Names Deemed "rough" (page 4)

Ulderico m Italian
Italian form of Odalric (see Ulrich).

Ulf m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
From the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".

Ulick m Irish
Anglicized form of Uilleag.

Ulli m & f German
Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.

Unnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Unnr.

Urbano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Urbanus (see Urban).

Urho m Finnish
Means "hero" in Finnish (a poetic word).

Uriasz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Uriah.

Urs m German (Swiss)
German form of the Latin name Ursus, which meant "bear". Saint Ursus was a 3rd-century soldier in the Theban Legion who was martyred with Saint Victor. He is the patron saint of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Usama m Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

Utz m German
Diminutive of Ulrich.

Vangel m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Evangelos.

Varg m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Means "wolf" in Old Norse.

Varuna m Hinduism
Probably from Sanskrit वृ (vr) meaning "to surround, to restrain". In Hindu mythology Varuna is a god of water and the celestial ocean surrounding the world. He is one of the chief gods in the Rigveda.

Vaska m & f Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Vasiliy (masculine) or a Macedonian and Bulgarian diminutive of Vasilija (feminine).

Vavrinec m Slovak
Slovak form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Veikko m Finnish
From a colloquial form of the Finnish word veli meaning "brother".

Vester m Danish (Rare)
Short form of Sylvester.

Vico m Italian
Italian short form of Lodovico.

Víkingr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Viking.

Viljem m Slovene
Slovene form of William.

Vilko m Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian diminutive of William.

Vilppu m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Philip.

Vitomir m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements vitŭ "master, lord" and mirŭ "peace, world".

Vjekoslav m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements věkŭ "age" and slava "glory".

Vlado m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak
Short form of Vladimir and other names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (South Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control".

Vojtech m Slovak
Slovak form of Wojciech.

Voldemaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of Valdemar.

Voldemort m Literature
Invented by author J.K. Rowling, apparently based on French vol de mort meaning "flight of death" or "theft of death". This is the name of the primary villain in Rowling's Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997. The books explain that he created his name by anagramming his birth name Tom Marvolo Riddle into I am Lord Voldemort.

Vortigern m History
English form of Gwrtheyrn.

Vural m Turkish
Possibly from Turkish vur meaning "strike, hit".

Wafai m Arabic
Means "loyalty" in Arabic.

Waldetrudis f Germanic (Latinized)
Old German form of Waltraud.

Wangchuk m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "mighty" in Tibetan, from དབང (dbang) meaning "power" and ཕྱུག (phyug) meaning "wealthy, possessing". This is the Tibetan name for the god Shiva.

Wangi f Indonesian, Malay
Means "fragrant" in Malay and Indonesian.

Wapasha m Sioux
Means "red leaf" in Dakota, from waȟpé "leaf" and šá "red". This was the name of several Dakota chiefs.

Wat m English
Medieval short form of Walter.

Wenona f English (Rare)
Variant of Winona.

Wibo m Frisian
Variant of Wiebe.

Willihard m Germanic
Old German name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".

Wob m Frisian (Archaic)
Frisian diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element walt meaning "power, authority".

Wobbe m Frisian
Originally a Frisian short form of Waldebert (and other names starting with the Old German element walt meaning "power, authority" and a second element beginning with b).

Wodan m Germanic Mythology
Old High German form of *Wōdanaz (see Odin).

Wolf m German, Jewish, English (Rare), Germanic
Short form of Wolfgang, Wolfram and other names containing the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" (Proto-Germanic *wulfaz). It can also be simply from the German or English word. As a Jewish name it can be considered a vernacular form of Zeev.

Wotan m Germanic Mythology
Variant of Wodan.

Wubbe m Frisian
Variant of Wobbe.

Wyot m Medieval English
Middle English form of Wigheard.

Xaawo f Somali
Somali form of Eve.

Xandinho m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese diminutive of Alexandre.

Xaver m German
German form of Xavier.

Xzavier m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

Yafa f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יָפָה (see Yaffa).

Yakim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Joachim.

Yama 1 m Hinduism
Means "twin" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of death. He is also regarded as the first mortal being, or in other words, the first person to die. This name is related to Persian Jam.

Yannic m & f Breton
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yaqoob m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yavuz m Turkish
Means "stern, grim" in Turkish.

Yechezkel m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ezekiel.

Yenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Jenny.

Yezekael m Breton
Breton form of Iudicael (see Judicaël).

Yidel m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish יודאל (see Yudel).

Yrjö m Finnish
Finnish form of Jurian.

Yuudai m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 雄大 (see Yūdai).

Zaiden m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden.

Zalmon m Biblical
Means "shady" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of David's mighty men in the Old Testament.

Zayden m English (Modern)
An invented name, using the popular den suffix sound found in such names as Braden, Hayden, Jayden and Aidan.

Zayne m English (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1.

Zed m English
Short form of Zedekiah.

Zeev m Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew, an animal particularly associated with the tribe of Benjamin (see Genesis 49:27).

Želimir m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian želeti "to wish, to desire" combined with the Slavic element mirŭ "peace, world".

Ziemowit m Polish
From an old Polish name derived from the elements sěmĭja "family" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a semi-legendary duke of Poland. It was also borne by several other Piast rulers of Masovia.

Zorka f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zora.

Zsóka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Erzsébet or Zsófia.

Zsuzsi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zulfikar m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu ذو الفقار (see Zulfiqar), as well as the Indonesian form.

Zuzanka f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzka f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Zuzana.

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