This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *v* or m*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Odav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, SinhaleseMEANING - "mode which consists of five notes only"... [
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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 FaroeseFaroese name with the combination of
oddr "spear" and
valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".
Oddvin m NorwegianRelatively modern name (from 1843) created by combining the Old Norse name elements
oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and
vinr "friend".
Oghavaan m HinduismMEANING - having strong streams (like a river). Here ओघ means strong stream + वान् means one having. It was name of a king... [
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Ogvald m Old NorseName of a king of Rogaland in a Norse saga. The second element of the name is
valdr meaning "ruler".
Ogyrven m Arthurian CycleAccording 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.
Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular CultureSurname 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".
Olvin m Literature, Central AmericanOlvin 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
Onerva f & m FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".
Oroveso m TheatrePossibly 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... [
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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... [
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Ósvífr m IcelandicOld Norse variant form of
Úsvífr, a combination of
svífr = "to swerve, drift" with the negative prefix U.
Ošvuj m MariDerived from
oš meaning "white" and
vuj meaning "white".
Otaslav m RussianMeaning "father's glory". From
ota "father" and
slav "glory".
Otgondavaa m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest" and даваа
(davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, passage, mountain pass".
Otgonpürev m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian отгон
(otgon) meaning "youngest" and пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".
Óþveginn m Old NorseOld Norse byname meaning "unwashed, dirty", derived from
ú, a negative prefix, combined with the preterite participle of the verb
þvá "to wash".
Ovden m Old NorseOld Norse variant spelling of
Auðun, constructed from
auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and
vinr "friend".
Övgü m & f TurkishMeans "praise, commendation, compliment, tribute" in Turkish.
Ovie m NigerianOvie 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.
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.
Oyuunnavch f & m MongolianMeans "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".
Padmasambhava m BuddhismMeans "lotus-born" from Sanskrit पद्म
(padma) meaning "lotus" and सम्भव
(sambhāva) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin"... [
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Pahlavon m Tajik (Rare), UzbekTajik and Uzbek form of the medieval Persian name
Pahlavan, which was derived from the Persian noun پهلوان
(pahlavan) meaning "hero, paladin, champion".... [
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Paivand m & f PersianMeans "link, union, relationship, oath" in Persian.
Päiviö m & f FinnishFinnish 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.
Palanivel m Indian, TamilFrom Tamil பழனி
(Paḻaṉi), the name of a town in Tamil Nadu, India, and வேல்
(vēl) referring to a divine spear in Hindu mythology.
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.
Parshvanatha m SanskritFrom 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.
Pavitr m IndianMeans "pure", potentially a masculine form of
Pavitra. Notably used by Pavitr Prabhakar.
Pavlakis m GreekModern 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.
Peivas m SamiDerived from Sami
peivas "son of the day".
Pellervo m Finnish, Finnish MythologyDerived from Finnish word
pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.
Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, HistoryCroatian 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 BulgarianThis 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... [
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Phetvilay m & f LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome fine".
Phonesavanh f & m LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Phousavanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Phoutthavong m LaoFrom Lao ພຸດທະ
(phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phouvanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Phouvong m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Phuvah m BiblicalPhuvah 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 LaoFrom Lao
ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and
ວັງ (vang) meaning "palace" or "protect, encircle".
Poeuv m & f KhmerMeans "youngest, young one" in Khmer.
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"... [
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Pomnislav m Medieval SlavicDerived 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".