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Vjara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).

Vjenceslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Wenceslas

Vjenceslava f Czech, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Václav.

Vjenka f Czech
Diminutive of Vjenceslava.

Vjeran m Croatian
Means "faithful".

Vjerka f Croatian
Diminutive of Vjera.

Vláďa m Czech
Diminutive of Vladislav or Vladimír.

Vlada f & m Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Vlad and a female and male short form of names starting with this element, like Vladimira, Vladimir, Vladan or Vladislava.

Vlade m Serbian

Vladek m Czech, Croatian
Diminutive of Vlado.

Vladena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vladan.

Vladeta m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element vladati, meaning "to rule". A famous bearer is Vladeta Jerotić, Serbian writer, psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist and erudite.

Vladi m Ukrainian, Russian
Nickname of Vladimir or Volodymyr or Wolodymyr... [more]

Vladica f & m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlad and Vlada.

Vladilena f Russian
Feminine form of Vladilen.

Vladim m Russian (Rare)
Short form of Vladimir.

Vladivoj m Slavic

Vladko m Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Variant of Vlatko.

Vladlene f Russian
Feminine form of Vladlen.

Vlady m Ukrainian, Russian
Nickname of Vladimir or Volodymyr or Wolodymyr... [more]

Vladymyr m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian transcription of Vladimir.

Vladymyra f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Vladymyr.

Vladzimir m Soviet, Belarusian (Rare), Russian (Belarusianized)
Russian influenced dialectal variant of Uladzimir most common in the Soviet era. Today, it is also often used as a Belarusianisation of Russian Vladimir opposed to standard Belarusian form Uladzimir.

Vlajka f Serbian
Feminine form of Vlajko.

Vlajko m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Vladimir.

Vlastička f Czech
Diminutive of Vlasta.

Vlastislava f Czech, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of Vlastislav.

Vlasy m Russian
Variant transcription of Vlasiy.

Vlatkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Vlatka.

Vl'koslav m Russian
Means "great glory". Combination of vl'ko "great" and slava "glory".

Vlodzyo m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Volodymyr, a cognate of Polish Władzio.

Vodan m South Slavic
South Slavic pseudo-diety. Name contains element вода (voda), which means "water".

Vodin m South Slavic
South Slavic pseudo-diety.

Vohnedar m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian вогень (vohen), meaning "light, fire" and the Slavic name element darŭ, meaning "gift".

Voja m Serbian, Croatian
Short from of names containing the element voj, like Milivoj, Vojislav.

Vojciech m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Wojciech.

Vojimir m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Variant form of Vojmir

Vojimira f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Vojimir.

Vojin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element voi or voin, meaning "soldier". Vojvoda (Duke) Vojin, also known as Vojin of Gacko was 14th century Serbian magnate and nobleman, founder of Vojinović noble family.

Vojka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojko.

Vojkan m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element voi meaning "soldier". Also used as a short from of Vojislav.

Vojko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element voi meaning "soldier".

Vojmil m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements vojĭ "warrior, soldier" and milŭ "gracious, dear".

Vojmír m Czech, Slovak
Variant form of Vojmir.

Vojmir m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and mir meaning "peace" or "world"..

Vojmíra f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vojmír.

Vojmira f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojmir.

Vojnomir m Croatian, Slovene
Means "war and peace", derived from Slavic vojna meaning "war" combined with Slavic mir meaning "peace".

Vojteh m Slovene

Vojtěška f Czech
Czech form of Wojciecha.

Vola f Russian
a derivative of the Russian Volodya. Means "possessor of peace."

Volcia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Volha.

Volen m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian волен (volen) "free; independent".

Volena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Volen.

Volfgang m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Croatian and Czech form of Wolfgang.

Volia m Russian
Means "wish".

Volimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Means "peaceful will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Volislav m Russian, Serbian
Means "glorious will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Volka m Russian
From the Russian word Volk (волк), meaning “Wolf”

Volodymyra f Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Volodymyr.

Volodyslav m Ukrainian
Variant of Vladyslav.

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

Vonifatiy m Russian
Variant form of Bonifatsiy, perhaps via Bonifatiy.

Vonka f Croatian
Diminutive of Ivona.

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

Voršila f Czech
Variant of Uršula.

Vovan m Russian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Vovka m Russian
A diminutive of Vladimir via Vova.

Vovochka m Russian
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.

Voydan m Bulgarian, Macedonian

Vraťka f Czech
Diminutive of Vratislava.

Vratko m Slovak
Originally a diminutive of Vratislav, now used as a given name in its own right.

Všeslav m Slovak
Masculine Slovakian name meaning "all celebrating" or "all glory", from the name elements vše meaning "all" and slavící meaning "celebrating". Alternatively, it could borrow from the common naming element slav meaning "glory"... [more]

Vucinna m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Vucus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Vujadin m Serbian
One of the many Serbian names derived from the element vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [more]

Vukadin m Serbian
Derived from Serbian vuk "wolf".

Vukan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic vuk "wolf".

Vukana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukan.

Vukica f Serbian
Feminine form of Vuk.

Vukmir m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements vuk meaning"wolf" and mir meaning "peace".

Vukol m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Boukolos. Vukol Lavrov was a Russian journalist and translator.

Vukomir m Croatian, 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 mir "peace"... [more]

Vukosav m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Vukoslav.

Vukosava f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukosav.

Vukoslav m Croatian, 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]

Vukoslava f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukoslav.

Vukota m Serbian (Rare)
One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from vuk, meaning "wolf".

Vuksan m Serbian
Diminutive or Vukoslav or elaborated form of Vuk.

Vurban m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian върба (vǎrba) "willow".

Vurbana f Bulgarian, Spanish (?)
Feminine form of Vurban.

Vurbinka f Bulgarian
Means "verbena" in Bulgarian.

Vyacheslava f Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Vyacheslav

Wacek m Polish
Diminutive of Wacław.

Wack m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wacłôw.

Waclaw m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Wacław.

Wacłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Václav.

Wacuś m Polish
Diminutive of Wacław.

Wadim m Polish
Polish form of Vadim

Wadym m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vadim.

Wala f Polish
Diminutive form of Walentyna or Waleria.

Walãti m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valentine 1.

Walãtina f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valentina.

Walbert m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Medieval German
Dutch and German short form of Waldebert as well as a Polish borrowing of this name. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walabert.

Walcia f Polish
Diminutive form of Walentyna.

Waldémôr m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Waldemar.

Waldetruda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Waltrude.

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]

Walek m Polish
Polish form of Valek.

Walentin m Russian
Polish transcription of Валентин (see Valentin).

Walentina f German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
German and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Valentina as well as a Russian/Ukrainian variant transcription of Валентина (see the previous name and Valentyna).

Walentyn m Polish
Polish form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Walentynian m Polish
Polish form of Valentinian.

Walercia f Polish
Diminutive of Waleria.

Waleri m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valerius.

Waleriana f Polish
Polish form of Valeriana.

Walerión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valerian.

Waleriusz m Polish
Polish form of Valerius.

Walerka f Polish
Diminutive of Waleria.

Waleryk m Polish
Polish form of Walherich via it's latinized form Valericus.

Waleska f German (Silesian), Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valeria and Silesian German variant of Valeska.

Walęty m Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Walenty.

Walętyna f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Walentyna.

Walis m Kashubian
Short form of Walãti.

Waliska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Walãtina.

Wałtar m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Walter.

Waltrauda f Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Waltraud.

Wandeczka f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wandis m & f Slavic
Means "the tribe of the Vandals". Is related to the feminine name Wanda.

Wandusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wandzia f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wangelia f Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Вангелија (see Vangelija.

Warłaam m Polish
Polish form of Varlaam.

Warsz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Warcisław.

Warszula f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Urszula.

Wartësłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wrocisław.

Wartislaw m Polabian
Pomeranian form of Vratislav. Name of many dukes of Pomerania.

Warwara f Polish
Form of Barbara influenced by Russian Varvara.

Wasia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wacława.

Wasil m Belarusian
Polish transcription of Васіль (see Vasil.

Wasilisa f Russian (Polonized)
Polish orthographic variant of Vasilisa.

Wassa f & m Russian
German transcription of Vassa.... [more]

Wawrzińc m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Laurence 1.

Wedast m Polish
Polish form of Vedastus.

Wenãcjusz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wenancjusz.

Wenancja f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Venantia.

Wenanty m Polish
Polish form of Venantius.

Wenefryda f Polish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Winifred.

Wenelin m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Venelin.

Weneriusz m Polish
Polish form of Venerius.

Weneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Венета (see Veneta).

Wenk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wenãcjusz.

Wenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Венка (see Venka).

Wenko m German (Rare), Bulgarian, Macedonian
German transcription of Venko.

Wenus f Polish
Polish form of Venus.

Werena f Polish
Polish form of Verena.

Wergil m Polish
Polish form of Vergilius.

Wergilia f Polish
Feminine form of Wergiliusz.

Wergiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Virgil.

Weridiana f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wirydiana.

Werina f Sorbian

Werka f Bulgarian (Germanized)
Variant transcription of Верка (see Verka).

Weroniczka f Polish
Diminutive of Weronika.

Wérónika f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Veronica.

Weronisia f Polish
Diminutive of Weronika.

Weronka f Polish
Diminutive of Weronika.

Weronya f Medieval Polish, Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Weronika.

Wérsa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wérónika.

Wérsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wérónika.

Werus m Polish
Polish form of Verus.

Weselina f Polish
Polish borrowing of Veselina.

Wespazjan m Polish
Polish form of Vespasian.

Wespazjón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vespasian.

Westyna f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Vestina.

Wiara f Polish
Directly taken from Polish wiara "belief, faith", reinforced by the Slavic names Vera 1 and Vjera.

Wiarka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiara.

Wiarosław m Polish
Derived from Polish wiara "faith, belief, trust" (which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic věra "faith, belief") combined with Slavic slav "glory". The meaning of this name is thus roughly "glorious faith".

Wiarunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiara.

Wibiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vibiana, used in reference to the saint.

Wicek m Polish
Diminutive of Wincenty.

Wicia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wiktoria.

Wick m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wincãt.

Wicka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wincãta.

Wicuś m Polish
Diminutive of Wincenty.

Więcemił m Polish
Old Polish name for men, composed of members Więce "more" and Mil "nice" . Means "one who is nicer than the others".

Więcemiła f Polish
Feminine form of Więcemił.

Więcerad m Slavic

Więcesława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Więcesław.

Wiecha f Polish
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Więcsław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Więcesław.

Wielebor m Polish (Rare)
Form of Velibor.

Wieledrog m Slavic

Wielimir m Polish (Archaic)

Wielisława f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Wielisław.

Wieńczysław m Polish
18th-century coinage of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Więcesław, influenced by Russian Vyacheslav.

Wieńczysława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wieńczysław.

Wiercia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wiera.

Wierosław m Polish
Variant form of Wiarosław.

Wierzchosław m Polish
Polish masculine name, possibly meaning a person who comes from Wierzchosław in Goleniów County.

Wierzchosława f Polish
Feminine form of Wierzchosław.

Wierzymir m Polish
Means "to believe in peace", derived from Polish wierzyć "to believe, to trust, to rely" (which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic věra "faith, belief") combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Wiesa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Wiesia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Wiesiek m Polish
Diminutive of Wiesław.

Wiesłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wiesław.

Wigilia f Polish
Feminine form of Wigiliusz.

Wigiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Vigilius.

Wika f Polish
Short form of Wiktoria.

Wikò m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiktór.

Wikta f Kashubian, Polish
Short form of Wiktora.

Wiktór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Victor.

Wiktora f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Victoria.

Wiktorian m Polish
Polish form of Victorianus.

Wiktoriana f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wiktorian.

Wiktorianna f Polish
Variant of Wiktoriana.

Wiktorina f Polish
Polish form of Victorina.

Wiktoriusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Victorius.

Wiktórka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiktora.

Wiktorka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wiktoryn m Polish
Polish form of Victorinus.

Wiktoryna f Polish
Polish form of Victorina.

Wiktunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wiktusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wikunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wikusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wiktoria.

Wilem m Dutch (Rare), Kashubian, Silesian, Literature
Dutch variant of Willem and Kashubian and Silesian form of William. This is the name of a character in Patrick Rothfuss' book series, The KingKiller Chronicles.

Wilemina f Kashubian
Feminine form of Wilem.

Wileminka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wilemina.

Wilka f Kashubian
Short form of Wilemina.

Wilkomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish wilk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Wiluś m Silesian, Polish
Silesian diminutive of Wilem and Wilym and Polish diminutive of Wilhelm.

Winand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wignand (also compare Wigand). However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" and its second element from Gothic nand meaning "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan meaning "to venture, to risk, to dare").... [more]

Winanda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Winand.

Wincãt m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Vincent.

Wincãta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Wincãt.

Wincencja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Wincent m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Polish (Modern)
Variant of Vincent in several languages.

Wincenta f Polish
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Wincentyna f Polish
Feminine form of Wincenty.

Winicjusz m Polish
Polish form of Vinicius.

Winnica f Polish
Polish city or meaning vineyard

Wiolcia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wioletka f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wiolka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiola.

Wiolunia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wiolusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wioleta.

Wirdżiniô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Virginia.

Wirgilia f Polish
Polish form of Virgilia.

Wirgiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Virgilius.

Wirginia f Polish
Polish form of Virginia.

Wirydiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viridiana.

Wirzchosław m Polish
Derived from Slavic wierzch "summit, peak, tip" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Wisenna f Polish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Old Polish wiśnia "cherry tree".

Wisia f Polish
Diminutive of Wisława and Wiesława.

Wisk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Wisłôw.

Wiska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wisława.

Wisła f Polish

Wisłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wisław.

Wita f Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Vita 1.

Witalia f Polish
Feminine form of Witalis.

Witalian m Polish
Polish form of Vitalian.

Witalis m Polish
Polish form of Vitalis.

Witigis m Polish, Swedish (Archaic)
Polish and Swedish form of Witiges.

Wito m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Vitus.

Witóld m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Witold.

Witolda f Polish
Feminine form of Witold.

Witomił m Polish
Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear".

Witomir m Polish
Polish form of Vitomir.

Witomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic vit or wit(o) "lord, master, ruler" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Witosława f Polish
Feminine form of Witosław.

Witosłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Witosław.

Witsław m Polish
Variant of Witosław.

Wituś m Polish
Diminutive of Witold.

Wiwian m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vivianus.

Wiwiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viviana.

Wiwianna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wiwiana.

Wiwina f Polish
Polish form of Vivina.

Wizenna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wisenna.

Wizlaw m Polabian, History
Polabian cognate of Wiesław. This name was borne by several Princes of Rügen.

Wjacław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Václav and Wacław.

Wjara f Bulgarian (Germanized, Rare)
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).