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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.

Valfrida f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Valfrid, though Valfrid has also occasionally been used as a feminine name.

Valfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Valfrid.

Valgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valgerd.

Valgard m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Valgarðr.

Valgaut m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Valgautr.

Valgerd f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Valgerðr.

Valgerða f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Valgerður.

Valgý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Valgerður.

Valhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and hildr meaning "battle"... [more]

Valia f & m Bulgarian, Georgian (Rare), Greek, Russian
In Bulgaria and Russia, this name is a variant transcription of the unisex name Valya.... [more]

Valiabdula m Dagestani (Rare)
From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning “neighbor, friend” and the name Abdullah.

Valiance f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Valíant m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic form of Valiant.

Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [more]

Valida f Chechen, Azerbaijani, Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Valid.

Valienta f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Presumably from the Spanish word valiente meaning "brave, valiant", ultimately from Latin valere "to be strong" (compare Valerius; or perhaps from the Spanish surname Valiente which was originally a nickname based on the Spanish word)... [more]

Valieryja f Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Valeryia.

Valjeryj m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Valerius.

Valka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Valko.

Valkyrja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse valkyrja meaning "chooser of the slain" (see Valkyrie).

Valla f American (Rare)

Vallentine f Medieval French (Rare)
Variant of Valentine 2.

Valleri f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie. It appears in the 1968 song Valleri by the Monkees.

Vallerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Valerie

Vallery f English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.

Vallie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Vallie and a diminutive of Valerie and Valentina.

Vallmo f & m Swedish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Swedish, thus making it a Swedish cognate of Poppy.

Vallory f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie, the spelling is influenced by that of Mallory.

Vallot m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Vallo.

Vallý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Vally.

Valmai f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the Welsh 'fel Mai' = like May. It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel 'By Berwen Banks', (1899) in which Valmai is a main character: the meaning of her name is footnoted at the end of Chapter One... [more]

Valmi f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Valme.

Valner m Croatian (Rare)

Valný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" combined with nýr "new".

Valodia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Valodya, which is the Armenian form of Volodya.

Valonna f American (Rare)

Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

Valori f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valpas m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "alert, attentive, watchful" in Finnish.

Valpurga f History (Ecclesiastical, Italianized), Czech (Rare)
Italian and Czech form of Walburga.

Valpurge f Medieval French (Rare)
Medieval French variant of Walburge.

Valquiria f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Valkyrie.

Valrine f American (Rare)

Valrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and rún meaning "secret lore, rune"... [more]

Valsamo f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) meaning "balsam tree" (of Semitic origin).

Valterio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Walter.

Valther m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Walter.

Valton m Albanian (Rare)

Valtraud f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Waltraud.

Valtrauda f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Waltrauda.

Valtraut f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Waltraud.

Valvanera f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Valvanera, Patron saint of the Spanish province of La Rioja. The name refers to the Monastery of Valvanera, where Virgin Mary is venerated.... [more]

Valý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Vallý.

Valyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Vander m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare, Archaic)

Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]

Vanderli m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Vanderley.

Vando m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Masculine form of Vanda. Also compare Wando.

Vandra f American (Rare)

Vane m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Vanevald.

Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [more]

Vanette f English (American, Rare)

Vaniel m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Daniel.

Vanilia f Various, Portuguese (Brazilian, ?), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Perhaps from Greek βανίλια (vanilia) meaning "vanilla" or Italian vaniglia meaning "vanilla".

Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]

Vanity f American (Modern, Rare)
The English word "vanity" used as a name. Stage name of Denise Katrina Matthews, a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model.

Vannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Vanna 1 or a short form of Savannah

Vänne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vän "friend".

Vannesa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vanozza f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive of Giovanna.

Vanquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Vanuzza f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Brazilian (Rare)
An Italian diminutive of Giovanna.

Vanxhel m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Vangel.

Vanxhela f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vanxhel.

Vanyan m Armenian (Rare)

Vaptistis m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Baptiste.

Vara f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this a short form of Varvara, others derive it directly from Latvian vara "power, force; reign".

Varakiya f Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic وَرَق (waraq) meaning "foliage, leaves".

Varant m Armenian (Rare)

Varaz m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Old Armenian վարազ (varaz) meaning "wild boar", which itself is ultimately derived from Middle Persian varāz or warāz "boar".

Varazik m Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Varaz and Varazdat.

Varga f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Varg.

Vårin f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Vör, perhaps influenced by Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word vår meaning "spring (the season)".

Varina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.

Väring m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Væringr.

Varita f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Vara.

Varja f Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Estonian variant of Varje and Slovene short form of Barbara via Varvara.

Varjo m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "shadow" in Finnish.

Varlen m Soviet (Rare)
Means "great army of Lenin", from "великая армия Ленина (velikaya armiya Lenina)". This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Vårny f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of vár "spring" and nýr "new, fresh".

Varonica f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Varpuli f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish dialectal variant form (East Finland) of Valborg.

Varteni f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian վարդենի (vardeni) meaning "rosebush, rose shrub".

Varujan m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Armenian Վարուժան (see Varuzhan).

Varushka f South African (Rare)

Varvaroula f Greek (Rare)
Greek diminutive of Varvara.

Varytimos m Greek (Rare)
From the Ancient Greek adjective βαρύτιμος (barytimos) meaning "very costly, of great value", a word used in the New Testament (itself composed of βαρύς (barys) "heavy, deep" and τιμή (time) "value, esteem").

Vasara f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun vasara meaning "summer".

Vasara f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory links this name to Latvian vasara "summer", while other academics rather see a connection to Finnish vasara "hammer".

Vasaris m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun vasaris meaning "February" (as in, the month). There are also several cases where this name is the masculine form of Vasara.

Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.

Vashon m English (Rare)

Vashtee f Trinidadian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Vashti.

Vasila f Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic وَسِيلَة (wasīla) meaning "means, medium, method".

Vasilia f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλεία (see Vasileia). Also compare the masculine equivalent Vasilios.

Vasilisk m Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Russified)
Russian form of Basiliscus. This is also the Russian word for "basilisk" (a type of mythological creature). This was borne by Russian avant-garde poet Vasilisk Gnedov (1890-1978), real name Vasiliy Ivanovich Gnedov.

Vasilj m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Basil 1.

Vasilo f Greek, Albanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vasiliki.

Vasip m Turkish (Rare)
Newer form of Vasib.

Vaskrsija m & f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form and male variant of Vaskrsije.

Vaskrsije m Serbian (Rare)
A literal translation of the Greek name Anastasios, meaning "resurrection". A suitable name for an Easter child.

Vaslav m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Václav. ... [more]

Vassar m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vassar. Notable namesakes are Vassar Carlton Clements (1928 - 2005) American folk musician known as the Father of Hillbilly Jazz and female poet Vassar Miller (1924 - 1998).

Vaste m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Old Swedish names ending in -vast (see Fasti).

Vastya f & m Russian (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Sevastyan and Sevastyana.

Vatren m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From ватрен (vatren) meaning "fiery, passionate".

Vatromir m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian ватра (vatra) meaning "fire" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" or "glory". Thus the name means "vigorous or passionate for glory/peace".

Vaudine f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminization of the French surname Vaudin.

Vaughnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Vaughn.

Vaula f Finnish (Rare)
Vaula is both a flower/flowering plant genus ("Asarina" in Latin) and in old Finnish language a little wooden ring that kept a bunch of silver birch branches together in a sauna.

Vavarsh m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi (Rare)
Name : Vavarsh ववर्ष... [more]

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

Vayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Vaden.

Vayia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Βάγια (see Vagia).

Vayla f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Vaylor m & f American (South, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Vale, Taylor, Baylor, Saylor and Naylor... [more]

Vaytiare f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Vaitiare.

Vazul m Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form Wazul. Vazul, (before 997–1031 or 1032) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.

Vea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Veatriki f Greek (Rare)
Modern transcription of Beatrike.

Vedada f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Widad.

Vedah f American (Rare, Archaic)
Stage name of silent film actress Vedah Bertram (1891-1912)

Védastine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Védaste, which is the French form of Vedastus.

Vedetta f English (Rare)

Vedette f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Veda and the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Vedis f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Védís.

Veesta f Persian (Rare)
Means "knowledge" in Persian.

Veeta f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Veeve f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Veevi.

Veevo m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Viivo.

Veeya f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil வீயா (see Viya).

Vegas m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in Nevada. it's derived from Spanish Las Vegas, which translates to "The meadows" in English.

Vehans m Armenian (Rare)

Vehbije f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vehbi.

Veigur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Veiga.

Veiksma f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian veiksme "luck; good fortune; success".

Veine m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Väinö.

Vékell m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Old Norse variant of Víkæll.

Vélaug f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Veldze f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian veldze "refreshment".

Velebit m Croatian (Rare)
Velebit is the largest mountain range in Croatia.

Velemir m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Velimir.

Velemudr m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Velimudr.

Velgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Valgjerd.

Velicia f English (Rare)

Veličko m Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian
Derived from the adjective velik, meaning "big, large in size".

Velika f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Veliko.

Veliko m Georgian (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of Velodi and perhaps also of Arvelodi, Birtvel and Iovel... [more]

Velimatti m Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Veli and Matti.

Velimudr m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Old Russian name meaning "multiscious, much-knowing", derived from Old Church Slavonic велии (velii) "great" combined with мѫдръ (mǫdrŭ) meaning "wise".

Velinda f American (Rare)

Velio m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Velia.

Veliša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective velik, meaning "big, large in size".

Velisa f English (Modern, Rare)

Velisarios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Belisarios (see Belisarius).

Velizarka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Female form of Velizar.

Velodi m Georgian (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]

Velora f American (Rare)

Veloudia f Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek βελούδο (veloudo) meaning "velvet".

Velten m German (Rare, Archaic), Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal German form of Valentin.

Veltin m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Velten.

Velvetta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Velvet with the feminine suffix -etta.

Velvette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Velvet with the feminine suffix -ette.

Venance m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Venantius.

Venant m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Venance.

Venanzia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Venantia.

Venche f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Venke.

Vendelina f Hungarian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Vendel.

Vendolyn f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Venea f American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Vena.

Venecija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Venice.

Venedikte m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Venediktos, which is the modern Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict).... [more]

Venedikti f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Venediktos.

Venediktini f Greek (Rare, ?)
Variant Greek feminine form of Venediktos.

Venediktos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Veneg m Breton (Rare)

Venellope f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanellope.

Vénéra f French (Quebec, Rare)
Québécois form of Venera.

Venera f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss, Rare), Sicilian
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a contracted form of Veneranda, while others theorize a derivation from Latin venerabilis.... [more]

Veneria f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerio.

Venerino m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Venere.

Venerio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Venerius.

Venessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Venets m Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian венец "wreath, garland; crown; halo, nimbus, aureole".

Venezia f English (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. It also coincides with the Italian name of the city Venice.

Venia f English (Rare)
Short form of Luvenia, or from Latin venia meaning "grace; indulgence; favor; forgiveness". This name has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

Veniamina f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian feminine form of Veniamin.

Veniamine m Russian (Rare)
From Venjamin which comes from Benjamin

Venice f English (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]

Vénicia f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vénitia.

Venicia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Venetia and an elaboration of Venice in the style of Felicia.

Veniero m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Venerio.

Venio m Italian, Croatian (Rare)
From Latin veniō ‎meaning ''come, approach''.

Venise f French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Venice.

Venisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Venicia and Venetia.

Venita f English (Rare)

Vénitia f French (Modern, Rare)

Vennila f Tamil (Rare)
Said to mean "white moon" in Tamil.... [more]

Venona f English (American, Rare)

Venor m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Vianor.

Venora f Kosovar (Rare)

Venta f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare), Latvian (Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the river Venta which flows through north-western Lithuania and western Latvia.

Ventrell m & f African American (Rare)

Vénusia f French (Rare)
French form of Venusia.

Venusia f Italian (Rare)
This name may be an elaboration of Venere, via its Latin form Venus.

Vénutia f French (Quebec, Rare)

Véný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse name derived from the elements vé "temple, sanctuary" (related to Gothic weihs "holy") and nýr "new".

Verald m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian younger form of Veraldr.

Veralicia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Vera 1 and Alicia. It is mainly used in El Salvador.

Veralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Veralynn. Combination of Vera and Lyn.

Veralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Vera 1 and Lynn.

Veranda f American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe an elaboration of Vera 1.

Vérbulcsú m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Hungarian
Name of horka Bulcsú from the Chronicles.

Vercingetorige m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Vercingetorix mainly used for the historical person. It is rarely used as a given name in Italy.

Verde f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)

Verdi m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.

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

Verdona f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Veredas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "paths, lanes" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Veredas and Nuestra Señora de las Veredas, meaning "The Virgin of the Paths" and "Our Lady of the Paths" respectively.... [more]

Veremonda f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Wermund and Warimund.

Vereniki f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Berenike.

Vergal m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Vergean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Vergie f English (Rare)
Variant of Virgie.

Veridia f Late Roman, English (Rare, Archaic)
This name either came into being as a variant form of Viridia, or as a shortened form of Veridiana (see Viridiana)... [more]

Veridiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Italian, Venetian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese, Venetian and Spanish form of Viridiana as well as an Italian variant of this name. Blessed Veridiana was a Benedictine virgin and recluse... [more]

Verineide f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Verissima f Late Roman, Italian (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Verissimus.

Verjean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Verkina f English (American, Rare)
Verkina Flower is a retired actress.

Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

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

Verletta f American (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Verla.

Verlia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Verlie.

Verlie f English (Rare)
Possibly related to Verla.

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

Vermeglia f Medieval Italian (Rare)
Variant of Vermilia.

Vermont m & f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America (see Vermont). The place name originated from French Verd Mont meaning "green mountain", the name that French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map.

Vermundo m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Visigothic name from the Ancient Germanic name Wermund, possibly composed of the elements wer "true", and mund, "protector".

Vernabelle f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Verna and Belle.

Vernalisa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Verna and Lisa, perhaps inspired by the name of Italian actress Virna Lisi (1936-2014).

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

Verneal f English (Rare)

Vernessa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an attempt at creating a feminine form of Verne influenced by Vanessa.

Vernica f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.