atacinus (1st century BC).
Vasha f & m Russian
Either a diminutive of Vasily, Varvara, Valeriy, Valeriya or Ivan.
Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.
Vashni m Biblical
Meaning, "and second" given to a second born. ... [more]
Vassagijik m Algonquin
The name for "Greasy Mouth" an eccentric and erratic culture hero and might be derived from the Algonquin Wesucechak.
Vaux f African American
Transferred use of the surname Vaux.
Vavá m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Veeliks m Estonian
Estonian form of Felix.
Veevi f Estonian
Variant of Viivi.
Veive m Etruscan Mythology
The Etruscan god of revenge. He is portrayed as a young man wearing a laurel wreath and holding arrows in his hand. A goat stands next to him.
Veleda f History
Veleda was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.... [more]
Velika f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Veliko.
Velin m Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic veli meaning "great".
Velislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velislav.
Velizar m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Belisarius.
Velizara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velizar.
Vella f American, English
Diminutive of Velvet.
Vella f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Vellamo.
Veltha m Etruscan Mythology
Alternate name of Voltumna, an etruscan god.
Velva f American (South)
Diminutive of Velvet but has been used as a name in its own right for decades.
Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.
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."
Venecia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican), South African (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. As a Spanish name it could be a variant of Benecia or taken from the Spanish place name (see Venecia).
Venel m Etruscan
Diminutive of Vel.
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]
Venox m Etruscan
Diminutive of Vel.
Ventu m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.
Ventura m & f Spanish
Truncated form of Buenaventura.
Venturi m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.
Veomany f Lao
From Lao ແວວ (veo) meaning "bright, brilliant, shining" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".
Verbeia f Celtic Mythology
The Celtic goddess of the river Wharfe (North Yorkshire, England) known from a single inscription found in Ilkley, England and therefore interpreted as a local deity.... [more]
Verdella f African American
While its precise origin is uncertain, it may be related to names like Verdell, which derives from the French "vert" or Latin "viridis," meaning "green." The "-ella" suffix suggests a feminine elaboration, following a pattern common in African American naming traditions of the early 20th century.... [more]
Verdi m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.
Verdie f & m English (American), American (South), African American
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant or diminutive of the feminine Verity, Verdella, Vera 1 or the masculine Verdell... [more]
Verdon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdon.
Verily f English (British)
Meaning, "certainly" or "truly."
Verina f Late Roman
Variant of Verena.
Verinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.
Verité f English
Variant of Verity.
Verito f Spanish
Diminutive of Verónica, via its short form Vero 2.
Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.
Verlon m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verlon.
Vernal m English
Transferred use of the surname Vernal.
Vernell f & m African American
Variant of Vernel, or possibly an elaborated form of Verna and Vernon.
Vernice f English
Combination of Verna and Bernice.
Vernita f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Verna.
Vero f Spanish
Short form of Verónica.
Veroca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.
Veronette f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Véronique using the French diminutive suffix ette.
Vertumnus m Etruscan Mythology
Variation of Voltumna. See also Tumnus.
Veru f Spanish
Diminutive of Veronica.
Verusca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.
Vervain f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Means "foliage", from the Latin verbena. Vervain, also known as verbena, is a genus in the botanical family Verbenaceae.
Verve f & m English
Variant of Virve.
Veselina f Bulgarian, Slovene
Feminine form of Veselin.
Vespa f American
Possible feminization of Vespasian.
Vespérine f French (Quebec)
Presumably a feminized form of Vesper. It was used in 'Le Désespoir du singe' (2006-), a series of French-language graphic novels.
Vesperine f English (Anglicized)
Anglicized variant of Vespérine.
Vesselin m Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Veselin, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. Known bearers of this name include the Bulgarian pianist Vesselin Stanev (b... [more]
Vetivera f Indonesian
Elaboration of vetiver.
Viara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Вяра (see Vyara).
Vibia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Vibius.
Vicen m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.
Vicentó m Catalan
Diminutive of Vicent.
Vicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.
Victory f & m English (American), English (African), English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of Vincent)... [more]
Vido m Slovene, Montenegrin
Variant of Vid.
Vietnam m American
From the name of the Asian country.
Viette f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Vietta or a transferred use of the surname Viette.
Vihra f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вихър "gale; whirlwind".
Vihren m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Vihra.
Vika f Ukrainian, Russian
Russian short form of Viktoriya.
Viktooria f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Viktoria. This is also the Estoninan name of a genus of water-lilies (known as Victoria in English).
Viktora f Croatian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Viktor.
Vil m Soviet, Russian
Derived from the initials of the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
Vil'gel'm m Russian
Russian form of William.
Vilhjalmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of William.
Vilius m Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with Vil- (of either Baltic or Germanic origin), like Viltautas or Vilhelmas.
Vimbainashe f Shona
Means "have faith in God" in Shona.
Vincens m Banat Swabian, Piedmontese, Romansh
Banat Swabian variant of Vinzenz and Piedmontese and Romansh form of Vincent.
Vine m Indigenous American (?)
Perhaps from the surname Vine. This was borne by the Native American activist, writer and theologian Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005).
Ving m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Irving.
Vinie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Vinnie.
Vinod m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi
Means "enjoyment, delight, amusement" in Sanskrit.
Vinson m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinson.
Vint m English (American), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Vinton (English) as well as a contraction of Vincent (English and Limburgish).... [more]
Vinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinton.
Vinyette f African American
Alternate spelling of the word vignette.
Vionnet f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vionnet.
Viqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Victoria.
Virena f Various
Variant of Verena.
Vireo m & f English
From Latin vireo, a word Pliny uses for some kind of bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virere "be green" (see Viridius), which in modern times is applied to an American bird.
Virginel m Romanian (Rare)
A known bearer of this name is the Romanian politician Virginel Iordache (b. 1959).
Virginiensis f Roman Mythology
Derivative of Latin virgo meaning "maiden, virgin". According to Augustine, Virginiensis was a Roman goddess that presided over the loosing of the bridal zone, the zone being a belt or girdle worn by adult women which was meant to be knotted prior to a bride's wedding and untied by her husband on their wedding night; see also Cinxia.
Viriola f Eastern African (Rare), Ancient Roman (?)
Attia Viriola was a client of the ancient Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger (61-113), whose legal case he described in his Epistles.
Virtue f English (Puritan)
This name was very occasionally used by Puritan parents in 17th century England. It ltimately derived from Latin virtus "manliness; valor; worth".
Vis m Spanish
Diminutive of Victor or Victorio.
Vision f & m American, Literature
Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition) via Old French from Latin visio(n- ), from videre ‘to see.'
Viteka m Russian
Colloquial diminutive of Vitya.
Viteneka m Russian
Diminutive of Vitya.
Vitinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Victor.
Vitruvius m American (Rare, Archaic), Ancient Roman, Popular Culture
Vitruvius is an Ancient Roman family name.... [more]
Vitumnus m Roman Mythology
God 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... [more]
Vivella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Viva.
Vivián m Galician
Galician form of Vivianus.
Vivie f Various
Diminutive of Vivian and other Viv- names.
Vixen f English (Modern, Rare)
From late Middle English fixen, perhaps from the Old English adjective fyxen ‘of a fox.'
Vixey f Popular Culture
Diminutive 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'.
Vladena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vladan.
Vladlene f Russian
Feminine form of Vladlen.
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’.
Vóhko'xénéhe m Cheyenne
Means "Roman nose" or "hook nose" in Cheyenne.
Vojnomir m Croatian, Slovene
Means "war and peace", derived from Slavic vojna meaning "war" combined with Slavic mir meaning "peace".
Volana m & f Malagasy
Means "moon" in Malagasy.
Volen m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian волен (volen) "free; independent".
Volena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Volen.
Volesa f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Volesus.
Volesus m Ancient Roman
Roman 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"... [more]
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.
Volodia m French (Rare)
Variant of Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Voltairine f English (American)
Feminine form of Voltaire.... [more]
Voltumna m Etruscan Mythology
Voltumna, also known as Veltha, is a chthonic god of the Etruscans, later elevated to the status of supreme god. He is also the patron god of the federation of twelve Etruscan city states... [more]
Volumna f Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Volumnus. According to Augustine, Volumnus and Volumna were minor Roman deities who granted newborn infants the will (or volition) to do good.
Volumnus m Roman Mythology
Derived from the Latin verb volo meaning "to wish, to will, to want". According to Augustine, Volumnus and his female counterpart Volumna were minor Roman deities who granted newborn infants the will (or volition) to do good.
Volusa f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Volusus (see Volesus).
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