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Verdella f African American
While its precise origin is uncertain, it may be related to names like Verdell, which derives from the French "vert" or Latin "viridis," meaning "green." The "-ella" suffix suggests a feminine elaboration, following a pattern common in African American naming traditions of the early 20th century.... [more]

Verderia f Medieval Italian

Verdiana f Italian, Venetian, Medieval Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Contracted form of Veridiana. This was the name of an Italian saint from the 13th century AD.

Verdoana f Arthurian Cycle
The lady of the castle Aspetta Ventura in La Tavola Ritonda. She suffered from leprosy and could only be cured by the blood of a royal virgin. In the quest to heal her, her knights bled hundreds of virgins, most of whom perished... [more]

Verenice f Spanish (Mexican)
Apparently a Spanish variant of Berenice.

Vereniki f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Berenike.

Verildis f Medieval Dutch
Latinate form of Veerle, recorded in the early 13th century.

Verindar f Indian, Sanskrit

Verísima f Galician
Feminine form of Verísimo.

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Verletta f American (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Verla.

Verlinda f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Verla and Linda.

Verlynne f old english and welsh
a combined name of verly and lynne. verly is derived from the old english name beverly, meaning “dweller at the beaver meadow”. lynne is a name of welsh origin meaning “lake”.

Vermilia f Medieval Italian
Derived from Old French vermeillon "vermilion", ultimately from Latin vermiculus "little worm", in reference to Kermes vermilio, from which crimson dye was made.

Vernalyn f Filipino
The name Verna with the suffix -lyn.

Vernelle f English (American)
Combination of the name Vern with the feminine suffix -elle.

Vernessa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an attempt at creating a feminine form of Verne influenced by Vanessa.

Vernetta f English
Diminutive of Verna.

Vernette f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Verna (see Vernetta)

Vernonia f English (Rare)
From the genus of flowering plants also known as ironweed.

Veroneca f Obscure
Variant of Veronica.

Veronese f Medieval Italian
Presumably directly taken from the Italian word, and medieval byname, veronese meaning "from Verona".... [more]

Veroniek f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Veronique.

Veróníka f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Veronika.

Verónika f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Veróníka.

Veronike f Greek (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Greek form of Veronika and possible Dutch variant of Veronique.

Veroniki f Greek
Greek form of Veronica.

Veronina f Obscure

Veroniya f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Veronia.

Veronyca f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Veronyka f Russian (Ukrainianized)
Transcription of Veronika from Russian Cyrillic spelling in Ukrainian transcription.

Veronytė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Veronika.

Verosika f English (American)
Possibly a madeup name inspired by Veronica and Jessika or other names ending in -ika.

Versaria f Arthurian Cycle
Foster-mother of Elyabel, Tristan’s mother.

Verushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of Vera 1. Also compare Verusha and Verusya.

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.

Verveine f Various (Rare)
French form of Verbena.

Verzette f African American (Rare)

Veseljka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Veseljko.

Vethildr f Old Norse, Algonquian
Variant of Vætildr.

Vetivera f Indonesian
Elaboration of vetiver.

Vettenia f Late Roman

Vevencia f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Vivencia.

Veyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Vialetta f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Violetta.

Vianiera f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Venus.

Viatrice f Late Roman (Italianized)
Italian form of Viatrix.

Vicência f Portuguese
Feminine form of Vincent.

Vicenția f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Vincentia.

Vichitra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wichitra.

Vicienza f Sicilian
Variant of Vicenza.

Viclenny f Obscure (Modern)
Possibly a combination of Vic and Lenny.

Victoary f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Scots variant of Victoria.

Victorea f English (Modern)
Varient of Victoria.

Victoría f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Victoria.

Victorie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Victoria.... [more]

Victorya f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Indonesian
Variant of Victoria.

Vidalina f Spanish (Latin American)

Vidamira f Judeo-Spanish
Likely a combination of Vida 3 and Mira 3.

Videlina f Bulgarian

Vidmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vidmantas.

Vidosava f Serbian
Feminine form of Vidosav.

Vidumavi f Literature
Latinized form of Gothic *Widumawi meaning "wood maiden", composed of the elements witu "wood" and mawi "girl". This name is mentioned in the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' as belonging to a princess of Rhovanion who marries King Valacar of Gondor and becomes the mother of Eldacar... [more]

Viengkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem".

Viengsay m & f Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ໄຊ (say) meaning "victory".

Viengxay m & f Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວຽງ​ໄຊ (see Viengsay).

Viergela f Haitian Creole
Derived from French vierge "virgin" combined with Haitian Creole la "there; here", this name has the intended meaning "the Virgin (Mary) is here".

Vieročka f Slovak
Diminutive of Viera.

Vieruška f Slovak
Diminutive form of Viera.

Vífríðr f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and fríðr "beautiful".

Vijessna f German
Ijekavian form of Vesna. Borne by Vijessna Ferkic (b. 1987), a German actress of Croatian descent.

Vijolīte f Latvian (Rare)
Both a variant of Violeta and a direct derivation from Latvian vijolīte "violet".

Vikasini f Hindi
Means: Radiant, cheerful. hearty or ungrudging, promoting or inducing cheer , pleasant, bright, bright with joy, hope, etc emitting rays of light, shining, bright, Physics emitted or propagated by radiation, a point or object from which rays proceed, full of cheer , in good spirits, characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness

Vikentia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Vikentios.

Viktusia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Viktoryja.

Vikushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of Viktoriya. Also compare Annushka, Vikusha and Vikusya.

Vilairat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wilairat.

Vilaivan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิไลวรรณ (see Wilaiwan).

Vilaiwan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิไลวรรณ (see Wilaiwan).

Vildaugė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vildaugas.

Vilenina f Soviet
Feminine form of Vilenin.

Vilgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vilgailas.

Vilgaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vilgaudas.

Vilgerð f Faroese
Faroese form of Vilgerðr.

Vilgintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vilgintas.

Vilgirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vilgirdas.

Vilgjerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Younger form of Vilgerðr.

Vilhelma f Hungarian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Lithuanian
Hungarian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian form of Wilhelma.

Vilímîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Wilhelmina.

Villette f English

Villgärd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Villgerd.

Villgerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Vilgerðr.

Villimey f Icelandic (Modern)
Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]

Vilmiina f Finnish
Finnish short form of Vilhelmiina.

Vilminka f Czech
Diminutive of Vilma.

Vilmuška f Slovak
Diminutive form of Vilma.

Vimaljit f Indian (Sikh)

Vimolrat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wimonrat.

Vimonrat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wimonrat.

Vinayika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali
MEANING - remover of obstacles, female leader, female preceptor, a term for wife of lord Ganesha

Vinbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse vinr "friend" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Vincénça f Provençal
Feminine form of Vincenç.

Vincença f Lengadocian
Feminine form of Vincenç.

Vincenta f Lithuanian, Croatian
Lithuanian and Croatian feminine form of Vincent.

Vincentė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vincentas. Also compare Vincė.

Vincènto f Provençal
Provençal form of Vincente.

Vincetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Vincent.

Vinciane f French, French (Belgian)
French feminine form of Vincianus.

Vineetha f Indian

Vinfreda f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Winifrid.

Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.

Vinnette f English (American)
Combination of Vinnie with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette (or with a name that contains it, such as Annette)... [more]

Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".

Vintovka f Russian (Rare)
Means "rifle" in Russian. Probably used by militarist parents.

Vinushia f Tamil
Variant of Venusha or feminine form of Vinushi.

Vinyette f African American
Alternate spelling of the word vignette.

Violaine f French, Theatre
Invented by Paul Claudel for his play L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912), the first version of which was titled La Jeune Fille Violaine (1892). It is often regarded as a variant of Violante, though Claudel may have taken it from a French place name.

Violanda f Romansh
Variant of Violanta.

Violanta f Italian, Romansh, Sardinian
Italian variant and Romansh form of Violante.

Violenta f Theatre, Hungarian
Cognate of Violante. The name of a ghost character in Shakespeare's play 'All's Well That Ends Well' (first published 1623).

Violetia f South African (Rare)

Violetka f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian виолетка "violet".

Víóletta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Violetta.

Viorella f Obscure
Variant of Viorela.

Vipharat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิภารัตน์ (see Wipharat).

Viphavee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิภาวี (see Wiphawi).

Viphawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิภาวรรณ (see Wiphawan).

Viphawee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิภาวี (see Wiphawi).

Vipsania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vipsanius.

Viradhya f Hindi (Rare)
From Sanskrit वीर (vīrá) meaning "heroic, powerful, strong" and आद्य (ādya) meaning "first, primitive" or "unprecendented, excellent."

Virajini f Punjabi, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Nepali, Kannada, Telugu
Means "shining, brilliant, splendid" in Sanskrit.

Virdiana f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Viridiana.

Virgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Virgailas.

Virgauda f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant form of Virgaudė.

Virgaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Virgaudas.

Virgenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Virgen (compare Carmenza).

Virgília f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan, Medieval Catalan, Hungarian (Rare)
Portuguese, Catalan and Hungarian form Virgilia.

Virgilia f Late Roman, Theatre, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vergilius (see Virgil). This is the name of Coriolanus' wife in Shakespeare's play of the same name.

Virgínia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Virginia.

Virginía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virginia.

Virgintė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Virgintas.

Virginya f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Virginia.

Virgirdė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Virgirdas.

Viridian f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the blue-green pigment, which is derived from Latin viridis, meaning "green".

Virineia f Moldovan (Rare), Medieval Russian

Virineya f Mordvin, Russian (Rare)
Claimed to be a Mordvin name meaning "seeing in the forest". This was used for the title character of 'Virineya' (1969), a Soviet film which was ultimately based on a 1924 novel by Lidiya Seyfullina (1889-1954).

Virmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Virmantas.

Virsavee f Greek
Modern Greek form of Bersabee, which is the ancient Greek form of Bathsheba. Also compare the Russian name Virsaviya.

Virvaldė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Virvaldas.

Virxilia f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Virgilia.

Virxinia f Galician
Galician form of Virginia.

Virzsini f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Virginia.

Visgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgailas.

Visgaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgaudas.

Visgintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgintas.

Visgirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visgirdas.

Vishpala f Hinduism
From viś "settlement, village" and bala "strong", "protecting the settlement" or "strong settlement". It's the name of a famous warrior queen in the Rigveda according to Griffith, a famous indologist... [more]

Viskintė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine name meaning "all-enduring".

Vismantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vismantas.

Visolela f & m Central African
From a proverb, meaning "good judgement". Origin is from the Ovimbundu of Angola. Ovisolela violomupa; vi pungula viopongala. English: Longing are Waterfalls; those you pick over are of the drying trays.

Vistilia f Ancient Roman

Visvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Visvainas.

Visvaldė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Visvaldas.

Vitalīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Vitalina.

Vitalina f Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Ancient Roman
Russian, Ukranian, Italian, and Ancient Roman feminine form of Vitale.

Vitaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Vitalina.

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]

Vithleem f Greek (Rare)
Means "Bethlehem" in Greek. (Compare Bethleem.)

Vithusha f Tamil
Meaning unknown at this moment in time. Also compare Vidhyusha.

Vitomira f Croatian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Feminine form of Vitomir.

Vitorina f Asturian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Vítor and Portuguese diminutive of Vitória.

Vittiore f Italian (Tuscan, Rare)
The name Vittiore was founded in Tuscany, Italy. This name is not a commonly found or known name. The name 'Vittiore' means "victory", similar to the names 'Victoria', 'Vitore', 'Vittore', and 'Vittoria'.

Vittòria f Sardinian
Variant of Vittoria.

Vittorja f Maltese
Maltese form of Victoria (via Italian Vittoria).

Vituccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Vita 1, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Vivantha f Indian

Vivencia f Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish feminine form of Viventius.

Viventia f Late Roman
Possibly a feminine form of Viventius.

Vivianie f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Viviany.

Vivianna f Hungarian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Viviana and Viviána.

Vivianny f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Viviany.

Vivielle f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Viviënna f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Viviënne.

Vivienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Viviana.

Viviënne f Dutch
Dutch form of Vivienne.

Vivijana f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Viviana.

Vivilynn f English
Variant of Vivilyn

Viviyana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Viviana.

Viyaleta f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Vialeta.

Viyanshi f Hindi (Rare)
From Sanskrit वि (vi) meaning "apart" and अंश (áṃśa) meaning "part, portion."

Vizminda f Filipino (Rare)
An invented name, from the Visayan islands (Viz) and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines (Minda). Related to Luzviminda and Minviluz.

Vjendita f Albanian (Rare)

Vladiana f Romanian
Feminine form of Vlad.

Vladlene f Russian
Feminine form of Vladlen.

Vlatkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Vlatka.

Voadicia f Literature
Form of Boadicea used by Raphael Holinshed in his 16th-century history of Britain.

Voahangy f Malagasy
Means "pearl" in Malagasy.

Vóešėhē'e f Cheyenne
Means "Happy Woman" in Cheyenne.

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).

Voislava f Moldovan (Rare)
Feminine form of Voislav.

Vojimira f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Vojimir.

Vojtěška f Czech
Czech form of Wojciecha.

Volamena m & f Malagasy
Means "gold" in Malagasy.

Volumnia f Ancient Roman, Theatre, Literature
Feminine form of Volumnius. This name was used by Shakespeare in his tragedy Coriolanus (written between 1605 and 1608), where it is the name of Coriolanus' mother... [more]

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.

Vónbjørt f Faroese
Derived from Old-Norse vón meaning "hope; expectation" and bjartr meaning "light, shining".

Voncille f American (South)

Vonnetta f African American
Variant of Vonetta.

Vonnette f English, Filipino

Voraluck f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรลักษณ์ (see Woralak).

Voranuch f Thai
Alternate transcription of Woranuch.

Vorralak f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรลักษณ์ (see Woralak).

Vorraluk f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรลักษณ์ (see Woralak).

Vorranut f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วรนุช (see Woranuch).

Vortella f American (South, Rare)

Vosgehad f Armenian
Means "goldmine" or "piece of gold" in Armenian.

Vosgeher f Armenian
Means "gold haired" in Armenian.

Vosgetel f Armenian
Means "gold wire, gold thread" in Armenian.

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... [more]

Vovsanna f Armenian
Variant form of Ovsanna.

Vréginne f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Virginia.

Vrenchen f Literature
Dimnutive form of Verena.... [more]

Vrishali f Hinduism
the history goes back to the Mahabharata where it is the name of karna's wife.

Vrishtva f Indian, Sanskrit
MEANING : to rain, shower down, to cause to rain... [more]

Vrishtvi f Sanskrit
MEANING : to rain, shower down, effuse... [more]

Vrisiida f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Briseida.

Vromudis f Medieval Jewish (Latinized), Jewish (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Frommet. It was recorded in what is modern-day Germany in the 13th century.

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

Vullnete f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vullnet.

Vurbinka f Bulgarian
Means "verbena" in Bulgarian.

Vushchta f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ustinya.

Vutlhari m & f Tsonga
Means "wisdom" in Xitsonga.

Vutshila m & f Tsonga
Means "art" in Xitsonga.

Vuyiseka f Xhosa
Means "be happy, rejoice" or "makes happy" in Xhosa.

Vuyisile m & f Xhosa
Means "bringing joy" in Xhosa.

Vuyokazi f Xhosa
Means "great joy" in Xhosa, a variant of Vuyo using the feminine or augmentative suffix -kazi.

Vyctoria f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

Vyctorya f English (Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

Vyctorye m & f English (Puritan)
Puritan variant of Victory, in reference to Christ's victory over sin and death.

Vydgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vydgailas.

Vydmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vydmantas.

Vyenyera f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Venera.

Vyliaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vyliaudas.

Vyolette f English (American, Rare)
An extremely rare variant of Violet.

Vyolette f French Creole
Comes from “Vyolèt” which means purple, influenced by French.

Vyvienne f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivienne.

Vyzantia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Vyzantios.

Wacharee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วัชรี (see Watchari).

Wachidah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Wahida.

Wachilda f Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Germanic Mythology

Wadeline f African American
Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete

Wadzanai m & f Shona
Means "be in cordial fellowship" in Shona.

Wærburg f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English wær "aware, cautious" and burg "fortress". Alternatively, the first element could be from wær "true" or "truth, faith, fidelity" (from wēraz).

Waheedha f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Wahida.

Waheenee f Indigenous American
Buffalo Bird Woman (ca. 1839-1932) was a traditional Hidatsa woman who lived on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Her Hidatsa name was Waheenee, though she was also called Maaxiiriwia (variously transcribed as Maxidiwiac)... [more]

Waibodei m & f Ijaw
Means "has returned again" in Ijaw.

Waithera f Eastern African

Wakanako f Japanese (Rare)
From 若 (waka) meaning "young", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetable, greens", and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Wakerild f Medieval English
Middle English form of the Old English name *Wacerhild, derived from wacor meaning "watchful, vigilant" (cognate with Old High German wakkar) and hild meaning "battle".

Wakhidah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Wahida.

Walagund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Walahild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Walãtina f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Valentina.

Walberta f German
Feminine form of Walbert

Walbourg f French (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Walburga.

Walburge f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Walburga.

Waldesca f Medieval Catalan, Catalan (Rare, Archaic)
Catalan form of Ubaldesca.

Waldeyde f Brazilian

Waldrada f Germanic, History
Feminine form of Waldrad. Waldrada lived in the 6th century AD and was the wife of Theudebald, a Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty.

Waldtrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with þruþ "strength."

Walercia f Polish
Diminutive of Waleria.

Walętyna f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Walentyna.

Walewska f Brazilian
Transferred use of the Polish surname Walewska.

Walkiria f Italian (Rare)
Rare variant of Valchiria. A notable bearer is Italian partisan Walkiria Terradura (1924-2023).

Walkyria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Valquíria.

Walonika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Veronica.

Walpurge f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Walburge.

Waltilde f Medieval German, Medieval French
Derived from Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt meaning "power, authority" and Old High German hiltja meaning "battle".

Waltrude f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Waltrud.

Waluburg f Germanic
Waluburg was a Germanic seer, who worked for a governor in Roman Egypt.

Wanawsha f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Banafsheh.

Wandusia f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wangchen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་ཆེན (dbang-chen) meaning "great power", derived from དབང (dbang) meaning "power" and ཆེན (chen) meaning "great, big, large".

Wangelia f Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Вангелија (see Vangelija.

Wangjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, bright, clear, radiant".

Wangjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Wangshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Wangwiro m & f African
chewa name southern africa meaning "perfect"

Wanlapha f Thai
Derived from Thai วัลลภ (wanlop) meaning "beloved person, friend, lover".

Wannapha f Thai
From Thai วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint" and ภา (pha) meaning "light, bright, ray".

Wannarat f & m Thai
From Thai วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint" or "caste, class" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Wanqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".

Wanxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Wanzella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Waraphon f Thai
From Thai วร (wara) meaning "excellent, distinguished, glorious" and อาภรณ์ (aphon) meaning "jewelry, ornament".

Waraporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วราภรณ์ (see Waraphon).

Warawara f Quechua
Means "constellation" in Quechua.

Warawara f Aymara
Means "star" in Aymara.

Wardiyah f Indonesian
Variant of Wardiah.

Wariboko f Ijaw
Derived from the Ijaw word wari meaning "house" and boko meaning "harbinger of riches".