VigenmArmenian From an Old Armenian form of Vincentius (see Vincent). Alternately, it may be from Latin vigēre meaning "to be vigorous, to be energetic, to be active".
VinarifGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian ვინ არის (vin aris) meaning "who is", which in turn is derived from the Georgian pronoun ვინ (vin) meaning "who" and the Georgian verb არის (aris) meaning "to be".... [more]
VinelifGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian ვინც ელის (vints elis) meaning "who is waiting" or "who is expecting", which in turn is derived from the Georgian pronoun ვინ (vin) meaning "who" and the Georgian verb ლოდინი (lodini) meaning "to expect, to await"... [more]
ViskhanmChechen From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with the Mongolian title хан (khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".
ViskhazhimChechen From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with حَاجّ (ḥājj) "pilgrim".
VladimerimGeorgian Form of Vladimer with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
XətaimAzerbaijani From Arabic خطائي (khata'i) meaning "the wrongful". Khata'i was the pen name of Shah Ismail I, who wrote poetry in the Azerbaijani language.
XviçamAzerbaijani Azerbaijani form of Khvicha. A known bearer of this name is Xviça Biçinaşvili (b. 1974), an Azerbaijani wrestler of Georgian descent.
YakhafChechen Derived from Chechen ваха (vakha) meaning "to live, to let live, to be alive" (see Vakha).
YakhitafChechen Means "to let live" derived from Chechen ваха (vakha) meaning "to live". Alternatively, it may also be considered a Chechen form of the Arabic name Asiya.
YaragimChechen Means "sunny", derived from Lezgin рагъ (rag) meaning "sun". This was also the name of Magomed al-Yaragi (1771-1838), a Dagestani imam of Lezgin ethnicity.
ZalbikafChechen, Dagestani Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".
ZəminəfAzerbaijani Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".
ZamudinmCircassian Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]
ZarehmArmenian Actor, Nick Chinlund, was born as Zareh Nicholas Chinlund.
ZaremafChechen, Crimean Tatar, Dagestani, Ingush, Kazakh Meaning uncertain, though the name is likely of either Arabic or Persian origin. It might possibly be derived from Arabic زريمة (zarima) meaning "flaming, igniting, submissive" or from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold, golden" (compare Zarya)... [more]
ZarganfChechen Means "golden soul", derived from Persian زر (zar) "gold" combined with جان (jân) "soul, being, life".
ZelimmChechen Chechen form of Salim, also sometimes used as a short form of Zelimkhan. Alternatively, it could be derived from Arabic ظَلَمَ (ẓalama) meaning "to oppress, to wrong".
ZhanafGeorgian Georgian form of the French name Jeanne. It is also used as a short form of Zhaneta in Georgia.
ZhanwisefCircassian Derived from zhan meaning "princess (unmarried royal daughter)" and wise meaning "poem".
ZhasmenfArmenian (Rare) Armenian form of Jasmine. Also compare Hasmik. This name was borne by Soviet Armenian actress Zhasmen or Jasmen (1894-1978), real name Mariam Grigoryan.
ZhiruhifArmenian Derived from ժիր (žir) meaning "active, lively, vibrant".
ZhiulimGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of the French name Jules 1. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian politician Zhiuli Shartava (1944-1993).
ZhotiamGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount" through palatalization of the word in Georgian.... [more]
Zhovkharf & mChechen Derived from Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning "jewel, gem, pearl", as well as a variant transcription of the masculine name Dzhokhar (of the same etymological origin).
ZhuzhunafGeorgian According to Georgian sources, this name is derived from a (presumably archaic) Georgian word that means "blinking". However, there is a Russian source that states that the name is a Georgian form of Julia... [more]
ZovanushfArmenian From the Armenian զով (zov) meaning "cool, fresh" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".
Zubairam & fChechen, Kazakh (Rare) Chechen form and Kazakh feminine form of Zubair. It is solely masculine in Chechen while it is a feminine name in Kazakh.
ZulayfChechen Either a diminutive of Zulaykha or Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon".