Submitted Names Starting with V

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Veselina f Bulgarian, Slovene
Feminine form of Veselin.
Veselinka f Slovene, Macedonian
Diminutive of Veselina, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Also the Macedonian feminine form of Veselin.
Veseljka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Veseljko.
Veselke f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Veselka.
Véseti m Old Norse
Means "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also ) in Old Norse.
Vesike m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian *vesi "water".
Vesile f Turkish
Turkish form of Wasila.
Vesla f Norwegian (Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian vesle "little".
Veslefrikk m Literature, Folklore
Means "little Frikk" from Norwegian vesle "little" combined with the name Frikk. This is the main character in the Norwegian folktale Veslefrikk med fela, which translates to English as Little Freddie with his Fiddle.
Vēsma f Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian vēsma "breeze, whiff".
Vesonia f Ancient Roman (Archaic)
Vesonia was a woman from Pompeii who lived during the 1st century BCE. Her father was Publius.
Vespa f American
Possible feminization of Vespasian.
Vespasià m Catalan
Catalan form of Vespasian.
Vespasiaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Vespasian.
Vespasianas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vespasianus (see Vespasian).
Vespasianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Vespasianus (see Vespasian).
Vespasio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vespasius.
Vespasius m Ancient Roman
Original name from which Vespasianus (see Vespasian) was derived. A bearer of this name was Vespasius Polla, the maternal grandfather of the Roman Emperor Vespasian.
Vespazijan m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Vespasian.
Vespérine f French (Quebec)
Presumably a feminized form of Vesper. It was used in 'Le Désespoir du singe' (2006-), a series of French-language graphic novels.
Vesperine f English (Anglicized)
Anglicized variant of Vespérine.
Vespertino m Asturian (Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the Spanish word vespertino, itself taken from Latin vespertinus "evening".
Vespina f Theatre, Literature
Meaning uncertain, it could be related to the Latin vesperum meaning "evening" or the Latin and Italian vespa meaning "wasp". Vespina is Queen Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio")... [more]
Vessa f English
Possibly a shortened form of Vanessa or a variant of Vesa 2.
Vessa m & f English
Neutral form of Vanessa.
Vessela f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Весела (see Vesela).
Vesselin m Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Veselin, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. Known bearers of this name include the Bulgarian pianist Vesselin Stanev (b... [more]
Vesselina f Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Veselina, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian opera singer Vesselina Kasarova (b... [more]
Vessie m & f English
Short form of Vesta, Vespa, Sylvester, and other names containing Ves-.
Vestal m & f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the surname Vestal or an elaboration of Vesta. A notable (female) bearer of this name was Vestal Goodman (1929-2003), a Southern gospel singer.
Vestana f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably derived from the place of the same name in the Italian municipality Corniglio, which in turn may have derived its name from Vesta.
Vésteinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse "temple, sanctuary" and steinn "stone".
Vesteri m Finnish
Finnish variant of Vester.
Vestia f Obscure
Elaboration of Vesta with the suffix -ia
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.
Vesto m English (American)
Maybe a masculine form to Vesta.
Véstoō'e f Cheyenne
Means "Sitting With" in Cheyenne.
Vestralp m Germanic
Vestralp was an Alemannic petty king of the Bucinobantes in the 4th century.
Vestri m Old Norse
From Old Norse vestr meaning "west".
Vesulla m Chuvash
Chuvash form of the Arabic name Fayzullah.
Vesunna f Gaulish Mythology
The name of a Gallo-Roman goddess considered a giver of prosperity, abundance and good fortune, likely from the Proto-Celtic *wesu, meaning ‘good’, 'worthy'.
Veszna f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Vesna.
Vet f Obscure
Short form of Helvetia.... [more]
Véta f Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Lizavéta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Veta f Greek
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Vetanie f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Crimean Tatar vatan meaning "fatherland, homeland", ultimately from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan) meaning "homeland, country, nation".
Vetea m Tahitian
Means "to be open" in Tahitian.
Veteris m Celtic Mythology
Veteris was a Celtic god attested from many inscriptions in Roman Britain. The dedicants were usually private individuals and were exclusively male. During the 3rd Century AD the cult was particularly popular among the ranks of the Roman army.
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.
Vetivera f Indonesian
Elaboration of vetiver.
Veto m English (American, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vito.
Veton m Albanian
Derived from Albanian veton "lightning is flashing; to shine bright; to shine, to sparkle".
Vetr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vetr meaning "winter".
Vėtra f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian vėtra "storm, tempest".
Vētra f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian vētra "storm, tempest, gale".
Vetranio m Late Roman
A Roman agnomen of uncertain etymology. It could be from the Late Latin vetranus "old, veteran", from Latin veteris "old, aged" and adjective-forming suffix -anus. This was the name of a brief Western Roman Emperor of the 4th century AD.
Vetrarrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "winter rose", derived from Old Norse vetr meaning "winter" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.
Vetri m Tamil
Meaning: Succesful,Victorious,
Vėtrūnas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun vėtra meaning "storm, tempest" combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix -ūnas.
Vette f English
Short form of Yvette.
Vettjer m Medieval Romansh
Medieval Romansh vernacular form of Victor.
Vetulia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vetulio.
Vetur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse Vetr, "winter".
Veturia f Ancient Roman, Late Roman, Romanian, Italian, English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Veturius. Veturia was a Roman matron, the mother of the possibly legendary Roman general Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus.
Veturián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victorianus.
Veturino m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victorinus.
Veturio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Veturius and Masculine form of Veturia.
Veturius m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Given name derived from the Latin vetus > veturius, meaning "senior, veteran, expert, with long experience". The gens Veturia, anciently called Vetusia, was a patrician family at Rome, which also had plebeian branches... [more]
Veturliði m Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Vetrliði.
Veula f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Beulah.
Veva f Romansh
Short form of Genoveva.
Vevina f Literature
Anglicized form of Bébinn used by James Macpherson in his Ossian poems, which he claimed to have based on early Irish legends.
Veyatie f Scottish (Rare)
From the name of Loch Veyatie in north-west Scotland (see Veyatie). This name is very rare.
Veysel m Turkish
The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.
Veysi m Turkish
Turkish variant of Uways.
Vezia f Italian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a short form of Elvezia, while other see a connection to the Ancient Roman masculine Vetius... [more]
Veziade f Gascon (Archaic), Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Bézian via the variant Vezian.
Vezirkhan m Dagestani, Lezgin
Derived from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Vhera f Filipino
A goddess of rice field.
Vhonani m & f Venda (Modern)
Vhonani meaning is "watch or look"... [more]
Vi f Vietnamese
Variant of Vy.
Vi f Vietnamese, Chinese
From Sino-Vietnamese 韋 (vi) meaning "Rose, Work".
m Old Norse
From Old Norse "sanctuary".
m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Wěi.
m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 偉 (vĩ) meaning "great, extraordinary".
Via f Various (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of names ending in -via. In the USA the popularity of this name was triggered by the movie Wonder (2017) where the main character Olivia goes by Via.
Via m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal (Nordmøre) form of Vidar.
Viaan m Indian (Modern), Hindi (Modern)
Derived from Sanskrit vivaan विवान meaning "full of life" (See Vivaan). Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra named their son Viaan.
Viačaslaŭ m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vyacheslav.
Viačeslavas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vyacheslav.
Viachaslava f Belarusian
Feminine form of Viachaslau.
Vialeta f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Vialetta.
Vialetta f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Violetta.
Viamundus m Arthurian Cycle
Gawain’s foster-father, a poor but nobly-born fisherman living near the city of Narbonne in Gaul.... [more]
Vian f Kurdish
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Viana f Medieval Catalan, American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Viana f Occitan
Occitan form of Vianne.
Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.
Vianera f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Venera.
Vianey f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Vianney. A known bearer is Mexican singer Vianey Valdez (1943-).
Vianiera f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Venus.
Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]
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.
Viara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Вяра (see Vyara).
Viatore m Italian
Italian form of Viator.
Viatte f French (Archaic)
A local diminutive of an unidentified name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
Viba f Sanskrit, Tamil
Means the same as Vibha,Lakshmi. Viba means radiance, sunshine, wealth and prosperity. It means the goddess Lakshmi, for wealth and prosperity.
Vibe f Danish
Variant of Wiebe or taken directly from Danish vibe meaning "northern lapwig" (a type of bird native to Europe).
Vibha f Indian, Hindi
Means "light, lustre, splendour" in Sanskrit.
Vibhishana m Indian, Hinduism
From विभीषण (vibhīṣaṇa), meaning "terrifying" in Sanskrit. Vibhishana, a rakshasa or humanoid being, is the brother of Ravana, the king of Lanka, and ally of Rama in the Ramayana.
Vibia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Vibius.
Vibián m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Vibianus.
Vibiano m Italian
Italian form of Vibianus.
Vibidia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vibidius. Vibidia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Vibio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Vibius.
Vibjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Víbiǫrn (see Vebjørn).
Vibor m Croatian
Possibly from Hungarian bíbor meaning "purple", or a short form of Velibor.
Vibs f Danish
Danish diminutive of Vibeke.
Vibse f Danish
Variant of Vibs.
Vic m Romansh
Short form of Ludivic.
Vica f Hungarian, Romansh, Italian
Hungarian short form of Evica as well as Italian and Romansh short form of Ludivica.
Viccenti m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Vincent.
Vice m Croatian
Croatian short form of Vincent.
Vicen m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.
Vicena f Aragonese
Aragonese feminine form of Vincent.
Vicência f Portuguese
Feminine form of Vincent.
Vicencio m Spanish
Variant of Vicente.
Viçenço m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Vincent.
Vicens m Catalan
Variant of Vicenç.
Viçenta f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese feminine form of Vicente.
Viçente m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Vicente.
Vićentije m Serbian (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.
Vicențiu m Romanian (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.
Vicentó m Catalan
Diminutive of Vicent.
Vicenza f Galician (Rare), Sicilian
Galician feminine form of Vicenzo and Sicilian feminine form of Vicenzu.
Vicenzu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Vincentius (see Vincent).
Vicesimus m Ancient Roman
Praenomen meaning "twentieth". An apocryphal name.
Vicha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิชา (see Wicha).
Vichai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wichai.
Vichan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wichan.
Vichear m Khmer
Means "knowledge, science" in Khmer.
Vicheka f Khmer
Means "November" or "Scorpio" in Khmer.
Vichet m Khmer
Means "magnificent, colourful" in Khmer.
Vichhay m Khmer
Cambodian
Vichi f & m Italian
Diminutive of Vittoria and Vittorio.
Vichian m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิเชียร (see Wichian).
Vichilio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vigilius.
Vichit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิจิตร (see Wichit).
Vichith m Lao
Means "wonderful, beautiful, splendid" in Lao.
Vichitra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wichitra.
Vicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.
Vichra f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вихра (see Vihra).
Vicie f English (Rare)
This name was given to 31 baby girls in the year 1920
Vicient m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese variant of Vicent.
Vicinia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vicinio.
Vicinio m Italian
From the Latin Vicinius, meaning uncertain. Possibly a deformation of Vinicio.
Vick m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.
Vickan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viktoria.
Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.
Vickey f English
Variant of Vicky.
Vicko m Croatian
Diminutive form of Vincent, Vice or Viktor.
Vicky f Greek
Variant of Viky influenced by the English name Vicky.
Viclenny f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
From the Venezuelan Name-Blending tradition blending names Victor meaning "victor, conqueror" (of Latin origin). Leonard meaning "brave lion", derived from the Old German elements lewo "lion" (of Latin origin) and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" Meaning "Conqueror of Brave Lions"
Vico f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Vico "Our Lady of Vico", patron saint of Arnedo (La Rioja). The name derives from Latin vicus "neighborhood, settlement".
Vicra m & f Hinduism
Sanskrit work
Victoor m Flemish (Rare)
Flemish form of Victor.
Victòr m Gascon
Gascon form of Victor.
Victoraș m Romanian
Diminutive of Victor.
Victorène f Norman
Norman form of Victorina.
Victoría f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Victoria.
Victorian m History (Ecclesiastical), Provençal
English and Provençal form of Victorianus. This name was borne by two obscure saints, from the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
Victorianna f English
Elaboration of Victoria.
Victorico m Spanish
Spanish form of Victoricus.
Victoricus m Late Roman
Derived from Victor. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.
Victorienna f French, English
Feminine form of Victorien
Victorijn m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Victorinus (see Victorino).
Victorio m Spanish
Spanish form of Victorius.
Victorious m & f English (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".
Victorique f & m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
When borne by a female, this name is the French form of Victorica, which is the original feminine form of Victoricus. When borne by a male, this name is a variant spelling of Victoric.
Victorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Victoria.
Victoriya f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Вікторія (see Viktoriya.
Victory f & m English (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]
Victouère f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Victoria. The name coincides with victouère "victory".
Victrix f Roman Mythology
Means "a female victor" in Latin (corresponding to masculine victor "conqueror"; see Victor). This was an epithet the Roman goddess Venus ("Venus the Victorious").
Victurnien m French (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]
Victurnienne f French (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminine form of Victurnien.
Vicy f English
Diminutive of Victoria.
Vida f English
The name Vida became fashionable around the mid-19th century, and is a diminutive of Davida.
Vida f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Vide or short form Arvida, Alvida, or other names ending with -vida.
Vida f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Means "life" in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese.
Vida f Serbian
Means ''to see or sight'', short form of Vidosava.
Vidadi m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وداد (widād) meaning "love".
Vidak m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From the verb vidjeti meaning ''to see''.
Vidamira f Judeo-Spanish
Likely a combination of Vida 3 and Mira 3.
Vidan m Serbian
Variant of Vid.
Vidan m Albanian
Derived from Albanian vidan "(male) pigeon, (male) dove".
Vidana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vidan.
Vidarna m Old Persian
Apparently means "the ripper", derived from the Old Persian verb darīdan "to rip up, to tear up".
Vidau m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Vitalis.
Vidette f English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, uses the popular feminine suffix -ette.
Videvutis m Lithuanian
(Modern) Lithuanian form of the Old Prussian given name Widewuto. Also see Vaidevutis and its variant Vaidivutis.
Vidhi f Gujarati (Archaic)
"Goddess of destiny; The way"... [more]
Vidia f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Vidya.
Vidia f Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Ovidia.
Vidica f Slovene
Diminutive of Vida 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Vidigoia m Gothic
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]
Vidina f Spanish (Canarian)
Feminine form of Mídeno.
Vidisha f Indian
Also a city, district and central railway junction in Madhya Pradesh, India from where the Tropic of Cancer passes.
Vidka f Slovene
Diminutive of Vida 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Vidkun m Norwegian (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.
Vidkunn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Víðkunnr.
Vidmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vidmantas.