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Ubul m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian form of Hugbald.

Uchū m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 宇宙 (uchū) meaning "universe, cosmos, space."... [more]

Uda f Basque (Rare)
From Basque uda "summer".

Uda f Bontoc (Rare)
Variant of Oda.

Udara f Basque (Rare)
Means "summer" in Basque.

Uddo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Oddr.

Udela f Low German, German (Modern, Rare)
Udela is a variant of the given name Odilia. It was borne by the first recorded prioress of the Hohenholte monastry in 1230

Udelgard f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name, from Old High German uodil "heritage, homestead" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart "enclosure, protection; yard, garden", compare Odelgarde.

Udelina f Medieval French (Rare)
Variant of Odelina.

Udeline f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Udish m Indian (Rare)

Udonis m African American (Rare), Obscure
Perhaps an altered form of Adonis. This is borne by the American basketball player Udonis Haslem (1980-).

Udzuki f & m Japanese (Rare)
This rarely used name can be used as 卯月 (unisex), 宇月 or 右月 (both feminine) with 卯 (bou, mou, u) meaning "east, sign of the hare/rabbit (4th sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" and 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Uella f English (Rare)

Uenoyama m Japanese (Japanized, Modern, Rare, Archaic, ?)

Uerda f Albanian (Rare)

Uesi m Polynesian (Rare)
Possibly from Samoan aisa ("ice").

Uesley m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Wesley.

U-Fan m & f Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 우환 (see U-Hwan).

Ufrasio m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Euphrasios.

Uganda f & m African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Ugene m English (Rare)
Variant of Eugene.

Uggi m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
Variant and modern form of Uggr.

Ughur m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani variant transcription of Uğur.

Ugi m & f Korean (Americanized, Modern, Rare, Archaic)
The literal translation in Hangul (Koreas modern written language) for Ugi (우기) is Monsoon or Rainy season. Ugi (우기) is derived from the Hanja character 雨 (Yǔ meaning rain). Although it is possible that 雨 (Yǔ) was first used/ invented by a Korean during the Gojoseon period (likely established somewhere between 2333bce - 1101bce) as certain regions of modern china were technically considered parts of Ancient Korea (control of these regions switched and evolved over many years many times), it is still most likely the first use of 雨 was in a Chinese dynasty during the use of Old Chinese (Roughly 1766BCE - 256BCE)... [more]

Ugia f Galician (Rare)
Galego reintegracionista form of Uxía.

Ugluspegill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Literally means "owl mirror", derived from Icelandic ugla "owl" combined with spegill "mirror, looking glass".... [more]

Ugmilė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant form of Ugnilė.

Ugolin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Ugolino.

Ugor m Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Hugo.

Ugrin m Serbian (Rare)
An ethnonym meaning "Hungarian".

Ugrinka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ugrin.

U-Hwan m & f Korean (Rare)
From Korean 宇 (u) meaning "house, roof", 旴 (u) meaning "sunrise", 雨 (u) meaning "rain", 佑 (u), 祐 (u), both meaning "to help", 瑀 (u), 玗 (u), both meaning "jade", 友 (u) meaning "friend", 昱 (u) meaning "sunlight", 煜 (u) meaning "shining; brilliant", 優 (u) meaning "generous; soft", 羽 (u) meaning "feather, wing", or 禹 (U) meaning "Yu the Great", the legendary king of the Xia Dynasty combined with 桓 (hwan) meaning "sapling", 奐 (hwan) meaning "to be numerous, brilliant", 煥 (hwan) meaning "brilliant; shining, lustrous", 晥 (hwan) meaning "bright, morning star", or 歡 (hwan) meaning "happy".... [more]

Uiliam m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of William.

Uilleamina f Scottish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Uilleam and a Scottish form of Wilhelmina.

Uinsean m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Vincent.

Ujiyasu m Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Ujizane m Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Ujk m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian ujk "wolf" and, figuratively, "very strong person; extremely able person".

Ujmir m Albanian (Rare)

Ukiah f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ukiah.

Ukki m Finnish (Rare)

Ukri m Finnish (Rare)
A diminutive of Ukko, a god in finnish mythology.

Ukshin m Albanian (Rare)

Uladzimier m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant of Uladzimir.

Ulani f Mexican (Rare)

Ulappa f Finnish (Rare)
Means "open sea" in Finnish.

Ulbobek f Kazakh (Rare)
Means "baby boy" from Kazakh ұл (ul) "son, boy" and бөбек (böbek) "baby, newborn". This name was traditionally given to girls when her family was expecting a boy in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.

Uldene f American (Rare)

Ule m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Oele.

Uleb m Old Church Slavic, Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Old Novgorod dialect form of Olaf.

Ulfa f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Ulf.

Úlfey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Formed from Úlfur and Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]

Ulff m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ulf.

Ulfo m German (Rare), Low German
Short form of names beginning in Ulf- like Ulfhard.... [more]

Ulfric m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf "wolf" and rik "power; ruler".... [more]

Úlftýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ulfr meaning "wolf" and týr meaning "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).

Uliania f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Uliana.

Uliks m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Ulysses.

Ulinka f German (Modern, Rare)
The name Ulinka is probably derived from Ulrike via the short form Uli.

Ulise m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Ulysses.

Ulisha f English (Rare), Zulu (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Ulita f Fijian (Rare)

Uliva f Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Oliva.

Uljana f Russian, Croatian (Rare), Estonian, Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Uliana.

Ulje f Estonian (Rare)

Uljon f Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is as of yet uncertain. The second element should be derived from the Uzbek noun жон (jon) meaning "soul". It ultimately comes from the Persian noun جان (jan) meaning "soul, being, spirit" as well as "life"... [more]

Ulke m & f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian variant form of Oelke and North Frisian cognate of Oelke, although it should be noted that it is strictly masculine in North Frisia.

Ulla f Galician (Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the river.

Ullabell f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ullabella.

Ullabella f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Bella.

Ullabeth f Swedish (Rare)
Rare combination of Ulla and Elisabeth.

Ullabrit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullabritt.

Ullabritta f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullabritt.

Ullacarin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullakarin.

Ullakarin f Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish combination of Ulla and Karin.

Ulla-Maj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Maj 2.

Ullavi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Ulla and vé 'home, temple, sanctuary'.

Ullbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Rare variant of Ullabritt.

Ullevi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullavi.

Ülli f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Ülle.

Ullvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullavi.

Ulma f American (Rare, Archaic)
Maybe a variant of Alma 1.

Ulphard m Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ulfhard.

Ulricus m Danish (Rare)
Latinized form of Ulrik.

Ulrihs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Ulrich and older form of Ulriks.

Ulriks m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Ulrik.

Ulrique f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French feminine form of Ulrich.

Ultimo m Italian (Rare)
Means "last" in Italian.

Ultuar f Kazakh (Rare)
Means "give birth to boys" derived from Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with туу (tuu) meaning "be born, to give birth". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.

Ulv m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ulf.

Ulva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Ulfva, an Old Swedish byname meaning "she-wolf".... [more]

Ülve f Estonian (Rare)

Ulvrek m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Úlfrekr.

Ulyssia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ulysse.

Ulyssie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.

Ulzhalgas f & m Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with жалғас (zhalgas) "continuation, prolongation".

Umaiza f Arabic (Rare)
The meaning of Umaiza is : Bright, Beautiful and soft hearted.

Umalat m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)
Derived from Arabic أمة ('umma) meaning "nation, people, country" combined with الله (Allah).

Umataro m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from Japanese 馬 (uma) "horse", 太 (ta) "thick, big, great", and 郎 (ro) "son". A notable fictional bearer of the name is Dr. Umataro Tenma, a character in the manga Astro Boy and its subsequent anime adaptations... [more]

Umayma f Muslim (Rare), Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Umama.

Umbelina f Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese and Italian form of Ombeline.

Umbertina f Literature, Italian, American (Rare)
A feminine form of Umberto.... [more]

Umesuke m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Ume combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assist".... [more]

Umfredo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Humphrey.

Umiliana f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Humiliana.

Unadean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Una and Dean or Deen, possibly influenced by Undine.

Unaga m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "foal" in Mongolian.

Unaisa f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Spanish Pastora.

Unaisa f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Unda f Latvian (Rare)

Undecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Undecimus.

Undecimus m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
The latin word undecimus means "eleventh".

Undis f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Variant of Unndís. Used by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren in her novel 'Ronia the Robber's daughter'.

Uneta f American (Rare)

Ungu f Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Means "purple" in Malay.

Unicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Eunicia.

Uniik f African American (Rare)

Unikko f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Finnish, from uni "dream, sleep" + -kko.

Uniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Unique, using the popular African-American suffix -qua.

Universina f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Universo.

Universino m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese universo meaning "universe". This name, along with its feminine form Universina, first appeared in the 19th century.

Universo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Universino.

Unna f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse unna "to love" or unnr "wave".

Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Unnveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and veig "power, strength".

Unny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Unni.

Uolo m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Olof.

Uolu m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Olof.

Ūpas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun ūpas meaning "mood".

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

Upsilon m English (Rare)
The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ). Only used by Upsilon Phi Lockhart (1908-88), of Texas. His father Thomas had come into possession of a Greek alphabet bible, and decided, on a whim, to name his children after Greek letters... [more]

Urako f Japanese (Rare)
Ura means "bay, seacoast" and ko means "child, sign of the rat: first sign of the Chinese zodiac".

Urani m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Uranus. In Georgian, ურანი (urani) also means "uranium".

Uranie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
French form of Urania.

Urbaan m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Rare)
Archaic Dutch form of Urbanus (see Urban).

Urbaine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Urbain.

Urda f Literature, German (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
A modernised form of Urd.... [more]

Urelaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

Uria m Dutch (Rare), Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.

Urian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Urien.

Uribo m Japanese (Rare)
This name appeared in the anime movie called “Okko’s Inn”. It was the name of the little boy ghost who lived in the traditional Japanese inn where the movie takes place. He is the late childhood friend of the main character’s grandmother, who is a typical little boy.

Uriele f & m Brazilian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Italain form of Uriel as well as a Brazilian feminine form.

Urielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urilianu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)

Urilla f American (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine variant of Uri and contracted form of Uriella.

Ürjo m Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Jürgen, occasionally used as given name in its own right.

Urkia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque urkia, meaning "birch tree".

Urleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Earlene.

Urma f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Urmas.

Urme f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Urmas.

Urmi f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Urme.

Urpaanus m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Urbanus.

Urselia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Ursula.

Ursell f Medieval German (Rare)
Variant of Ursel.

Urshilla f Indian (Rare)

Ursile f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ursule.

Ursine f German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
German variant and French form of Ursina.

Ursla f English (American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Contracted form of Ursula.

Ursmar m Germanic, Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from Latin ursus meaning "bear" combined with Germanic mari meaning "famous".... [more]

Ursmer m French (Belgian, Rare), Walloon (Rare)
French form of Ursmar.

Urso m Medieval German, Medieval French, Medieval Italian, Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish, Medieval English (Rare), Swiss (Archaic)
Form of Urs in several languages. It was borne by a martyr in the 3rd century and two French and Italian saints in the 6th century.

Ursola f Medieval Catalan, Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ursula.

Urssele f Medieval Dutch (Rare), Belgian (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval Dutch form of Ursula.

Ursul m Dutch (Rare)
Masculine form of Ursula.

Ursulina f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Latin
Diminutive or extended form of Ursula, as -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix (from Latin -īna meaning "belonging to"). This essentially makes the name a double diminutive of Ursa... [more]

Ursuline f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Ursulina.

Ursulita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Diminutive of Ursula.

Ursycjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Ursicius.

Urta f Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), German (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name can be a short form of Dorothea (compare Urtė), but it can also be a more modern form of the ancient Scandinavian name Urðr.... [more]

Urta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian urtë "well-behaved; gentle, calm, quiet; sage, prudent".

Uruchi f Nigerian (Rare, ?)

Uruguaya f South American (Rare)
Feminine form of Uruguay or Uruguayo.

Uruguayo m South American (Rare)
Variant form of Uruguay, coinciding with the adjective referring to a Uruguayan.

Uruka f Japanese (Rare)
U can mean "feather", ru can mean "lapis lazuli", and ka can mean "flower, blossom" or "fragrance".

Urva f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Urve.

Urvi f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Urve.

Urye m Medieval English (Rare)
Variant of Ury.

Urysbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Derived from Adyghe Урыс (Urys) meaning "Russian (person)" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Urzula f Latvian (Rare), Hungarian
Latvian form of Ursula and Hungarian variant of Orsolya via German Ursula.

Us m Mormon (Rare)
Mormon form of Uz. Used rarely due to its similarity to the English word.

Usayd m Arabic (Rare)
Means "young lion" in Arabic. Derived from Asad.

Usebia f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Eusebia.

U-seong f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 雨 (u) meaning "rain" and 成 (seong) meaning "to succeed, to finish, to complete". Other hanja can be used.

Ushach m Hebrew (Rare)
A Hebrew name, Ush'ach means "To lend aid to his brother" or "To lend aid to his kinsmen".

Ushisha m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective უშიშარი (ushishari) meaning "fearless, brave".

Usnavi m Popular Culture (Rare)
Created name, likely a pun or misunderstanding on U.S. Navy. The name is most notably borne by the main character of the musical In The Heights, Usnavi De La Vega, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Ustav m Estonian (Rare)

Usva f Finnish (Rare)
Directly taken from Finnish usva "mist; haze".

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Utaha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Uto m German (Rare)
Variant of Udo 1 or masculine form of Ute.

Utokia f English (American, Rare)

Utsuki m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Udzuki.

Uulo m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Olof.

Uuloffi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Olof.

Uve m Frisian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Frisian form of Ove.

Uvedale m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Uwais m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
From an archaic Arabic word meaning "wolf". Uwais al-Qarani was a prominent 6th-century Islamic scholar.

Uxi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse byname and given name meaning "ox".

Uyaa m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "rope, tether, hitching post" in Mongolian.

Uzajr m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Ezra.

Üzem m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grape, raisin" in Mongolian.

Uziel m Spanish, Hebrew, Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Uzziel.

Uzuki m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Udzuki.

Vaarika f Estonian (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Estonian vaarikas "rapsberry".

Vaarin f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vårin.

Vachel m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Vadah f English (Rare)

Vadelma f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "raspberry" in Finnish.

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

Vaduny f Romanian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
Possibly means "to see; to know", if derived from the Proto-Slavic věděti, from the Proto-Indo-European wóyd 'to know', from weyd 'to see, to know'. The name itself appears to be a variation of the Russian word vedun'ia "witch, sorceress", the feminine form of vedun 'sorcerer'.

Vaëa f French (Modern, Rare), Tahitian (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Vaea.

Vaelyn f American (Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. (Compare Kaylyn, Braelyn, Shaelyn, Raelyn.)

Vagnbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Vagnborg.

Vagner m Danish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Vagner.... [more]

Vahagnik m Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vahagn.

Vahla f American (Rare)

Vaida f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Vaidaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
The meaning of this name as a whole is uncertain, as both of its two elements are uncertain, due to there being several possibilities for their etymology.... [more]

Vaidaugė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaidaugas.

Vaidmantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaidmantas.

Vaidminė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaidminas.

Vaigi f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Vaige.

Vaigirdas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb vajoti meaning "to chase, to pursue" or from the old Lithuanian noun vajys meaning "messenger, courier". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]

Vaigirdė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaigirdas.

Väiko m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Vaiko.

Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)
Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.

Vailet f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Violet reflecting the English pronunciation.

Vaima f Estonian (Rare)

Vaime f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Vaima.

Vaimintas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb vajoti meaning "to chase, to pursue" or from the old Lithuanian noun vajys meaning "messenger, courier". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought", which is related to the Lithuanian verb minti meaning "to remember, to recall".

Vaina f Samoan (Rare), Papuan (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Vainora f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant form of Vainorė.

Vainorė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vainoras.

Vainotė f Lithuanian (Rare)
This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vain- (such as Vaingedė and Vainorė) or end in -vainė (such as Dovainė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]

Vainutė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Vain- (such as Vaingedė and Vainorė) or end in -vainė (such as Dovainė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Vairi f Estonian (Rare)

Vaišgirdė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaišgirdas.

Vaišnorė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaišnoras.

Vaitautė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaitautas.

Vaitnoras m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaitenti meaning "to discuss" as well as "to decide, to judge" and "to solve, to resolve". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian noun noras meaning "wish, desire", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb norėti meaning "to wish, to want, to desire".

Vaito m Finnish (Rare)
Derived from a Finnish word vaiti meaning "silent, quiet".

Vaitvilas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian verb vaitenti meaning "to discuss" as well as "to decide, to judge" and "to solve, to resolve". The second element is derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Vaitvilė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaitvilas.

Vaivorykštė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun vaivorykštė meaning "rainbow".

Vaivydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain, as there are three possibilities for its etymology. The first possibility is that it is derived from the old Lithuanian noun vaiva meaning "light" (also see Vaiva)... [more]

Vajad m Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit वाज (vāja) meaning "strength, vigour, spirit".

Vajk m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Hungarian
Name of a Hungarian king. Meaning unknown.

Vakhuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vakho, which is a short form of Vakhtang and Vakhushti.

Vaklina f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaklin.

Vakona f Mingrelian, Georgian (Rare)
Means "unwanted" in Mingrelian.

Vala f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).

Valaida f African American (Rare)
A known bearer is jazz musician Valaida Snow.

Valancy f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly related to Valencia.... [more]

Valantios m Greek (Rare)

Valari f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valata f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Of extremely uncertain origin and meaning. One group of modern-day academics link this name to Estonian vallatus "naughtiness; recklessness", while others adamantly doubt this derivation.

Valbert m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Waldebert.

Valbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "those slain in battle" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree" (compare Björk)... [more]

Valbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese modern form of Valbjǫrn.

Valbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements valr "those slain in battle" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".

Valchiria f Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Valkyrie. (Cf. Valquíria.)

Valdemarina f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Valdemar.

Valdene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Valdetrude f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Waltrude.

Valdina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Valda.

Valdine f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of names containing the element vald- as well as a feminine form of masculine names containing the element vald-, first and foremost Valdemar.

Valdinei m Portuguese (Brazilian, Anglicized, Rare)
Originally Waltdisney, a homenage to Walt Disney (Walter Elias Disney).

Valdinia f Finnish (Rare)
An old Karelian name, possibly a feminine form of Waldemar.

Valdis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Younger form of Valdís.

Valdus m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Derived from the Norse name element valdr "power, leader, ruler".

Valea f Moldovan, German (Modern, Rare)
Moldovan form of Valya. The name coincides with Romanian valea, the definite form of vale "valley, glen".

Valeda f African American (Anglicized, Rare)

Valeer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Valerius. A known bearer of this name is Valeer Deschacht (b. 1925), a Belgian Catholic priest and director of social institutions.

Valek m Popular Culture, Slavic (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
The name is a Slavic short form of Valentin or Valerian (or other names starting in Val-).

Valen m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valen.

Valena f American (South, Rare)
Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.

Valence f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Valentia.

Valene f English (Rare)
Variant of Valena.

Valensiya f Russian (Rare)

Valentõna f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Valentina used to transcribe Ukrainian Валентина.

Valentynian m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Valentinianus.

Valera f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.

Valeri f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valerián m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak form of Valerian.

Valeriane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Valerianus (see Valerian). This is an older name and it is fairly rare in Georgia nowadays; the shorter form Valerian is more common there.... [more]

Valérianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Valériane.

Valerica f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Walherich via the Latinization Valericus.

Valerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Valéry (via Valericus, a Latinized form of Walherich).

Valérien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Valerian.

Valeriena f American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
The name Valeriena is a twist on Valerieand Lena. This name means "little joy" or "young joy".

Valérienne f French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Valérien.

Valerijona f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Valerijonas and cognate of Valeriana.

Valeriko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Valeri and perhaps also of Valerian and Valeriane.

Valérine f French (Rare)
French form of Valerina.

Valerya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valeria.

Valesca f German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valeska.

Valeta f English (Rare)

Valette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valette.