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Volusianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Volusius. Notable bearers of this name include the Roman emperor Volusianus (died in 253 AD), the Roman consul Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus (died around 268 AD) and Volusianus of Tours, a bishop and saint from the late 5th century AD.

Volusien m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Volusianus.

Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.

Vonani m & f Tsonga
Means "behold" in Xitsonga.

Vónbjartur m Faroese
Masculine form of Vónbjørt.

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vongvilay m & f Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine".

Vonifatios m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Boniface.

Vonifatiy m Russian
Variant form of Bonifatsiy, perhaps via Bonifatiy.

Voninahitra m & f Malagasy
Means "glory, honour" in Malagasy.

Vonn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglised spelling of Vaughn.

Vontae m African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element von and the name Dante, or a short form of Devontae.

Vony m & f Malagasy
Means "yellow" or "flower" in Malagasy.

Vonzell f & m African American

Vopni m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Vápni.

Voraphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Vorapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Vorawan f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Worawan.

Voron m Medieval Russian
Derived from either Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven" or Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow" (as in, the bird).

Vorondil m Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language, and possibly means "ever-friend", from voro meaning "ever" and ndil meaning "friend, lover, devoted to".

Voronwë m Literature
A character in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from voronwë, a word in the fictional Quenya language meaning "steadfast, steadfastness".

Vorraphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Vorrapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรพล (see Woraphon).

Vortumnus m Roman Mythology
Variant of Vertumnus.

Vosdan m Armenian
Means "capital", "free city", "royal" in Armenian.

Vosgeparan m Armenian (Western)
Means "golden rain", from Ոսկե (vosge) meaning "gold" combined with Persin باران (baran) meaning "rain"

Vostanik m Armenian
From the Armenian word ոստանիկ (ostanik) meaning "courtier, noble".

Votonēso m Cheyenne
Means "little feather" or "little tailfeather" in Cheyenne.

Vovan m Russian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Vovóéhnėstse m Cheyenne
Means "walks first" in Cheyenne.

Voydan m Bulgarian, Macedonian

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

Vren m Armenian

Vrendanos m Greek (Archaic)
Modern Greek form of Brendan.

Vrian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant transcription of Urien or Urian, though in some cases it may be a rhyming variant of Brian.

Vrtanes m Armenian, Ancient Armenian

Vštaspean m Ancient Armenian
Old Armenian form of Hystaspes.

Vucinna m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Vujadin m Serbian
One of the many Serbian names derived from the element vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [more]

Vukadin m Serbian
Derived from Serbian vuk "wolf".

Vukan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic vuk "wolf".

Vuksan m Serbian
Diminutive or Vukoslav or elaborated form of Vuk.

Vukvutagin m Chukchi
Used in the Soviet comedy film "Chief of Chukotka".

Vulcano m Roman Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Vulcanus as well as the Italian word for "volcano".

Vulfgang m Old High German
From Old High German vulf meaning “wolf” and gang meaning “path”. The modern name of this version is Wolfgang.

Vulfranno m Italian
Italian form of Wulfram via Latinized form of Wulframnus.

Vulganus m Arthurian Cycle
A hideous half-man, half-horse sea demon that terrorized the land of Averre. He carried a Gorgon’s head that turned people to stone.... [more]

Vulkán m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian verson of Vulcan.

Vullnet m Albanian
Derived from Albanian vullnet "will, will power; desire".

Vulstano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Wulfstan.

Vulturnus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Vultur, the name of a mountain in Apulia, southeast of Rome. The place name is possibly related to Latin vultur, meaning "vulture". In Roman mythology, Vulturnus was the god of the east wind, with his Greek counterpart being Eurus... [more]

Vùn m & f Chinese (Hakka), Khmer
Hakka Chinese form of Wén .

Vương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 王 (vương) meaning "king".

Vượng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旺 (vượng) meaning "prosperous, flourishing".

Vurban m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian върба (vǎrba) "willow".

Vurğun m Azerbaijani
Means "lover, enamoured" in Azerbaijani. This was the pen name of Səməd Vurğun (1906-1956), an Azerbaijani poet and dramatist.

Vyan m Hindi (?)

Vyaynya m Karelian
Short form of Vyaynyamyo.

Vyaynyamyo m Karelian
Karelian form of Väinämöinen.

Vydminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".

Vygandas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Wigand. Some sources also list the name as being a variant spelling of Vygantas.

Vygintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Vykvan m Chukchi
Means "stone" in Chukchi.

Vyron m Greek
Greek form of Byron.

Vyronas m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Vyron.

Vyshnav m Indian (Rare)

Vyskan m Nivkh
From Nivkh vyskd meaning "to fight".

Vytenis m Lithuanian

Walraven m Medieval Flemish, Medieval Dutch
Cognate of Walram.

Waveland m & f English (American)
Transferred usage of the surname Waveland.

Waveney f & m English (Rare)
From the place name Waveney, in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.... [more]

Welven m Filipino (Rare)

Weverson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Everson.

Weverton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Everton.

Wolverine m Popular Culture
Wolverine is the 'mutant' name of James Howlett, more commonly known as Logan, one of the main protagonists of Marvel's X-Men line of comics... [more]

Wonvin m Korean (Rare)

Wyvern m English

Xavian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Xavion.

Xaviebren m African American

Xavien m African American (Rare)
Variant of Xavian.

Xavin m English (American)

Xavion m African American (Modern)
Formed from Xavier and the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion, Trevion and Tavion.

Xaysavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Xayvion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavion.

Xhovan m Albanian
Albanian form of John.

Xhovani m Albanian
Albanian adaptation of Giovanni.

Xoviano m Galician
Galician form of Jovian.

Xzavion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavion.

Yaalvendan m Indian

Yashovardhan m Indian
From Sanskrit यश (yaś) meaning "fame, glory, honour" combined with वर्धन (vardhana) "growth, prosperity, success."

Yashovardhana m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Yashovardhan.

Yashovarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit यशस् (yáśas) "glory, fame, renown" and वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a medieval Indian ruler of Kannauj who founded the Varman dynasty of Northern India.

Yashvant m Marathi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Marathi/Hindi यशवंत (see Yashwant).

Yavianda m Indonesian (Rare)

Yavin m Hebrew
Means "understanding" in Hebrew.

Yelverton m Swedish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yelverton.

Yervand m Armenian
Modern Armenian form of Eruand.

Yevan m Obscure

Yevfroniy m Russian
Russian form of Euphronios.

Yevgenis m Spanish (Caribbean)
A Cuban name derived from Russian Yevgeny.

Yevgyenii m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yevgeniy.

Yevnik m Russian (Archaic)
This given name is often listed as a variant form of Yevnoik, but it can also be a short form of Yevnikian as well as be the Russian form of Eunikos.

Yevnikian m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eunikianos.

Yevnoik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of both Eunoicus and Eunoikos.

Yivhen m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Folk form of Yevhen.

Yivzhen m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant of Yivhen.

Ylving m Medieval English

Yovani m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Giovanni.

Yovanis m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yovani.

Yovanni m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), French (African)
Variant of Yovani.

Yovany m Spanish
Spanish form of Giovanni.

Yövgin' m Komi
Komi form of Eugene.

Yovhannes m Armenian (Archaic)
Older Armenian form of Hovhannes.

Yovnatan m Armenian
Variant of Hovnatan.

Yovondiy m Mari
Mari form of Leonard.

Yrvin m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Irving.

Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.

Yuvan m Indian, Tamil (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
From Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) meaning “young, youthful, healthy”.

Yuvenaliy m Russian
Russian form of Iuvenalis (see Juvenal) via its variant form Iuvenalius.

Yuvenaly m Russian
Variant of Yuvenaliy.

Yuvin m English (Modern, Rare)

Yvanhoé m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ivanhoé.

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Yven m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Iven.

Yvenson m Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yvenson. A famous bearer of this name is Yvenson Bernard (1984-) a former professional Canadian football running back.

Yvonnick m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yvonnig.

Yvonnig m Breton (Rare)
Breton diminutive of Yvon.

Zaavan m Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew noun זועה (zewa'a) or זעוה (za'awa) meaning "a trembling", from the verb זוע (zua') meaning "to tremble, to quake". In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Seir.

Žadvainas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".

Zarvin m Various

Zaveion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion. The name Zaveion was given to 23 boys born in the United States in 2004 according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Zaven m Armenian

Zaveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion.

Zavian m English
Variant of Xavian

Zavion m African American (Modern)
Invented name, blending Xavier with the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion and Tavion.

Zayven m English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xavier or Zavier. According to the SSA, Zayven was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Zayvian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavian or Zavion.

Zayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavion.

Zeven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Zevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven, possibly influenced by Kevin.

Zevon m German (?)

Zevran m English (Rare)
Variant of Saffron.

Zevyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven and Sevyn.

Zhavkhlan m & f Mongolian
Means "dignity, majesty, glory" or "joy, happiness, good fortune" in Mongolian

Zhavkhlant m & f Mongolian
Means "grand, splendid" in Mongolian.

Zhavlanbek m Kazakh
From жавлан (zhavlan) meaning "elegant, graceful" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieften, master".

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

Žilvinas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from either the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.

Živadin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".

Zivaizvinodababa m & f Shona
Means "know what the father wants" in Shona.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

Zivanai f & m Shona
"Know each other". Meant for relatives to keep in touch.

Ziven m Chinese (?)

Živojin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".

Ziyavudin m Dagestani, Avar
Probably the Avar form of Ziya al-Din.

Zurvan m Persian Mythology
The primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.

Zvenislav m Medieval Russian
Masculine form of Zvenislava.

Zvenyslav m Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zvenislav.

Zvezdan m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zvezdelin m Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvichanzii m & f Shona
Means "what is it?" in Shona.

Zvinimir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Svinimir.

Zvjezdan m Croatian
Masculine form of Zvjezdana.

Zvonislav m Croatian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown

Zvonomir m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zvonimir.

Zxavian m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.