American Submitted Names

Verjean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Verkina f English (American, Rare)
Verkina Flower is a retired actress.

Verl m American
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of Verle.

Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Verle m American (Rare)
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful".

Verlee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Verlie.

Verlene f English (American)
Feminine form of Verl.

Verletta f American (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Verla.

Verley m English
Southern name

Verlia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Verlie.

Verlie f English (Rare)
Possibly related to Verla.

Verlin m American
From Latin origin meaning "virile" or "manly". ... [more]

Verlon m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verlon.

Verlyn m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Verlene.

Verma f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It could be a rhyming variant of names like Irma, or a variant of Varma.

Vermettya f African American
Vermettya Royster was a member of the R&B ensemble 'The Sisters Love'.

Vermont m & f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America (see Vermont). The place name originated from French Verd Mont meaning "green mountain", the name that French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map.

Vernabelle f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Verna and Belle.

Vernado m African American

Vernal m English
Transferred use of the surname Vernal.

Vernalisa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Verna and Lisa, perhaps inspired by the name of Italian actress Virna Lisi (1936-2014).

Vernard m English
Likely a variant of Bernard.

Verne m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Vern, or transferred use of the surname Verne.

Verneal f English (Rare)

Verneda f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Vernita.

Vernel m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Vernal.

Vernell f & m African American
Variant of Vernel, or possibly an elaborated form of Verna and Vernon.

Vernelle f English (American)
Combination of the name Vern with the feminine suffix -elle.

Vernessa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an attempt at creating a feminine form of Verne influenced by Vanessa.

Vernetta f English
Diminutive of Verna.

Vernette f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Verna (see Vernetta)

Vernia f English
Elaboration of Verna.

Vernica f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Vernice f English
Combination of Verna and Bernice.

Vernie f & m English
Diminutive of Veronica and names containing vern, such as Vernon, Verna or Laverne.

Vernina f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Verna.

Vernita f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Verna.

Vernona f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Vernon.

Vernonia f English (Rare)
From the genus of flowering plants also known as ironweed.

Verohnika f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Verola f American (Rare, Archaic)

Veron m & f English

Verone f & m Dutch, German, African American

Veronicka f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Veronyca f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Verosika f English (American)
Possibly a madeup name inspired by Veronica and Jessika or other names ending in -ika.

Verrida f English (American, Rare)

Verrisa f English (American, Americanized, Modern), Italian
Verissa came from the city of Berissa in Italy and became the name of a few people in america and Italy

Versa f American (South)
This name sporadically appears outside the U.S. top 1000 in the American South in the early 20th-century. It is most likely inspired by the Latin word "versus" (verse; line) probably used by Southern Baptists in reference to the verses of the Bible... [more]

Versace f & m Various, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Versace as a given name, possibly used in reference to the Italian luxury fashion company Versace.

Verse f English
Recently coined word name, used in 2024 by Kailyn Lowry. Verse has a twin named Valley.

Versie f American, English (Rare)

Verta f English (American)
Short form of Alverta.

Vertie f English, American
Diminutive of Alverta.

Vertiline f American (Rare, Archaic)

Vertis m & f African American (Rare)

Vervain f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Means "foliage", from the Latin verbena. Vervain, also known as verbena, is a genus in the botanical family Verbenaceae.

Vervaine f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Verbena, the Latin name for the plant known in English as vervain. The spelling of the name might have been influenced by verveine, the French word for the plant.

Verve f & m English
Variant of Virve.

Verzette f African American (Rare)

Vespa f American
Possible feminization of Vespasian.

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

Vesperine f English (Anglicized)
Anglicized variant of Vespérine.

Vessa m & f English
Neutral form of Vanessa.

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

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.

Vesto m English (American)
Maybe a masculine form to Vesta.

Veto m English (American, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vito.

Vette f English
Short form of Yvette.

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.

Veula f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Beulah.

Vevette f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivette

Veyda f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Viana f Medieval Catalan, American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Vianca f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

Viane f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Vianess f American (Rare)

Vianey f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Vianney. A known bearer is Mexican singer Vianey Valdez (1943-).

Viann f English (American)
Variant of Vianne.

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

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]

Vianny f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Feminine variant of Vianney.

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.

Vickia f American (Modern, Rare)
Latinate form of Vicki.

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

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

Victoary f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Scots 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".

Victory f & m English (American), 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]

Victorya f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Indonesian
Variant of Victoria.

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.

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

Vidolia f African American
Vidolia Hardy lived in Atlanta, Georgia at the time of the 1940 census

Vietnam m American
From the name of the Asian country.

Vietta f American (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Violetta or Viviette, or somehow a relative of the Italian surname Vietti (which derives from a plural pet form of the personal name Vio, a northern variant of Vito).

Viette f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Vietta or a transferred use of the surname Viette.

Vieva f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Genevieva.

Vieve f Dutch, English
Diminutive of Genevieve.

Vigdor m English

Vildina f American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Vilda.

Viléor m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

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.

Villanelle f American (Modern, Rare), Literature
This was used by English writer Jeanette Winterson in her novel 'The Passion' (1987). She may have taken it from the English word for a form of poetry, which is ultimately cognate with Villana.

Villette f English

Villia f American

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.

Vincetta f English (American, 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.

Vinessa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vinette f Jamaican Patois, English (Rare)

Viney f American
Diminutive of Lavinia.

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.

Vinnette f English (American)
Combination of Vinnie with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette (or with a name that contains it, such as Annette)... [more]

Vinni f & m English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinnie f English (American)
Diminutive of Lavinia. A notable bearer was the American sculptor Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (1847-1914), known professionally as Vinnie Ream, who is most well known for her statue of President Abraham Lincoln on display in the United States Capitol rotunda... [more]

Vinsint m American (Rare, Archaic)

Vinson m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinson.

Vint m English (American), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Vinton (English) as well as a contraction of Vincent (English and Limburgish).... [more]

Vinta f English

Vinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinton.

Viny m & f English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinyette f African American
Alternate spelling of the word vignette.

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.

Vionnet f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vionnet.

Vionnette f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vionnet.

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

Virda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Verda.

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.

Virgene f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Virgie and Georgene.

Virgia f English (American, Archaic)
Invented name based on Virginia.

Virgilene f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Virgil.

Virgina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virginia.

Virgine f English
A variant of Virginia

Virgle m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Virgil.

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.

Viridianne f American (Modern, Rare)
Ultimately from the Latin viridis meaning "green", it is cognate of Viridiana.

Virjean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene influenced by Jean 2.

Vision f & m American, Literature
Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition) via Old French from Latin visio(n- ), from videre ‘to see.'

Vista f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the Spanish and Italian word vista meaning "view". It possibly could have sometimes been used as an alternate form of Vesta.

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

Vitruvius m American (Rare, Archaic), Ancient Roman, Popular Culture
Vitruvius is an Ancient Roman family name.... [more]

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

Viva f American (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Occitan, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ancient Roman Vivus. In English-speaking countries, it may also be used as a diminutive of Vivian.

Vivanta f English (Rare)

Vivaxi f American

Vivee f English
Diminutive of Vivian

Viven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly intended as a masculine form of Vivian.

Vivetta f American (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Viva.

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".

Viviann f English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Vivian.

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.

Viviena f American (Rare)
Variant of Viviana.

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.

Vizion m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), African American

Voicy f American (South)
The first Voicy we know about in my family comes from Arkansas, born in 1897.

Voight m American (Rare)
Transferred use from the originally German surname Voight.

Volante m & f English (Rare)

Volee f English

Volga f English (American, Archaic)

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

Volma f English (Rare)

Volney m English (American, Rare)
From German meaning "people's spirit" where Vol- is derived from Volk, akin to the English cognate folk.

Voltairine f English (American)
Feminine form of Voltaire.... [more]

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

Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhan

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]

Voncile f American (South)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and cile (from Lucile).

Voncille f American (South)

Vondra f African American (Rare)
Blend of Vonda and Sondra.

Vondrea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of the popular name syllable Von (compare Lavonne) with the name Andrea 2.

Vonecia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vonetta f English (American), African American
Possibly a feminine form of Von 3, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. It had a little burst of popularity in the United States in the 1970s, when the actress Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) was active.

Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).

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

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

Vonnetta f African American
Variant of Vonetta.

Vonnette f English, Filipino

Vonni f Czech, Slovak, English (American)
Diminutive of Vondra and Yvonne.

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

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

Vonzell f & m African American

Vorella f American

Voretta f American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Vortella f American (South, Rare)

Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.

Vouletti f English (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]

Vox m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Vox.

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.

Vsyd f English (American)
A Nickname for the name Vera

Vyctoria f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

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.

Vylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name combining the phonetic sound vy with the popular suffix lee, likely inspired by popular names such as Miley, Riley/Rylee, and Kylie/Kylee.

Vylet f English
Variant of Violet.

Vynessa f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vynette f English (Rare)
Variant of Vinette.

Vyolet f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Violet.

Vyolette f English (American, Rare)
An extremely rare variant of Violet.

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

Wadeline f African American
Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete

Wadsworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Wadsworth.

Waelyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Waylynn. According to the Social Security Administration, Waelyn was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2018.

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

Wait m & f English
Diminutive of Waitstill.

Waiva f English (American, Rare)
As slim as the chances are, it might be related to Lithuanian Vaiva (influenced by English Wava), seeing as Waiva seems to appear - although extremely rarely so - in Lithuania... [more]

Wakara f African American (Modern)
May be a variant of Waqar.

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

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

Wal m American (Rare)
Short Form of Wallace.

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]

Waleka f American
Feminine form of Walek.

Wales m English (American), Samoan
From a place name in the United Kingdom. Derives from the Old English Wælisc, meaning 'foreigner, Welshman'.

Walfred m English (Rare)
Variant of Waldfrid.

Walice f English (Rare)

Walina f English

Wallas m English (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.

Wallice m American (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.

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

Walsh m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the surname Walsh.

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

Walterine f American (South, Rare)
Feminine 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]

Waneta f American
Possibly an Anglicized form of Juanita, with the spelling perhaps influenced by an American place name.

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

Wanita f American (Rare)
Variant of Waneta.

Wanna f African American
Variant of Juana

Wanton m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Wanton. This was used by John Bunyan for a female character in his allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678).

Wanya m English
Born by the American singer Wanya Morris.

Wanyae m African American (Modern, Rare)

Wanye m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wanya or Waynie.

Wanyea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Wanzella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Waren m American
Variant of Warren.

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]

Warrington m English (American)

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.

Washawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Wa and Shawn, or from Quashawn.

Washburn f English

Watho f English

Watisha f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Juanita and Latisha.

Watkins m English
Diminutive of Walter.

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

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

Waunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wanda.

Wauneda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Wauneta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Waunita.

Waunita f English (American, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Juanita.

Wava f English (American, Rare)

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’.

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]

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)