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Václav m Czech, Slovak
Contracted form of an older Czech name Veceslav, derived from the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ "more, greater" and slava "glory". Saint Václav (known as Wenceslas or Wenceslaus in English) was a 10th-century Duke of Bohemia murdered by his brother. He is the patron saint of the Czech Republic. This was also the name of several Bohemian kings.

Václava f Czech
Czech feminine form of Václav.

Valentin m French, Romanian, German, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1) in several languages.

Valentýn m Czech
Czech form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Valentýna f Czech
Czech form of Valentina.

Valérie f French, Czech
French and Czech form of Valeria.

Valerie f English, German, Czech
English and German form of Valeria, as well as a Czech variant of Valérie.

Vanda f Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Form of Wanda in several languages.

Vanesa f Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Form of Vanessa in several languages.

Vašek m Czech
Diminutive of Václav.

Vavřinec m Czech
Czech form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Věnceslav m Czech (Archaic)
Czech variant of Veceslav (see Václav).

Věnceslava f Czech
Feminine form of Věnceslav.

Vendelín m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Wendelin.

Vendula f Czech
Diminutive of Václava.

Vendulka f Czech
Diminutive of Vendula.

Venuše f Czech
Czech form of Venus.

Věra f Czech
Czech form of Vera 1.

Veronika f Russian, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Form of Veronica in several languages.

Věroslav m Czech
Combination of the Czech name Věra or word víra (both meaning "faith") with the Slavic element slava meaning "glory".

Věroslava f Czech
Feminine form of Věroslav.

Viktor m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Greek
Form of Victor used in various languages.

Viktorie f Czech
Czech form of Victoria.

Vilém m Czech
Czech form of William.

Vilemína f Czech
Feminine form of Vilém.

Vilma f Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Form of Wilma in several languages.

Vincenc m Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of Vincent.

Viola f English, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Means "violet" in Latin. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night (1602). In the play she is the survivor of a shipwreck who disguises herself as a man named Cesario. Working as a messenger for Duke Orsino, she attempts to convince Olivia to marry him. Instead Viola falls in love with the duke.

Vít m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Vitus.

Vítek m Czech
Diminutive of Vít.

Vítězslav m Czech
Slavic name, from the element vitati "to welcome, to greet" or vitŭ "master, lord" combined with slava "glory".

Vítězslava f Czech
Feminine form of Vítězslav.

Vladan m Serbian, Czech
From the Slavic element volděti meaning "to rule, to control", originally a diminutive of names containing that element.

Vladana f Serbian, Czech
Feminine form of Vladan.

Vladěna f Czech
Feminine form of Vladan.

Vladimír m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Vladimir.

Vladimíra f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Vladimira.

Vladislav m Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
From the Old Slavic name *Voldislavŭ, derived from the elements volděti "to rule" and slava "glory". This name has been borne by kings, princes and dukes of Croatia, Serbia, Bohemia, Poland and Wallachia.

Vladislava f Russian, Czech
Feminine form of Vladislav.

Vlasta f & m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element volstĭ meaning "power, rule, sovereignty". Descendants of this word include Czech vlast "homeland" and Serbo-Croatian vlast "power". It is sometimes masculine in Czech and Serbian.

Vlastimil m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty" (Czech vlast "homeland") and milŭ "gracious, dear".

Vlastimila f Czech
Feminine form of Vlastimil.

Vlastimír m Czech
Czech form of Vlastimir.

Vlastislav m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty" (Czech vlast "homeland") and slava "glory".

Vojta m Czech
Diminutive of Vojtěch.

Vojtěch m Czech
Czech form of Wojciech.

Vratislav m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements vortiti (Czech vrátit) meaning "to return" and slava meaning "glory". This was the name of two dukes of Bohemia (the second later a king).

Vratislava f Czech
Feminine form of Vratislav.

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