This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Vassagijik m AlgonquinThe name for "Greasy Mouth" an eccentric and erratic culture hero and might be derived from the Algonquin Wesucechak.
Vassago m LiteratureVassago is a demon described in demonological grimoires such as the Lesser Key of Solomon and the Book of the Office of Spirits. He is the third demon in the Lesser Key (including Thomas Rudd's variant) and is referred to as a prince "of a good nature" and of the "same nature as Agares"... [
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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).
Vatnarr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and
herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.
Vayeira m & f Hebrew"He appeared."
The God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob appeared. Vazul m Hungarian (Rare)Variant of
Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form
Wazul. Vazul, (before 997–1031 or 1032) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.
Vé m Norse MythologyDerived from
vé, a Germanic shrine or sacred enclosure. In Norse Mythology, Vé is the brother of
Odin and
Vili.
Vector m Popular CultureMeans "carrier" in Latin. This is the name of two fictional characters; Vector the Crocodile from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and a villain from Despicable Me.
Ved m Popular CultureA character appearing in the 4th series of 'The Tribe', a British TV series.
Vedang m IndianMeans "From the Vedas". The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
Vedant m Indian, SanskritIt is a Sanskrit name and has a variety of meanings depending on the grammatical device (Samasa) used to unravel it. All the meanings bear some reference to the Vedas which are ancient Hindu holy texts.... [
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Vedasto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), FilipinoItalian and Spanish form of
Vedastus. The name is also in use in the Philippines, which is a remnant of the influence that Spain has had over the country, what with the country having been part of the Spanish Empire for several centuries.
Veera m & f Indian, Telugu, Punjabi, ThaiAlternate transcription of
Vira. It is sometimes used as a feminine name in India while it is only masculine in Thailand.
Végeirr m Old NorseVariant of
VígæiRR, a combination of Old Norse
vé "temple, sacred enclosure, sanctuary" and
geirr "spear".
Vegeta m Literature, Popular CultureClipping of the English word
vegetable. Vegeta is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. All the names of members of the Saiyan race, such as Vegeta, are puns on vegetables.
Veigar m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
veig "strength" combined with
herr "army, warrior". It can also be viewed as a masculine form of
Veiga.
Veive m Etruscan MythologyThe Etruscan god of revenge. He is portrayed as a young man wearing a laurel wreath and holding arrows in his hand. A goat stands next to him.
Vejovis m Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
vē-, a prefix meaning "not, anti" and
Jovis, referring to
Jupiter, literally meaning "anti-Jupiter". This was the name of a Roman god of Etruscan origins, said to be a god of healing... [
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Vektor m SovietRevolutionary name created in the early period of the Soviet Union. Contraction of
великий коммунизм торжествует (velikiy kommunizm torzhestvuyet) meaning "great communism triumphs".
Velir m Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian великий рабочий
(velikiy rabochiy) meaning "great worker" as well as of Владимир Ленин и революция
(Vladimir Lenin i revolyutsiya) meaning "Vladimir Lenin and the revolution"... [
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Velnias m Baltic MythologyFrom the Proto-Balto-Slavic root
weliā, meaning "dead". This was the name of the Baltic god of the underworld, whose name became associated with the Devil after Christianization.
Ven f & m EnglishShort form of
Vena,
Venice,
Venicia,
Venetia,
Vanessa,
Veronica,
Veronique,
Venus,
Venustus,
Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing
ven-.
Venelin m BulgarianDerived from Венелин (
Venelin), the surname of the Russian slavist and philologist Yuriy Venelin (1802-1839), who is best known for his research on the language, history and culture of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people... [
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Venkateshwara m Hinduism, Indian, TeluguFrom Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh state, India, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर
(ishvara) meaning "lord, god". This is the name of a form of the Hindu god
Vishnu particularly revered in southern India.
Venkatraman m Indian, Malayalam, TamilFrom
वेंकटेशा (venkateša) meaning "lord of Venkata hill", a combination of
Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh, India (see
Venkata), and Sanskrit
ईश् (īś) meaning "lord, master" (see
Isha)... [
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Vennor m CornishMiddle name of Captain Ross Poldark, the main character in the historical television series Poldark. Ross Vennor Poldark is his full name on the BBC show.
Venutius m HistoryVenutius was a 1st-century king of the Brigantes in northern Britain at the time of the Roman conquest.
Veran m SerbianMasculine form of
Vera 1, meaning "faith". Also associated with the adjective
veran, pronounced with a stress on the first syllable, meaning "loyal, faithful".
Verbt m Albanian MythologyVerbt is a weather and storm god in Albanian mythology and folklore, who causes hailstorms and controls fire, water, and the northern wind which fans the flames of fire. The name itself is of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Albanian
vorbëtinë "whirlwind, vortex, swirl".
Verdi m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.
Verdun m & f English (British)From the name of the city in France which derives from the Latin 'Verodunum', meaning "strong fort". This name was first used during the First World War when the city became well-known due to the Battle of Verdun (1916)... [
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Verl m AmericanAn English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of
Verle.
Vermont m & f American (Rare)From the name of the state in the United States of America (see
Vermont). The place name originated from French
Verd Mont meaning "green mountain", the name that French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map.
Vermundr m Old NorseCombination of either Old Norse
verr "man" or
verja "to defend", with
mundr "protector". The name appears on an 11th century copper box that was engraved with runes.
Vero m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy name for Andropogon hirtus, a type of tall grass.
Veroljub m SerbianDerived from the elements
vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".
Veronus m History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare)The best known bearer of this name is the 9th-century folk saint Veronus of Lembeek. At the time, the village was located in Frankish territory, but today it is situated in the region of Flanders in Belgium.... [
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Veryan f & m CornishFrom the name of a Cornish town, which is taken from
Sen Veryan meaning "Saint Veryan", a Cornish corruption of
Severian, itself a corrupted form of
Symphorian (the saint to whom the village church is dedicated)... [
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Vescleves m Illyrian (Latinized)Illyrian name probably derived from Proto-Indoeuropean
*h₁wesu-ḱléw- "of good fame". With this derivation, the name is cognate to the Greek name
Euclid.
Véseti m Old NorseMeans "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also
Vé) in Old Norse.
Vespasius m Ancient RomanOriginal name from which
Vespasianus (see
Vespasian) was derived. A bearer of this name was Vespasius Polla, the maternal grandfather of the Roman Emperor Vespasian.
Vesselin m BulgarianVariant spelling of
Veselin, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. Known bearers of this name include the Bulgarian pianist Vesselin Stanev (b... [
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Vestralp m GermanicVestralp was an Alemannic petty king of the Bucinobantes in the 4th century.
Veteris m Celtic MythologyVeteris was a Celtic god attested from many inscriptions in Roman Britain. The dedicants were usually private individuals and were exclusively male. During the 3rd Century AD the cult was particularly popular among the ranks of the Roman army.
Veðrfölnir m Norse MythologyPossibly meaning "storm pale," "wind bleached" or "wind-witherer", veđrfölnir is a hawk that sits between the eyes of the unnamed eagle that is perched atop the world tree
Yggdrasil.
Vetranio m Late RomanA Roman agnomen of uncertain etymology. It could be from the Late Latin
vetranus "old, veteran", from Latin
veteris "old, aged" and adjective-forming suffix
-anus. This was the name of a brief Western Roman Emperor of the 4th century AD.
Veturius m Ancient Roman, Late RomanGiven name derived from the Latin
vetus >
veturius, meaning "senior, veteran, expert, with long experience". The gens Veturia, anciently called Vetusia, was a patrician family at Rome, which also had plebeian branches... [
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Veysel m TurkishThe name is derived from Arabic
Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as
Veysel Karani.
Vibhishana m Indian, HinduismFrom विभीषण (
vibhīṣaṇa), meaning "terrifying" in Sanskrit. Vibhishana, a
rakshasa or humanoid being, is the brother of
Ravana, the king of Lanka, and ally of
Rama in the Ramayana.