Submitted Names with 1 Syllable

Sten m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Stieg m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Stig. A known bearer was the Swedish writer Stieg Larsson (1954-2004), author of the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' trilogy, born Karl Stig-Erland Larsson.

Stitch m Popular Culture
From the English word "stitch" meaning a "thread or loop of yarn created by movement" or "to mend or make with thread".... [more]

Stith m English
Derived from the Scottish surname Stith, of unknown meaning. This was the name of Stith Thompson (1885-1976), an American folklorist.

Strip m Popular Culture (Rare)
Borne by ‘The King’ Strip Weathers from the Disney Pixar movie Cars.

Sturm m German (Rare)
A German word meaning "storm". It is used as a name because of St. Sturm (Sturmius).

Sturt m English
Transferred use of the surname Sturt.

Stya f Sindhi
Means "truth" in Sindhi.

Su f English
Variant spelling of Sue, thus making it a diminutive of Susanna and other variants and forms.

Sửu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丑 (sửu) referring to the second Earthly Branch (1 AM to 3 AM), which is itself associated with the ox of the Chinese zodiac.

Suang m & f Thai
Means "heaven, paradise" in Thai.

Suede m & f English
The word comes from the French Suède, which literally means "Sweden".

Suke m Japanese
From Japanese 輔 (suke) meaning "help", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 佐 (suke) meaning "aid, help", 丞 (suke) meaning "to help, to rescue", 弼 (suke) meaning "assistant, aid, assist, help, correct", 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist, to help, to protect", 亮 (suke) meaning "clear, help", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Sulli m English (British)

Sun m & f English (Rare)
Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.... [more]

Sun m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Seon.

Sun m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandson/descendant", 笋 (sǔn) meaning "bamboo shoot", 隼 (sǔn) meaning "falcon", 荪 (sūn) meaning "fragrant grass" or any other Chinese character with the same pronunciation.... [more]

Sund m Hinduism
MEANING : shining, handsome, name of lord Vishnu, It was also the name of a demon... [more]

Sương f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 霜 (sương) meaning "frost, dew".

Sup m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 숲 (sup) meaning "forest, grove, thicket."

Sus m & f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian (Rare)
As a masculine name, this name is a Dutch and Flemish short form of Franciscus. Also compare Cis, which is a similar short form (mostly when it comes to pronunciation) of Franciscus.... [more]

Suu f Burmese
Means "collect, gather, save" in Burmese.

Svaksh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati
MEANING : beautiful eyed, a name of lord Vishnu, having beautiful axle .Here सु means beautiful + अक्ष means eye, axle

Swaksh m Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Malayalam, Assamese
Means "beautiful eyed" in Sanskrit.

Swar f Sindhi
Means "tone" in Sindhi.

Swar m Burmese
Means "impudent, aggressive" in Burmese.

Swat m Flemish (Rare)
Flemish short form of François. The best known bearer of this name is the Belgian former soccer player François "Swat" Van der Elst (1954-2017).

Swayze f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).

Swe m & f Burmese
Means "relative, friend" in Burmese.

Swede f Literature
Used by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.

Swee m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Rui.

Sweet f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.

Swrang m Bodo
Meaning "Shining".

Sy m & f English
Variant of Si.

Sỹ m Vietnamese
Variant of Sĩ.

Syb m West Frisian
This name is either a variant spelling of Sib, or a short form of names like Sybrand and Sybren.

Tỵ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巳 (tị) meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac", also referring to the sixth Earthly Branch (9 AM to 11 AM).

Taaj m Urdu
Urdu form of Taj

Tael m Popular Culture
From the fairy character from the video game The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. He is the brother of Tatl, the game's main fairy companion.

Taeng f & m Thai
Means "melon" in Thai.

Tag m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Taggart or variant of Tagg. Also used as a nickname by people with initials T.A.G.

Tagg m English (Rare)
Short form of Taggart and variant of Tadg.

Tahj m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taj (which in turn was used by American musician Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his first son born 1973 - Toriano Adaryll 'Taj' Jackson Jr... [more]

Tài m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 才 (tài) meaning "talent, ability".

Taif f & m Arabic
Meaning a phantom, wraith or vision. It also means spectrum.

Taik m Burmese
Means "chamber, treasury" in Burmese.

Tails m Popular Culture
From the English word tails. This is the nickname of Miles Prower, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and main tag-along partner of Sonic... [more]

Tâm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 心 (tâm) meaning "heart".

Tam f English
Shortened form of Tammy, somewhat influenced by Pam.

Tam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 三 (tam) meaning "three".

Tân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 新 (tân) meaning "new".

Tấn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 晉 (tấn) meaning "advance, increase, promote".

Tan m Japanese
From Japanese 坦 (tan) meaning "flat, smooth", 旦 (tan) meaning "morning, dawn", 淡 (tan) meaning "pale", 潭 (tan) meaning "deep pool, lake" or 澹 (tan) meaning "quiet; tranquil" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Tark m English
Short form of Tarquin used in Rin Chupeco's young adult novel 'The Girl from the Well' and it's sequel, 'The Suffering'.

Tash f English
Diminutive of Natasha, Latasha and other similar names.

Tất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 必 (tất) meaning "surely, certainly".

Tav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "musical note" in Hebrew.

Tav m English
Diminutive of Gustav or Gustavo. Bearers include musician Gustavo Antonio "Tav" Falco (1945-).

Tayte f & m English (Modern)
Unisex variant of Tate. Also used as a diminutive of Tatum.

Taz m & f English
A diminutive of Tasmin or other names containing similar sounds. Also a British diminutive of Terry 1 or Theresa or Terrence... [more]

Tchåle m Walloon
Walloon form of Charles.

Teag m English (Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Teck m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of De.

Teet m Estonian
Short form of Teetlev.

Tefu f Japanese (Archaic)
Archaic written form of Chou.

Tei m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Mattheus.

Teig m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Tadhg used by Douglas Hyde in his translation of the Irish folktale 'Teig O'Kane (Tadhg O Cáthán) and the Corpse'.

Teive m Hebrew
Variant of Tobias. Means “God is good.”

Tell m English (British)
Meaning: of the sun or bright, warm light

Teus m Dutch
Short form of Teunis.

Tev m Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Tevye.

Thạch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 石 (thạch) meaning "stone".

Thade m Popular Culture
General Thade is a central chimpanzee in the 2001 Planet of the Apes movie and the main antagonist.

Thaem m & f Thai
Means "add, give extra" in Thai.

Thái m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 太 (thái) meaning "very, extreme", 泰 (thái) meaning "big, large, great" or 彩 (thái) meaning "colour".

Thaik m & f Burmese
Means "treasure trove" or "prophecy, oracle" in Burmese.

Thain m Scots, English
Transferred use of the surname Thain meaning a nobleman who served as an attendant to royals or who was awarded land by a king... [more]

Thân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 申 (thân) referring to the ninth Earthly Branch (3 PM to 5 PM), which is itself associated with the monkey of the Chinese zodiac.

Than m & f Burmese
Means "million" in Burmese.

Thăng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 升 (thăng) meaning "rise, soar".

Thang m Burmese
Either means "toddy palm" (referring to a type of tree) or "to be stormy, to be violent" in Burmese.

Thành m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 成 (thành) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 城 (thành) meaning "castle, city" or 誠 (thành) meaning "sincere, honest, true".

Thant m & f Burmese
Means "clean, pure" in Burmese.

Thaung m & f Burmese
Means "ten-thousand" in Burmese.

Thaw m & f Burmese
Possibly from Burmese သော်တာ (thawda) meaning "moon" or perhaps from a word meaning "scent" or "floral decoration".

Thé m Dutch
Short form of both Matheus and Mattheus as well as Theodorus.... [more]

Thế m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 世 (thế) meaning "era, time, generation".

Thein m & f Burmese
Means "hundred thousand" in Burmese.

Theiss m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Shortened form of Matthias.

Thel f Literature
Means "will, desire, wish" in Greek. This name was invented by the poet William Blake, who used it for the heroine of his 'Book of Thel' (1789).

Thep m Thai
Means "god, deity" in Thai.

Thet m & f Burmese
Means "breath, life" in Burmese.

Thi f & m Burmese
Means "string" in Burmese.

Thiam m Thai
Means "yoke, harness" or "equal" in Thai.

Thiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 天 (thiên) meaning "sky, heaven".

Thiện m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 善 (thiện) meaning "good, kind, moral".

Thies m Low German
Northern German short form of Matthias.

Thieu m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
Short form of Mathieu and Matthieu.

Thijn m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Tijn.

Thìn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 辰 (thìn) meaning "early morning", also referring to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac.

Thin f & m Burmese
Means "fragrant, aromatic" in Burmese.

Thịnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 盛 (thịnh) meaning "prosperous, thriving, flourishing".

Thit m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Thet.

Thắng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 勝 (thắng) meaning "victory, excel".

Thọ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 壽 (thọ) meaning "long life, longevity, lifepsan".

Thơ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 書 (thơ) meaning "book".

Thoa f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 釵 (thoa) meaning "hairpin, hair-brooch".

Thông m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 通 (thông) meaning "clear, open, understand, master".

Thord m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Tord.

Thorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Thu f & m Burmese
Means "person" in Burmese.

Thục m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 淑 (thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶 (thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".

Thường m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 常 (thường) meaning "frequent, usual".

Thurl m American
Possible transferred use of the surname Thurl.

Thúy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 翠 (thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".

Thụy m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑞 (thụy) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Thủy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 水 (thủy) meaning "water".

Thuyết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 說 (thuyết) meaning "say, tell, theory, explanation".

Thwin f & m Burmese
Possibly means "manner, appearance" or "continuous, limpid" in Burmese.

Thys m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Medieval Dutch and Afrikaans short form of Matthys. But in other words, you could also say that this name is the medieval Dutch and Afrikaans equivalent of Thijs.... [more]

Tới m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 細 (tới) meaning "small, tiny, little".

Tian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet", 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven", 恬 (tián) meaning "calm, quiet, tranquil, peaceful" or 添 (tiān) meaning "add, increase", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Tiến m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 進 (tiến) meaning "advance, march forward".

Tiff f & m English
Short form of Tiffany. This name is more commonly used on women than on men.

Tijl m Dutch
Dutch form of Till. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch stand-up comedian Tijl Beckand (b. 1974).

Tijm m Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Til m German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Till.... [more]

Tim m & f Vietnamese
Means "heart" in Vietnamese.

Tín m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 信 (tín) meaning "trust, believe".

Tin m & f Burmese
Means "survive, remain" in Burmese.

Tindr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tindur.

Tĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 靜 (tĩnh) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Tint m & f Burmese
Means "proper, fitting, comely, becoming" in Burmese.

Tish f English
Short form of Letitia.

Tjerk m West Frisian, Dutch
Variant form of Tjark.

Tjeu m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
Variant of Thieu as well as a short form of Matjeu.

Tlepsh m Caucasian Mythology, Circassian (Rare)
From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups) meaning "steel, iron" via Latin chalybs. In Circassian mythology, Tlepsh is a patron god of blacksmiths, weapons, iron, and fire.

To m Hindi

Toàn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 全 (toàn) meaning "entire, whole, complete".

Toe m & f Burmese
Means "soft, gentle" in Burmese.

Toes f Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a rare variant of Toos.

Tof m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Christoffel and Christophorus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word tof meaning "cool" as well as "nice, pleasant", which is ultimately derived from Hebrew טוֹב‎ (tov) meaning "good".... [more]

Tói m Portuguese
Diminutive of António.

Toine m Dutch
Dutch short form of Antoine.

Tòng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 松 (tòng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" or 从 (tòng) meaning "follow".

Tong m Chinese
From Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion", 统 (tǒng) meaning "command, control, unite, unify", 同 or 仝 (tóng) meaning "same, identical, together" or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass, travel, go through", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Toos f Dutch
Short form of Antonia, Catharina and Cato 2. The -s might possibly indicate that the name originated from a diminutive of these names, such as Teunisje for Antonia (variants include Tonisje, Toonisje and Toonsje) and the extremely rare Catoosje for Cato (see Catootje, which is much more common).

Toph m English (Rare)
Short form of Christopher.

Tor m Tiv
Means "king" in Tiv.

Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [more]

Tou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 塔 (tou) meaning "pagoda, tower, steeple", 冬 (tou) meaning "winter", 涛, 濤 (tou) both meaning "large waves", 祷 (tou) meaning "pray", 陶 (tou) meaning "pottery, ceramics" or from 縢 (tou) meaning "bind, tie up, restrain"... [more]

Tov m Hebrew
Masculine form of Tova 1.

Townes m English (Rare)
Possibly a shortened form of Townsend.

Trà f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茶 (trà) meaning "tea".

Trác m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 卓 (trác) meaning "tall, elevated".

Trae m English (Modern)
Variant of Trey.

Traeh f English
The word heart spelled backwards.

Trâm f & m Vietnamese
Vietnamese word referring to a certain species of plant.

Trân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 珍 (trân) meaning "rare, valuable".

Tráng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 壯 (tráng) meaning "strong, robust".

Trea m English
Often given to the third boy child/son.

Treb m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Tree f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Theresa.

Trell m American
Diminutive of names ending in -trell, such as Kentrell or Latrell or used as an independent name.

Trenk m Literature
The title hero in the series of children's books by Kirsten Boie 'Der kleine Ritter Trenk'.... [more]

Triết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 哲 (triết) meaning "wise, sage".

Trig m English
Anglicized form of Trygve.

Trigg m English
Transferred use of the surname Trigg from the Old Norse name Tryggr, meaning “trustworthy, faithful, true”... [more]

Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Means "three" or "third", ultimately from a Latin root. It is the nickname of both Antoine Triplett ('Marvel's Agents of SHIELD') and Charles Tucker III ('Star Trek: Enterprise').

Tris f & m English, Literature
Short form of Beatrice, Trisana, Tristan or Tristram.... [more]

Trọng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 重 (trọng) meaning "repeat, duplicate".

Troye m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Troy, sometimes used as a feminine form. A known bearer is South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan (1995-).... [more]

Tru f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of True or a short form of Trudy, Truman and other names beginning with Tru... [more]

Truc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Trúc used outside of Vietnam.

True f & m English (Puritan)
From the English word "true" meaning "conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct; loyal, faithful; genuine; legitimate; accurate". From the Middle English trewe, from the Old English trīewe, (Mercian) trēowe 'trusty, faithful'.... [more]

Trung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 忠 (trung) meaning "loyalty, devotion" or 中 (trung) meaning "middle".

Trường m Vietnamese
From Vietnamese 長 (trưởng) meaning "head, leader".

Trygg m Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse tryggr "trustworthy".

Tsín m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Llin.

Tsit m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Titus.

Tsuis m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Lluis.

Tsuta f & m Japanese
From either 蔦 (tsuta), referring to the Boston ivy, or the stem of verb 伝う/傳う (tsutau) meaning "to go/walk along, to follow​," the former likely related to that verb. It can also be written with a combination of a tsu kanji, e.g. 津 meaning "harbour, haven," and a ta kanji, e.g. 多 meaning "many."... [more]

Tsutō m Japanese
Sound shift from Tsutau.

Tsutou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Tsutō.

Tsuz f Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Lluz.

Tteul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 뜰 (tteul) meaning "garden, court."

Tu f Popular Culture
Given to Rob Morrow's daughter, Tu Morrow. His idea for this was the name combined with the surname, sounding like "tomorrow".

Tư m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 思 (tứ) meaning "think, yearn for, hope, wish".

Tuá f Sami
Sami form of Tua.

Tuấn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 俊 (tuấn) meaning "handsome, talented".

Tuệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 慧 (tuệ) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Tug m English (Rare)
From the naval expression. Famous bearers include: Tug Dumbly (1965-), the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester and Tug McGraw (1944-2004), a Major League Baseball pitcher.

Tui f Thai

Tuk m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING - a boy, swift... [more]

Tun m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Htun.

Tùng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 松 (tùng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Tường m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祥 (tường) meaning "good luck, good omen".

Tut m & f Balinese
Short form of Ketut.

Tùy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 隨 (tùy) meaning "follow, listen, submit".

Tuyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Tuyết used outside of Vietnam.

Twan m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish form of Toine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Txu f English (American)
Short from and diminutive of Txunamy

Tym m English (Rare, Modern)
English variant of Tim.

Tyne f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyne.

Tys m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Dutch variant spelling of Thijs, probably via its other variant spelling Tijs or even the medieval Thys.... [more]

Tyt m Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Titus.

U​ f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feather".

Un f Japanese
From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud".

Ush m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati
MEANING : early morning, dawn, daybreak, lover, bdellium, saline earth, fossile salt ... [more]

Uyên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鴛 (uyên) meaning "male mandarin duck".

Uyen f Vietnamese

Vaas m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
Short form of Gervaas and Servaas.... [more]

Vaes m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Gervaes and Servaes.

Valt m Japanese

Vard m & f Armenian
Means "rose" in Armenian.

Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.

Veer m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi वीर or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਵੀਰ (see Vir).

Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.

Verl m American
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of Verle.

Verle m American (Rare)
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful".

Verne m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Vern, or transferred use of the surname Verne.

Ves m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Silvester.

Vesë f Albanian
Derived from Albanian vesë "dew".

Vet f Obscure
Short form of Helvetia.... [more]

Vi f Vietnamese
Variant of Vy.

Vi f Vietnamese, Chinese
From Sino-Vietnamese 韋 (vi) meaning "Rose, Work".

Vĩ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 偉 (vĩ) meaning "great, extraordinary".

Vick m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.

Viễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 遠 (viễn) meaning "distant, remote, far".

Việt m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.

Vik m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Viktor or Viktoria.

Vil m Soviet, Russian
Derived from the initials of the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Vĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 永 (vĩnh) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Vir m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Modern form of Vira.

Virge m English
Diminutive of Virgil.

Vogue f English (British)
From late 16th century (in the vogue, denoting the foremost place in popular estimation) from French, from Italian voga ‘rowing, fashion’, from vogare ‘row, go well’.

Volf m Jewish
Variant spelling of Wolf. It is used by speakers of Yiddish as a translation of the Hebrew name Zeev with the same meaning.

Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.

Vonn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglised spelling of Vaughn.

Voyd m English (Archaic)
Variant of Boyd.

Vũ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羽 (vũ) meaning "feather" or 武 (vũ) meaning "military, martial".

Vung f Vietnamese (Modern)
It means artistic or musical.

Vương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 王 (vương) meaning "king".

Vy f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 薇 (vi) meaning "fern".

Waad f & m Arabic
Means "promise" or "covenant" in Arabic.

Waen f & m Thai
Means "circle, hoop, ring" in Thai.

Wah f Burmese
Means "yellow" in Burmese.

Wah f & m Chinese
Chinese variant of Hua, meaning neat, or good looking.

Wai m & f Burmese
Means "profuse, abound, abundant" in Burmese.

Waing f & m Burmese
Means "round, circular" or "collectively, together" in Burmese.

Wal m American (Rare)
Short Form of Wallace.

Wang m & f Korean

War f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Wah.

Warsz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Warcisław.

Wart m Popular Culture
Wart is the main antagonist of Super Mario Bros. 2, released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. His name comes from the non-cancerous viral growths, usually occurring on the hands and the feet, but can also affect other locations, such as the genitals or the face.

Watts m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Watts.

Weiss m & f Popular Culture
Derived from German weiß (which is also found spelled as weiss) meaning "white".... [more]

Welf m Medieval German
The name is derived from a Geman word meaning "puppet, whelp".... [more]

Welles m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welles.

Wen m English
Short form of Wendell.

Weng f Filipino
Mainly a diminutive of Rowena. This can also be used as a diminutive of Manuela and other names containing a similar sound.

Wess m English
Variant of Wes.

West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.

Whit m & f English
Possibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of Whitney or other names beginning with Whit.

Whyn f English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of whin, an evergreen bush.

Wi f & m Sioux
Means "sun" in Lakota.

Wiang m & f Thai
Means "(walled) city, town" in Thai.

Wiel m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Wilhelmus and Willibrordus.... [more]

Wierd m West Frisian
Variant form of Wiard.... [more]

Wies f & m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
This name is unisex in Dutch and Flemish, but strictly feminine in Limburgish.... [more]

Wiets m Frisian
Form of Wide.

Willm m East Frisian, Low German
Variant spelling of Wilm.

Wills m English

Wilm m East Frisian, Low German
East Frisian and Low German short form of Wilhelm.

Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.

Wink m English
Diminutive of Winston.

Winn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wynn.

Wint f Burmese
Means "to spin cotton" in Burmese.

Wirnt m Medieval German
A shortened form of Wernhard.... [more]

Wok m Medieval Czech
A medieval Czech name meaning "wolf" (see also Vuk).

Wong m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Wong 1 or Wong 2.

Woo m & f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 우 (woo/u) that can be the Korean Hanja 瑀 (woo/u) meaning "agate" or 俁 (woo/u) meaning "big; great" or 宇 (woo/u) meaning "whole world; universe; house" or 佑 (woo/u) meaning "help" or 又 (woo/u) meaning "again; also (affix)"... [more]

Wraye m English
Transferred use of the surname Wraye.

Wuk m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).

Wyll m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Short form of the archaic name Wylliam. In other words, you could say that this name is an older form of Will.

Xán m Galician
Variant of Xoán.

Xan f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Alexandra, Alexander, Xanthe and other names containing xan... [more]

Xave m English
Short form of Xavier.

Xay m Lao
Means "victory" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).

Xean m Filipino (Anglicized, Modern)
The name XEAN has the same meaning with the name SEAN. The first letter "S" was just replaced with letter "X".... [more]

Xen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Zen. This name was used by American actors Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin for their son born 2001.

Xes m Galician, Medieval Galician
Variant of Xenxo. It was revived in the 2010's.

Xi f & m Chinese
Meaning "careful" or "happiness."

Xian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 现 (xiàn) meaning "present, current, appear, manifest", 弦 (xián) meaning "string, chord", 先 (xiān) meaning "first, before", 宪 (xiàn) meaning "law", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful", 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, good, worthy", 咸 (xián) meaning "all, completely, savoury, salty" or 羨 (xiàn) meaning "envy, admire, covet"... [more]

Xiao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 肖 (xiǎo) meaning dawn, sunrise, skyline.

Xin f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "prosperous, wealthy", 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Xing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, flourish, prosper", 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet", 惺 (xīng) meaning "clever, intelligent" or 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Xinh f Vietnamese
Means "pretty" in Vietnamese.

Xmun m Maltese
Maltese form of Simon 1 (via Sicilian Simuni).

Xuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]