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Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.
Viviene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Vivien 2/Vivienne and Viviana/Vivian as well as a rare English variant.
Vivijana f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Viviana.
Vivion m Spanish (Rare)
Variant masculine version of Vivion. Vivion de Valera (b. 1910) was a son of Irish politician Eamon de Valera, named after his Cuban grandfather Juan Vivion de Valera.
Vivlida f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Byblis.
Vivonne f English (Modern, Rare)
French place name used as a personal name; Vivonne is a town in western France whose name is derived from the nearby River Vonne.
Viya f Tamil (Rare)
From Tamil வீயா (vīyā) meaning "wealth".
Vizminda f Filipino (Rare)
An invented name, from the Visayan islands (Viz) and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines (Minda). Related to Luzviminda and Minviluz.
Vladica f & m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlad and Vlada.
Vladimiro m Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Italian and Galician form of Vladimir.
Vlf m Old Swedish (Rare)
Rare spelling of Ulf possibly used in a time when the letters V and U were used interchangeably.
Voight m American (Rare)
Transferred use from the originally German surname Voight.
Voislava f Moldovan (Rare)
Feminine form of Voislav.
Vojkan m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element voi meaning "soldier". Also used as a short from of Vojislav.
Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic word vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.
Volckert m West Frisian (Rare)
Late medieval form of Volkert. This name has survived to modern times, but it is extremely rare in the Netherlands, especially when compared to its modern form Volkert.... [more]
Volfgang m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Croatian and Czech form of Wolfgang.
Volkbert m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic German name formed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and beraht "bright".
Volkdag m Medieval German (Rare)
Derived from Old High German folk meaning "people, nation" and tag meaning "day".
Volkmarus m Dutch (Rare)
Latinised form of Volkmar.
Volney m English (American, Rare)
From German meaning "people's spirit" where Vol- is derived from Volk, akin to the English cognate folk.
Volodia m French (Rare)
Variant of Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Volter m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Wolter.... [more]
Volus m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Volesus.
Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.
Vona f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare, ?)
In Croatia, this name is allegedly a short form of Ivona.... [more]
Vondrea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of the popular name syllable Von (compare Lavonne) with the name Andrea 2.
Voney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".
Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).
Vonna f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Vona.
Vonnie f English (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of Yvonne, Siobhan, Veronica, and other names containing the same sound.
Vonny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names like Vaughn or Yvonne, rarely used as an official given name.
Vox m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Vox.
Vrasidas m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Brasidas.
Vreana f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Freana, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Vreneli f German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands. Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.... [more]
Vrian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant transcription of Urien or Urian, though in some cases it may be a rhyming variant of Brian.
Vriddhi f Indian (Rare, ?)
From Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi) meaning "happiness, prosperity" (literally "increase, growth").
Vrisiida f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Briseida.
Vrisiis f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Briseis.
Vronica f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Veronica. Also compare German Fronika (also found spelled as Fronica).
Vronie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch cognate of Vroni.
Vukan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic vuk "wolf".
Vukmir m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements vuk meaning"wolf" and mir meaning "peace".
Vukota m Serbian (Rare)
One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from vuk, meaning "wolf".
Vulkán m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian verson of Vulcan.
Vullnete f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vullnet.
Vyjayanthimala f Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) meaning "banner, flag" combined with माला (mālā) meaning "garland, wreath". A known bearer is Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936-), a Tamil Indian actress and dancer.
Vyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sound of names such as Isla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla, Kyla, etc, though it is possibly also viewed as a contracted variant of Viola.
Vyliautas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
Vyolette f English (American, Rare)
An extremely rare variant of Violet.
Vyzantia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Vyzantios.
Wadym m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vadim.
Waelyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Waylynn. According to the Social Security Administration, Waelyn was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2018.
Wagguten m Berber (Rare)
It means ‘one who will proliferate’ and reflects the abundance of life.
Wahap m Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Indonesian and Malay form of Wahab.
Waiva f English (American, Rare)
As slim as the chances are, it might be related to Lithuanian Vaiva (influenced by English Wava), seeing as Waiva seems to appear - although extremely rarely so - in Lithuania... [more]
Wake m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wake.
Wakely m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Wakeley.
Wakko m Popular Culture (Rare)
Wakko is the name of the middle Warner sibling from the children's cartoon, Animaniacs.
Wakuni f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]
Wakuri f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 和久利, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Wal m American (Rare)
Short Form of Wallace.
Walbert m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Medieval German
Dutch and German short form of Waldebert as well as a Polish borrowing of this name. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walabert.
Walda f German (Rare), Dutch
Short form of names with the name element walt "to rule".
Waldfried m German (Rare)
German form of the ancient Germanic name Waldfrid.
Waldi m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element walt meaning "rule", such as Ewald and Waldemar for men and Waltraud for women.... [more]
Waldy m & f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Polish (Rare), South American
Variant of Waldi. This name is more commonly used on men than on women.... [more]
Walfried m German (Rare, Archaic)
Modern German form of Walahfrid.
Waliyuddin m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Means "friend of the faith (Islam)", from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "friend, helper, benefactor" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Walkiria f Italian (Rare)
Rare variant of Valchiria. A notable bearer is Italian partisan Walkiria Terradura (1924-2023).
Wallice m American (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.
Waloddi m Swedish (Rare)
Waloddi Weibull (1887-1979) was a Swedish mathematician. The Weibull distribution (a model in probability theory and statistics), is named after him.
Walrab m German (Rare, Archaic)
German name used the 16th and 17th century. Namebearers include Walrab von Keudell and Walrab von Wangenheim.
Walta m English (Rare)
Probably a variant form of Walter.
Waltram m German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements walt "to rule" and hraban raven.
Walze f German (Rare)
Nickname for Valerie.... [more]
Wamwema m & f Swahili (Modern, Rare)
A Christian surname with swahili origin that mean belonging to the one that is good. Belonging to God who is the only one that is good.
Wando m English (Modern, Rare), Germanic
Masculine form of Wanda. A fictional bearer was Wando from The Fairly OddParents, when Wanda was temporarily turned into a man.... [more]
Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.
Waqid m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Urdu (Rare)
Possibly means "brilliant, radiant" in Arabic.
Warabi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 蕨 (ketsu, warabi) meaning "bracken."... [more]
Warden m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Could be from the English word 'warden', or a transferred use of the surname
Warith m Arabic (Rare)
Means "heir, inheritor" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الوارث (al-Warith) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Warlock m English (Rare), Literature
This name is derived from the word of the same name, which is another name for a wizard. The word used to mean "traitor" or "oath-breaker" since the word is derived from a combination of Old English wærloga "traitor, liar, enemy, devil", which comes from wær meaning "faith, fidelity, a compact, agreement, covenant" (from Proto-Germanic *wera-, which then comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-o- meaning "true, trustworthy"), and an agent noun related to leogan meaning "to lie."... [more]
Warmaksan m Berber (Rare)
Means ‘without enemies; undefeatable" in Berber.
Warre m Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Walraven.
Warsha f Sinhalese (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sinhalese වැස්ස (væssa) meaning "rain", of Sanskrit origin (see Varsha).
Washawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Wa and Shawn, or from Quashawn.
Watari m & f Japanese (Rare)
This is, essentially, a variant of Wataru (compare Hikari to Hikaru and Nozomi to Nozomu).... [more]
Watts m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Watts.
Waunita f English (American, Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Juanita.
Wave f English (Rare)
From Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.
Waveney f & m English (Rare)
From the place name Waveney, in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.... [more]
Wawa f & m Chinese (Rare)
Possibly from the Chinese 瓦 (wǎ) meaning "earthenware, pottery, tile" combined with itself.
Wayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented names with the -ayden trend in names such as Jayden, Brayden, and Hayden
Waylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Waylon.
Waynett f English (American, Rare)
Allegeldy intended as a feminine form of Wayne.
Wea f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Wia.
Wealth m & f English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
From Middle English welth, welthe, weolthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *weleþu, from Proto-Germanic *waliþō (“wealth”).... [more]
Wealthia f English (Rare)
Feminisation of Wealthy.
Wealthy m & f English (Puritan), American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Meaning, "having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich." In this case, spiritual blessings from God. From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth +‎ -y.
Weatherford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Weatherford.
Webb m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Webb.
Weda m Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian short form of Wedigo.
Wedigo m German (Rare)
A variant of Witiko.
Weeb m English (Rare)
Nickname for Wilbur.
Weeko f & m American (Rare)
Many sites list is as meaning "pretty" in Sioux, when in fact it's a slang form of wikoska meaning "venereal disease". It's likely an invented name.
Weike f & m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names with one of the first name elements wig "war, battle" or wih "consecration".
Weiron m Swedish (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Weithnoc m Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Breton given name derived from Gwezheneg.
Wejdene f Arabic (Rare)
A other way to write "Wejden".
Welby m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welby.
Welles m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welles.
Wendalyn f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Wendelin or Wendell.
Wendee f English (Rare)
Variant of Wendy. One notable bearer is American voice actress and director Wendee Lee (1960-).
Wendela f Dutch, German (Rare)
Feminine form of Wendel.
Wendelmoed f Dutch (Rare)
Modernized spelling of Wendelmoet, as it is in line with the modern Dutch word moed meaning "courage". This word was written as moet in Middle Dutch, which was spoken and written in the Late Middle Ages.
Wendelmoet f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic name elements wentil meaning "a Vandal" (see Wendel) and muot meaning "courage, boldness".... [more]
Wendla f German (Rare), Theatre
Contracted form of Wendela. This was used by German dramatist Frank Wedekind for the heroine of his play 'Spring Awakening' (1891).
Wendolen f American (Rare, Archaic)
Altered form of Gwendolen, perhaps influenced by Wendy or Wendeline (a feminine form of Wendelin).
Wendula f German (Rare), Prague German
German feminine form of Wendel as well as a borrowing of of Vendula.
Wendyjo f English (Rare)
Combination of Wendy and Jo.
Wendywati f Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of the name Wendy and the feminine suffix -wati.
Wenko m German (Rare), Bulgarian, Macedonian
German transcription of Venko.
Wernard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch form and German variant of Wernhard.
Wernfried m German (Austrian, Rare)
From the Germanic name element warin "guard" and fridu "peace".
Weslee m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Wesley.
Wesleya f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wesley.
Weslie m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Wesley.
Weslinn f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wesley and a variant of the popular name suffix -lynn in an attempt to create a feminine form.
Wesselina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German transcription of the Bulgarian name Veselina.
Wessie f & m Southern African, English (American, Rare)
Possibly a unisex diminutive of Wesley.
Westleigh m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Westley.
Westlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 'West' and the popular name suffix -lyn.
Weyma f German (Rare)
Probably a feminine form to Weimar.... [more]
Wez m Adyghe (Rare), Kabardian (Rare), Circassian (Rare)
From Turkic "Öz" (source, pure)
Whim f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Wim, coinciding with an English word meaning "a whimsical idea".
Whisper f & m English (Rare)
From the English word whisper. "Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords".... [more]
White m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname White.
Whitley m & f English, American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whitley.
Whittaker m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Whittaker, a variant of Whitaker.
Whittany f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Whitney influenced by Brittany.
Wia f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian pet form of feminine Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war, battle".
Wibert m Germanic, Dutch (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wigbert and Witbert. However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from either Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" or from Old High German wîp meaning "woman"... [more]
Wibiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vibiana, used in reference to the saint.
Wibrand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wigbrand and Witbrand. However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from either Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" or from Old High German wîp meaning "woman"... [more]
Wicadith m Inca Mythology (Anglicized, Rare)
Means "shiny" in ancient Tulalip-inca tribe scripts,as in Bagobago 1,87: "With thee shall be the song of the wekkadeth birds"
Wide m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vide.
Wigan m English (Rare)
A rare personal name from the town so-named in Lancashire, itself apparently derived from a Celtic personal name.... [more]
Wiglaf m Anglo-Saxon, German (Modern, Rare)
From Old English wig "battle, war" and laf "remains, remainder" (see laibō). ... [more]
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