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Vivio f Popular CultureIt comes from the Subaru Vivio, a kei car that was introduced in March 1992, and manufactured by Subaru until October 1998. Vivio Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS is a fictional bearer of this name.
Vivonne f English (Modern, Rare)French place name used as a personal name; Vivonne is a town in western France whose name is derived from the nearby River Vonne.
Vivy m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy name for a type of small waterfowl, either Tachybaptus pelzelnii or Tachybaptus rufficollis capensis.
Vixey f Popular CultureDiminutive 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'.
Vizbulīte f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
vizbulīte "anemone". This name was used by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis in his play
Indulis un Ārija (1911).
Vizma f LatvianDerived 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.
Vjosa f AlbanianFrom
Vjosa, the name of a river in southwestern Albania.
Vlerë f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
vlerë "value, worth", ultimately borrowed from Latin
valor, valōrem "value".
Vlinder f DutchDerived from the Dutch word
vlinder meaning "butterfly".... [
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Voahirana f MalagasyDerived from the Malagasy word
voahirana which describes a kind of water lily.
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’.
Vohida f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
vohid meaning "unique".
Voichița f RomanianDiminutive 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).
Vojiba f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
vojib meaning "religious obligation or duty".
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.
Volasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
vola meaning "silver, money" and
soa meaning "good".
Volatsara m & f MalagasyPossibly from the Malagasy
volana meaning "moon" and
tsara meaning "beautiful, favourable", idiomatically meaning "favourable destiny".
Volla f Germanic MythologySouthern Germanic form of
Fulla. In Germanic mythology, Volla is the sister of the goddess
Frija (as opposed to Fulla, who is Frigg's handmaid).
Voluptas f Roman MythologyMeans "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.
Volusia f Ancient RomanFeminine 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.
Vónbjørt f FaroeseDerived from Old-Norse
vón meaning "hope; expectation" and
bjartr meaning "light, shining".
Vonetta f English (American), African AmericanPossibly a feminine form of
Von 3, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -
etta. It had a little burst of popularity in the United States in the 1970s, when the actress Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) was active.
Voney f Icelandic (Rare)From Old Norse
ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with
ey meaning "island" or
ey meaning "good fortune".
Vongai f ShonaMeans "Be thankful". This name is both a call to be thankful and an expression of gratitude.
Vouletti f English (American)Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It was first borne by Vouletti Theresa Singer (1840–1913), a daughter of the American inventor Isaac Singer. The name was passed to the forthcoming generations in her family... [
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Vreneli f German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare)Swiss German diminutive of
Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands.
Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.... [
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Vriddhi f Indian (Rare, ?)From Sanskrit वृद्धि
(vṛddhi) meaning "happiness, prosperity" (literally "increase, growth").
Vrinda f HinduismThis name comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. It is one of the names given to the Hindu goddess Radha, one of the god Vishnu's many lovers. The name is also used for the tulsi plant, a sacred plant in Hinduism, because it is said Radha's hair was wavy and luxurious, like the leaves on the plant.
Vrishali f Hinduismthe history goes back to the Mahabharata where it is the name of karna's wife.
Vritra f SanskritMeans "enveloper" in Sanskrit. Vritra was a Vedic serpent or dragon in Hinduism, the personification of drought and adversary of Indra.
Vũ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 羽
(vũ) meaning "feather" or 武
(vũ) meaning "military, martial".
Vui f VietnameseFrom Vietnamese
vui meaning "amusing", with the implied meaning "joy".
Vulfetrude f Medieval FrenchFrankish feminine name derived from the Germanic elements
wulf meaning "wolf" and
thrud meaning "strength".
Vuslat f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish
vuslat (taken from the Arabic language) - "reunion with the beloved".
Vuyiseka f XhosaMeans "be happy, rejoice" or "makes happy" in Xhosa.
Vuyokazi f XhosaMeans "great joy" in Xhosa, a variant of
Vuyo using the feminine or augmentative suffix
-kazi.
Vydotė f LithuanianThis name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with
Vyd- (such as
Vydgailė and
Vydmantė) or end in
-vydė (such as
Žadvydė), because it contains the feminine suffix
-otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [
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Vydutė f LithuanianDiminutive of feminine given names that start with
Vyd- (such as
Vydgailė and
Vydmantė) or end in
-vydė (such as
Žadvydė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix
-utė.
Vyjayanthimala f Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit वैजयन्ती
(vaijayantī) meaning "banner, flag" combined with माला
(mālā) meaning "garland, wreath". A known bearer is Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936-), a Tamil Indian actress and dancer.
Vyshali f IndianIndian mythological name.Its another name of godess parvathi
Waad f & m ArabicMeans "promise" or "covenant" in Arabic.
Waasila f South AfricanProbably derived from Arabic وَسِيلَة (wasīla) "means, medium; tool, instrument; measure, step provision".
Wachira m & f ThaiMeans "diamond" or "lightning bolt" in Thai.
Wachiraphon f ThaiFrom Thai วชิร
(wachira) meaning "diamond, lightning bolt" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".