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Virata m Hinduism
Means "huge, magnificent" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a character in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.

Virdžīnija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Virginia.

Vítězslava f Czech
Feminine form of Vítězslav.

Vitoslava f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitoslav.

Vladek m Czech, Croatian
Diminutive of Vlado.

Vladica f & m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlad and Vlada.

Vladko m Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Variant of Vlatko.

Vlatkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Vlatka.

Voja m Serbian, Croatian
Short from of names containing the element voj, like Milivoj, Vojislav.

Vojimir m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Variant form of Vojmir

Vojka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojko.

Vojmír m Czech, Slovak
Variant form of Vojmir.

Vojmir m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and mir meaning "peace" or "world"..

Vojmíra f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vojmír.

Vojmira f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojmir.

Volli m Estonian
Estonian short form of Voldemar.

Vukadin m Serbian
Derived from Serbian vuk "wolf".

Vukan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic vuk "wolf".

Vukana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukan.

Vukica f Serbian
Feminine form of Vuk.

Vukosav m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Vukoslav.

Vukosava f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukosav.

Vukoslava f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vukoslav.

Vusi m Sotho

Vusimuzi m South African

Wahab m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu
Means "giver, bestower" in Arabic, from the root وَهَبَ (wahaba) meaning "to give, to bestow". In Islamic tradition الوهاب (al-Wahab) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Walewska f Brazilian
Transferred use of the Polish surname Walewska.

Wallas m English (Rare)
Variant of Wallace.

Walthère m Belgian
Cognate of Walter.

Wangay m Bhutanese

Wangdi m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་འདུས (dbang 'dus) meaning "to bring under control, to conquer", itself derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power, control, force" and འདུས ('dus) meaning "collect, assemble".

Wangmo f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་མོ (dbang mo) meaning "queen, lady", derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power, control, force" and མོ (mo) meaning "female".

Wélissa f Brazilian (Rare)

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]

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.

Wenyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 温 (wēn) meaning "warm" combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 意 (yì) meaning "thought, mind, idea, sense", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 漪 (yī) meaning "ripple, wave" or 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness"... [more]

Weslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wesley and Lyn.

Weslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Weslyn.

Wieke f Dutch
Short form of Ludowieka.

Wijaya m & f Indonesian, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory". It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia.

Wilibald m German (Rare, Archaic), Silesian
German variant and Silesian form of Willibald.

Wiljon f Dutch (Rare)
Nickname for Willemien Jonetta, as in the case of Dutch rower Wiljon Vaandrager.

Willoh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Wingfield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wingfield.

Wistin m Maltese
Maltese form of Augustine 1 (via Sicilian Austinu).

Witness m English (African), South African
From the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".

Wollert m Norwegian, Swedish

Wriddhiman m Indian

Wyanet f English

Wybo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Wibo.

Xandó m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Xande.

Xaviell m Spanish
Variant of Xavier.

Xhyljeta f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Juliette.

Xiaobo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 哮 (xiào) meaning "roar, bark, howl" or 啸 (xiào) meaning "roar, scream, howl" combined with 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 伯 (bó) meaning "uncle, earl, count"... [more]

Xiaojun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", or 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant" combined with 军 or 軍 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", or 骏 (jùn) "good horse, fast"... [more]

Xiaoxia f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 肖 (xiào) meaning "resemble, imitate" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand"... [more]

Xiaoxiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen" or 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant"... [more]

Xinxin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 辛 (xīn) meaning "hard, laborious, suffering, bitter" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, daybreak"... [more]

Xosha f African American (Rare)
Variant of the word Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.

Xuanxu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black" combined with 旭 (xù) meaning "dawn, rising sun, brilliant, radiant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Xuerui f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 芮 (ruì) meaning "small, tiny". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Xueying f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 迎 (yíng) meaning "welcome, receive, greet", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "outstanding, clever, talented" or "husk, head of grain", or 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems"... [more]

Yagub m Azerbaijani
Variant of Yaqub.

Yailyn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)

Yamaguchi m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred used of the Japanese surname Yamaguchi.

Yandro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yangdon f Bhutanese

Yangzom f Bhutanese

Yarisley f Caribbean

Yasmany m Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Yasmani.

Yasniel m Caribbean

Yasuaki m Japanese

Yasuhito m Japanese
Yasu 1 means "peace, quiet" or "respectful" with different kanji and hito means "person".

Yasutaka m Japanese

Yasuyuki m Japanese
This name combines 泰 (tai, yasu) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand," 康 (kou, yasu) meaning "ease, peace", 靖 (jou, sei, yasu.njiru) meaning "peaceful" or 安 (an, yasu, yasu.i, yasu.maru, yasu.raka) meaning "cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested" with 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku, yuki) meaning "of, this" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey."

Yazlyn f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jazlyn.

Yeatso f Bhutanese

Yehonadav m Hebrew

Yelitza f Spanish (Mexican), South American
Possibly inspired by the Nahuatl word yelitzli meaning "being, essence." It has been in use in Mexico since at least the turn of the 20th-century.

Yeshey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Variant transcription of Yeshe.

Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
Meaning comes from number nine yesun in Mongolian, which is considered especially lucky and represents abundance.... [more]

Yihan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremonies, rites", 逸 (yì) meaning "escape, flee", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 亦 (yì) meaning "also, too, likewise", or 奕 (yì) meaning "grand, great, graceful, elegant" combined with 涵 (hán) meaning "tolerate, forgive, immerse" or 含 (hán) meaning "to contain, to bear"... [more]

Yiwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 依 (yī) meaning "rely on", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, craft" combined with 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" or 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Ylber m Albanian, Kosovar
From Albanian ylber meaning ''rainbow''.

Yoandry m Spanish (Caribbean)

Yocelyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yoezer m Bhutanese

Yogev m Hebrew
Means "farmer, earthworker" in Hebrew. It may be the Hebrew version of the name George because they have the same meaning.

Yōhei m Japanese

Yonelvis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yordanis m South American
Variant of Jordan.

Yorelvis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
An elaboration of Elvis.

Yoselyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joselyn.

Yoser m Bhutanese

Yoshihide m Japanese

Yoshikatsu m Japanese
From Japanese 能 (yoshi) meaning "ability, talent, skill" combined with 活 (katsu) meaning "life". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Young-rae m Korean

Younis m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Yunus.

Yuegu f Chinese

Yūichi m Japanese

Yujie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure", 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 阶 (jiē) meaning "stairs, steps"... [more]

Yukta f Indian
Meaning unknown.

Yulieski m Spanish (Caribbean)

Yumileidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From English You Milady.... [more]

Yun-chol m Korean
Variant transcription of Yun-cheol.

Yunisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuni and Leidy.

Yunlei f Chinese

Yunqi m Chinese

Yuriorkis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yurisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuris and Leidy.

Yusaf m Arabic
Variant of Yusuf.

Yuzhuo f Chinese

Yūzō m Japanese

Žac m Croatian
Short form of Željko.

Za'darius m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Darius.

Zaelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]

Zaharija m Croatian, Serbian
A form of Zachariah.

Zailyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaim m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

Žarka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Žarko.

Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

Zbyšek m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zbyhněv and Zbyslav, now used as a given name in its own right.

Zećir m Bosnian
Variant of Zekir.

Zekir m Turkish
Variant of Zakir.

Zeliha f Turkish

Želisav m Serbian (Rare)
From Serbian желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".

Željana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Željan.

Zete m Hungarian
Hungarian male name, of possible Slavic origin, from zet ''son-in-law''.

Zhan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žan.

Zhelyu m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhiwei m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 韦 (wéi) meaning "soft leather, tanned leather" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable"... [more]

Zhiwu m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most" or 秩 (zhì) meaning "rank, order" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 無 (wú) meaning "without, not, nothing" or 五 (wǔ) meaning "five"... [more]

Zhongqing m Chinese
Derived from Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyal, faithful", 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle, centre", or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "second, middle" combined with 庆 (qìng) "to celebrate, celebration" or 卿 (qīng) "noble, high officer", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zinedin m Bosnian
Variant of Zinedine.

Zinetula m Tatar

Zito m Italian, Brazilian
Male form of Zita 1.

Živadin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".

Živojin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".

Zmaga f Slovene
Feminine form of Zmago.

Zmagoslav m Slovene
Male form of Zmagoslava.

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zolna f Hungarian (Rare)
19th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the city of Zsolna, known by its Slovak name Žilina in English, in north-western Slovakia.

Zolta m Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Zoltán.

Zoltána f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoltán.

Zoltánné f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoltán.

Zongliang m Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "ancestors, elders" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant", as well as other character combinations.

Zongyang m Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "ancestors, elders" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean, sea" or "multitudinous, vast", as well as other character combinations.

Žoržs m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of George.

Zowee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zrinjka f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Zrinka.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Zyria f English (Rare)

Zyriah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyria.

Zyrianna f English (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Zyria.