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.
Vortimer m Arthurian CycleIn Nennius’s Historia Brittonum, Vortigern’s eldest son, brother of Catigern, Faustas, and Pascentius.... [
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Vostanik m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
ոստանիկ (ostanik) meaning "courtier, noble".
Voyenmor m SovietFrom a contraction of
военный моряк (voyennyy moryak). meaning "war sailor".
Vræiðr m Old NorseOriginally a byname derived from Old Norse
reiðr "angry".
Vrezh m ArmenianFrom Old Armenian
վրէժ (vrēž) meaning "revenge, vengeance".
Všeslav m SlovakMasculine Slovakian name meaning "all celebrating" or "all glory", from the name elements
vše meaning "all" and
slavící meaning "celebrating". Alternatively, it could borrow from the common naming element
slav meaning "glory"... [
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Vũ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 羽
(vũ) meaning "feather" or 武
(vũ) meaning "military, martial".
Vujadin m SerbianOne of the many Serbian names derived from the element
vuk, meaning "wolf". ... [
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Vukomir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace"... [
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Vukoslav m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
vuk "wolf", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
vьlkъ "wolf". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Vukota m Serbian (Rare)One of the numerous masculine Serbian names derived from
vuk, meaning "wolf".
Vulganus m Arthurian CycleA hideous half-man, half-horse sea demon that terrorized the land of Averre. He carried a Gorgon’s head that turned people to stone.... [
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Vullnet m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
vullnet "will, will power; desire".
Vulturnus m Roman MythologyDerived from
Vultur, the name of a mountain in Apulia, southeast of Rome. The place name is possibly related to Latin
vultur, meaning "vulture". In Roman mythology, Vulturnus was the god of the east wind, with his Greek counterpart being
Eurus... [
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Vượng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 旺
(vượng) meaning "prosperous, flourishing".
Vurğun m AzerbaijaniMeans "lover, enamoured" in Azerbaijani. This was the pen name of Səməd Vurğun (1906-1956), an Azerbaijani poet and dramatist.
Vushemadzoro m ShonaThe name comes from Shona tribes in which KingShip was prevalent. This name was usually given to the chosen next bearer of the throne. The name means the Kingship turnover, i.e. the practice of succeeding a leader... [
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Vushmgir m Gilakifrom Gilaki 'vushm' meaning quail and the suffix '-gir' meaning to catch. so in short it means quail catcher.
Vuthy m KhmerMeans "prosperity, abundance" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit वृद्धि
(vriddhi).
Vuyo m XhosaMeans "happiness, joy" in Xhosa. Sometimes used as a short form of names beginning with
Vuyo-.
Vỹ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 偉
(vĩ) meaning "great, extraordinary".
Vydgailas m LithuanianBasically means "to see (is) strength" or "the strength to see", derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (see
Vytautas) combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Vydminas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (see
Vytautas). The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb
minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Vydotas m LithuanianDerived from
Vydotis, which could be considered to be a diminutive of masculine names that start with
Vyd- (such as
Vydgailas and
Vydmantas) or end in
-vydas (such as
Tautvydas), because it contains the masculine suffix
-otis, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [
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Vygailas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (which would then make this name a variant of
Vydgailas) or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vygaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vygintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vygirdas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vyliaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic
vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see
Vytautas)... [
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Vyrăstaj m ChuvashGiven to boys born on Sunday, derived from the Chuvash word for the day,
Vyrsarni kun, literally meaning "Russian weekend day". It can also be linked to the word
Vyrăs meaning "Russian".
Wave f & m English (Rare)From Old English
wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of
waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English
wawe ‘(sea) wave’.
Wikvaya m HopiHopi name meaning "one who brings", derived from Hopi
wíkva "bring, fetch" (plural
wíkvaya).
Xaviel m Spanish (Rare)This name is possibly a combination of
Xavier with a Hebrew name ending in
-iel, such as
Gabriel. However, given the fact that this name has been around in the Spanish-speaking world since at least the 18th century, it could also be an independent name of its own (in which case its etymology is unknown), as combining names in that manner generally seems to be a fairly modern phenomenon in the Spanish-speaking world.... [
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Xaysavanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Xhevahir m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
xhevahir meaning "diamond; gem, jewel" and figuratively meaning "very nice; goodhearted; precious". It is a cognate of Turkish
Cevahir.
Xudaverdi m AzerbaijaniMeans "God gave", from Azerbaijani
xuda meaning "god" and the past tense of
vermək meaning "to give".
Xviça m AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani form of
Khvicha. A known bearer of this name is Xviça Biçinaşvili (b. 1974), an Azerbaijani wrestler of Georgian descent.
Yariv m HebrewMeans "rival" or "he will fight" in Hebrew.
Yashovardhan m IndianFrom Sanskrit यश
(yaś) meaning "fame, glory, honour" combined with वर्धन
(vardhana) "growth, prosperity, success."
Yashovarman m Sanskrit, HistoryFrom Sanskrit
यशस् (
yáśas) "glory, fame, renown" and
वर्मन् (
varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a medieval Indian ruler of Kannauj who founded the Varman dynasty of Northern India.
Yavar m PersianMeans "assistant, helper, supporter" in Persian.
Yavuz Selim m TurkishCombination of
Yavuz and
Salim, given in honour of Sultan Selim I (1470-1520) of the Ottoman Empire, who was nicknamed Selim the Grim.
Yettovqo'zi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yettov meaning "seven" and
qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Yevpl m Russian (Archaic)Russian form of
Euplius via its variant form
Euplus. Known Russian bearers of this name include the lieutenant general Yevpl Semyonkin (1817-1895) and the military pilot Yevpl Nesterov (1887-died after 1917).
Yevsevy m RussianYevsevy comes from Greek origins which mean “pious, devout.”
Yevstrat m Russian (Archaic)Either a short form or a variant of
Yevstratiy. A known bearer of this name was the Russian political investigator Yevstratiy "Yevstrat" Mednikov (1853-1914).
Yogev m HebrewMeans "farmer, earthworker" in Hebrew. It may be the Hebrew version of the name
George because they have the same meaning.
Yom-tov m Jewish (Rare, Archaic)Derived from יוֹם meaning "day" and טוֹב meaning "good" in Hebrew. It is often given to babies born on a holiday.
Yorquvvat m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yor meaning "friend" and
quvvat meaning "strength, force, power, might, energy".