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Vár f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern), Faroese, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse word vár meaning "spring". Vár is the name of an Ásynja, who is responsible for contracts between men and women.

Vår f Norwegian
Younger form of Vár.

Várdis f Faroese
Combination 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".

Váreyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".

Varga f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Varg.

Vårin f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Vör, perhaps influenced by Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word vår meaning "spring (the season)".

Vårny f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of vár "spring" and nýr "new, fresh".

Varða f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Varda.

Védís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and dís meaning "goddess".

Vedis f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Védís.

Veig f Icelandic
Variant of Veiga.

Veiga f Icelandic
Short form of Old Norse names containing the name element veig "power, strength".

Vélaug f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Velaug f Norwegian
Younger form of Vélaug.

Velgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Valgjerd.

Venche f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Venke.

Vendla f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Vendela.

Venke f Norwegian
Variant of Wenke.

Venny f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive form of Vendela.

Véný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse name derived from the elements vé "temple, sanctuary" (related to Gothic weihs "holy") and nýr "new".

Veny f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Véný.

Verona f Banat Swabian, German, Hungarian, Norwegian (Rare), Slovene, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Veronica and Veronika.

Veronicka f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Veróníka f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Veronika.

Verónika f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Veróníka.

Vesla f Norwegian (Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian vesle "little".

Vetrarrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "winter rose", derived from Old Norse vetr meaning "winter" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.

Vibe f Danish
Variant of Wiebe or taken directly from Danish vibe meaning "northern lapwig" (a type of bird native to Europe).

Vibeka f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vibeke.

Vibekke f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Vibeke.

Vibs f Danish
Danish diminutive of Vibeke.

Vibse f Danish
Variant of Vibs.

Vickan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viktoria.

Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.

Vicktoria f English (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Victoria.

Victoría f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Victoria.

Vida f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Vide or short form Arvida, Alvida, or other names ending with -vida.

Vidia f Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Ovidia.

Vidunn f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian name with the combination of viðr "forest", "wood", "tree" and unnr "wave" or a combination of víðr "wide", "large", "extensive" and unnr "wave".

Víf f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse víf meaning "wife, woman".

Vígdögg f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse víg meaning "war, battle" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").

Vighild f Norwegian
Norwegian name with the combination of vígr "in fighting condition, able to fight" and hildr "battle, fight".

Vigita f Lithuanian (Rare), Scandinavian
Old Norse element víg meaning "war, battle".

Viktorina f Hungarian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant form of Victorina.

Vilborg f Icelandic
Nordic form of Wilburg.

Vilda f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Originally a short form of Alvilda. Nowadays mostly associated with the Swedish vocabulary word meaning "wild".

Vildís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Vildred f Norwegian
Modern coinage taken from Vilhelm and the feminine ending -(f)rid.

Vilgerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Vilgerðr.

Vilgerð f Faroese
Faroese form of Vilgerðr.

Vilgjerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Younger form of Vilgerðr.

Vilhelma f Hungarian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Lithuanian
Hungarian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian form of Wilhelma.

Vilhelmína f Icelandic, Slovak (Archaic)
Icelandic and Slovak form of Wilhelmina.

Vilhelmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Wilhelmine.

Vilje f Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Vilja.

Villemo f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Literature
This name was first used by the Swedish writer August Strindberg (1849-1912) for one of his poems. He may have based it on the names Vellamo or Wilhelma, or perhaps he combined the Old Norse name element vil, vili "will, desire" with Scandinavian mor "mother" (compare Lillemor, Moa).

Villgärd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Villgerd.

Villgerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Vilgerðr.

Villimey f Icelandic (Modern)
Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]

Villma f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vilma.

Villumine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Vilhelmine.

Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.

Vilný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse vili "will, desire" combined with nýr "new".

Vina f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of Wina.

Vinbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse vinr "friend" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Vineke f Danish
Nordic form of Wineke.

Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.

Vinný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Winnie.

Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).

Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".

Vinther f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Vinter.

Viol f Danish
Short form of Viola.

Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.

Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".

Víóletta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Violetta.

Vira f Portuguese, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elvira.

Viran f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elvira.

Virginía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virginia.

Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".

Viðja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse viðja "withy".

Vivan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne.

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.

Vivika f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Variant of Viveka.

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.

Von f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Old Norse vón "hope; expectation".

Vónbjørt f Faroese
Derived from Old-Norse vón meaning "hope; expectation" and bjartr meaning "light, shining".

Voney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Vordís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Várdis.

Vorin f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vårin.

Wagna f Danish
Variant of Vagna.

Walborg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valborg.

Waldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valdis.

Wally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Vally.

Wanja f & m Scandinavian, German
German variant of Vanya, a Russian diminutive of either Ivan or Ivanna. This is also used in Scandinavia (see Vanja), where it is primarily feminine.

Weneke f Low German (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Low German variant of Wineke.

Wibecke f Norwegian
Variant of Wibeke.

Wibeke f Norwegian
Feminine form of Wiebe.

Wictorina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Victorina.

Wigdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vigdis.

Wilja f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Vilja.

Winther f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter used in several languages.

Wynja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (wynn) and Gothic � (winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *wunjō "joy, delight".

Yelva f Danish, Theatre
Danish adoption of a short form of the Russian name Yelizaveta. ... [more]

Yemine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Jemine.

Yenni f Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Jenni.

Yesica f Spanish, English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yessica f American (Hispanic), Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jessica, and unaccented form of Spanish Yéssica.

Ylfur f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ylfa.

Ylja f Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse ylja "to warm, to heat".

Ylvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Ylva and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie).

Ylwa f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ylva.

Ýma f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Ýmir.

Ymbjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Ingeborg.

Ynghild f Norwegian
Variant of Yngvildr.

Yngva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Feminine form of Yngve and Yngvar.

Yngveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingveig.

Yngvil f Norwegian
Variant of Ingvild.

Yngvild f Faroese, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Yngvildr.

Yngvill f Norwegian
Variant of Yngvild.

Yngvör f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Yngvǫr.

Yngvor f Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Yngvǫr.

Ynja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse ynja "female animal, she-animal".

Ynwa f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
An acronym for You Never Walk Alone, the motto of F.C. Liverpool.

Ýr f Icelandic, Faroese
Directly taken from Old Norse ýr "yew tree; bow".

Yrja f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yrjan and Yrjar as well as a variant of Irja as well as a derivation from Old Norse yrja "drizzling rain".

Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of Swedish yra and virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).

Ýrr f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse œrr meaning "mad, furious, wild".

Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]

Yrse f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Yrsa.

Yrsi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Yrsa.

Yutte f Danish (Rare, ?)
Anglicized form of Jytte in the case of Danish-born actress Yutte Stensgaard (1946-), whose birth name was Jytte.

Yvonn f Scandinavian
Variant of Yvonne.

Ywonne f Swedish
Variant of Yvonne.

Zabine f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Zabina.

Zacharine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zechariah.

Zaga f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Saga.

Zanna f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Sanna.

Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.

Zavannah f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Zebina f Danish (Rare)
Either a variant of Sebina or a feminine form of Zebulon.

Zeleste f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Celeste.

Zenna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]

Zerny f & m Swedish
Unexplained.

Zette f Danish (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -zette, such as Suzette or Lizette.

Zidtzel f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Sidsel, common in 17th century Denmark.

Zille f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Zilla.

Zissi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cissi.

Zíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Zita 1.

Zitta f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Zita 1.

Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.

Zuzetta f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.

Zuzette f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.