Names Starting with V (page 3)

Vjera f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of Vera 1.

Vjollca f Albanian
Derived from Albanian vjollcë meaning "violet", referring to both the flower and the colour.

Vlad m Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian
Old short form of Vladislav and other names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (Church Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control". This name was borne by several princes of Wallachia (in Romania) including the 15th-century Vlad III Dracula, who was Bram Stoker's inspiration for the name of his vampire Count Dracula.

Vladan m Serbian, Czech
From the Slavic element volděti meaning "to rule, to control", originally a diminutive of names containing that element.

Vladana f Serbian, Czech
Feminine form of Vladan.

Vladas m Lithuanian
Short form of Vladimiras.

Vladěna f Czech
Feminine form of Vladan.

Vladik m Russian
Diminutive of Vladislav.

Vladilen m Russian
Contraction of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state (see Vladimir and Lenin).

Vladimer m Georgian
Georgian form of Vladimir.

Vladiměrŭ m Medieval Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Vladimir.

Vladimír m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Vladimir.

Vladimir m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian
From the Old Slavic name *Voldiměrŭ, derived from the elements volděti meaning "to rule" and měrŭ meaning "great, famous". The second element has also been associated with mirŭ meaning "peace, world".... [more]

Vladimíra f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Vladimira.

Vladimira f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Vladimir.

Vladimiras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vladimir.

Vladimirs m Latvian
Latvian form of Vladimir.

Vladislav m Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
From the Old Slavic name *Voldislavŭ, derived from the elements volděti "to rule" and slava "glory". This name has been borne by kings, princes and dukes of Croatia, Serbia, Bohemia, Poland and Wallachia.

Vladislava f Russian, Czech
Feminine form of Vladislav.

Vladislavs m Latvian
Latvian form of Vladislav.

Vladlen m Russian
Contraction of Vladimir Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state (see Vladimir and Lenin).

Vladlena f Russian
Feminine form of Vladlen.

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".

Vladyslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Vladislav.

Vladyslava f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Vladislav.

Vlaho m Croatian
Croatian form of Blasius (see Blaise).

Vlas m Russian
Russian form of Blaise.

Vlasi m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Власий (see Vlasiy).

Vlasis m Greek
Greek form of Blaise.

Vlasiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Blaise.

Vlassis m Greek
Greek form of Blaise.

Vlasta f & m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element volstĭ meaning "power, rule, sovereignty". Descendants of this word include Czech vlast "homeland" and Serbo-Croatian vlast "power". It is sometimes masculine in Czech and Serbian.

Vlastimil m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty" (Czech vlast "homeland") and milŭ "gracious, dear".

Vlastimila f Czech
Feminine form of Vlastimil.

Vlastimír m Czech
Czech form of Vlastimir.

Vlastimir m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element volstĭ (Serbian vlast) meaning "power, rule, sovereignty" combined with mirŭ meaning "peace, world". This was the name of a 9th-century prince of Serbia.

Vlastislav m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty" (Czech vlast "homeland") and slava "glory".

Vlatka f Croatian
Feminine form of Vlatko.

Vlatko m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (South Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control".

Voestaa'e f Cheyenne
Means "white bison calf woman" in Cheyenne, derived from vóésta "white bison calf" and the feminine suffix -e'é. Because white bison calves were rare they were considered sacred.

Vohu Manah m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Bahman.

Voirrey f Manx
Vocative form of Moirrey.

Voitto m Finnish
Means "victory" in Finnish.

Vojislav m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements vojĭ "warrior, soldier" and slava "glory, fame". Stefan Vojislav was an 11th-century ruler of Serbia.

Vojislava f Serbian
Feminine form of Vojislav.

Vojĭtěxŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Wojciech.

Vojta m Czech
Diminutive of Vojtěch.

Vojtěch m Czech
Czech form of Wojciech.

Vojtech m Slovak
Slovak form of Wojciech.

Voldemaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of Valdemar.

Voldemārs m Latvian
Latvian form 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.

Voldiměrŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Vladimir.

Voldislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Vladislav.

Volha f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Olga.

Volkan m Turkish
Means "volcano" in Turkish.

Volker m German
Derived from the Old German element folk "people" combined with heri "army".

Volkhard m German (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements folk "people" and hart "hard, brave".

Volkmar m German
Derived from the Old German element folk "people" combined with mari "famous".

Volodiměrŭ m Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of Vladimir.

Volodya m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Volodymyr m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Vladimir.

Volos m Slavic Mythology
Variant of Veles.

Voltaire m History
Pen name of François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), a French philosopher and writer, the author of Candide. It is not known how Arouet devised his name. He may have reversed the syllables of Airvault, a town where his family owned property; it may have been an anagram of the Latin spelling of his surname Arovet and LI standing for le jeune "the young"; or it may have come from French volontaire "determined".

Völund m Norse Mythology
Scandinavian cognate of Wayland, found in the poem Völundarkviða in the Poetic Edda.

Vǫlundr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Völund.

Volya m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.

Vonahe'e f Cheyenne
Means "medicine bundle woman" in Cheyenne. A medicine bundle is a collection of sacred items used in religious ceremonies.

Vonda f English
Variant of Wanda, reflecting the Polish pronunciation.

Vortigern m History
English form of Gwrtheyrn.

Vosgi f & m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ոսկի (see Voski).

Voski f & m Armenian
Means "gold" in Armenian.

Voula f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi.

Vova m Russian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Vragi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname possibly meaning "mooring post".

Vratislav m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements vortiti (Czech vrátit) meaning "to return" and slava meaning "glory". This was the name of two dukes of Bohemia (the second later a king).

Vratislava f Czech
Feminine form of Vratislav.

Vreni f German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive of Verena.

Vsevolod m Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the Slavic elements vĭśĭ "all" and volděti "to rule". This was the name of an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv.

Vugar m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Vüqar.

Vuk m Serbian
Means "wolf" in Serbian.

Vukašin m Serbian
Derived from Serbian vuk meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 14th-century Serbian ruler.

Vulcan m Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Latin Vulcanus, possibly related to fulgere meaning "to flash", but more likely of pre-Latin origin. In Roman mythology Vulcan was the god of fire. He was later equated with the Greek god Hephaestus.

Vulcanus m Roman Mythology
Latin form of Vulcan.

Vuokko f Finnish
Means "anemone (flower)" in Finnish.

Vüqar m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Waqar.

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

Vüsal m Azerbaijani
Means "meeting, joining" in Azerbaijani.

Vüsala f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Vüsalə.

Vüsalə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Vüsal.

Vyacheslav m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Veceslav (see Václav).

Vyara f Bulgarian
Bulgarian cognate of Vera 1.

Vydmantas m Lithuanian
Variant of Vidmantas.

Vygantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Wigand.

Vytautas m Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian root vyd- "to see" or vyti "to chase, to drive away" combined with tauta "people, nation". This was the name of a 15th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania, revered as a national hero in that country.

Vytautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vytautas.

Vyvyan m English (British)
Variant of Vivian. This was the name of one of Oscar Wilde's sons.

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