This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
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Vajira m & f SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt". This is a transcription of both the masculine form වජිර and the feminine form වජිරා.
Vajra f & m Indian (Latinized)From the name of the Buddist ritual weapon that symbolizes the properties of a diamond's indestructibility and a thunderbolt's irresistible force, Sanskrit वज्र (
vajra) meaning "diamond; thunderbolt."
Vakarinė f Baltic MythologyDerived from Lithuanian
vakaras meaning "evening; (plural only) west" (compare
Vakarė) with the feminine adjectival suffix
-inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "vesperal; pertaining to the evening."... [
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Valanice f Popular CultureVariant of the name
Balanice, which appears in the French fairy tale Rosanella. Valanice is the name of a character in the King's Quest series of computer games... [
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Valata f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)Of extremely uncertain origin and meaning. One group of modern-day academics link this name to Estonian
vallatus "naughtiness; recklessness", while others adamantly doubt this derivation.
Valbjört f Icelandic (Rare)From the Old Norse elements
valr "those slain in battle" and
bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of
bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *
walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".
Valena f North FrisianSeibicke 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".
Valeris f Popular CultureCreated by adding the prefix
Val to the name
Eris. Valeris is a major character in 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' (1991). English actress Kim Cattrall portrayed Valeris as well as helping to create aspects of the character including the name.
Valey f IcelandicCombination 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").
Valfrid m & f Swedish, FinnishSwedish and Finnish form of
Walafrid and
Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.
Valiha m & f MalagasyFrom the name of a traditional Malagasy bamboo lute.
Valle f SpanishMeans "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.... [
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Valmai f Literature, Welsh, English (Australian), English (New Zealand)Derived from Welsh
fel Mai meaning "like May". It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel
By Berwen Banks (1899). The first Valmais in the UK birth records appear in the year of the book's publication, and alternate Welsh spellings Falmai and Felmai arose some years later.... [
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Valsamo f Greek (Rare)Perhaps derived from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον
(balsamon) meaning "balsam tree" (of Semitic origin).
Valvanera f SpanishFrom Latin
Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.
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... [
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Vamini f HinduismThis name (not to be confused with Bamini, Padmini, Yamini, Jamini, or Kamini) was a very much in use in India before 1700’s. It was a name only taken by female babies in royal families or women of highest status and caste.... [
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Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [
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Vänhild f Swedish (Archaic)Combination of Swedish
vän "fair, beautiful" and the Old Norse name element
hildr "battle, fight".
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"... [
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Vanir m & f Old Norse, Norse MythologyIn Norse mythology, the Vanir are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future. The Vanir are one of two groups of gods (the other being the
Æsir) and are the namesake of the location Vanaheim... [
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Vanity f English (American)From the English word
vanity. This name surged in 1983 coinciding with the revival of the magazine 'Vanity Fair'.
Vanjie f Popular CultureVariant of
Vangie, which is a diminutive of
Evangeline. Miss Vanjie is the stage name of José Cancel, an American drag performer known for competing on the reality show
RuPaul's Drag Race.
Vannozza f Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian diminutive of
Giovanna. The most notable bearer of this name was Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mistress of Pope Alexander VI and the mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia.
Vansha f HinduismMEANING - lineage, race, dynasty. It was the name of an Apsara.
Vanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)Meaning uncertain, it could be derived from the Latin word
vannus, which refers to a winnowing basket. Alternatively it may be a diminutive of
Vânia.
Vara f Latvian (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this a short form of
Varvara, others derive it directly from Latvian
vara "power, force; reign".
Varada f IndianName of an Indian river situated in Karnataka, a state in the south western region of India. It is with believed that this river has religious ties with gods
Durga and
Lakshmi.
Varahi f Indian, HinduismMeans "boar" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu goddess, one of the Matrikas.
Vardilmë f LiteratureA character mentioned in the works of JRR Tolkien. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language. Although it is of uncertain etymology, it is possibly a contraction of Vardandilme, a compound of the name
Varda and a feminine form of the name element
ndil meaning "friend of, lover, devoted to".
Várdis f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Varenka f RussianPet form of
Varvara. It is the name a heroine in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Poor Folk' and a minor character in Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina'.
Váreyð f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".
Varida f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, MarathiEither from Sanskrit वारिद (vārid) meaning "incidence, occurence," a combination of Sanskrit वारि (vāri) meaning "water" and Sanskrit दा (dā) meaning "giving", or the Indian vernacular name for the plant Pavonia odorata.
Varima-te-takere f Polynesian MythologyPrimordial 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".
Vårin f Norwegian (Rare)Elaboration of
Vör, perhaps influenced by
Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word
vår meaning "spring (the season)".
Varina f English (Rare)Possibly a variant of
Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.
Varinder m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit
वर (vára) "environing, enclosing, space" or "boon, gift, reward, benefit" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra.
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".
Vartilet f ChuvashCombination of Chuvash
варлă (varlă) meaning "kind, friendly" and
тилет (tilet) with an unknown meaning.
Vartuk f ChuvashCombination of
Варт (Vart), which is of Arabic origin meaning "roses" and the suffix
-ук (uk) also meaning "rose".
Vassar m & f American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Vassar. Notable namesakes are Vassar
Carlton Clements (1928 - 2005) American folk musician known as the Father of Hillbilly Jazz and female poet Vassar Miller (1924 - 1998).