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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *v* or m*.
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Octavi m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Octavius.
Octavià m Catalan
Catalan form of Octavian.
Octaviaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Octavian.
Octaviano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Octavian.
Octaviu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Octavius.
Odav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING - "mode which consists of five notes only"... [more]
Oddleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Oddleif.
Oddvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and valdr "ruler". The name was coined in the late 19th century.
Oddvaldur m Faroese
Faroese name with the combination of oddr "spear" and valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".
Oddvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and vǫrðr "guard".
Oddvin m Norwegian
Relatively modern name (from 1843) created by combining the Old Norse name elements oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and vinr "friend".
Odvar m Norwegian
Variant spelling of Oddvar.
Oghavaan m Hinduism
MEANING - having strong streams (like a river). Here ओघ means strong stream + वान् means one having. It was name of a king... [more]
Oghavat m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali
Means - having a strong stream... [more]
Oghenevwemu m & f Urhobo
Means "God owns all things" in Urhobo.
Ogvald m Old Norse
Name of a king of Rogaland in a Norse saga. The second element of the name is valdr meaning "ruler".
Ogyrven m Arthurian Cycle
According to some sources, Ogyrven was the father of Cerridwen, to whom he gave his cauldron. He was, perhaps, an early eponymous deity of the alphabet, called ogyrvens, as well as the patron of bards and language.
Ȯhnėševaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Swift" in Cheyenne.
Øivin m Norwegian
Variant of Øyvind.
Oivo m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian cognate of Oiva.
Ojasvin m Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit ओजस् (ójas) meaning "strength, vigour".
Öjvind m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.
Øjvind m Danish
Variant of Ejvind.
Ókȯhkeveho m Cheyenne
Means "Crow Chief" in Cheyenne.
Ókȯhkevó'omaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Crow" in Cheyenne.
Ó'kȯhómȯhvó'komaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Coyote" in Cheyenne.
Oktáv m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Octavius.
Oktávián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Octavianus (see Octavian).
Oktavian m Bulgarian, German (Rare), Russian, Ukrainian
Form of Octavianus (see Octavian) in various languages.
Oktavianas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Octavianus.
Oktaviane m Georgian
Georgian form of Octavianus (see Octavian).
Oktavianus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Octavianus (see Octavian).
Oktavijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Octavian.
Oktavije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Octavius.
Oktavijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Octavius.
Oktavio m Polish (Modern, Rare)
Most probably an invented variant of Oktawiusz inspired by Octavio. Last year (2019) two baby boys in Poland were given this name as a first name.
Oktavíus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Octavius.
Oktaviy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Octavius.
Oktavy m Russian
Variant transcription of Oktaviy.
Oktovianus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Octavianus (see Octavian).
Októvíus m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Oktavíus.
Olave m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Óláfr via the Latinization Olavus.
Olave m Finnish
Variant of Olavi.
Olavs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Olav and variant of Olafs.
Oleiv f & m Norwegian
Variant of Oleif.
Olevian m English (American, Rare)
Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany).... [more]
Oliva m Samoan, Tongan
Samoan and Tongan form of Oliver.
Ólivar m Faroese
Faroese form of Oliver.
Ólíver m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Oliver.
Óliver m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish variant of Oliver.
Olivério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Oliver.
Oliverius m Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin form of Oliver.
Olivero m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of the Italian Oliviero, Italian/Spanish Oliverio and the Spanish Óliver.
Oliverotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Olivero or Oliverio (both of which are variants of Oliviero), as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Olivert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean), South American
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning. Probably inspired by Oliver and Ivert.
Olivey m Gascon
Gascon cognate of Olivier.
Olivianos m Greek
Greek form of Olivianus (see Olivian).
Olivièr m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Oliver.
Olivio m Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Olivia and thus a masculine form of the saint's name Oliva.
Olivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Oliver.
Olivyi m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Olivier.
Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".
Ǫlvaldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of Old Norse ǫl ("ale") and valdr ("ruler"). May be a variant of Alvaldr.
Ǫlvér m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of AlvéR.
Olvin m Literature, Central American
Olvin was a king of Archenland who won the hand of the Lady Liln in a tale alluded to in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis
Ǫlvir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Ǫlvér. In Norse mythology this is the name of Hjálmþér's brother.
Olyvar m Literature, Popular Culture
Invented name based on Oliver. Used on multiple characters in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and 'Game of Thrones'.
Omidvar m Persian
Means "hopeful" in Persian.
Onerva f & m Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".
Orival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
There are several possibilities for the meaning and origin of this name. One is that it is derived from Ariovaldo via its variant form Orivaldo... [more]
Orivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Ariovaldo via Oriovaldo.
Orlev m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the name Or means "light" and the name Lev 2 means "heart".
Ørnolvur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ǫrnólfr.
Ørnulv m Norwegian
Modern form of Ǫrnulfr.
Oroveso m Theatre
Possibly based on an Ancient Celtic name. Oroveso was used by Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani for the character in 'Norma' (1831), based on the play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' by Alexandre Soumet... [more]
Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.
Orvan m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Orvon.... [more]
Orvel m English
Variant of Orville.
Orvie m English
Diminutive of Orville.
Orvil m English
Variant of Orville.
Orvill m English (Rare)
Variant of Orville.
Orvis m English
Transferred use of the surname Orvis.
Orvo m Finnish (Rare)
From the archaic Finnish word orvo meaning "orphan".
Orvoloson m Literature (Italianized)
The equivalent of Marvolo in the Italian version of the Harry Potter novels. In the new reprintings it was replaced with the original name, as were most of the other characters' names... [more]
Ørvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Orvar.
Orvyn m English
A variant of Orvin.
Orziv m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Hebrew names Or and Ziv that both related to light and brightness.
Osva m Finnish
Finnish short form of Osvald.
Osval m Picard
Picard form of Oswald.
Osvaldas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Oswald, possibly via its Scandinavian form Osvald.
Osvalds m Latvian
Latvian form of Oswald.
Ósvi m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Ósvífr m Icelandic
Old Norse variant form of Úsvífr, a combination of svífr = "to swerve, drift" with the negative prefix U.
Osvit m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian osvit meaning "dawn".
Ošvuj m Mari
Derived from oš meaning "white" and vuj meaning "white".
Oszvald m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Oswald.
Otaslav m Russian
Meaning "father's glory". From ota "father" and slav "glory".
Otá'tavaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Blue" in Cheyenne.
Otá'taveaénohe m Cheyenne
Means "Blue Hawk" in Cheyenne.
Otava m Finnish, Finnish Mythology, Astronomy
Means "salmon net" from an Ancient Finnish word sometimes used also to mean "bear" or "wheel". ... [more]
Otgondavaa m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, passage, mountain pass".
Otgonpürev m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".
Óþveginn m Old Norse
Old Norse byname meaning "unwashed, dirty", derived from ú, a negative prefix, combined with the preterite participle of the verb þvá "to wash".
Ottavian m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Octavianus.
Ottavianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Octavianus.
Ottaviu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Ottavio.
Oulivié m Provençal
Provençal form of Olivier.
Ovais m Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic أويس (uwais) meaning "wolf".
Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.
Ovanes m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of John.
Ovden m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Auðun, constructed from auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".
Ovdokim m Mari
Mari form of Evdokim.
Oveco m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Obeko.
Øven m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Even.
Overton m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Overton.
Ovez m Turkmen (Russified)
Russified form of Öwez.
Övgü m & f Turkish
Means "praise, commendation, compliment, tribute" in Turkish.
Övgün m & f Turkish
Variant of Övgü.
Ovidi m Catalan
Catalan form of Ovidius (see Ovid).
Ovidije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Ovidius.
Ovidijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ovidius (see Ovid).... [more]
Ovidiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Ovidius (see Ovid).
Ovie m Nigerian
Ovie means “King” in Urhobo, a language that belongs to the Urhobo people of Nigeria. It will have baby walking (or crawling) around with all the swagger deserving of a monarch.
Oviegheneomuno m Isoko
Means ”King God has been enthroned" in Isoko.
Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."
Ovla m Sami
Variant of Oula and Ovlá.
Ovlá m Sami
Sami variant of Ola 1.
Ovlin m Sami
Sami form of Olin.
Ovlla m Sami
Variant of Ovllá.
Ovllá m Sami
Sami form of Ola 1.
Ovlur m Chechen (Rare)
Vainakh name meaning "lamb born in the winter" or "first born lamb".
Ovo f & m Western African
Likely related to Owo.
Ovseei m Armenian
Armenian form of Hosea.
Ovstay m Mordvin
Allegedly means "bear" in Mordvin.
Ovtay m Mordvin
Means "bear" in Mordvin.
Övünç m & f Turkish
Means "pride, commendation" in Turkish.
Ovunc m Turkish
Turkish for "Longing." Popular in Turkey.
Ovuvuevuevue m African (Rare)
Extremely rare name, seemingly used exclusively in Africa. A popular bearer of the name is the memestar Ovuvuevuevue Enyetuenwuevue Ugbemugbem Osas. The meaning of the name is practically impossible to comprehend.
Oyleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Øylæifr.
Oyuunnavch f & m Mongolian
Means "turquoise leaf" or "wisdom leaf" in Mongolian, from either оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" or оюун (oyuun) meaning "mind, intellect" combined with навч (navch) meaning "leaf".
Øyvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and vǫrðr "guard".
Oyvindur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Øyvindr.
Ozsvát m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Oszvald.
Özvatan m Turkish (Rare)
A name who came from the town of the same name.
Paavvâl m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Paul.
Padmasambhava m Buddhism
Means "lotus-born" from Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" and सम्भव (sambhāva) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin"... [more]
Pȧháveameōhtse m Cheyenne
Means "Walks Nice" in Cheyenne.
Pȧhávevóonā'o m Cheyenne
Means "Good Morning" in Cheyenne.
Pəhləvan m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Older Azerbaijani form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon). The modern form is Pəhlivan.
Pahlavon m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan, which was derived from the Persian noun پهلوان (pahlavan) meaning "hero, paladin, champion".... [more]
Pahlavonbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Pahlavon with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Pəhlivan m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Modern Azerbaijani form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon). The older form is Pəhləvan.... [more]
Paivand m & f Persian
Means "link, union, relationship, oath" in Persian.
Päiviö m & f Finnish
Finnish form of Peivas as well as a direct derivation from Finnish päivä "day". While this name is exclusively masculine today, up until the 1940s it was also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Päivö m & f Finnish
Variant of Päiviö.
Palanivel m Indian, Tamil
From Tamil பழனி (Paḻaṉi), the name of a town in Tamil Nadu, India, and வேல் (vēl) referring to a divine spear in Hindu mythology.
Palavand m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]
Palvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਪਲਵਿੰਦਰ (see Palwinder).
Pamvo m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian form of Pambo. Pamvo (non-canonical name Pavlo) Berynda was a Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monk who created one of the oldest bilingual Church Slavic-Old Ukrainian dictionaries.
Panuvat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phanuwat.
Parascevas m Greek (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παρασκευας (see Paraskevas).
Paraskev m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Paraskevas.
Pargev m Armenian
Means "gift, donation, present" in Armenian.
Parnavaz m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Rare), History
Armenian and Georgian form of Farnabazu. This name was borne by two kings that ruled over territories that are nowadays located in modern Georgia.
Parshvanatha m Sanskrit
From Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva) meaning "near, proximate, side" and नाथ (nāthá) meaning "protector, patron, lord, master". This was the name of the 23rd tirthankara (enlightened spiritual teacher and saviour) in Jain tradition, preceding Mahavira.
Partev m Armenian
Means "Parthian" in Armenian.
Parvesh m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit प्रवेश (praveśa) meaning "entrance, entering".
Parvizjon m Uzbek, Tajik
From the given name Parviz combined with jon meaning "soul, life".
Patvakan m Armenian
Means "honorable" in Armenian.
Pàval m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Paul.
Päval m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Paul.
Pavankumar m Telugu, Indian
Combination of Pavan and Kumar.
Pave m Croatian
Variant of Pavo.
Pavitr m Indian
Means "pure", potentially a masculine form of Pavitra. Notably used by Pavitr Prabhakar.
Pavitra f & m Indian
From a Sanskrit word meaning "pure".
Pavӑl m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Pavel.
Pavlakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Pavlos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Pavlek m Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Pavel or Pavao.... [more]
Pavlik m Russian
Diminutive of Pavel.
Pavlinos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Paulinos, which is the ancient Greek form of Paulinus.
Pavsekakiy m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian variant of Pavsikakiy and Ukrainian form of Παυσικακίος (Pausikakios), which is an extremely rare variant of Pausikakos.
Pavsikakije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Παυσικακίος (Pausikakios), which is an extremely rare variant of Pausikakos.
Pavsikakiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Παυσικακίος (Pausikakios), which is an extremely rare variant of Pausikakos.
Pavstos m Armenian
Armenian form of Faustus via its hellenized (ancient Greek) form Phaustos. Also compare Favstos, which is the modern Greek spelling of the latter name.... [more]
Pavun m Bulgarian
From the Latin pavo meaning "peacock".
Pavva m Sami
Sami form of Paul.
Pavyel m Russian
Variant transcription of Pavel.
Pėhévanéstoohe m Cheyenne
Means "sings good, sings nice" in Cheyenne.
Pėhévėhetane m Cheyenne
Means "Good Man" in Cheyenne.
Peivas m Sami
Derived from Sami peivas "son of the day".
Pellervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish word pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.
Perchevael m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Perceval.
Percheval m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Perchevael.
Persuvius m Romani
Possibly a Romani corruption of Parascevas or place name Vesuvius.
Pertev m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian پرتو (partow) meaning "ray of light".
Pervaiz m Urdu
Urdu form of Parviz.
Pervis m English
Variant of Purvis.
Perviz m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Turkish form of Parviz and a variant spelling of Pərviz.
Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, History
Croatian and Serbian form of Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
Petroslav m Bulgarian
This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
Phanuvat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phanuwat.
Phayvanh f & m Lao
Means "forest" in Lao.
Phetvilay m & f Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome fine".
Phoivos m Greek
Variant transcription of Foivos.
Phonesavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Phousavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Phoutthavong m Lao
From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phouvanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Phouvong m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Phuvah m Biblical
Phuvah was a son of Issachar according to Genesis 46:13 and Numbers 26:23. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Phuvang m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັງ (vang) meaning "palace" or "protect, encircle".
Pilâvia m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Flavia.
Pishva m Persian
Means "superior, boss" in Persian.
Pival m Marathi
Means "tree" in Marathi.
Pivik f & m Greenlandic
Means "true, real" in Greenlandic.
Pivínguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Pivik and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Pivinnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pivínguaĸ.
Pivo m Spanish
Diminutive of Primitivo.
Poeuv m & f Khmer
Means "youngest, young one" in Khmer.
Polievkt m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Polyeuctus (see Polyeuktos).
Polivios m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Πολύβιος (see Polyvios).
Polvon m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Palvan, which is a medieval Persian contraction of the Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]
Polvonbek m Uzbek (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from either the name Polvon or the Uzbek word polvon meaning "strong, heroic, brave" as well as "strong man, wrestler"... [more]
Polyvios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Polybios.
Pomnislav m Medieval Slavic
Derived from Church Slavic pomineti or pominiti meaning "to think" (which corresponds with Russian помнить (pomnit) meaning "to think") combined with the Slavic element slava meaning "glory".