the etymology and history of first names
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VÁCLAV m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of WENCESLAS
VÁCLAVA f Czech
Czech feminine form of WENCESLAS
VADIK m Russian
Pet form of VADIM
VADIM m Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Slavic element volod "rule", or possibly derived from an Old Norse source.
VAHAN m Armenian
Means "shield" in Armenian.
VÄINÄMÖINEN m Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish väinä "wide and slow-flowing river"... [more]
VÄINÖ m Finnish
Short form of VÄINÄMÖINEN
VAL m & f English
Short form of VALENTINE (1) or VALERIE
VALARIE f English
Variant of VALERIE
VALARY f English
Variant of VALERIE
VALDA f English
Derived from Germanic wald meaning "power, rule".
VALDEMAR m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WALDEMAR... [more]
VALDÍS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse valr "the dead" and dís "goddess".
VALENCIA f Spanish
From a Late Latin name which was derived from valentia "power"... [more]
VALENTIJN m Dutch
Dutch form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTÍN m Spanish, Slovak
Spanish and Slovak form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTIN m Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTÍNA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTINA f Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]
VALENTINE (1) m English
From the Roman family name Valentinus which was from Latin valens "strong, vigourous, healthy"... [more]
VALENTINE (2) f French
French feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTINO m Italian
Italian form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALÈRE m French
French form of VALERIUS
VALERI m Russian
Variant transcription of VALERIY
VALÉRIA f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese feminine form of VALERIUS
VALERIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS... [more]
VALERIAN m History
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name VALERIUS... [more]
VALERIANA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN).
VALÉRIE f French
French feminine form of VALERIUS
VALERIE f English
Feminine form of VALERIUS
VALERIJA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VALERIA
VALERIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of VALERIUS
VALERIU m Romanian
Romanian form of VALERIUS
VALERIUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong"... [more]
VALERIY m Russian
Russian form of VALERIUS
VALERIYA f Russian
Russian feminine form of VALERIUS
VALÉRY m French
Derived from the Germanic elements wahl "foreign" and ric "power".
VALERY m Russian
Variant transcription of VALERIY
VALESKA f German
Pet form of VALERIA
VALI m Romanian
Romanian pet form of VALERIU or VALENTIN
VALKO m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) "wolf".
VALKYRIE f Norse Mythology
Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser"... [more]
VALLI f Hindu Mythology
Means "creeping plant" in Dravidian... [more]
VALORA f Esperanto
Means "valuable" in Esperanto.
VALORIE f English
Variant of VALERIE
VALTER m Scandinavian, Portuguese, Slovene
Scandinavian, Portuguese and Slovene form of WALTER
VALTO m Finnish
Finnish form of WALDEMAR
VALTTERI m Finnish
Finnish form of WALTER
VÂN f & m Vietnamese
Means "cloud" in Vietnamese.
VĂN m Vietnamese
Means "knowledge, literature" in Vietnamese... [more]
VAN m English
Short form of IVAN or VANCE
VANAMO f Finnish
Means "twinflower" in Finnish.
VANCE m English
From a surname meaning "dweller in a fen" in Old English.
VANESSA f English
Invented by author Jonathan Swift... [more]
VANGELIS m Greek
Variant of EVANGELOS
VANJA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of VANYA
VANNA (1) f Italian
Short form of GIOVANNA.
VANNA (2) f & m Khmer
Means "golden" in Khmer.
VANNI m Italian
Short form of GIOVANNI.
VANYA m Russian
Pet form of IVAN
VAPPU f Finnish
Finnish form of WALBURGA
VARDA f Jewish
Pet form of VERED
VARDAH f Jewish
Variant transcription of VARDA
VARDO f Georgian
Means "rose" in Georgian.
VARFOLOMEI m Russian
Variant transcription of VARFOLOMEY
VARFOLOMEY m Russian
Russian form of BARTHOLOMEW
VARG m Norwegian
Means "wolf" in Old Norse.
VARINIA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of VARINIUS
VARINIUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name possibly derived from VARIUS.
VARIUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "versatile" in Latin... [more]
VARLAAM m Russian
Russian form of BARLAAM
VARLAM m Russian
Variant of VARLAAM
VARNAVA m Russian
Russian form of BARNABAS
VARPU f Finnish
From the Finnish name for a type of berry bush.
VARTAN m Armenian
Derived from Armenian vart "rose".
VARTOUHI f Armenian
Means "rose lady" in Armenian.
VARVARA f Russian, Greek, Bulgarian
Russian, Greek and Bulgarian form of BARBARA
VARYA f Russian
Pet form of VARVARA
VASANT m Indian
Modern transcription of VASANTA
VASANTA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "brilliant" or "spring" in Sanskrit... [more]
VASANTI f Indian
Feminine form of VASANTA
VASCO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which came from the Spanish surname Velázquez, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque... [more]
VASHTI f Biblical
Possibly means "thread" in Hebrew, but it is most likely of Persian origin... [more]
VASIL m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BASIL (1)
VASILE m Romanian
Romanian form of BASIL (1)
VASILI m Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY
VASILICA m Romanian
Pet form of VASILE
VASILIJE m Serbian
Serbian form of BASIL (1)
VASILIKI f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of BASIL (1)
VASILIOS m Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)
VASILIS m Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)
VASILISA f Russian
Russian feminine form of BASIL (1)
VASILIY m Russian
Russian form of BASIL (1)
VASILKA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine pet form of BASIL (1)
VASILY m Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY
VASKA m Russian
Pet form of VASILIY
VASSILY m Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY
VASU m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "bright, excellent" in Sanskrit... [more]
VASUDA f Indian
Means "granting wealth" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the earth.
VASYA m Russian
Pet form of VASILIY
VASYL m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of BASIL (1)
VASYLYNA f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of BASIL (1)
VAUGHAN m English, Welsh
From a Welsh surname meaning "little".
VAUGHN m English, Welsh
Variant of VAUGHAN
VAVRINEC m Czech
Czech form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
VEASNA m Khmer
Means "opportunity, good fortune" in Khmer.
VECA f Serbian
Pet form of VESNA
VEDA f Indian
Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.
VEDRAN m Croatian, Serbian
Means "jovial" in Croatian and Serbian.
VEDRANA f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of VEDRAN
VEERA f Finnish
Finnish form of VERA (1)
VEGA f Astronomy
The name of a star in the constellation Lyra... [more]
VEIKKO m Finnish
Pet form of VELI
VELDA f English
Perhaps a variant of VALDA
VELI m Finnish
Means "brother" in Finnish.
VELIA f Italian
From the Roman family name Velius which possibly means "concealed" in Latin.
VELIMIR m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements vele "great" and mir "peace".
VELLAMO f Finnish Mythology
From Finnish velloa "to surge, to swell"... [more]
VELMA f English (Modern)
Possibly a form of WILMA
VELVEL m Yiddish
Means "wolf" in Yiddish... [more]
VELVELA f Yiddish
Feminine form of VELVEL
VENA f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit वेन (vena) meaning "yearning".
VENCEL m Hungarian
Hungarian form of WENCESLAS
VENCESLAO m Italian
Italian form of WENCESLAS
VENCESLÁS m Spanish
Spanish form of WENCESLAS
VĚNCESLAV m Czech
Czech form of WENCESLAS
VENDELA f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of WENDEL
VENDELÍN m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of WENDELIN
VENDULA f Czech
Pet form of VÁCLAVA
VENETIA f Various
From the name of the city in Italy, called Venice in English... [more]
VENIAMIN m Russian
Russian form of BENJAMIN
VENKA f Esperanto
Means "victorious" in Esperanto.
VENKAT m Indian
Modern transcription of VENKATA
VENKATA m Indian
From the name of a sacred hill in southern India.
VENLA f Finnish
Finnish feminine form of WENDEL
VENUS f Roman Mythology
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin... [more]
VENYAMIN m Russian
Variant transcription of VENIAMIN
VĚRA f Czech
Czech form of VERA (1)
VERA (1) f Russian, English, German, Slovene
Means "faith" in Russian, also influenced by the Latin word verus "true".
VERA (2) f Albanian
Derived from Albanian verë "summer".
VERCINGETORIX m Ancient Celtic
Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish ver "on, over" combined with cingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king"... [more]
VERDANDI f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Verðandi meaning "necessity"... [more]
VERE m English
From a Norman surname which was from a French place name meaning "alder" in Gaulish.
VERED f Jewish
Means "rose" in Hebrew.
VERENA f German
Possibly related to Latin verus "true"... [more]
VÉRÈNE f French
French form of VERENA
VERGIL m English
Variant of VIRGIL
VERÍSSIMO m Portuguese
From the Roman name Verissimus which means "very true" in Latin... [more]
VERITY f English
Means "verity, truth" from the English word... [more]
VERN m English
Short form of VERNON or VERNER
VERNA f English
Either a variant of VERENA or a feminine form of VERNON.
VERNER m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WERNER
VERNON m English
From a surname meaning "alder tree" in French.
VEROCHKA f Russian
Russian pet form of VERA (1)
VERONA f Various
From the name of the city in Italy, which is itself of unknown meaning.
VERÓNICA f Spanish
Spanish form of VERONICA
VERÔNICA f Portuguese
Portuguese form of VERONICA
VERONICA f English, Italian, Romanian
Latin form of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image"... [more]
VERONIKA f Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VERONICA
VÉRONIQUE f French
French form of VERONICA
VERUSHA f Russian
Russian pet form of VERA (1)
VESA m Finnish
Means "sprout, young tree" in Finnish.
VESLEMØY f Norwegian
Means "little girl" from Norwegian vesle "little" and møy "girl"... [more]
VESNA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Means "messenger" in Slavic. This was the name of a Slavic goddess of spring.
VESPASIAN m History
From the Roman cognomen Vespasianus, derived either from Latin vesper meaning "west" or "evening" or vespa meaning "wasp"... [more]
VESPASIANO m Italian
Italian form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN).
VESPASIANUS m Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of VESPASIAN
VESPASIEN m French
French form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN).
VESPERA f Esperanto
Means "of the evening" in Esperanto.
VESTA f Roman Mythology
Latin form of HESTIA... [more]
VESTER m German
Short form of SILVESTER
VEVA f English
Pet form of GENEVIÈVE
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