VaspiefCrimean Tatar Derived from Arabic وَصْفِيّ (waṣfiyy) meaning "attributive, descriptive" or perhaps "praising".
Vassarm & fAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Vassar. Notable namesakes are Vassar CarltonClements (1928 - 2005) American folk musician known as the Father of Hillbilly Jazz and female poet Vassar Miller (1924 - 1998).
Vasukim & fHinduism, Indian Meaning unknown. This was the name of a nagaraja in Hindu and Buddhist mythology and a king of serpents. He is a snake beloning to Shiva and is famous for coiling around Shiva's neck.
VaylenmAmerican The masculine name Vaylen is used in American. Other countries in which name Vaylen being used are. Vaylen is not a very common name for a boy. It Is not ranked with in the top 1,000 names.
VectormPopular Culture Means "carrier" in Latin. This is the name of two fictional characters; Vector the Crocodile from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and a villain from Despicable Me.
VedangmIndian Means "From the Vedas". The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
VedantmIndian, Sanskrit It is a Sanskrit name and has a variety of meanings depending on the grammatical device (Samasa) used to unravel it. All the meanings bear some reference to the Vedas which are ancient Hindu holy texts.... [more]
VektormRussian Revolutionary name created in the early period of the Soviet Union. Shortened form of Великий коммунизм торжествует (Velikij kommunizm torzhestvuet) meaning "great communism triumphs".
VélaugfOld Norse, Icelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
VēlavafMedieval Baltic Recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from vēlava, itself a Latvian dialectal word describing an accessory mark at the end of the mast of a fishing boat, a derivation from Lithuanian vėliava "flag, banner" and a derivation from Latvian vēls "late".
VeledafHistory Veleda was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.... [more]
VelodimGeorgian (Rare) Basically means "I had expected you", derived from Georgian ველოდი (velodi) meaning "I expected", which ultimately comes from the verb ლოდინი (lodini) meaning "to expect, to await".... [more]
VenetsmBulgarian (Rare) Derived from Bulgarian венец "wreath, garland; crown; halo, nimbus, aureole".
VenicefEnglish (Rare) Perhaps originally a Christianized variant of Venus, now either an English vernacular form of Venetia ('Many of the girls who were called Venice had actually been named Venetia') or else directly from the English name of the city in Italy... [more]
VenniefAmerican (South) Not sure, it was given to 6 girls in Alabama in 1913, looks like a diminutive of a longer name that became independent, perhaps Venetia or Venicia.
VennormCornish Middle name of Captain Ross Poldark, the main character in the historical television series Poldark. Ross Vennor Poldark is his full name on the BBC show.
VentusmPopular Culture Means "wind" in Latin. A main character from Square Enix and Disney's video game "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" bore this name.
VerdiefEnglish (American), American (South) Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant or diminutive of Verity or Vera 1. This name was most well used in the Southeastern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... [more]
Verdunm & fEnglish (British) From the name of the city in France which derives from the Latin 'Verodunum', meaning "strong fort". This name was first used during the First World War when the city became well-known due to the Battle of Verdun (1916)... [more]
VerucafLiterature, Popular Culture Created by Roald Dahl for a character in his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published in 1964. He based the name on the Italian and Latin word verruca, meaning "wart", used in English to refer to the plantar wart.
VeruhafChuvash Possibly derived from the Russian name Vera 1, or otherwise the Arabic وَرَقَةٌ (wáraqa) meaning "leaf (of a plant)".
Veryanf & mCornish From the name of a Cornish town, which is taken from Sen Veryan meaning "Saint Veryan", a Cornish corruption of Severian, itself a corrupted form of Symphorian (the saint to whom the village church is dedicated)... [more]
Vestalm & fEnglish (American, Rare), American (South) Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the surname Vestal or an elaboration of Vesta. A notable (female) bearer of this name was Vestal Goodman (1929-2003), a Southern gospel singer.
VevinafLiterature Anglicized form of Bébinn used by James Macpherson in his Ossian poems, which he claimed to have based on early Irish legends.
VeyselmTurkish The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.
VidkunmNorwegian (Rare) Younger form of Víðkunnr. Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and traitor. He collaborated with the Nazis during the German occupation of Norway during World War II, for which he was given the death penalty in 1945.
VidrikmOld Swedish Vidrik Verlandsson is a character in several Germanic heroic legends and Scandinavian ballads. His name is possibly a Swedification of his Germanic name Witege via the Old Norse form Viðga.
VidunnfNorwegian (Archaic) Norwegian name with the combination of viðr "forest", "wood", "tree" and unnr "wave" or a combination of víðr "wide", "large", "extensive" and unnr "wave".
VielkafSpanish (Latin American) Seemingly derived from Polish wielka, the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective wielki meaning "big, large; great, grand." It is most often used in Panama.
ViettafAmerican (Rare) Possibly a short form of Violetta or Viviette, or somehow a relative of the Italian surname Vietti (which derives from a plural pet form of the personal name Vio, a northern variant of Vito).
VijolėfLithuanian This name can be the Lithuanian form of Viola as well as be an independent, authentic Lithuanian name. In the case of the latter, the name is derived from Vijolė, the name of a river in the Lithuanian county of Šiauliai... [more]
Vildanf & mTurkish, Bashkir, Bosnian Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان (wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of Uyildan, of the same origin.
VildísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
VilijafLithuanian (Modern) From the name of the river which flows in Lithuania through it's capital city Vilnius. Official river name is Neris, but it has a second name - Vilija. The reasons for the dual naming of the river as Neris by the Lithuanians and Viliya (formerly Velja, meaning "big, great" in Slavic) by the Slavs are complex... [more]
VilijafLatvian Feminine form of Vilis. In some cases it might also be an adoption of the Lithuanian name.
VilkasmLithuanian, Finnish Vilkas is part of the Lithuanian language which means "wolf". This name is most famously used in the video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" where one of the characters is named Vilkas.... [more]
VilnismLatvian Directly taken from Latvian vilnis "wave, surge".
VilorafSoviet, Russian (Rare) Russian given name of Soviet origin, which was derived from a combination of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and October Revolution.
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]
VinatafHinduism According to Hindu legends, Vinata is the mother of birds. She is one of the thirteen daughters of Prajapati Daksha. Married to Kashyapa along with her 12 sisters. She bore him two sons, named Aruṇá, and Garuda (Suparna).
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]
VingrafLatvian Derived from Latvian vingrs "agile; dexterous".
VinitafSanskrit, Indian Derived from Sanskrit vinIta (विनीत) "lovely; handsome; trained".
VinjarmNorwegian Either derived from of Old Norse vinr "friend" and herr "army" or based on place names that contains the Old Norse element vin "meadow, pasture".
VinniefEnglish (American) Diminutive of Lavinia. A notable bearer was the American sculptor Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (1847-1914), known professionally as Vinnie Ream, who is most well known for her statue of President Abraham Lincoln on display in the United States Capitol rotunda... [more]