VićentijemSerbian (Rare) Serbian form of Vincent. Famous bearers include 16th century Serbian painter Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković and writer and poet Vićentije Rakić (1750-1818), founder of the School of Theology.
VicențiumRomanian (Rare) Variant of Vincențiu. Notable Romanian bearers of this name include the politician Vicențiu Găvănescu (retired from politics after 2000) and Vicențiu Bugariu (1908-1932), a publicist and historian.
Victoriousm & fEnglish (Rare) Either a variant of Victorius or else directly from the English word Victorious, "Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor; being a victor; bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious day".
Victoryf & mEnglish (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]
VicturnienmFrench (Rare, Archaic) This name was borne by Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (31 May 1753 – 31 October 1793), a lawyer and statesman, and a significant figure of the French Revolution.... [more]
VidigoiamGothic Vidigoia was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. His name means either "the man from the forest zone" or "the forest-barker/wolf". Vidigoia figured during the campaigns of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great across the Danube around 330 AD... [more]
VidkunmNorwegian (Rare) Younger form of Víðkunnr. Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and traitor. He collaborated with the Nazis during the German occupation of Norway during World War II, for which he was given the death penalty in 1945.
VidomirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]
VidormHungarian Derived from Hungarian vidor "cheerful, jolly". This is a 19th-century coinage intended to Magyarize Hilár.
VidoslavmBulgarian, Croatian, Serbian The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]
VidrikmOld Swedish Vidrik Verlandsson is a character in several Germanic heroic legends and Scandinavian ballads. His name is possibly a Swedification of his Germanic name Witege via the Old Norse form Viðga.
VidugaviamLiterature, 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]
VidulmHinduism MEANING: rattan plant or Fasciculatus (Calamus Rotang - Bot.), it also means wise, skilled... [more]
VidupmSanskrit MEANING - "wise protector", skilled or learned ruler. Here विदु means intelligent, learned + प from word पा means ruler, protector. In ancient time it was the name of a king ... [more]
VidurmIndian Some sources claim the meaning of this name is "wise, expert". This could make it the masculine form of Viduraa.... [more]
ViduramHinduism Means "skilled, intelligent, wise" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Vidura is the prime minister of the Kuru kingdom and is the paternal uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
VidushkritmSanskrit MEANING - free from sins or faults or transgressions. Here वि means without+ दुष्कृत means sins or transgression
ViduslavmSlavic From Medieval Slavic vidu, meaning "sight, view" and slav, meaning "glory, fame".
ViduusmRoman Mythology Possibly derived from Latin viduus, meaning "destitute, deprived; widowed". This was the name of a Roman god who separated the soul from the body after death.
VieirinhamPortuguese Portuguese diminutive of the surname Vieira. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (1986-), who is better known as Vieirinha.
Vielyf & mKhmer (Rare) Means "something new" or also "a ray of sunlight" in Khmer.
ViễnmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 遠 (viễn) meaning "distant, remote, far".
Viengkeom & fLao From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem".
Viengkhamm & fLao From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled, city" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Viengsavanhf & mLao From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Viengsaym & fLao From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ໄຊ (say) meaning "victory".
ViestardsmLatvian The name originates from a Semigallian chieftain in the 13th century of the same name. As of August 8, 2013 there were 21 people in Latvia bearing this name.
ViestursmLatvian Derived from Latvian viesturis "hospitable".
Việtm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.
VigelimRomansh Romansh form of Vigilius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
VigenmArmenian From an Old Armenian form of Vincentius (see Vincent). Alternately, it may be from Latin vigēre meaning "to be vigorous, to be energetic, to be active".
ViggemDanish (Rare), Swedish (Rare) Derived from the Old (West) Norse name Vígi, a short form of other masculine names containing the element víg "war, battle". (The name Vígi belonged to one of King Ólafr Tryggvasson's hounds.) As a Swedish name it is sometimes used as a diminutive of Viktor, and can also be inspired by the word vigg meaning "lightning".
VíglundurmIcelandic Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" (also used poetically to mean "warrior" when used in compound words) and lundr "grove".
VígmarrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and marr "famous".
VígmaðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements víg "fight, battle" and maðr "man".
VigneshwaranmIndian, Tamil, Malayalam Possibly a combination of Vignesh and Tamil வர்ணம் (varṇam) or Malayalam വര്ണ്ണം (varṇṇaṁ) both meaning "colour", likely derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) which has the same meaning... [more]
VígnirmOld Norse Derived from the Old Norse element víg "war".
VigorosomMedieval Italian Derived from the Latin vigor meaning ''liveliness, activity, power, strength''. A 13th century Italian Painter, Vigoroso da Siena, bore this name. ... [more]
VígrmOld Norse From Old Norse vígr meaning "in fighting condition, able to fight".
VígráðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse víg "fight", "battle" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".
VígsterkrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and starkr "strong, healthy".
VígþórmIcelandic (Rare) Combination of Old Norse víg "war, battle" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).
VígþornmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse víg "battle, fight" and þorn "thorn".
VilmSoviet, 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]
VilamLao Means "hero, brave, courage" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vira).
Vilaif & mThai, Lao Thai alternate transcription of Wilai as well as the Lao cognate. In Thailand it is solely used as a feminine name while it is unisex (more commonly masculine) in Laos.
Vildanf & mTurkish, Bashkir, Bosnian Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان (wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of Uyildan, of the same origin.
VildarasmLithuanian Basically means "hoping to work", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work"... [more]
VildaugasmLithuanian Means "much hope", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with Lithuanian daug meaning "much" (see Daumantas).
VilgailasmLithuanian Means "strong hope", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
VilgaudasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
VilgintasmLithuanian Basically means "to defend hopefully", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
VilgirdasmLithuanian Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "to hear hopefully", derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]
VilkasmLithuanian, Finnish Vilkas is part of the Lithuanian language which means "wolf". This name is most famously used in the video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" where one of the characters is named Vilkas.... [more]
VillanusmHistory, Medieval Italian (Latinized) Medieval Latin name meaning "farmhand", a derivative of villa "country house, farm". It was borne by an Italian Catholic saint of the 13th century.