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Virginnia f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Virginia.
Virginnie f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Virginia.
Virgintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]
Virgirdas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]
Viriathus m Ancient (Latinized)
Viriathus was the most important leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of western Hispania (as the Romans called it) or western Iberia (as the Greeks called it), where the Roman province of Lusitania would be finally established after the conquest.
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]
Viridian f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the blue-green pigment, which is derived from Latin viridis, meaning "green".
Viridianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Viridius.
Viridis f Italian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Derived from the Latin color word viridis "green".... [more]
Viridius m Celtic Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Viridios, which is of Celtic origin but the meaning is not known for certain. There are theories that it is derived from Proto-Celtic wird "green", or from Proto-Celtic wīrjā "truth" combined with dī- "from, has" (thus meaning "he who has the truth")... [more]
Virmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]
Virmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Virmantas.
Virminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]
Virocha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Elvira.
Viroj m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wirot.
Virot m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wirot.
Virpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਵੀਰਪਾਲ (see Veerpal).
Virpi f Finnish
Means "sapling" in Finnish, a Finnish equivalent of Virve. It was coined in the early 20th century.
Virsavee f Greek
Modern Greek form of Bersabee, which is the ancient Greek form of Bathsheba. Also compare the Russian name Virsaviya.
Virsaviya f Russian
Russian form of Bathsheba via its modern Greek form Virsavee.
Virtud f Spanish (Rare)
Singular form of Virtudes.
Virtude f Portuguese
Singular form of Virtudes.
Virtue f English (Puritan)
This name was very occasionally used by Puritan parents in 17th century England. It ltimately derived from Latin virtus "manliness; valor; worth".
Virtus m Roman Mythology
Means "virility, courage, virtue" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Virtus was the name of the god of bravery and military strength, with his Greek counterpart being Arete.
Virtyt m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived Albanian from virtyt "virtue".
Viruca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Elvira.
Virvaldas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]
Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".
Virxilio m Galician
Galician form of Virgil.
Virxinia f Galician
Galician form of Virginia.
Virxinio m Galician
Galician form of Virginius.
Visa m Finnish
From Finnish visakoivu meaning "curly birch".
Visa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wisa.
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".
Visalgė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visalgas.
Visan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิศาล (see Wisan).
Visant m Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Vincent.
Visanu m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิษณุ (see Witsanu).
Visar m Albanian
Derived from Albanian visar "treasure".
Visara f Albanian
Feminine form of Visar.
Visarn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิศาล (see Wisan).
Visarut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Witsarut.
Visbur m Norse Mythology
Means "undoubted son" in Old Norse. Visbur was a legendary Swedish king, son of Vanlandi and father of Dómaldi... [more]
Visgailas m Lithuanian
Basically means "entirely strong", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
Visgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgailas.
Visgaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas). The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Visgaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgaudas.
Visgedas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas). The second element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)".
Visgedė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgedas.
Visgintas m Lithuanian
Means "to defend all", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Visgintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgintas.
Visgirdas m Lithuanian
Basically has the (more or less) figurative meaning of "he who hears all", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear"... [more]
Visgirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgirdas.
Vishtaspa m Old Persian
Earlier form of Goštāsp, from Old Persian vištah meaning "free, unbridled" and 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) meaning "horse".
Vishva m Hinduism, Hindi
Means "all, whole, world, universe" in Sanskrit. This is another name for the Hindu god Vishnu.
Vishvas m Hindi
From Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa) meaning "confidence, trust".
Vishwa m Hindi, Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Hindi विश्व (see Vishva), as well as the Sinhala form.
Vishwajeet m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Vishwajit.
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]
Vishwas m Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi विश्वास (see Vishvas), as well as the Marathi form.
Visimar m Germanic, History
Variant of Wisamar. Visimar was the name of a 4th-century king of the Vandals, a Germanic tribe.
Vision f & m American, Literature
Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition) via Old French from Latin visio(n- ), from videre ‘to see.'
Visit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wisit.
Visitació f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Visitación.
Visith m Lao
Means "good, excellent, superb" in Lao.
Viskhan m Chechen
From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with the Mongolian title хан (khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".
Viskhazhi m Chechen
From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with حَاجّ (ḥājj) "pilgrim".
Vismantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Vismantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vismantas.
Vismaya f Indian, Kannada, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit विस्मय (vismaya) meaning "amazement, wonder, admiration".
Visminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas). The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Visminė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visminas.
Vissanu m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิษณุ (see Witsanu).
Vissarut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Witsarut.
Visszarion m Russian (Magyarized)
Hungarian transcription of Russian Виссарион (see Vissarion).
Visut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิสุทธิ์ (see Wisut).
Visuth m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิสุทธิ์ (see Wisut).
Visvainas m Lithuanian
Derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Visvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visvainas.
Visvilas m Lithuanian
Means "all hope", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).
Visvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visvilas.
Visvydas m Lithuanian
Means "to see all", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
Visvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visvydas.
Vît m Friulian
Friulian form of Vitus.
Vit m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Vitus (compare Veit).
Víta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Vita 1.
Vitagrazia f Italian (Rare)
Formed from the Italian words vita "life" and grazia "grace"
Vitala f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitale.
Vitałe m Venetian
Venetian form of Vitalis.
Vitália f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Vitalia.
Vitalià m Catalan
Catalan form of Vitalian.
Vitaliaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Vitalian.
Vitalián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vitalianus.
Vitalian m English
English form of Vitalianus. This name was borne by a pope from the 7th century AD.
Vitaliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Vitaliano.
Vitalie m Moldovan, Romanian
Moldovan and Romanian form of Vitalis (see Vitale).
Vitalu m Corsican
Corsican form of Vitale.
Vitaluccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vitala, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Vitaluccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vitale, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Vitangela f Italian
Combination of Vita 1 and Angela.
Vitas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vitus.
Vitaŭt m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vytautas.
Vitauts m Latvian
Latvian form of Vytautas.
Vitaya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิทยา (see Witthaya).
Víťazoslav m Slovak
Derived from Slovak víťaz "winner, champion; conqueror" and the Slavic name element slava "glory".
Vitellia f Ancient Roman, Theatre, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Vitellius. This was the name of an Ancient Roman noblewoman, daughter of Emperor Vitellius (15-69 AC).... [more]
Viðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse viðr "tree" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".
Vithimer m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Witimer. In 376 AD, Vithimer succeeded Ermanaric, king of the Greuthungi (a Gothic tribe), to the throne.
Viðja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse viðja "withy".
Víðkunnr m Old Norse, Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse víðkunnr "famous".
Vithusha f Tamil
Meaning unknown at this moment in time. Also compare Vidhyusha.
Vitige m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Witiges.
Vitimiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Vithimer.
Vitöia f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Victoria.
Vitolda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Vitold.
Vitolds m Latvian
Latvian form of Witold.
Vitore f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
The Vitore is a household deity in Albanian mythology and folklore, usually depicted as a small, colourful and benign golden horned serpent and associated with human destiny and good fortune... [more]
Vitòri f Provençal
Provençal form of Victoire.
Vitòria f Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Victoria.
Vitoria f Galician (Rare), Aragonese
Galician and Aragonese form of Victoria.
Vitoriano m Galician
Galician form of Victorianus.
Vitour m Provençal
Provençal form of Victor.
Vitourin m Provençal
Provençal form of Victorin.
Vitourino f Provençal
Provençal form of Victorine.
Vitsanu m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิษณุ (see Witsanu).
Vitsarut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Witsarut.
Vittaya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิทยา (see Witthaya).
Vitthaya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิทยา (see Witthaya).
Vittoriana f Italian
Italian form of Victoriana.
Vittoriano m Italian
Italian form of Victorian. A bearer of this name is Vittoriano Guareschi (b. 1971), an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer.
Vittorico m Italian
Italian form of Victoricus.
Vittorina f Italian
Feminine form of Vittorino.
Vittoriu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican form of Victor and Sicilian form of Vittorio.
Vittorja f Maltese
Maltese form of Victoria (via Italian Vittoria).
Vitturinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Vittorino.
Vitu m Corsican
Corsican form of Vitus.
Vituccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vita 1, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Vituccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vito, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Vituco m Galician
Hypocoristic of Vicente and Vítor.
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]
Viuška f Czech
Diminutive of Viviana, not used as a given name in its own right.
Viv f & m Dutch, English
Short form of Vivian and other names beginning with Viv-.... [more]
Viva f American (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Occitan, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ancient Roman Vivus. In English-speaking countries, it may also be used as a diminutive of Vivian.
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.
Vivaldo m Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably related to the Germanic name Wigbald.
Vivan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne.
Vivant m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Viventius. The name coincides with French vivant "living, alife".
Vivard m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Vivus This name was us sed as a secular form and translation of Chaim.
Vivat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wiwat.
Vivián m Galician
Galician form of Vivianus.
Viviána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Viviana.
Viviāna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Viviana.
Viviano f Provençal
Provençal form of Viviane.
Viviënne f Dutch
Dutch form of Vivienne.
Vivijana f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Viviana.
Vivius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin vivere "to live; to be alive" and vivus "alive, living".
Vivus m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Latin adjective vīvus "alive, living; bright, lit, burning, kindled; durable, lasting, persistent". This name was also used as a secular form of Chaim.
Viwat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wiwat.
Vixay m Lao
Means "conquest, victory, triumph" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).
Vixen f English (Modern, Rare)
From late Middle English fixen, perhaps from the Old English adjective fyxen ‘of a fox.'
Vixey f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Vixen, referring to a female fox. This name was used on a character in Disney's 1981 animated film 'The Fox and the Hound'.
Vixiłio m Venetian
Venetian form of Vigilius.
Viyaleta f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Vialeta.
Vizbulīte f Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian vizbulīte "anemone". This name was used by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis in his play Indulis un Ārija (1911).
Vizma f Latvian
Derived from either Latvian vizmot or vizēt which both mean "to glimmer". Vizma Belševica was a Latvian poet, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Vjačeslavs m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Vyacheslav (compare Lithuanian Viačeslavas).
Vjacheslav m Estonian (Rare), Latvian (Rare)
Estonian and Latvian borrowing of Russian Vyacheslav.
Vjara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).
Vjenka f Czech
Diminutive of Vjenceslava.
Vjeran m Croatian
Means "faithful".
Vjola f Albanian
Albanian form of Viola.
Vjosa f Albanian
From Vjosa, the name of a river in southwestern Albania.
Vladek m Czech, Croatian
Diminutive of Vlado.
Vladica f & m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlad and Vlada.
Vladimiro m Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Italian and Galician form of Vladimir.
Vladislovas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vladislav.
Vladlene f Russian
Feminine form of Vladlen.
Vladymyr m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian transcription of Vladimir.
Vladzimir m Soviet, Belarusian (Rare), Russian (Belarusianized)
Russian influenced dialectal variant of Uladzimir most common in the Soviet era. Today, it is also often used as a Belarusianisation of Russian Vladimir opposed to standard Belarusian form Uladzimir.
Vlajko m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Vladimir.
Vlasa m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a variant of Vlasi.
Vlash m Albanian
Variant of Vlashi.
Vlasi m Georgian
Georgian form of Blasios and/or Blasius (see Blaise). Also compare Vlasios.
Vlasie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Blasius via Vlasios.
Vlasiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlasa and Vlasi.
Vlasios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Blasios. When looking at the native spelling, note the following: the first letter of this name (the beta) was a 'b' in ancient Greek, but it is a 'v' in modern Greek... [more]
Vlasy m Russian
Variant transcription of Vlasiy.
Vlatkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Vlatka.
Vlera f Albanian
Variant of Vlerë.
Vlerë f Albanian
Derived from Albanian vlerë "value, worth", ultimately borrowed from Latin valor, valōrem "value".
Vlinder f Dutch
Derived from the Dutch word vlinder meaning "butterfly".... [more]
Vlodzyo m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Volodymyr, a cognate of Polish Władzio.
Vlora f Albanian
From Vlora, the name of a city in Albania.
Voadicia f Literature
Form of Boadicea used by Raphael Holinshed in his 16th-century history of Britain.
Voegellin f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Vogel.
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
Vogue f English (British)
From late 16th century (in the vogue, denoting the foremost place in popular estimation) from French, from Italian voga ‘rowing, fashion’, from vogare ‘row, go well’.
Vohnedar m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian вогень (vohen), meaning "light, fire" and the Slavic name element darŭ, meaning "gift".
Voica f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Voicu.
Voichița f Romanian
Diminutive of Voica. This name was borne by Doamna Maria Voichița (Lady Maria Voichița in English), the wife of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great in English).
Voight m American (Rare)
Transferred use from the originally German surname Voight.
Voislava f Moldovan (Rare)
Feminine form of Voislav.
Voja m Serbian, Croatian
Short from of names containing the element voj, like Milivoj, Vojislav.
Vojka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojko.
Vojkan m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element voi meaning "soldier". Also used as a short from of Vojislav.
Vojmil m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements vojĭ "warrior, soldier" and milŭ "gracious, dear".
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.
Vojta m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Wojciech.
Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic word vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.
Volbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Folcbert.
Volckert m West Frisian (Rare)
Late medieval form of Volkert. This name has survived to modern times, but it is extremely rare in the Netherlands, especially when compared to its modern form Volkert.... [more]
Voldemar m Estonian
Estonian form of Waldemar and Woldemar.
Volen m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian волен (volen) "free; independent".
Volena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Volen.
Volesa f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Volesus.
Volesus m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen (first name) which is either of Oscan or Sabine origin and is generally thought to be etymologically related to (or even derived from) either the Latin verb valere meaning "to be strong" (see Valerius) or the Latin verb volo meaning "to will, to want" as well as "to wish, to desire"... [more]
Volf m Jewish, Jewish (Russified), Jewish (Ukrainianized)
Variant spelling of Wolf as well as Russified and Ukrainianised form. It is used by speakers of Yiddish as a translation of the Hebrew name Zeev with the same meaning.
Volfgang m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Croatian and Czech form of Wolfgang.
Volger m Swedish
Variant of Wolfger or Volker.
Volimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Means "peaceful will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Volislav m Russian, Serbian
Means "glorious will", derived from Proto-Slavic volja "will, volition" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Volkbert m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic German name formed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and beraht "bright".
Volkert m Frisian
Variant spelling of Folkert.... [more]
Volknand m Medieval German
The name is composed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and nand "daring, brave".
Volkwin m Dutch
Variant of Folkwin.
Volla f Germanic Mythology
Southern Germanic form of Fulla. In Germanic mythology, Volla is the sister of the goddess Frija (as opposed to Fulla, who is Frigg's handmaid).
Volland m German (Archaic)
A simplified form of Volknand.
Volli m Estonian
Estonian short form of Voldemar.
Volodar m Medieval Ukrainian
Old variant of Volodymyr, or could also come from Ukrainian володар (volodar), meaning "ruler, leader". Alternatively could come from Slavic name elements волдѣти (volděti) "to rule, to control" and даръ (darŭ) "gift".
Volodia m French (Rare)
Variant of Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Volodõmõr m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Ukrainian Володимир (see Volodymyr).
Vologases m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Walagash. This name was borne by six kings of Parthia.
Voltairine f English (American)
Feminine form of Voltaire.... [more]
Voltemand m Theatre
A character in 'Hamlet' by Shakespeare. Voltemand is sent together with Cornelius as an ambassador to the King of Norway.
Volter m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Wolter.... [more]
Volturnus m Etruscan Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Possibly derived from Latin verto, meaning "to turn". This was the name of an Etruscan god whose worship was spread to Rome and was later conflated with the Roman god Tiberinus.
Volumna f Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Volumnus. According to Augustine, Volumnus and Volumna were minor Roman deities who granted newborn infants the will (or volition) to do good.
Volumnio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Volumnius.
Volumnius m Ancient Roman
From a Roman nomen gentile which was possibly derived from Latin volumen meaning "roll, scroll", but could also be derived from the name of the god Volumnus... [more]
Volumnus m Roman Mythology
Derived from the Latin verb volo meaning "to wish, to will, to want". According to Augustine, Volumnus and his female counterpart Volumna were minor Roman deities who granted newborn infants the will (or volition) to do good.
Voluptas f Roman Mythology
Means "pleasure, enjoyment, delight" in Latin. In Roman mythology Voluptas was the personification of sensual pleasures. She was the beautiful daughter born from the union of Cupid and Psyche; her Greek equivalent was Hedone.
Volusa f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Volusus (see Volesus).
Volusia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Volusius. Notable bearers of this name include the Roman noblewomen Volusia Saturnina (1st century BC) and Volusia Cornelia (1st century AD), who each were the daughter of a Roman senator.
Volusian m Late Roman (Anglicized), History
English form of Volusianus. This is the name by which the Roman emperor Volusianus (3rd century AD) and the saint Volusianus of Tours (5th century AD) are generally known in the anglophone world.
Volusianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Volusius. Notable bearers of this name include the Roman emperor Volusianus (died in 253 AD), the Roman consul Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus (died around 268 AD) and Volusianus of Tours, a bishop and saint from the late 5th century AD.
Volusius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Volusus, a variant of the Roman praenomen Volesus.... [more]
Volusus m Ancient Roman
Variant of Volesus. A notable bearer of this name was the Roman consul Marcus Valerius Volusus (died around 496 BC).
Von f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Old Norse vón "hope; expectation".
Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.
Vona f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare, ?)
In Croatia, this name is allegedly a short form of Ivona.... [more]