This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *v*n*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Advent m MalaysianOld English, from Latin
adventus ‘arrival’, from
advenire, from
ad- ‘to’ +
venire ‘come’.
Aghvan m ArmenianMeans "Caucasian Albanian" in Armenian. Caucasian Albania was an ancient country in the Caucasus, not connected to the modern state in the Balkans.
Allahverən m AzerbaijaniMeans "given by God", from Arabic الله
(Allah) and Azerbaijani
verən "giver", the participle of
vermək "to give".
Əlvan m AzerbaijaniMeans "multicolored, variegated" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ألوان
('alwan) (compare
Elvan).
Alverne m EnglishDerived from the Manor of Alverton on the west side of Penzance in Cornwall. The first person with this name is likely to be Edward Alverne Bolitho born 1842.
Amartaivan m MongolianMeans "peace, quiet; safety" in Mongolian, from амар
(amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and тайван
(taivan) meaning "peace, tranquility".
Amartüvshin m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian амар
(amar) meaning "peace, ease, rest" and түвшин
(tüvshin) meaning "level, degree".
Anoshiruvan m Old PersianMeans "immortal soul", derived from Middle Persian
anōš (also
anōsh) meaning "immortal" combined with Middle Persian
ruwān meaning "soul". This was an epithet of Khosrau I, a popular 6th-century emperor of the Sassanid Persian Empire.
Anoushavan m ArmenianMeaning unknown. Possibly derived from Anu, the name of an Assyrian deity, and
ishkhan meaning "prince".
Anushavan m ArmenianMeans "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ
(anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան
(avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan
anaoša meaning "immortal" and
urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".
Arjevan m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of the Avestan name
Arejahvant (also found written as
Arejanghant,
Arejanhant and
Arejavan), which is derived from Avestan
arej or
arejah meaning "price, value, worth" combined with the Avestan suffix
vant.
Arvin m PersianArvin is a masculine name of Persian origin. It is derived from the Persian word 'Arwin', which means 'friend of the people' or 'loved by all'.
Arvinbayan m & f MongolianMeans "abundant riches" in Mongolian, from арвин
(arvin) meaning "copious, abundant" and баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Arvinbileg m & f MongolianMeans "copious talent" in Mongolian, from арвин
(arvin) meaning "copious, abundant" and билэг
(bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Arvinbuyan m & f MongolianMeans "abundant virtue, copious good luck" in Mongolian, from арвин
(arvin) meaning "rich, copious, abundant" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Arvingerel f & m MongolianMeans "abundant light" in Mongolian, from арвин
(arvin) meaning "rich, copious, abundant" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Arvizhikhbuyan m & f MongolianMeans "increased virtue" in Mongolian, from арвижих
(arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate" and буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Ássvein m FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
áss "god" and
sveinn "boy".
Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements
auðr "wealth, fortune" and
vinr "friend", making it a cognate of
Edwin.
Aunvindr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
Aun (an unknown element) and
-winduR "winner".
Aurvandill m Norse MythologyMeans "beam; morning; morning star", or possibly derived from
aur ("water") and
vandill ("sword"). In Norse mythology one of Aurvandill's toes broke off.
Thor threw it into the sky, where it became a star.
Aurvangr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeans "one from Aurvangar". Aurvangar "the gravelly wetlands", also called Jǫruvellir "sandy plain", is the home of the dwarfs. In Norse mythology Aurvangr is the name of a dwarf.
Avan m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Indian (Sikh), BengaliMeaning, "favour, preservation, protection,(= तर्पण) satisfaction , joy, pleasure, desire, speed, preserving, a preserver."
Avangard m SovietDerived from Russian авангард
(avangard), which is a borrowing of French
avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.
Avanip m Indian (Rare)Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit अवनिप
(Avanipa) meaning "protector of earth, ruler of earth; king", from अवनी
(avanī) "earth" and प
(pa) "protecting, guarding".
Avant m African American (Rare)From the French word
avant meaning "front" or "before". Its usage as a first name may be associated with the word "avant-garde".
Avenel m Medieval EnglishOriginally derived from the same, highly uncertain, source as
Avo and
Ava 3, Avenel was first in use as a given name in the Middle Ages, and later went on to become a surname (which, in turn, was occasionally re-used as a given name from the 1500s onwards).
Aventinus m Roman MythologyThis name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [
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Aventurine f & m EnglishFrom the Italian phrase
a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [
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Avenue m EnglishEarly 17th century from French, feminine past participle of
avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin
advenire, from
ad- ‘towards’ +
venire ‘come’.
Averruncus m Roman MythologyIn ancient Roman religion, Averruncus or Auruncus is a god of averting harm.
Aulus Gellius says that he is one of the potentially malignant deities who must be propitiated for their power to both inflict and withhold disaster from people and the harvests.... [
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Avinesh m Indianthe name reveals infinity,the infinite power of almighty god,origin of om.
Avinoam m HebrewMeans "my father is pleasant" in Hebrew, from a combination of the names
Avi and
Noam.
Aviran m HebrewCombination of the name
Avi, means "my father". And the word רַן
(ran), means "to sing". The name means "my father sings" or "my father's happy song" in Hebrew.
Avron m Italian, JewishAncient Sicilian but now being used as a first name again; was taken from Sicily by Jews somewhere around 500 years ago (or longer), and became a Jewish sir-name (e.g., Arnon Avron the mathematician)... [
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Balavarman m Sanskrit, HistoryFrom Sanskrit
बल (
bala) "strength, might" with
वर्मन् (
varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of the 3rd ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling from 398 to 422 AD.
Bervainas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun
bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb
berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [
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Bhavin m Hinduism"one who is expressive"; Bhaav = expression, also sometimes used to mean emotion, in many Indian languages... [
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Björgvin m IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and
vinr "friend".
Bolvin m Arthurian CycleCounselor to Earl Milon, who desired Enide, Erec’s wife. Milon and Bolvin tried to kidnap the woman, but Erec killed them both.
Cavidan f & m Turkish, AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian جاوید
(javed) meaning "eternal". It is only used as a feminine name in Turkey, while it is primarily masculine in Azerbaijan.
Chandramukhavarman m Sanskrit, HistoryFrom Sanskrit
चन्द्र (
candrá) "moon" with
मुख (
múkha) "mouth, face" and
वर्मन् (
varman) "shield, armor". This was the name of the 9th ruler of the Varman dynasty, who ruled for 542 to 566.
Conven m History, BretonFrom the Breton name
Konwenn meaning "white dog" or "white warrior", derived from
kon, singular (or plural? genitive?) of
ki "dog, warrior" (compare
Tanguy,
Cunobelinus) combined with
gwenn "white"... [
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Crevan m IrishAnglicized form of the Irish name
Criomhthann, from Old Irish
crimthan meaning "fox". A variant,
Crimhthain, was the original name of Saint
Columba.
Crovan m HistoryMeaning uncertain, perhaps from Middle Irish
crobh bhan "white hand". This was the byname of Godred Crovan (d. 1095), an 11th-century Norse conqueror who ruled the Isle of Man. It has been interpreted as a mocking reference to Godred's supposed habit of wearing white gauntlets into battle and aversion to getting his hands dirty in combat.
Daovong m & f LaoFrom Lao ດາວ
(dao) meaning "star" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Darvainas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Davaasüren f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Davalon m Arthurian CycleDavalon The Proud is one of Arthur’s knights in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s "Diu Crône". The name is corrupted and split from Guigomar d’Avalon, found in Chrétien’s Erec.
Davinci m EnglishDerived from
Leonardo da Vinci, with
da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci... [
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Davron m Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz (Rare)Tajik and Uzbek form of
Davran, which has also seen some use in Kyrgyzstan. Known bearers of this name include the Kyrgyz soccer player Davron Askarov (b... [
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Devan m & f HindiThe name comes from the Hindi
dehvan (देवन) meaning “divine, god”. It is also influenced by the English Name
Devin.
Devang m Indian (Rare)The name Devang is derived from Sanskrit, where “𝐃𝐞𝐯” means “𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞” 𝐨𝐫 “𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐲,” and “𝐀𝐧𝐠” means “𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭” or “limb.” Therefore, Devang signifies 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝 or 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.