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Vera f TamilFrom Tamil வீரம் (veeram) meaning "bravery, valor".
Veraldr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
verr "man" and
valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".
Veralidaine f LiteratureThe first name of the protagnist in The Immortals quartet by Tamora Pierce. A diminutive of the name is
Daine.
Veran m SerbianMasculine form of
Vera 1, meaning "faith". Also associated with the adjective
veran, pronounced with a stress on the first syllable, meaning "loyal, faithful".
Verbeia f Celtic MythologyThe Celtic goddess of the river Wharfe (North Yorkshire, England) known from a single inscription found in Ilkley, England and therefore interpreted as a local deity.... [
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Verbt m Albanian MythologyVerbt is a weather and storm god in Albanian mythology and folklore, who causes hailstorms and controls fire, water, and the northern wind which fans the flames of fire. The name itself is of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Albanian
vorbëtinë "whirlwind, vortex, swirl".
Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic MythologyVercana 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".
Verda f EnglishPossibly derived from
verde a Spanish and Italian word meaning "green" (see
Viridis).
Verdell m & f English (American)Derived from the Spanish
verde, meaning "green," combined with the suffix
-ell. A notable bearer is Native American singer Verdell Primeaux (1966-).
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.
Verdun m & f English (British)From the name of the city in France which derives from the Latin 'Verodunum', meaning "strong fort". This name was first used during the First World War when the city became well-known due to the Battle of Verdun (1916)... [
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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.... [
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Verenia f Ancient RomanVerenia was one of the first Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.
Vergible m LiteratureUsed by Zora Neale Hurston in her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. The main character, Janie, marries and finds love with a man called Tea Cake whose real name is Vergible Woods.
Verhantsnuhi f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
վեհանձն (verhantsn) meaning "generous" and the feminine suffix
ուհի (uhi). Verinus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective
verus "true".
Verl m AmericanAn English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of
Verle.
Vermilia f Medieval ItalianDerived from Old French
vermeillon "vermilion", ultimately from Latin
vermiculus "little worm", in reference to
Kermes vermilio, from which crimson dye was made.
Verminus m Roman MythologyMeaning unknown. Verminus was the god who protected cattle from disease in Roman mythology.
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.
Vermundr m Old NorseCombination of either Old Norse
verr "man" or
verja "to defend", with
mundr "protector". The name appears on an 11th century copper box that was engraved with runes.
Vernube m AfricanA TIV NAME FROM NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA,BENUE PRECISELY
Vero m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy name for Andropogon hirtus, a type of tall grass.
Veroljub m SerbianDerived from the elements
vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".
Veronia f ItalianElaboration of Verona, a a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy. Rarely used as a given name.
Versa f American (South)This name sporadically appears outside the U.S. top 1000 in the American South in the early 20th-century. It is most likely inspired by the Latin word "versus" (verse; line) probably used by Southern Baptists in reference to the verses of the Bible... [
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Verticordia f Roman MythologyMeans "turner of hearts" from Latin
vertere "to turn, turn about" and
cor "heart" (genitive
cordis). This was an epithet of the Roman goddess
Venus.
Veruca f Literature, Popular CultureCreated by Roald Dahl for a character in his book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published in 1964. He based the name on the Italian and Latin word
verruca, meaning "wart", used in English to refer to the plantar wart.
Veruha f ChuvashPossibly derived from the Russian name
Vera 1, or otherwise the Arabic
وَرَقَةٌ (wáraqa) meaning "leaf (of a plant)".
Vervain f & m American (Rare, Archaic)Means "foliage", from the Latin
verbena. Vervain, also known as verbena, is a genus in the botanical family Verbenaceae.
Vervaine f American (Rare, Archaic)Variant of
Verbena, the Latin name for the plant known in English as
vervain. The spelling of the name might have been influenced by
verveine, the French word for the plant.
Veryan f & m CornishFrom the name of a Cornish town, which is taken from
Sen Veryan meaning "Saint Veryan", a Cornish corruption of
Severian, itself a corrupted form of
Symphorian (the saint to whom the village church is dedicated)... [
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Véseti m Old NorseMeans "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also
Vé) in Old Norse.
Veslefrikk m Literature, FolkloreMeans "little Frikk" from Norwegian
vesle "little" combined with the name
Frikk. This is the main character in the Norwegian folktale
Veslefrikk med fela, which translates to English as
Little Freddie with his Fiddle.
Vēsma f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
vēsma "breeze, whiff".
Vespasius m Ancient RomanOriginal name from which
Vespasianus (see
Vespasian) was derived. A bearer of this name was Vespasius Polla, the maternal grandfather of the Roman Emperor Vespasian.
Vespérine f French (Quebec)Presumably a feminized form of
Vesper. It was used in 'Le Désespoir du singe' (2006-), a series of French-language graphic novels.
Vespina f Theatre, LiteratureMeaning 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")... [
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Vesselin m BulgarianVariant spelling of
Veselin, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. Known bearers of this name include the Bulgarian pianist Vesselin Stanev (b... [
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Vesselina f BulgarianVariant spelling of
Veselina, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian opera singer Vesselina Kasarova (b... [
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Vestralp m GermanicVestralp was an Alemannic petty king of the Bucinobantes in the 4th century.
Vesunna f Gaulish MythologyThe name of a Gallo-Roman goddess considered a giver of prosperity, abundance and good fortune, likely from the Proto-Celtic
*wesu, meaning ‘good’, 'worthy'.
Vetanie f Crimean TatarDerived from Crimean Tatar
vatan meaning "fatherland, homeland", ultimately from Arabic وَطَن
(waṭan) meaning "homeland, country, nation".
Veðr m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
veðr meaning "ram" or "weather".
Veðrfölnir m Norse MythologyPossibly meaning "storm pale," "wind bleached" or "wind-witherer", veđrfölnir is a hawk that sits between the eyes of the unnamed eagle that is perched atop the world tree
Yggdrasil.