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Umecho f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" and 蝶 (cho) meaning "butterfly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Umeo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "end of thread" (usually feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (usually masculine). Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Umesh m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Means "lord of Uma" from the name of the goddess Uma combined with Sanskrit ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Umihana f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name Umm Hani or Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [more]

Umika f Japanese
Variant of Umiko. A middle name bearer of this name is Gabriela Burgos “Bee”.

Umiko f Japanese (Modern)
Means "Child of the sea" in Japanese.

Umito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feathers", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Umky m Chukchi
Means "polar bear" in Chukchi.

Umme f Arabic
Umme is an Indian name meaning “mother of sons”. Related names include Ummi and Umm.

Umm Habiba f Muslim (?)
Means "mother of Habiba" in Arabic. Notable bearer of the name is Umm Ḥabība Ramla bint Abī Sufyān, one of the wives of Muhammad.

Umm Salama f Muslim (?)
Means "mother of Salama" in Arabic. It is the kunya (a name derived from their first-born child) of Hind al-Makhzūmiyah.

Ummul-hanaa f Arabic
Means "mother of happiness" in Arabic.

Ümmüseleme f Turkish
Turkish form of Arabic name (kunya) Umm Salama, meaning "mother of Salama". Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya was one of Muhammad's wives. Ümmüseleme Sultan was a daughter of Ahmed III (1673 - 1736).

Umrqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek umr meaning "life" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Umrtoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek umr meaning "life" and toy meaning "colt".

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

Unam m Korean
From Sino-Korean 牛 (u) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 男 (nam) meaning "male". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Uncas m Algonquian, Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the Mohegan word wonkus meaning "fox". This was a character in 'The Last of the Mohicans' book and film.

Unen Bahlam f Classic Mayan
The name of a Mayan ruler, hypothesised to mean "baby jaguar".

Ungnyeo f Korean Mythology
The name of a goddess involved in the Korean creation myth. Her name is derived from the hanja 熊 (ung) meaning "bear" and 女 (nyeo) meaning "woman".

Ungoliant f Literature
Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.

Unica f Popular Culture
This was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [more]

Unkalla f Aymara
Means "wild duck" in Aymara.

Unku f Romani, Literature
Derived from the German word Unke "toad". ... [more]

Unnbjörn m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".

Ünőke f Hungarian
Derived from ünő meaning "hind, doe" or a dated word meaning "heifer".

Unquchiing m Aleut (Archaic)
Meaning "blue fox".

Unuel m Esperanto
From the Esperanto phrase Unu el la popolo "One out of the people". Unuel was a pseudonym used by L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.

Unulf m Germanic
Either derived from Old High German unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield" and combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf", or variant of Hunulf.

Unuyucar m Medieval Mongolian
Means "foal" in Middle Mongolian.

Upa m Chuvash
Means "bear" in Chuvash.

Upright m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "(of a person or their behavior) strictly honorable or honest."

Uquna m Medieval Mongolian
Means "male goat" in Medieval Mongolian.

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

Uraliä f Bashkir
From the name of the Ural mountain range, ultimately of uncertain etymology, possibly from Bashkir үр "elevation; upland", Mansi ур ала "mountain peak, top of the mountain" or the Turkic verb oralu- "gird" amongst other possible suggestions.

Urano f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (Ura) meaning “beautiful, lovely, elegant, graceful etc.” combined with 乃 (No) meaning “ of, belonging to”

Ürkesh m Uyghur
Means "wave, billow" or "camel's hump" in Uyghur.

Ur-nanshe m Sumerian
Possibly meaning "Servant of Nanshe", deriving from Sumerian element ur, meaning " servant; young man, warrior". Name borne by the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, who ruled in the Early Dynastic Period III of Sumer.

Uromod m Gothic, Medieval, Old High German, German (Austrian, Archaic)
From the Gothic word urus, the Old Icelandic word úrr or the Old High German uro all meaning "aurochs" combined with the Old High German word muot meaning "spirit; courage, boldness".

Urpicha f Quechua
Means "little pigeon" in Quechua.

Urpikusi f Quechua
Means "cheerful dove" in Quechua from the words urpi meaning "dove, pigeon" and kusiy meaning "cheerful, content".

Urpila f Aymara
Means "dove" in Aymara.

Urraca f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque, Medieval Galician
Derived from Spanish urraca "magpie", ultimately from Latin furax "thievish". Several medieval queens of Navarre bore this name.

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]

Ursul m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian ursul "the bear" (compare Urs).

Ursulus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin ursulus meaning "little bear", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun ursus meaning "bear" (see Urs) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus... [more]

Urus m Gaulish (Latinized)
Derived from Gaulish uros "aurochs".

Urvashi f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "she who can control the hearts of others" in Sanskrit, from उर (ur) meaning "chest" or "heart" and वश् (vaś) meaning "to will, to command". This is the name of an apsara (a type of female spirit) in Hindu mythology.

Uryuu m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 雨 (u) meaning "rain" and 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon". Other kanji combinations are possible. This is the name of a character in the anime and manga 'Bleach'.

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

Userkare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "powerful is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.

Ushio m Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence", or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle"... [more]

Ushiwakamaru m Japanese Mythology
Ushiwakamaru is a combination of 牛 (ushi), meaning "cow, bull"; 若 (waka), meaning "young"; and 丸 (maru), meaning "round". Maru was also a common ending for young boys' names in feudal Japan. Thus "young bull", with maru denoting it's a young child... [more]

Usqullu m Quechua
Means "mountain cat, wildcat" in Quechua.

Usqullwillka m Quechua
Means "sacred mountain cat, sacred wildcat" in Quechua.

Utertoĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "the returned one (the family member who has come home again)" in Greenlandic.

Utina f Indigenous American
Means "woman of my country"

Uttu f Near Eastern Mythology
Sumerian goddess of weaving whose name means "spider".

Uugantuyaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "eldest, first-born" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Uuliinyagaantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pink flower of the mountain" in Mongolian, from уулын (uuliin) meaning "(of the) mountain", ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Uuriintuya f Mongolian
Means "sunrise, dawn light" in Mongolian, derived from Mongolian үүр (üür) meaning "dawn" and туяа (tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Üürtsaikh f & m Mongolian
Means "daybreak, crack of dawn" or "aurora" in Mongolian.

Uvays m Chechen
Derived from Arabic أويس (uwais) meaning "wolf".

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".

Uyên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鴛 (uyên) meaning "male mandarin duck".

Uzondu m Igbo
Means "way of life; road of life" in Igbo.

Vaarish m Hinduism
MEANING: "one who sleeps in waters or ocean", a Name of lord Vishnu... [more]

Vadulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic vadi "pledge, pact" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Væringr m Old Norse
From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [more]

Vagadheeksha m Odia
Meaning "Lord of Spokesmen".

Vahideddin m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic name Waheed al-Din, which means "lonely man of the religion".

Vaiana f Tahitian
Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".

Vaiata f Tahitian
Means "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ata meaning "cloud".

Vairocana m Buddhism, Hinduism
From Sanskrit वैरोचन (vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन (virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon) Bali.

Vaištautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb vaišinti meaning "to entertain, to treat" or from the related Lithuanian noun vaišės meaning "feast, party, celebration" as well as "entertainment"... [more]

Vaitautas m Lithuanian
The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain, as there are several possibilities for its etymology. First, it is important to know that the element is either vai-, vaid- or vait-... [more]

Vaja m Sanskrit
Means "strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)" in Sanskrit.

Valbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and bjǫrn "bear".

Valdir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "son of Valdemar" or "little Valdemar". The -ir indicates that it's a diminutive form.

Valena f North Frisian
Seibicke thinks this name is an elaborate form of Vahle which he further links via Volle with names including the Germanic name element folk "people, folk".

Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

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]

Valisher m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word sher meaning "lion".

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

Valle f Spanish
Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]

Vallivana f Catalan, Catalan (Valencian)
From the Valencian title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Vallivana, meaning "Mother of God of Vallivana."... [more]

Valuk m Slovene
Old Slovene name, possibly meaning "wolf" from slovene "volk" or perhaps older "vәlәkә". Was worn by the first ruler of Carantania.

Valvanuz f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Valvanuz and Nuestra Señora de Valvanuz, meaning "The Virgin of Valvanuz" and "Our Lady of Valvanuz," venerated at the sanctuary in Selaya in Cantabria, northern Spain... [more]

Vanaja f Telugu
Means "forest born" or "born of/in the forest" in Telugu.

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]

Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.

Vanisha f Hindi, Nepali
Means "queen of the universe" or "pure" in Hindi and Nepali.

Varag m Armenian
Means "twenty-ninth day of the month" in Armenian.

Varaha m Hinduism
Means "boar, hog" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu.

Varahi f Indian, Hinduism
Means "boar" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu goddess, one of the Matrikas.

Varash m Mari
Means "hawk" in Mari.

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".

Varazdat m Old Persian, Armenian, History
Derived from Middle Persian warāz meaning "boar" combined with Middle Persian dādan "to give". For the latter element, also compare Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gift" as well as "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put")... [more]

Vardamir m Literature
Means "jewel of Varda". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of the second King of Númenor. He was the son of Elros, nephew of Elrond, and grandson of Earendil.

Vardiel f Hebrew
Means "rose of God" in Hebrew.

Varima-te-takere f Polynesian Mythology
Primordial mother goddess in Cook Islands mythology. Her name has been attested as meaning "goddess of the beginning" or "the mud at the bottom". It may be derived from vari meaning "mud" and takere meaning "bottom of a canoe".

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.

Varqa m Persian
The name conferred upon an early martyr of the Baha'i religion (Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa) by the founder of that religion, Baha'u'llah. Means "dove" in Persian.

Varskvlavisa f Georgian (Archaic)
Means "of a star" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian ვარსკვლავის (varskvlavis), which is the genitive of the Georgian noun ვარსკვლავი (varskvlavi) meaning "star".

Varuzhan m Armenian
From Armenian վարուժան (varužan) meaning "male bird".

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").

Vashni m Biblical
Meaning, "and second" given to a second born. ... [more]

Vatnarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.

Vayulla m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Baitullah meaning "Kaaba" or "House of God", which is a Muslim shrine in Mecca.

Vé'ėséhéméó'o m Cheyenne
Means "Bird Trail" in Cheyenne.

Véfreyja f Old Norse
Possibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess Freyja.

Veigar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse veig "strength" combined with herr "army, warrior". It can also be viewed as a masculine form of Veiga.

Vé'kėséohnéšese m Cheyenne
Means "Two Birds" in Cheyenne.

Vé'kėseo'ȯxháestȯxese m Cheyenne
Means "Heap of Birds, Many Birds" in Cheyenne.

Vé'késȯhtameōhtsėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Walking Bird" in Cheyenne.

Vé'késȯhtoháá'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Rising Bird" in Cheyenne.

Vé'késȯhvó'komaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Bird" in Cheyenne.

Vé'késȯhvovó'haestse m Cheyenne
Means "Spotted Bird" in Cheyenne.

Vé'késȯxheóvaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Yellow Bird" in Cheyenne.

Vemvane f Zulu
Means "butterfly" in Zulu.

Venkatraman m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
From वेंकटेशा (venkateša) meaning "lord of Venkata hill", a combination of Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh, India (see Venkata), and Sanskrit ईश् (īś) meaning "lord, master" (see Isha)... [more]

Venture m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian ventura "fortune'. It was occasionally used a diminutive of Bonaventure.

Verago m Popular Culture
For the King of the Jaquins from the Disney series “Elena of Avalor”.

Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Vercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic *Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to *Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".

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]

Vermilia f Medieval Italian
Derived from Old French vermeillon "vermilion", ultimately from Latin vermiculus "little worm", in reference to Kermes vermilio, from which crimson dye was made.

Veroljub m Serbian
Derived from the elements vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".

Verticordia f Roman Mythology
Means "turner of hearts" from Latin vertere "to turn, turn about" and cor "heart" (genitive cordis). This was an epithet of the Roman goddess Venus.

Veruha f Chuvash
Possibly derived from the Russian name Vera 1, or otherwise the Arabic وَرَقَةٌ (wáraqa) meaning "leaf (of a plant)".

Véseti m Old Norse
Means "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also Vé) in Old Norse.

Vespina f Theatre, Literature
Meaning uncertain, it could be related to the Latin vesperum meaning "evening" or the Latin and Italian vespa meaning "wasp". Vespina is Queen Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio")... [more]

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

Veðr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse veðr meaning "ram" or "weather".

Viaan m Indian (Modern), Hindi (Modern)
Derived from Sanskrit vivaan विवान meaning "full of life" (See Vivaan). Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra named their son Viaan.

Viclenny f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
From the Venezuelan Name-Blending tradition blending names Victor meaning "victor, conqueror" (of Latin origin). Leonard meaning "brave lion", derived from the Old German elements lewo "lion" (of Latin origin) and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" Meaning "Conqueror of Brave Lions"

Vico f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Vico "Our Lady of Vico", patron saint of Arnedo (La Rioja). The name derives from Latin vicus "neighborhood, settlement".

Victorious m & f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Victorius or else directly from the English word Victorious, "Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor; being a victor; bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious day".

Vidan m Albanian
Derived from Albanian vidan "(male) pigeon, (male) dove".

Vidhi f Gujarati (Archaic)
"Goddess of destiny; The way"... [more]

Vidomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Vidoslav m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]

Vidra f Serbian (Rare)
The Slavic name for "otter", an animal traditionally associated with great agility and swiftness of movement.

Vidugavia m Literature, Germanic (Latinized)
Derived from Gothic Widugawja meaning "wood barker", i.e. "wolf" (see Witiko). This is the name of a king of Rhovanion in Tolkien's Legendarium... [more]

Viely f & m Khmer (Rare)
Means "something new" or also "a ray of sunlight" in Khmer.

Vígbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and biǫrn "bear".

Vighneshvari f Hinduism
Epithet of the Hindu goddess Vinayaki which means "mistress of obstacles".

Vigneshwaran m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Possibly a combination of Vignesh and Tamil வர்ணம் (varṇam) or Malayalam വര്‍ണ്ണം (varṇṇaṁ) both meaning "colour", likely derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) which has the same meaning... [more]

Vígulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and ulfr "wolf".

Vihangi f Hindi (Archaic), Sinhalese (Rare)
Feminine equivalent of Vihanga.... [more]

Vilija f Lithuanian (Modern)
From the name of the river which flows in Lithuania through it's capital city Vilnius. Official river name is Neris, but it has a second name - Vilija. The reasons for the dual naming of the river as Neris by the Lithuanians and Viliya (formerly Velja, meaning "big, great" in Slavic) by the Slavs are complex... [more]

Vilkas m Lithuanian, Finnish
Vilkas is part of the Lithuanian language which means "wolf". This name is most famously used in the video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" where one of the characters is named Vilkas.... [more]

Vilkė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Means "she-wolf" in Lithuanian.

Villaviciosa f Spanish (Rare)
From the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Villaviciosa and Nuestra Señora de Villaviciosa, meaning "The Virgin of Villaviciosa" and "Our Lady of Villaviciosa" respectively.... [more]

Villő f Hungarian (Modern)
Recent Hungarian name based on the title of Zoltán Kodály's children's choir formed in 1925. The word villő occurs in poems and songs sung during the old Hungarian winter cemetery ceremony and seeing as the girls walked the village with twigs during the shooting, villő is probably derived from the Latin villus "tuft of hair" (referring to the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants)... [more]

Vinjar m Norwegian
Either derived from of Old Norse vinr "friend" and herr "army" or based on place names that contains the Old Norse element vin "meadow, pasture".

Vinothan m Tamil
A Tamil name, possibly more common in Sri Lanka than India. Means "Bringer of Light".

Vireak m Khmer
Means "absence of desire" in Khmer.

Viribunda f Folklore
From a Swedish fairy tale by Anna Maria Roos 'Prins Florestan eller sagan om jätten Bam-Bam och feen Viribunda' "Prince Florestan or the saga of he giant Bam Bam and the fairy Viribunda" that inspired Astrid Lindgren's novel 'Mio, my son'.... [more]

Visalgas m Lithuanian
Basically means "a full salary" or "full of wages", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with Lithuanian alga meaning "salary, wage, pay" as well as "reward".

Visenya f Literature
Used in Goerge R. R. Martin's "Song of ice and fire". ... [more]

Vishnuchandra m Indian
This name comes from विष्णुव्रत (Viṣṇuchandra) meaning "moon of Vishnu" in Sanskrit

Vishtaspa m Old Persian
Earlier form of Goštāsp, from Old Persian vištah meaning "free, unbridled" and 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) meaning "horse".

Vishwajit m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "conqueror of the universe" from Sanskrit विश्व (víśva) meaning "world, universe" and जीत (jīt) meaning "victory".

Vishwanath m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit विश्वनाथ (vishvanatha) meaning "lord of the universe", derived from विश्व (vishva) meaning "world, universe" and नाथ (natha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Vitangelo m Italian
The name Vitangelo is Italian in origin and means “Angel of Life or Life Angel.” ... [more]

Vitani f African
It's Swallihi and Kwhailli it means "war" and "demon of war" it is used in lion king two for one of the outsiders.

Viðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse viðr "tree" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Vitumnus m Roman Mythology
God whom endows the fetus with vita, "life" or the vital principle or power of life (see also quickening). Augustine calls him the vivificator, "creator of life," and links him with Sentinus (following) as two "very obscure" gods who are examples of the misplaced priorities of the Roman pantheon... [more]

Víurðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse *vévǫrðr, véurr meaning "holy warder, guide of a sanctuary", combined with vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and vǫrðr "guard".

Vivaan m Indian, Hindi
Means "full of life" in Hindi. Alternatively, it may be derived from Sanskrit विवान (vivāna) meaning "plaiting, twisting". This is a title of the Hindu god Krishna.

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Vlinder f Dutch
Derived from the Dutch word vlinder meaning "butterfly".... [more]

Vóaxaa'éma'heóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Bald Eagle Medicine Woman" in Cheyenne.

Vóaxaa'éméóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Eagle Trail Woman" in Cheyenne.

Vóaxaa'ȯhnéstooestse m Cheyenne
Means "Screeching Eagle" in Cheyenne.

Vóaxaa'ȯhvó'komaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Eagle" in Cheyenne.

Vóestȧhmo'ȯhtávaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Black Crane" in Cheyenne.

Vóestāso m Cheyenne
Means "crane, white crane, little crane" in Cheyenne.

Vóestȧsóeméóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Crane Trail Woman" in Cheyenne.

Vogel f Yiddish (Archaic)
Derived from Yiddish foigl "bird", the name was generally used as a vernacular form of Zipporah. It coincides with German Vogel "bird". It

Vóhkėsétané'e f Cheyenne
Means "Swift Fox Woman" in Cheyenne.

Vóhpeaénohe m Cheyenne
Means "White Hawk" in Cheyenne.

Vóhpe'hamé'e f Cheyenne
Means "White Horse Woman" in Cheyenne.

Vóhpeméhé'e f Cheyenne
Means "White Cow Woman" in Cheyenne.

Vóhpeméstaa'e m Cheyenne
Means "White Owl" in Cheyenne.

Vóhpenáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "White Bear" in Cheyenne.

Vóhpo'hāme m Cheyenne
Means "White Horse" in Cheyenne.

Vola f Russian
a derivative of the Russian Volodya. Means "possessor of peace."

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".

Volkkăm m Chuvash
Meaning uncertain, though it could be derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

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".

Vóo'kooma m Cheyenne
Means "redheaded woodpecker" in Cheyenne.

Voron m Medieval Russian
Derived from either Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven" or Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow" (as in, the bird).

Vorona f Malagasy
Means "bird" in Malagasy.

Vosegus m Gaulish Mythology
The Gaulish god of the Vosges Forest in France.... [more]

Vosgedzin f Armenian
"creator of gold"

Vosgehad f Armenian
Means "goldmine" or "piece of gold" in Armenian.

Vũ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羽 (vũ) meaning "feather" or 武 (vũ) meaning "military, martial".

Vujadin m Serbian
One of the many Serbian names derived from the element vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [more]

Vukadin m Serbian
Derived from Serbian vuk "wolf".

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".

Vukomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Vukoslav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Vukota m Serbian (Rare)
One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from vuk, meaning "wolf".

Vukvutagin m Chukchi
Used in the Soviet comedy film "Chief of Chukotka".

Vulfetrude f Medieval French
Frankish feminine name derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and thrud meaning "strength".

Vulfgang m Old High German
From Old High German vulf meaning “wolf” and gang meaning “path”. The modern name of this version is Wolfgang.

Vusumuzi m Zulu
Means "builder of the home" in Zulu.

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]

Wabun-inini m Ojibwe
Meaning, "man of dawn."

Wachapéa m Aguaruna
From the Awajún wacha meaning "blue-winged macaw".

Wacharulf m Germanic
Means "vigilant wolf", derived from Old High German wachar "vigilant" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Wadjenes m Ancient Egyptian
Means "fresh of tongue" in Egyptian.

Wadjet f Egyptian Mythology
Means "green one; papyrus-colored one". From the Ancient Egyptian wadj, which was the word for the color green, in reference to the color of papyrus, and et, which indicated the name of a woman.... [more]

Wagaye f Amharic
Means "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.

Wahid al-Din m Arabic
From وحيد (wahid) meaning "unique" and الدين (al-din) meaning "of the religion)

Wahya m & f Cherokee
Means "wolf" in Cherokee.

Waiata f & m Maori
Means "song" in Maori. Combined with Aroha it means "song of love, love song" Waiata-aroha.

Waipuna m Hawaiian
Meaning "spring water", from the Hawaiian elements wai "water" and puna "spring (of water)".

Waitherero f Kikuyu
Means "of down river" in Kikuyu.

Waku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 新 (wa) meaning "fresh, new", 笑 (wa) meaning "laugh", 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" or 航 (wa) meaning "navigate, sail, cruise, fly" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 雲 (ku) meaning "cloud", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine" or 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red"... [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]

Walaram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Waldbern m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Walder m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for several characters in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Walder Frey is the elderly patriarch of House Frey and the namesake of some of his descendants.

Walderam m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Waldulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

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".

Wamblee m Sioux
Means "eagle, golden eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', sometimes used as a generic term for both golden eagles and bald eagles.

Wamlisapa f Sioux
Means "black eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', and sah'-pah "black".

Wandalhar m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandhar)... [more]

Wandhar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Old High German hari "army."

Wandulf m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Wanfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth" and 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant".

Wangshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Wangũ f Kikuyu
Means "of firewood" in Kikuyu.

Wangyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Wanhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion" or 鸿 (hóng)# meaning "wild swan".

Wanjĩra f Kikuyu
Means "of the road" in Kikuyu.

Wanjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) meaning "myriad, numerous, ten thousand" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "graceful, beautiful, elegant" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]

Wanlin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) meaning "innumerable, numerous" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Wanling f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Wanshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Wanwu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 乌 (wū) meaning "black, dark" or "crow, raven".

Wanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade" or "star or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Wanyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".

Wāpiy-mōstōsis m Cree
Means "white calf" in Cree.

Waqar f Quechua
Means "heron" in Quechua.

Waraqucha f Quechua
Means "star of the sea" in Quechua.

Wariboko f Ijaw
Derived from the Ijaw word wari meaning "house" and boko meaning "harbinger of riches".

Waridabo m & f Ijaw
Means "lord of the household" in Ijaw.

Warinhar m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warinulf m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Warragul m Indigenous Australian
Place name; a town in the West Gipppsland region of rural Victoria in Australia. Its name is derived from warrigal, from a local language meaning "wild, wild dog (dingo)".

Warrin m Indigenous Australian
Means "winter, season of wet and cold" in one of the Indigenous languages from around the Sydney area.

Washio m Japanese
From Japanese 鷲 (washi) meaning "eagle" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Washoe m Popular Culture, Cherokee
Nickname of Cordell Walker in the famous Tv series: 'Walker, Texas Ranger'. The name is claimed to be Cherokee meaning "lone eagle".

Wataru m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 渉 (wataru) meaning "to ford or to cross a body of water" or 亘 (wataru) meaning "span, request" or 渡 (wataru) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross" or 航 (wataru) meaning "navigate"... [more]

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.

Weihuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet".

Weijun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 为 (wéi) meaning "do, act, make", 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 惟 (wéi) meaning "but, however, only, alone", 炜 (wěi) meaning "flaming, bright, glowing", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 韦 (wéi) meaning "tanned leather" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 濬 (jùn) meaning "profound, deep, enlighten, dredge, dig" or 竣 (jùn) meaning "complete, finish"... [more]

Weilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn", 林 (lín) meaning "woods, forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

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]

Weiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".

Weiqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Weishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 杉 (shān) meaning "fir, pine".

Weixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Weixing f Chinese
From the Chinese 微 (wēi) meaning "small" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".

Weixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Weiyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems", 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Weiyi f Chinese
Derived from 維 (wei) meaning "to tie, to link, to hold together", 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 儀 (yi) meaning "ceremony, rite", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable", 薏 (yì) meaning "lotus seeds", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory" or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".

Weizhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".

Wenchang f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun, good, proper".

Wenfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 纹 (wén) meaning "line, stripe" or 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" and 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Wenhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 瑚 (hú) meaning "coral" or "person of virtue".

Wenjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast", 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade"... [more]

Wenlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".

Wenlong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Wenlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".

Wenmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Wenshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Wenxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".

Wenyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "language, writing" or 汶 (wèn) referring to a river in China combined with 雁 (yàn) "wild goose" or 岩 (yán) "cliff, mountain", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Wenying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [more]

Weorcgyð f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Composed of the Old English elements weorc meaning "work" and guð meaning "battle". This unattested/reconstructed name might have given rise to the name of Worsley, a village in the historic county of Lancashire, England; according to the Dictionary of British Place Names, the place name could mean "woodland clearing of a woman named Weorcgyth or a man named Weorchaeth" (the second element in either case being Old English leah).

Werethekau f Egyptian Mythology
Means "great one of magic", "great enchantress" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of an Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of supernatural power.

Werunako f Shona
Meaning "of beauty; a girl or woman of beauty".

Wharekura m Maori
This name means "school of learning". Its also the name of a building where tohunga (priest) taught esoteric lore to students of his. This was the name of a Ngati Tama chief named Te Wharekura of the Ngati Wai Ngati Tama clan who along with his clan killed and cooked 50 Moriori in the mid-1800s at Te Raki in what is now Chatham Islands.

Whisper f & m English (Rare)
From the English word whisper. "Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords".... [more]

Wibren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wibern, an ancient Germanic given name which was often encountered as a variant form of Wigbern and Witubern... [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"

Widhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wīd "wide" (from wīdaz) and here "army". Cognate to Old Norse Víðarr.

Wigbern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).