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Vetanie f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Crimean Tatar vatan meaning "fatherland, homeland", ultimately from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan) meaning "homeland, country, nation".

Volburg m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German folk meaning "people, nation" and burg meaning "castle, city".

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".

Volkiva f Medieval English
Derived from Old English folc meaning "people, nation" and gifu meaning "gift".

Volknand m Medieval German
The name is composed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and nand "daring, brave".

Volney m English (American, Rare)
From German meaning "people's spirit" where Vol- is derived from Volk, akin to the English cognate folk.

Volswinde f Medieval German
Derived from Old High German folk "people, nation" and Gothic swinþs "strong".

Vyliaudas m Lithuanian
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]

Weimin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, lush, grand, magnificent", 纬 (wěi) meaning "weft, woof (a horizontal thread in a woven fabric)", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 惟 (wéi) meaning "alone, only" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Xeyon m English (American)
Xeyon is a masculine given name. It means “the ocean of wisdom people or maesters“. It originates from a masculine or feminine Chinese given name Ziyang (子洋), in which Zi(子) means son/wisdom people/subset, yang(洋) means ocean/fashion/western.

Xiaomin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Yapunga f Tumbuka (Archaic)
Means "wind; bringing people together" in Tumbuka.

Yeong-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泳 (yeong) "dive; swim" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", and 民 (yeong) "people, subjects, citizens" or 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" .

Yeshimebet f Amharic
Means "mistress of a thousand people", from a combination of Yeshi and Emebet.

Yimin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 意 (yì) meaning "thought, mind, idea, sense", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 逸 (yì) meaning "escape, flee", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper" or 依 (yī) meaning "rely on" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven"... [more]

Yo-han m Korean
From Sino-Korean 耀 "shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory" or 曜 "glorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight" (yo), and 翰 "writing brush" or 漢 "the Chinese people, Chinese language" (han). Yo-han is also the Korean form of John... [more]

Yoichi m Japanese
This name combines 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend", 世 (sei, se, sou, yo, sanjuu) meaning "generation, world, society, public", 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute", 余 (yo, ama.ru, ama.ri, ama.su, anma.ri) meaning "too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder", 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four", 與 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause" or 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, praise, reputation" with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, kazu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]

Yoshikuni m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 邦 (kuni) meaning "nation, state".

Yumin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 渝 (yú) meaning "change", 毓 or 育 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Yuriyo f Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuyo f Japanese
Yu can mean "abundant", "reason", "strong, brave" and more. Yo can mean "generation, period", "world, society", or "sunlight".

Zarmine f Armenian
From the Armenian word զարմ (zarm) meaning "tribe, family, nation".

Zemin m Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]

Zhanel f Kazakh
Means "new nation" in Kazakh.

Zhimin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Zhongmin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle, center" combined with 閔 (mǐn) meaning "to condole, to grieve" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens", as well as other character combinations.

Žintautas m Lithuanian
Means "to know the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žinoti meaning "to know" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Zoram m Mormon
Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [more]

Žostautas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Means "to speak to the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žosti meaning "to speak, to talk" as well as "to say, to tell" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Zwatie m Swahili
Means "people of language" in Swahili.

Zwelethu m & f Ndebele
Means "our nation" in Ndebele.