VitumnusmRoman Mythology God whom endows the fetus with vita, "life" or the vital principle or power of life (see also quickening). Augustine calls him the vivificator, "creator of life," and links him with Sentinus (following) as two "very obscure" gods who are examples of the misplaced priorities of the Roman pantheon... [more]
VizmindafFilipino (Rare) An invented name, from the Visayan islands (Viz) and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines (Minda). Related to Luzviminda and Minviluz.
VoichițafRomanian Diminutive of Voica. This name was borne by Doamna Maria Voichița (Lady Maria Voichița in English), the wife of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great in English).
VolckertmWest Frisian (Rare) Late medieval form of Volkert. This name has survived to modern times, but it is extremely rare in the Netherlands, especially when compared to its modern form Volkert.... [more]
VolstaggmPopular Culture Volstagg is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers and supporting cast of Thor.
VoltumnamEtruscan Mythology Voltumna, also known as Veltha, is a chthonic god of the Etruscans, later elevated to the status of supreme god. He is also the patron god of the federation of twelve Etruscan city states... [more]
VolumniafAncient Roman, Theatre, Literature Feminine form of Volumnius. This name was used by Shakespeare in his tragedy Coriolanus (written between 1605 and 1608), where it is the name of Coriolanus' mother... [more]
VolumnusmRoman Mythology Derived from the Latin verb volo meaning "to wish, to will, to want". According to Augustine, Volumnus and his female counterpart Volumna were minor Roman deities who granted newborn infants the will (or volition) to do good.
VoluptasfRoman Mythology Means "pleasure, enjoyment, delight" in Latin. In Roman mythology Voluptas was the personification of sensual pleasures. She was the beautiful daughter born from the union of Cupid and Psyche; her Greek equivalent was Hedone.
VolusianmLate Roman (Anglicized), History English form of Volusianus. This is the name by which the Roman emperor Volusianus (3rd century AD) and the saint Volusianus of Tours (5th century AD) are generally known in the anglophone world.
VopiscusmAncient Roman Uncommon Roman praenomen of obscure origin. Gaius Plinius Secundus suggested that it was given to a child whose twin was stillborn, but this etymology is often rejected and widely contested.
VorondilmLiterature 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".
VostanikmArmenian From the Armenian word ոստանիկ (ostanik) meaning "courtier, noble".
VotonēsomCheyenne Means "little feather" or "little tailfeather" in Cheyenne.
VoulettifEnglish (American) Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It was first borne by Vouletti Theresa Singer (1840–1913), a daughter of the American inventor Isaac Singer. The name was passed to the forthcoming generations in her family... [more]
VovochkamRussian Diminutive of Vladimir via Vova. Vovochka is also a joke in Russia equivalent to Little Johnny in the West, that was recently banned due to Putin getting offended.
VukoslavmCroatian, 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 slav "glory"... [more]
VulfgangmOld High German From Old High German vulf meaning “wolf” and gang meaning “path”. The modern name of this version is Wolfgang.
VulganusmArthurian 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]
VydminasmLithuanian 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".
VygailasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (which would then make this name a variant of Vydgailas) or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VygaudasmLithuanian 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]
VygintasmLithuanian 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]
VygirdasmLithuanian 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]
VyolettefFrench Creole Comes from “Vyolèt” which means purple, influenced by French.
VyrăstajmChuvash Given to boys born on Sunday, derived from the Chuvash word for the day, Vyrsarni kun, literally meaning "Russian weekend day". It can also be linked to the word Vyrăs meaning "Russian".
WaabberimSomali Meaning: Waabberi generally means "dawn" or "daybreak."... [more]
WaawaateOjibwe (Modern) Means "Northern Lights" in Ojibwe. Waawaate Fobister is a Canadian actor best known for their semi-autobiographical one-man play, Agokwe.
WachapéamAguaruna From the Awajún wacha meaning "blue-winged macaw".
WackfordmLiterature In Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, Wackford Squeers is the cruel headmaster of the nightmarish boarding school, Dotheboy's Hall, where the boys are malnourished and often beaten.
WærburgfAnglo-Saxon From Old English wær "aware, cautious" and burg "fortress". Alternatively, the first element could be from wær "true" or "truth, faith, fidelity" (from wēraz).
WærnoðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from either Old English wær "aware, cautious" or wǣr "true, correct; faith, fidelity" and noð "boldness, daring".
WærstanmAnglo-Saxon Meaning uncertain. The first element may derive from either Old English wær "aware, cautious" or wær "truth, faith, fidelity" (compare Old High German war "aware" and war "true") and the second element from stan 1 "stone".
WaggutenmBerber (Rare) It means ‘one who will proliferate’ and reflects the abundance of life.
WaheeneefIndigenous American Buffalo Bird Woman (ca. 1839-1932) was a traditional Hidatsa woman who lived on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Her Hidatsa name was Waheenee, though she was also called Maaxiiriwia (variously transcribed as Maxidiwiac)... [more]
WakanakofJapanese (Rare) From 若 (waka) meaning "young", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetable, greens", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
WakerildfMedieval English Middle English form of the Old English name *Wacerhild, derived from wacor meaning "watchful, vigilant" (cognate with Old High German wakkar) and hild meaning "battle".
WalabertmGermanic Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
WalafridmGermanic Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
WalagashmOld Persian Of ancient Persian origin, the meaning of this male name is unfortunately uncertain.
WalagrimmGermanic Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."
WalagundfGermanic Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German gund "war."
WalahelmmGermanic Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."
WalahildfGermanic Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
WalamundmGermanic Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
WaldbernmGermanic Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).
WaldegismGermanic The first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic valdan "to reign." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
WalderadmGermanic Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
WalderammGermanic Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."
WaldericmGermanic Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
WaldomermArthurian 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.
WaldradafGermanic, History Feminine form of Waldrad. Waldrada lived in the 6th century AD and was the wife of Theudebald, a Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty.
WaldtrudfGermanic Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with þruþ "strength."
WalthardmMedieval German Derived from Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt meaning "power, authority" and Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart meaning "strong, hard".
WaltharimLombardic Variant of Waltheri. Walthari, son of Wacho by his third wife Silinga, was a king of the Lombards from 539 to 546... [more]
WaltildefMedieval German, Medieval French Derived from Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt meaning "power, authority" and Old High German hiltja meaning "battle".
WanahtonmSioux Means "one who attacks, charges; charger" in Lakota, from the Lakota waánataŋ. This was borne by Chief Wánataŋ (ca. 1795-1848), also known as Wanata and Wanataan, a leader of the Yanktonai, a tribe of the Dakota.
WanchanamThai From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and ชนะ (chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".
WandemarmGermanic 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."
Wangchenm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan དབང་ཆེན (dbang-chen) meaning "great power", derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power" and ཆེན (chen) meaning "great, big, large".
Wang-mengmHmong Wang-meng means "very wealthy" in Hmong. The friends of the person usually use one of the two words for short cut since it's too long. They can just call him Wang or just Meng.
WangshanfChinese From the Chinese 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Wangwirom & fAfrican chewa name southern africa meaning "perfect"
WaribokofIjaw Derived from the Ijaw word wari meaning "house" and boko meaning "harbinger of riches".
Waridabom & fIjaw Means "lord of the household" in Ijaw.
WaringarmGermanic 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]
WarinharmGermanic 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]
WarinmarmGermanic 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]
WarinulfmGermanic 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]
WariwéarfIndigenous Australian Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from the Dharug word warrawal ("milky way"). Name borne by an Eora woman who was the sister of prominent leader Bennelong.
WarragulmIndigenous Australian Place name; a town in the West Gipppsland region of rural Victoria in Australia. Its name is derived from warrigal, from a local language meaning "wild, wild dog (dingo)".
WastradafFrankish, History (Ecclesiastical) Possibly a Germanic name in which the second element is rad meaning "counsel, advice". This was the name of the mother of Saint Gregory of Utrecht, a widow and model Christian matron of the 8th century who became a Catholic saint... [more]
WatarukofJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 渡 (wataru) meaning "transit" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
WatcharamThai Means "vajra" in Thai, referring to a Buddhist ceremonial weapon depicted as both a diamond and thunderbolt.
WatcharifThai Derived from Thai วัชระ (watchara) meaning "vajra, thunderbolt, lightning", also referring to the Hindu god Indra.
WatchfulmEnglish (Puritan), Literature Meaning, "watching or observing someone or something closely; alert and vigilant." Referring to watching and waiting for the end-times.
Wa-tho-hukmAlgonquian Means "bright path" in the Meskwaki-Sauk language, possibly in part from the Meskwaki-Sauk word wâpâthowa ("light, be bright"). This was the Meskwaki-Sauk name of Jim Thorpe, an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist.
Watipasom & fTumbuka Means "he (God) has given us again" in Tumbuka.
WawiriyafIndigenous Australian This is borne by Wawiriya Burton, an Australian Aboriginal artist from Pipalyatjara, who is also a ngangkaṟi (traditional healer).