Submitted Names in the Bahamas

Vesperina f English (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Vespera.

Vesperine f English (Anglicized)
Anglicized variant of Vespérine.

Vesquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Vessa f English
Possibly a shortened form of Vanessa or a variant of Vesa 2.

Vessa m & f English
Neutral form of Vanessa.

Vessie m & f English
Short form of Vesta, Vespa, Sylvester, and other names containing Ves-.

Vette f English
Short form of Yvette.

Vevette f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivette

Viancey m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Viane f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Vianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Latinate form of Vianne.

Vicie f English (Rare)
This name was given to 31 baby girls in the year 1920

Vick m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.

Vickee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Victoria.

Vickey f English
Variant of Vicky.

Vickielynn f English (Dutchified, Modern)
Combination of Vickie and Lynn.

Vicktoria f English (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Victoria.

Victorea f English (Modern)
Varient of Victoria.

Victorianna f English
Elaboration of Victoria.

Victorie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Victoria.... [more]

Victorienna f French, English
Feminine form of Victorien

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".

Vicy f English
Diminutive of Victoria.

Vicyohandri m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Vida f English
The name Vida became fashionable around the mid-19th century, and is a diminutive of Davida.

Vidette f English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, uses the popular feminine suffix -ette.

Vieve f Dutch, English
Diminutive of Genevieve.

Vigdor m English

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

Vilette f English
Alternate spelling of Villette, a French word for a small town or village.

Villa f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Willa.

Villette f English

Vina f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Lavinia.

Vinca f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from vinca, the Latin name for the "periwinkle", ultimately from Latin vincio "to bind". This name has been in use since the 20th century.

Vincentina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Vincent.

Vincia f Italian, English (Rare)
The name Vincia is used in the modern Italian language. It's a feminine form of Vincent.

Vine m Indigenous American (?)
Perhaps from the surname Vine. This was borne by the Native American activist, writer and theologian Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005).

Vinette f Jamaican Patois, English (Rare)

Ving m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Irving.

Vini m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of Vincent, Vincenzina, Vinicius or other names containing the element vin.

Vinia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Lavinia.

Vinie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinni f & m English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinson m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinson.

Vinta f English

Vinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinton.

Viny m & f English
Variant of Vinnie.

Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".

Violina f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Viola.

Viora f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Virdie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Alverda or other similar names.

Virella f American (Rare, Archaic), Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Vireo m & f English
From Latin vireo, a word Pliny uses for some kind of bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virere "be green" (see Viridius), which in modern times is applied to an American bird.

Virge m English
Diminutive of Virgil.

Virgel m English
Variant of Virgil.

Virgine f English
A variant of Virginia

Virgy f English
Variant of Virgie, which itself is a diminutive of Virginia.

Viridia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare, Archaic), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Feminine form of Viridius.

Vitalian m English
English form of Vitalianus. This name was borne by a pope from the 7th century AD.

Viter m Spanish (Caribbean)

Viv f & m Dutch, English
Short form of Vivian and other names beginning with Viv-.... [more]

Vivanta f English (Rare)

Vivee f English
Diminutive of Vivian

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Vivianna f Hungarian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Viviana and Viviána.

Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.

Viviene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Vivien 2/Vivienne and Viviana/Vivian as well as a rare English variant.

Vivienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Viviana.

Vivilyn f English
Vivi combined with suffix -Lyn

Vivilynn f English
Variant of Vivilyn

Vivonne f English (Modern, Rare)
French place name used as a personal name; Vivonne is a town in western France whose name is derived from the nearby River Vonne.

Vixen f English (Modern, Rare)
From late Middle English fixen, perhaps from the Old English adjective fyxen ‘of a fox.'

Volante m & f English (Rare)

Volee f English

Vollie m English
Either a diminutive of Valentine 1 or a variant of the surname Volley. ... [more]

Volma f English (Rare)

Volus m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Volesus.

Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhán.

Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.

Vona f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare, ?)
In Croatia, this name is allegedly a short form of Ivona.... [more]

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vonna f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Vona.

Vonnette f English, Filipino

Vonnie f English (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of Yvonne, Siobhan, Veronica, and other names containing the same sound.

Voretta f American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.

Voyd m English (Archaic)
Variant of Boyd.

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

Vy f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Violet.

Vyctorya f English (Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

Vyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sound of names such as Isla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla, Kyla, etc, though it is possibly also viewed as a contracted variant of Viola.

Vylet f English
Variant of Violet.

Vynette f English (Rare)
Variant of Vinette.

Vyvan f English
from Vivian

Vyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vivia.

Vyvian f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivian.

Vyvienne f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivienne.

Vyvyane f English (Rare)
Variant of Viviane.

Waco m English

Wadsworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wadsworth.

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

Waheenee f Indigenous 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]

Waine m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wayne.

Wait m & f English
Diminutive of Waitstill.

Wake m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wake.

Wakely m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Wakeley.

Walcie f English

Waldon m English (Rare)
Variant of Walden.

Waldorf m English
This name is used in The Muppets Christmas Carol 1992.

Waldy m & f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Polish (Rare), South American
Variant of Waldi. This name is more commonly used on men than on women.... [more]

Walfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Waldfrid.

Walfrido m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Walfrid. This name is chiefly popular in Cuba and Brazil.

Walice f English (Rare)

Walina f English

Wallas m English (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.

Wallie m English
Diminutive for Wallace and other names containing wall- in them.

Walta m English (Rare)
Probably a variant form of Walter.

Walty m English
Diminutive of Walter.

Wampee f English

Wando m English (Modern, Rare), Germanic
Masculine form of Wanda. A fictional bearer was Wando from The Fairly OddParents, when Wanda was temporarily turned into a man.... [more]

Wanel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Invented name using the element -el, similarly to Yarel. It is popular in the Dominican Republic.

Wanetta f English, English (American)
Variant of Waneta.

Wanya m English
Born by the American singer Wanya Morris.

Warita f Caribbean, Central American, Muslim

Warlock m English (Rare), Literature
This name is derived from the word of the same name, which is another name for a wizard. The word used to mean "traitor" or "oath-breaker" since the word is derived from a combination of Old English wærloga "traitor, liar, enemy, devil", which comes from wær meaning "faith, fidelity, a compact, agreement, covenant" (from Proto-Germanic *wera-, which then comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-o- meaning "true, trustworthy"), and an agent noun related to leogan meaning "to lie."... [more]

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]

Wash m English
Short form of Washington.

Washburn f English

Watho f English

Watkins m English
Diminutive of Walter.

Watsyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Watson.

Wattan m & f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)

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

Wave f & m English (Rare)
From Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

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

Waverlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Waverleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Waverley f & m English
Variant of Waverly.

Waverlie f English (Modern)
Variant of Waverly.

Way m English
Transferred use of the surname Way.

Wayde m English
Variant of Wade.

Waydell m English (Rare)

Wayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented names with the -ayden trend in names such as Jayden, Brayden, and Hayden

Waylan m English
Variant of Wayland.

Waylen m English (Rare)
Variant of Waylon.

Waylin m English (Rare)
Variant of Wayland.

Waylonn m English (Rare)
Variant of Waylon.

Waylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wayland using the phonetic element lyn.

Waylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Waylon.

Wayman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wayman. A famous bearer is the late NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale.

Waynetta f English

Waynie f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Wealthia f English (Rare)
Feminisation of Wealthy.

Weatherly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Weatherly.

Weathers m English
Transferred use of the surname Weathers.

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

Weayaya m & f Indigenous American
Derived from the Dakota word wiiyaye meaning "sunset".

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

Weeb m English (Rare)
Nickname for Wilbur.

Weedon m English
Transferred use of the surname Weedon. This was borne by the English actor and writer Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919), full name Walter Weedon Grossmith... [more]

Weezy f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Louise. Frequently heard on the 1970s sitcom "The Jeffersons."

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

Welcome m & f English, English (Puritan)
The origin of Welcome is the English language. Derived literally from the common word 'welcome'. It represents the transferred use of the vocabulary word as a given name.

Welford m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

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

Wellie m English

Wellington m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Wellington.

Welton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Welton.

Wen m English
Short form of Wendell.

Wendall m & f English

Wendalyn f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Wendelin or Wendell.

Wende f Dutch, English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy.

Wendee f English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy. One notable bearer is American voice actress and director Wendee Lee (1960-).

Wendey f English
Variant of Wendy.

Wendia f English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy.

Wendie f English
Variant of Wendy.

Wendolene f English (Rare, Archaic)

Wendolyn f English, Mexican

Wendyjo f English (Rare)
Combination of Wendy and Jo.

Wentworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wentworth. It is borne by American actor Wentworth Miller (1972-).

Wesleigh f & m English
Variant of Wesley, more commonly used for girls.

Wesleya f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wesley.

Weslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wesley and Lyn.

Weslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Weslyn.

Wess m English
Variant of Wes.

Wesson m English
Variant of Weston.

West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.

Westin m English (Modern)
Variant of Weston.

Westina f American (Rare), Bahamian Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Westin.

Westlee m & f English
Variant of Westley.

Westleigh m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Westley.

Westlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 'West' and the popular name suffix -lyn.

Westlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Westlyn.

Westyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Weston.

We'wha m Indigenous American
A Zuni name of unknown etymology. We'wha was a Zuni Native American lhamana from New Mexico, and a notable weaver and potter.

Weyland m English (Rare)
Variant of Wayland.

Wezley m English (Rare)
Variant of Wesley.

Wharton m English (Archaic)
From the surname Wharton.

Wheeler m English
Transferred use of the surname Wheeler.

Wheezy f English
Diminutive of Louise or Louisa.

Whisper f English (Rare)
From the English word whisper, meaning "speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords", itself from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

Whit m & f English
Possibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of Whitney or other names beginning with Whit.

White m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname White.

Whitey m English
A nickname given to people often in reference to skin or hair color.

Whitfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Whitfield. A known bearer of this surname as a first name is the American cryptographer Whitfield Diffie (b... [more]

Whitne f English (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whitni f English
Variant of Whitney.

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

Whittany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Whitney influenced by Brittany.

Whitten m English (Rare)
Variant of Witten.

Whittnie f English (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Whyatt m English
Variant of Wyatt.

Whyn f English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of whin, an evergreen bush.

Wibbie m & f English (Rare, Archaic)

Wiclef m English
Variant of Wyclef.

Wigan m English (Rare)
A rare personal name from the town so-named in Lancashire, itself apparently derived from a Celtic personal name.... [more]

Wilamina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willamina.

Wilberforce m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilberforce. British author P. G. Wodehouse used it for the middle name of his famous fictional character Bertie Wooster.

Wilbern m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilburn.

Wilberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wilbert.

Wilbertine f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilbert

Wilbie m English
Diminutive of Wilbert and Wilbur.

Wilbure m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Wilburt m English
Variant of Wilbert.

Wilburta f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilburt.

Wilburton m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilburton.

Wilby m English
Diminutive of Wilbur.

Wild m English
Transferred use of the surname Wild.

Wilde m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilde.

Wilden m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilden.

Wildflower f English (Rare)

Wilferd m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

Wilfie m English
Diminutive of names beginning with Wilf-, like Wilfred.

Wilhelmena f English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilhelminah f South African (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilifred f English
Feminine form of Wilfred.

Wilkes m English
Diminutive of Will.

Willabelle f English (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Willa and Belle.

Willaim m English
Variant of William.

Willam m English, Medieval Dutch
English variant of William and medieval Dutch variant of Willem.

Willamina f English (Rare)
A feminine form of William or a contraction of Wilhelmina.

Willardine f English
Feminization of Willard.

Willbanks m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willbanks. Commonly diminutized to Banks.

Willber m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willbert m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilbert.

Willbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.

Willena f English (Rare)

Willetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Willette.

Willette f English (Rare)
Anglicized form (or English cognate) of Guillaumette or Guillemette. Also compare Willine.

Willey m & f English
Variant of Wiley.

Willford m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilford.

Williama f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Feminine form of William.

Williametta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of William ending with the feminine suffix -etta.

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

Williana f Brazilian, Caribbean
Possibly the feminine variation of Willian.

Willianne f English (Rare)

Williard m English
Variant of Willard.

Willina f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Willine.

Willine f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch and English cognate of Guillaumine or Guillemine. Also compare Willette.

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Willoby m English (Rare)
Variant of Willoughby.

Willodeen f English
Variant of Willadeene

Willoh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willowe f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Willow.

Willowmae f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Willow and Mae. According to the SSA, Willowmae was given to 5 girls in 2018.

Willox m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Willox.

Wills m English

Willson m English (Rare)
Variant of Wilson.

Willye m English
Variant of Willy.

Wilmarie f Afrikaans, South African, Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilma, Willem or Wilfredo, and Marie or a feminine form of Wilmar... [more]

Wilmary f Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and Mary... [more]

Wilmarys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María, or Wilmar suffixed with -ys (compare Wilmary and Wilmarie).

Wilmetta f English
Variant of Wilmette

Wilmette f English (Rare)
An elaborated form of Wilma ending in -ette

Wilmington m English
Transferred use of the surname Wilmington.

Wilmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements willo "will, desire" and mund "protection".

Wilmonda f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wilmond

Wilnor m Haitian Creole, Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Wilmer.... [more]

Wilona f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Wilsa f Brazilian, Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Cognate of Willa. Possibly also used as a feminine form of Wilson.

Wiltha m & f English

Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.

Winchester m English
Transferred use of the surname Winchester.

Windebank f English

Windham m English
Transferred use of the surname Windham.

Windy f English
Often a diminutive of Wi- names such as Wilhelmina and Winifred.

Winema f Indigenous American
Means "chief" or "woman chief" in Modoc. Name borne by a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter during the Modoc War.

Winfreda f English
Feminine form of Winfred.

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

Wini f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winifer f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A famous bearer is Dominican volleyball player Winifer Fernández (1995-).

Wink m English
Diminutive of Winston.

Winkie m & f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive for names starting with W or ending with the -ine sound, or its transferred use of the surname Winkie.

Winky m English, Literature
Winky's origin is English. Winky is a diminutive form of the name Wink.This is the name of Winky Crocket, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.

Winnard m English
In connection with the bird, the name "Winnard," possibly derived from the Cornish word for "redwing," can positively represent attributes associated with this bird. The redwing is a migratory bird known for its resilience, adaptability, and the beauty of its song... [more]

Winnaretta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a Latinate form of Winifred. It was borne by Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943), an American heiress.

Winnee m English
Diminutive of Winfred.

Winnefred f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Winifred.

Winnefrid f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Winnifred.

Winner m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "winner".