This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is ****.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Verdell m & f English (American)Derived from the Spanish
verde, meaning "green," combined with the suffix
-ell. A notable bearer is Native American singer Verdell Primeaux (1966-).
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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Vergible m LiteratureUsed by Zora Neale Hurston in her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. The main character, Janie, marries and finds love with a man called Tea Cake whose real name is Vergible Woods.
Verinus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective
verus "true".
Verl m AmericanAn English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of
Verle.
Verminus m Roman MythologyMeaning unknown. Verminus was the god who protected cattle from disease in Roman mythology.
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.
Vernube m AfricanA TIV NAME FROM NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA,BENUE PRECISELY
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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Verrier m ObscureFrom a French occupational surname that meant "glassmaker" or "glassblower", ultimately from French
verre meaning "glass" (see
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Vervain f & m American (Rare, Archaic)Means "foliage", from the Latin
verbena. Vervain, also known as verbena, is a genus in the botanical family Verbenaceae.
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.
Veslefrikk m Literature, FolkloreMeans "little Frikk" from Norwegian
vesle "little" combined with the name
Frikk. This is the main character in the Norwegian folktale
Veslefrikk med fela, which translates to English as
Little Freddie with his Fiddle.
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.
Veðr m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
veðr meaning "ram" or "weather".
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.
Veton m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
veton "lightning is flashing; to shine bright; to shine, to sparkle".
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.
Vėtrūnas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
vėtra meaning "storm, tempest" combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix
-ūnas.
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.
Vezirkhan m Dagestani, LezginDerived from the Arabic title وَزِير
(wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "ruler, leader".
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.
Vićentije m Serbian (Rare)Serbian form of
Vincent. Famous bearers include 16th century Serbian painter Vićentije "Vićenco" Vuković and writer and poet Vićentije Rakić (1750-1818), founder of the School of Theology.
Vicențiu m Romanian (Rare)Variant of
Vincențiu. Notable Romanian bearers of this name include the politician Vicențiu Găvănescu (retired from politics after 2000) and Vicențiu Bugariu (1908-1932), a publicist and historian.
Vichith m LaoMeans "wonderful, beautiful, splendid" in Lao.
Victorious m & f English (Rare)Either a variant of
Victorius or else directly from the English word
Victorious, "Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor; being a victor; bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious day".
Victurnien m French (Rare, Archaic)This name was borne by Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (31 May 1753 – 31 October 1793), a lawyer and statesman, and a significant figure of the French Revolution.... [
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Vidan m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
vidan "(male) pigeon, (male) dove".
Vidarna m Old PersianUncertain etymology. Could mean "piercing the guilty", from Old Persian
vid "to pierce" and
darna "guilt*, or "he who knows the guilt/wrong" if the first element is instead
vida "to know, understand"; it could mean "he who tears apart; the ripper" if derived from Avestan
vi "apart, asunder" and Middle Persian
darr "to split, to tear" (compare modern Persian دریدن
(daridan)).
Vidigoia m GothicVidigoia was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. His name means either "the man from the forest zone" or "the forest-barker/wolf". Vidigoia figured during the campaigns of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great across the Danube around 330 AD... [
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Vidkun m Norwegian (Rare)Younger form of
Víðkunnr. Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and traitor. He collaborated with the Nazis during the German occupation of Norway during World War II, for which he was given the death penalty in 1945.
Vidomir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian
videti or
vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic
viděti "to see"... [
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Vidor m HungarianDerived from Hungarian
vidor "cheerful, jolly". This is a 19th-century coinage intended to Magyarize
Hilár.
Vidoslav m Bulgarian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian
videti or
vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic
viděti "to see"... [
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Vidrik m Old SwedishVidrik Verlandsson is a character in several Germanic heroic legends and Scandinavian ballads. His name is possibly a Swedification of his Germanic name
Witege via the Old Norse form
Viðga.
Vidul m HinduismMEANING: rattan plant or Fasciculatus (Calamus Rotang - Bot.), it also means wise, skilled... [
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Vidup m SanskritMEANING - "wise protector", skilled or learned ruler. Here विदु means intelligent, learned + प from word पा means ruler, protector. In ancient time it was the name of a king ... [
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Vidur m IndianSome sources claim the meaning of this name is "wise, expert". This could make it the masculine form of
Viduraa.... [
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Vidura m HinduismMeans "skilled, intelligent, wise" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Vidura is the prime minister of the Kuru kingdom and is the paternal uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Vidushkrit m SanskritMEANING - free from sins or faults or transgressions. Here वि means without+ दुष्कृत means sins or transgression
Viduslav m SlavicFrom Medieval Slavic
vidu, meaning "sight, view" and
slav, meaning "glory, fame".
Viduus m Roman MythologyPossibly derived from Latin
viduus, meaning "destitute, deprived; widowed". This was the name of a Roman god who separated the soul from the body after death.
Vieirinha m PortuguesePortuguese diminutive of the surname
Vieira. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (1986-), who is better known as Vieirinha.
Viễn m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 遠
(viễn) meaning "distant, remote, far".
Viengkeo m & f LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ແກ້ວ
(keo) meaning "jewel, gem".
Viengkham m & f LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, walled, city" and ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold".
Viengsavanh f & m LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Viengsay m & f LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ໄຊ
(say) meaning "victory".
Viestards m LatvianThe name originates from a Semigallian chieftain in the 13th century of the same name. As of August 8, 2013 there were 21 people in Latvia bearing this name.
Viết m VietnameseFrom a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 筆 (
bút) meaning "to write".
Việt m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 越
(việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.
Vífi m Old NorseOld Norse pet form of combinations of the first name element
vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and a last name element beginning with
f- Vígdiarfr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
víg "fight, battle" and
djarfr "bold, daring".
Vigen m ArmenianFrom an Old Armenian form of
Vincentius (see
Vincent). Alternately, it may be from Latin
vigēre meaning "to be vigorous, to be energetic, to be active".
Vigge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Derived from the Old (West) Norse name
Vígi, a short form of other masculine names containing the element
víg "war, battle". (The name Vígi belonged to one of King Ólafr Tryggvasson's hounds.) As a Swedish name it is sometimes used as a diminutive of
Viktor, and can also be inspired by the word
vigg meaning "lightning".