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Umayr m Arabic
Means "populous, prosperous, flourishing" in Arabic, from the word عَمَرَ ('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Umber f & m Pakistani
Meaning unknown.

Ümer m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Umar.

Umer m Urdu
Urdu form of Umar.

Ünenbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian үнэн (ünen) meaning "true, truth" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Uniemir m Polish
Means "better peace", derived from Slavic unie "better, improved" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Unimir m Polish
Variant of Uniemir.

Unker m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Othinkar.

Unndór m Icelandic
Variant of Unnþór.

Unnþór m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and þórr "thunder".

Unnúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Unulf.

Unuyucar m Medieval Mongolian
Means "foal" in Middle Mongolian.

Ünver m & f Turkish
Derived from ün meaning "reputation, fame" and ver meaning "truth".

Upor m Hungarian
Variant of Apor.

Upshur m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Upshur.

Ur m Biblical
The name comes from אור ('or), meaning "to light".... [more]

Uranbaatar m Mongolian
Means "skilled hero" in Mongolian, from уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Uranbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Urantülkhüür f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and түлхүүр (tülkhüür) meaning "key".

Ursmaar m Flemish (Archaic)
Flemish form of Ursmar.

Ursmar m Germanic, Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from Latin ursus meaning "bear" combined with Germanic mari meaning "famous".... [more]

Ursmer m French (Belgian, Rare), Walloon (Rare)
French form of Ursmar.

Urtbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "long celebration" in Mongolian, from урт (urt) meaning "long" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Usher m Jewish (Americanized)
Jewish American variant of Asher.

Usher m & f English (African)

Usher m English (American)
From the English surname Usher.

Ushinar m Indian (Anglicized, Archaic)
MEANING OF SANSKRIT BOY NAME ... [more]

Ushur m Kazakh
Kazakh form of the name Asher.

Usukhbayar m Mongolian
Alternate transcription of Өсөхбаяр (see Ösökhbayar)

Uðr f & m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Old Norse form of Unnr. In Norse mythology, Unnr was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.... [more]

Utkir m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oʻtkir meaning "sharp, keen" (cf. Utkirbek).

Utr m Old Norse
Variant of Otr.

Uuganbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Uuganbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Uvar m Uzbek

Uwaymir m Arabic

Uygar m & f Turkish
Means "civilised" in Turkish.

Uzair m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزير (see Uzayr), as well as the Urdu form.

Uzajr m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Ezra.

Uzayr m Arabic
Arabic form of Ezra. This is the name of a figure mentioned in the Qur'an, frequently described as a Jewish prophet who was falsely believed to be the son of God... [more]

Üzeir m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Uzair.

Uzeir m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Üzeir.

Üzeyir m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Uzair.

Uzeyir m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Üzeyir.

Vachour m Arthurian Cycle
The father of Tor in "Le Morte D'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory.

Vader m Popular Culture
Originally from the English word "invader", but later associated with the Dutch word vader ("father"). This is the pseudonym of Darth Vader (real name Anakin Skywalker), antagonist in the Star Wars original trilogy by George Lucas.

Vadomar m Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic vadi "pledge, pact" combined with Old High German mâri "famous." Vadomar was the name of a 4th-century king of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe.

Vador m Catalan
Short form of Salvador.

Vadzimir m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vadimir.

Vædher m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Veðr.

Vaefar m Frankish (Archaic)
Alemannic

Væringr m Old Norse
From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [more]

Vafþrúðnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the mightily entangling one". This is the name of a wise giant in Norse mythology.

Vágner m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Vagner. Known Brazilian bearers of this name include the soccer player Vágner Love (b. 1984) and Vágner Benazzi (b... [more]

Vagner m Danish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Vagner.... [more]

Vagnur m Faroese
Faroese form of Vagn.

Vagor m Arthurian Cycle
King of the Ille Estrange in the Vulgate Lancelot.

Vahur m Estonian, Literature
Coined by Estonian author Eduard Börnhohe for a character in his 1880 novel 'Tasuja'. Börnhohe allegedly derived the name from Estonian vahva "brave".

Vakr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vakr ''wakeful, watchful, alert, valiant, brave, fast''.

Vakur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vakr.

Valacar m Literature
Means "Vala helm" in Quenya; Vala referring to the Valar. This is the name of the twentieth king of Gondor in Tolkien's legendarium and the husband of Vidumavi.

Valamar m Germanic
Variant of Walamar.

Valamir m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Valamar. But with this spelling it is also possible that the second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace." Valamir was the name of a 5th-century king of the Ostrogoths.

Valcour m Louisiana Creole

Valdecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valdemir, replaced by the suffix -cir, taken from names ending with that pattern, e.g. Moacir.

Valdeir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valdir.

Valdemir m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Valdemiro.

Valdenir m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Valdimar m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Valdemar.

Valdir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "son of Valdemar" or "little Valdemar". The -ir indicates that it's a diminutive form.

Valdonir m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Valdur m Estonian
Variant of Valdo.

Valeer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Valerius. A known bearer of this name is Valeer Deschacht (b. 1925), a Belgian Catholic priest and director of social institutions.

Valér m Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Valerius.

Valer m Belarusian

Valgarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse masculine form of Valgerðr.

Valgarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valgarðr.

Valgautr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and gautr "goth".

Valiakbar m Uzbek
Derived from the names Vali and Akbar.

Valier m Belarusian
Variant of Valieryj.

Valinazar m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word nazar meaning "look, glance".

Valinur m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word nur meaning "ray, beam, light".

Valisher m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word sher meaning "lion".

Valiyor m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word yor meaning "friend".

Valmir m Albanian
Masculine form of Valmira.

Valmir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Walmir.

Valner m Croatian (Rare)

Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

Valr m Old Norse
From Old Norse valr meaning ''falcon''.

Valtasar m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and variant Russian and Ukrainian forms of Balthazar.

Valtazar m Serbian
Valtazar is a Serbian form of Balthazar.... [more]

Valther m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Walter.

Valþór m Icelandic
From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" (also found in the place name Valhalla and the word valkyrja) combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Valtr m Czech
Variant of Valter.

Valtýr m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".

Valur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valr. Valur is also a modern Icelandic word for gyrfalcon.

Vandalar m Germanic
Variant of Wandalhar.

Vander m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare, Archaic)

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.

Vaniher m Chuvash
Combination of ва (va) and нихер (niher) meaning "lover, beautiful".

Vannevar m American
Transferred use of the surname Van Nevar.

Vanquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Vardamir m Literature
Means "jewel of Varda". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of the second King of Númenor. He was the son of Elros, nephew of Elrond, and grandson of Earendil.

Vardar m Bulgarian
From the name of the river Vardar, itself from Thracian Vardários, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *(s)wordo-wori- meaning "black water". Folk etymology, however, links the name to вардя (vardya) meaning "to shield, protect".

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.

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).

Vatnar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vatnarr.

Vatnarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.

Vatromir m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian ватра (vatra) meaning "fire" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" or "glory". Thus the name means "vigorous or passionate for glory/peace".

Vaylor m & f American (South, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Vale, Taylor, Baylor, Saylor and Naylor... [more]

Vector m Popular Culture
Means "carrier" in Latin. This is the name of two fictional characters; Vector the Crocodile from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and a villain from Despicable Me.

Veer m Hindi, Indian, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi वीर or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਵੀਰ (see Vir).

Végarður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Végarðr (see Vegard).

Végeirr m Old Norse
Variant of VígæiRR, a combination of Old Norse vé "temple, sacred enclosure, sanctuary" and geirr "spear".

Veger m Kurdish
Means "return, comeback" in Kurdish.

Veigar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse veig "strength" combined with herr "army, warrior". It can also be viewed as a masculine form of Veiga.

Veigur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Veiga.

Vektor m Soviet
Revolutionary name created in the early period of the Soviet Union. Contraction of великий коммунизм торжествует (velikiy kommunizm torzhestvuyet) meaning "great communism triumphs".

Vélaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Vélaug.

Velemir m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Velimir.

Velemudr m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Velimudr.

Velimudr m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Old Russian name meaning "multiscious, much-knowing", derived from Old Church Slavonic велии (velii) "great" combined with мѫдръ (mǫdrŭ) meaning "wise".

Velir m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian великий рабочий (velikiy rabochiy) meaning "great worker" as well as of Владимир Ленин и революция (Vladimir Lenin i revolyutsiya) meaning "Vladimir Lenin and the revolution"... [more]

Velizar m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Belisarius.

Velmir m Bulgarian
Cognate of Velimir.

Velthur m Etruscan

Vémundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vé "temple, sanctuary" combined with Old Norse mundr "protection."

Vémundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vémundr.

Vener m Bashkir

Vennor m Cornish
Middle name of Captain Ross Poldark, the main character in the historical television series Poldark. Ross Vennor Poldark is his full name on the BBC show.

Venor m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Vianor.

Ver m Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian
Bosnian, Catalan and Croatian form of Verus.

Veraldr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse verr "man" and valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".

Vermundr m Old Norse
Combination of either Old Norse verr "man" or verja "to defend", with mundr "protector". The name appears on an 11th century copper box that was engraved with runes.

Vernier m French (Archaic)
Allegedly a Gallicization of Werner, this name was recorded up until the 1700s. Today, it survives as a surname.

Verrier m Obscure
From a French occupational surname that meant "glassmaker" or "glassblower", ultimately from French verre meaning "glass" (see Verrier)... [more]

Vesemir m Literature

Vesquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Vestmar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vestmarr.

Vestmárr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vestmarr.

Vestmarr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vestr "the west" and mærr "famous".

Vestmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vestr "west" and maðr "man".

Vestmaður m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic modern form of Vestmaðr.

Veðr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse veðr meaning "ram" or "weather".

Veðrfölnir m Norse Mythology
Possibly meaning "storm pale," "wind bleached" or "wind-witherer", veđrfölnir is a hawk that sits between the eyes of the unnamed eagle that is perched atop the world tree Yggdrasil.

Vetr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vetr meaning "winter".

Vettjer m Medieval Romansh
Medieval Romansh vernacular form of Victor.

Vetur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse Vetr, "winter".

Vianor m Greek (Archaic), Abkhaz (Rare), Georgian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Bianor as well as the Abkhaz, Georgian, Romanian and Russian form of the name.

Viateur m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Viator.

Vibor m Croatian
Possibly from Hungarian bíbor meaning "purple", or a short form of Velibor.

Vichear m Khmer
Means "knowledge, science" in Khmer.

Vicktor m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Victoor m Flemish (Rare)
Flemish form of Victor.

Victòr m Gascon
Gascon form of Victor.

Vidomir m 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]

Vidor m Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian vidor "cheerful, jolly". This is a 19th-century coinage intended to Magyarize Hilár.

Vidur m Indian
Some sources claim the meaning of this name is "wise, expert". This could make it the masculine form of Viduraa.... [more]

Vífastr m Old Norse, Old Swedish
An Old Norse masculine name, used in Sweden.... [more]

Vígdiarfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and djarfr "bold, daring".

Vígdiarfr m Old Norse
Variant of Vígdiarfr.

Vigdor m English

Vigeur m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Vigor

Víggrímur m Faroese
Faroese combination of víg "fight", "battle" and grímr "person wearing a mask".

Víglundur m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" (also used poetically to mean "warrior" when used in compound words) and lundr "grove".

Vígmarr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and marr "famous".

Vígmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements víg "fight, battle" and maðr "man".

Vígmundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and mund "protection".

Vígmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígmundr.

Vígnir m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse element víg "war".

Vignir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígnir.

Vígniútr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight", "battle" and njóta "to use".

Vigor m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".

Vígr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vígr meaning "in fighting condition, able to fight".

Vígráðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight", "battle" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".

Vígsterkr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and starkr "strong, healthy".

Vígþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse víg "war, battle" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).

Vígulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and ulfr "wolf".

Vigur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígr.

Vihor m Croatian (Modern, Rare)
Meaning ''whirlwind''.

Vihtor m Finnish
Finnish form of Victor.

Vihtӗr m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Viktor.

Vikhtӗr m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Viktor.

Vilbergur m Icelandic, Faroese
Masculine form of Vilborg.

Vildor m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spelling variant of Wildor.

Viléor m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Vilhiálmr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vilhialmr.

Vilhialmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Wilhelm.

Vilhjalmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of William.

Viljer m Estonian
Variant of Viljar 1.

Villamor m Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Villamor.

Vilmer m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Vilmar.

Vimar m Galician
Variant of Guimar.

Vimar m Swedish
Swedish form of Vígmarr.

Vímundr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and mund "hand, protection".

Vinandr m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be an Old Norse cognate of Winand.

Vindkaldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "wind-frozen". Svipdagr uses this as an alias when he goes to woo Menglǫð.

Vinjar m Norwegian
Either derived from of Old Norse vinr "friend" and herr "army" or based on place names that contains the Old Norse element vin "meadow, pasture".

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).

Vintr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vetr.

Viqor m Uzbek
Means "loftiness, pride, grandeur" in Uzbek.

Vir m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Modern form of Vira.

Virender m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Virendra.

Visar m Albanian
Derived from Albanian visar "treasure".

Visbur m Norse Mythology
Means "undoubted son" in Old Norse. Visbur was a legendary Swedish king, son of Vanlandi and father of Dómaldi... [more]

Visimar m Germanic, History
Variant of Wisamar. Visimar was the name of a 4th-century king of the Vandals, a Germanic tribe.

Vislor m Popular Culture
First name of Doctor Who companion Vislor Turlough.

Viter m Spanish (Caribbean)

Viðfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements viðr "forest, wood, tree" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Vithimer m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Witimer. In 376 AD, Vithimer succeeded Ermanaric, king of the Greuthungi (a Gothic tribe), to the throne.

Viðjar m Icelandic
Possibly a masculine form of Viðja.

Víðkunnr m Old Norse, Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse víðkunnr "famous".

Vitor m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant of Victor.

Vitour m Provençal
Provençal form of Victor.

Víurðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse *vévǫrðr, véurr meaning "holy warder, guide of a sanctuary", combined with vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and vǫrðr "guard".

Vizimír m Czech (Rare, Archaic)

Vladymyr m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian transcription of Vladimir.

Vladzimir m Soviet, Belarusian (Rare), Russian (Belarusianized)
Russian influenced dialectal variant of Uladzimir most common in the Soviet era. Today, it is also often used as a Belarusianisation of Russian Vladimir opposed to standard Belarusian form Uladzimir.

Vlagyimir m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Vladimir.

Vödyr m Mari
Mari form of Fyodor.

Vohnedar m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian вогень (vohen), meaning "light, fire" and the Slavic name element darŭ, meaning "gift".

Võitur m Estonian (Archaic)

Vojimir m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Variant form of Vojmir

Vojmír m Czech, Slovak
Variant form of Vojmir.

Vojmir m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and mir meaning "peace" or "world"..

Vojnomir m Croatian, Slovene
Means "war and peace", derived from Slavic vojna meaning "war" combined with Slavic mir meaning "peace".

Volbmar m Sami
Sami form of Volmar.

Voldemar m Estonian
Estonian form of Waldemar and Woldemar.

Volger m Swedish
Variant of Wolfger or Volker.

Volimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Means "peaceful will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Volkner m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Volker influenced by Falkner (the name of a character in a previous Pokemon game)... [more]

Volmar m Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Valdemar or Volkmar.

Volmar m German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified form of Volkmar.

Volodar m Medieval Ukrainian
Old variant of Volodymyr, or could also come from Ukrainian володар (volodar), meaning "ruler, leader". Alternatively could come from Slavic name elements волдѣти (volděti) "to rule, to control" and даръ (darŭ) "gift".

Volodõmõr m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Ukrainian Володимир (see Volodymyr).

Volter m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Wolter.... [more]

Vónbjartur m Faroese
Masculine form of Vónbjørt.

Vortimer m Arthurian Cycle
In Nennius’s Historia Brittonum, Vortigern’s eldest son, brother of Catigern, Faustas, and Pascentius.... [more]

Voyenmor m Soviet
From a contraction of военный моряк (voyennyy moryak). meaning "war sailor".

Vræistr m Old Norse
Related to Old Norse ríða ("to twist, knit, wind").

Vræiðr m Old Norse
Originally a byname derived from Old Norse reiðr "angry".

Vruyr m Armenian

Vukmir m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements vuk meaning"wolf" and mir meaning "peace".

Vukomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Vyctor m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Form of Victor.

Waccar m History (Ecclesiastical), Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English wacor "watchful, vigilant, alert" (from wakraz). This was the name of a martyred Catholic saint.

Waernaer m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Werner.

Wæther m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Veðr.

Wagner m Brazilian, Caribbean
Transferred from the German surname Wagner.

Wahidur m Bengali (Muslim), Assamese (Muslim)

Walamar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Waldémôr m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Waldemar.

Walder m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for several characters in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Walder Frey is the elderly patriarch of House Frey and the namesake of some of his descendants.

Waldir m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Walter, more commonly used in Brazil

Waldomer m Arthurian Cycle
The brother-in-law of the Emperor of the Alemanni. He served as a commander for King Meriadoc of Wales when Meriadoc served the Emperor.

Walkir m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Likely a variant of Walker.

Walmir m Brazilian

Walmor m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Wałtar m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Walter.

Wandalhar m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandhar)... [more]

Wandalmar m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandemar)... [more]

Wandemar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German mâri "famous."

Wander m Dutch
Dutch variant form of Warner (see Werner) via its variant form Warnder.

Wandhar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German hari "army."

Waqur m Arabic
Means "composed, calm, dignified" in Arabic.

Waringar m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinhar m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinmar m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warnachar m Germanic
Variant of Warinhar, probably influenced in its spelling by Old High German wachar "vigilant" (see Wacharulf).

Warnaer m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Waernaer.

Warnder m Dutch
Dutch variant form of Warner (see Werner).

Warrior m & f English
A person engaged in battle or warfare, and by extension, anyone fighting for a particular cause. The word comes from Anglo-Norman warrier, from Old French guerreier, derived from Latin guerra, "war"... [more]

Water m Medieval English
Middle English variant of Walter.

Wauter m Scots
Scots form of Walter.

Waymar m Literature
Probably a variant of Weimar.... [more]

Wazir m Arabic
Means "helper, assistant" in Arabic.

Weaver m English
Transferred use of the surname Weaver 1 or Weaver 2.

Webber m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Webber.

Weimar m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wigmar.

Welmer m West Frisian
Frisian cognate of the Germanic name Wilmar.

Welter m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Medieval German, Limburgish (Rare)
Medieval variant of Walter. In this day and age, most bearers are elderly Limburgians; otherwise the name has fallen out of use, primarily surviving in the patronymic surnames Welter and Welters.

Wendelmar m Germanic
Variant of Wandalmar. With this spelling, however, the first element of the name might also refer to the Wends, a Germanic tribe. They might have derived their name from the Old High Germanic verb wenden, which is synonymous with Gothic vandjan (see Wandemar).

Wender m Brazilian

Wenennefer m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wnn-nfr meaning "the one who continues to be perfect", derived from wnn "to exist, be present" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect"... [more]

Wester m West Frisian
Of uncertain origin and meaning; a derivation from Wetser has been suggested.

Wester m Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Sylvester and Silvester.

Wether m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Veðr.

Weymar m German (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Variant of Weimar.... [more]

Weztemir m Adyghe, Kabardian, Circassian
From Turkic "Öz" (source) + "Demir" (iron)

Wheeler m English
Transferred use of the surname Wheeler.

Whittaker m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whittaker, a variant of Whitaker.

Wiar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vidar.

Wicktor m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Widar m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Vidar.

Widmar m German
German name composed of the elements witu "wood" and mari "famous".

Wieger m West Frisian, North Frisian
Wieger is a derivative from Wigger, composed of the elements wig "war, battle" and heri "army".

Wielebor m Polish (Rare)
Form of Velibor.

Wielimir m Polish (Archaic)

Wierzymir m Polish
Means "to believe in peace", derived from Polish wierzyć "to believe, to trust, to rely" (which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic věra "faith, belief") combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Wihtgar m Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements wiht meaning "living being, creature, person" and gar "spear". This was the name of an 11th-century East Anglian thegn (whose paternal grandfather was also named Wihtgar)... [more]