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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".
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.
Vara f Latvian (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this a short form of
Varvara, others derive it directly from Latvian
vara "power, force; reign".
Varada f IndianName of an Indian river situated in Karnataka, a state in the south western region of India. It is with believed that this river has religious ties with gods
Durga and
Lakshmi.
Varahi f Indian, HinduismMeans "boar" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu goddess, one of the Matrikas.
Varaqa f UzbekDerived from
varaq meaning "leaf" or "page".
Vardanush f ArmenianFrom Armenian
վարդ (vard) meaning "rose" and
անոյշ (anush) meaning "sweet".
Várdis f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Varenka f RussianPet form of
Varvara. It is the name a heroine in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Poor Folk' and a minor character in Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina'.
Váreyð f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".
Varida f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, MarathiEither from Sanskrit वारिद (vārid) meaning "incidence, occurence," a combination of Sanskrit वारि (vāri) meaning "water" and Sanskrit दा (dā) meaning "giving", or the Indian vernacular name for the plant Pavonia odorata.
Varima-te-takere f Polynesian MythologyPrimordial mother goddess in Cook Islands mythology. Her name has been attested as meaning "goddess of the beginning" or "the mud at the bottom". It may be derived from
vari meaning "mud" and
takere meaning "bottom of a canoe".
Vårin f Norwegian (Rare)Elaboration of
Vör, perhaps influenced by
Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word
vår meaning "spring (the season)".
Varina f English (Rare)Possibly a variant of
Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.
Varinder m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit
वर (vára) "environing, enclosing, space" or "boon, gift, reward, benefit" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra.
Varma f & m FinnishMeans "sure, certain, reliable" in Finnish.
Varpikke f ChuvashChuvash feminine name derived from
varlă meaning "kind, friendly" and
pikke meaning "lady".
Varskvlavisa f Georgian (Archaic)Means "of a star" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian ვარსკვლავის
(varskvlavis), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun ვარსკვლავი
(varskvlavi) meaning "star".
Varteres f ArmenianEtymology uncertain, with the first element from the Armenian
վարդ (vart) meaning "rose".
Vartilet f ChuvashCombination of Chuvash
варлă (varlă) meaning "kind, friendly" and
тилет (tilet) with an unknown meaning.
Vartuk f ChuvashCombination of
Варт (Vart), which is of Arabic origin meaning "roses" and the suffix
-ук (uk) also meaning "rose".
Vasa m & f SamoanMeans "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.
Vasfijahon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
vasf meaning "praise" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Vasfijamol f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
vasf meaning "praise" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Vasha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Nepali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, AssameseMEANING - willing, obedient, submissive, free, daughter , woman, female elephant ... [
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Vasha f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
vashë, a poetic term meaning "young girl, maiden".
Vasila f Tatar (Rare)Derived from Arabic وَسِيلَة
(wasīla) meaning "means, medium, method".
Vaspie f Crimean TatarDerived from Arabic وَصْفِيّ
(waṣfiyy) meaning "attributive, descriptive" or perhaps "praising".
Vassar m & f American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Vassar. Notable namesakes are Vassar
Carlton Clements (1928 - 2005) American folk musician known as the Father of Hillbilly Jazz and female poet Vassar Miller (1924 - 1998).
Vasvi f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, PunjabiMEANING - night; excellent, beneficent , sweet
Vathana f KhmerFrom the Khmer word វឌ្ឍន (
vŏətthĕəʼnĕəʼ) meaning "progress, growth, prosperity".
Vathsalya f Indian"Vathsalya" means "Eternal Love". It is a form of expressing feelings. It is one of the five forms expressing feelings of devotion - Shantha (Serenity), Sakhya (friendliness), Vathsalya (eternal love), Anuraga (affection) and Madhura (sweetness).
Vatosoa f MalagasyMeans "pearl" or "gems" in Malagasy. From
vato (meaning stone) and
soa (meaning good).
Vato soa literally means "good stones".
Vattha m & f LaoMeans "cloth, fabric" in Lao.
Vatthana m & f LaoMeans "culture, development, progress" in Lao.
Vaula f Finnish (Rare)Vaula is both a flower/flowering plant genus ("Asarina" in Latin) and in old Finnish language a little wooden ring that kept a bunch of silver birch branches together in a sauna.
Vaya f GreekVariant form of Greek Βάια (also spelled Βάϊα, Βαΐα; see
Vaia).
Vayeira m & f Hebrew"He appeared."
The God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob appeared. Vëannë f LiteratureVëannë (named Melinir by Eriol) was a child who resided at the Cottage of Lost Play in Tol Eressëa.... [
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Veda f TurkishMeans "leave, farewell, valedictory" in Turkish.
Veeksha f IndianAn Indian name that is said to mean “vision” or “knowledge”.
Veenapani f Indian, HinduismMeans "one who plays veena, veena-playing", from a combination of
Veena (an Indian lute) and Sanskrit
pani ("water" or "flowing"). This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess
Saraswati, who is often depicted playing a veena on the back of a swan.
Veera m & f Indian, Telugu, Punjabi, ThaiAlternate transcription of
Vira. It is sometimes used as a feminine name in India while it is only masculine in Thailand.
Véfreyja f Old NorsePossibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element
vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *
véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess
Freyja.
Vega f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, BengaliMEANING - speed, quickness, velocity, current ( of water ), momentum
Végerðr f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
vé "holy place, temple, sanctuary" (which is related to Gothic
weihs "holy") combined with Old Norse
garðr "enclosure".
Vehanush f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
վեհ (veh) meaning "majestic, sublime" and
անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".
Vehuhi f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
վեհ (veh) meaning "majestic, sublime" and the feminine suffix
ուհի (uhi). Veiga f IcelandicShort form of Old Norse names containing the name element
veig "power, strength".
Veikla f LatvianDerived from Latvian
veikls "dexterous, skillful, able; agile".
Vēlava f Medieval BalticRecorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from
vēlava, itself a Latvian dialectal word describing an accessory mark at the end of the mast of a fishing boat, a derivation from Lithuanian
vėliava "flag, banner" and a derivation from Latvian
vēls "late".
Veleda f HistoryVeleda 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.... [
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Velga f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning, although a derivation from Latvian
veldze "refreshment" has been suggested.
Velira f Soviet, RussianFeminine form of
Velir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Velmata f MordvinDerived from the Erzya verb вельмемс
(veľmems) meaning "to come to life, to be resurrected".