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Vachell m & f English
Variant of Vachel.

Vada m & f Yi
Means "high cliff" in Yi.

Vaea m & f Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it likely means "king, prince, noble, chief" based on the fact that the meaning of Mapu 'a Vaea, natural blowholes in Houma on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, is known to be 'Whistle of the Noble/Chief/King' in Tongan... [more]

Vəfa f & m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʾ) meaning "loyalty, faithfulness".

Vafa f & m Azerbaijani, Persian, Bashkir
Variant transcription of Vəfa.

Vahatra m & f Malagasy
Means "root" in Malagasy.

Vahinala m & f Malagasy
From the name of a plant native to Madagascar, ultimately from the Malagasy vahiny meaning "stranger" and ala meaning "forest".

Vahisoa m & f Malagasy
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Malagasy vahy meaning "vine" and soa meaning "good".

Vahuo m & f Yi
Means "raised in the mountains" in Yi.

Vahxe m & f Yi
Means "surrounding cliff" in Yi.

Vaiarii m & f Tahitian
From the Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ari'i meaning "high chief, king", idiomatically meaning "royal water".

Vaiatea f & m Tahitian
Means "distant waters" from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and atea meaning "distant, far away".

Vaihau m & f Tahitian
Means "calm water" in Tahitian.

Vaihiria m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "place of the water".

Vaiura m & f Tahitian
Derived from the Tahitian vai meaning "water" and archaic 'ura meaning "red".

Vajira m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt". This is a transcription of both the masculine form වජිර and the feminine form වජිරා.

Vajra f & m Indian (Latinized)
From the name of the Buddist ritual weapon that symbolizes the properties of a diamond's indestructibility and a thunderbolt's irresistible force, Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond; thunderbolt."

Vakoka m & f Malagasy
Means "inherited treasure" or "tradition" in Malagasy.

Valdeci m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valdecir.

Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.

Valeh f & m Persian, Azerbaijani
Means "enamored" in Persian. This name is unisex in Iran and masculine in Azerbaijan.

Valen m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.

Valfrid m & f Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.

Valia f & m Bulgarian, Georgian (Rare), Greek, Russian
In Bulgaria and Russia, this name is a variant transcription of the unisex name Valya.... [more]

Valiance f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Valiha m & f Malagasy
From the name of a traditional Malagasy bamboo lute.

Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.

Vallie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Vallie and a diminutive of Valerie and Valentina.

Vallmo f & m Swedish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Swedish, thus making it a Swedish cognate of Poppy.

Valo m & f Finnish
Means "light" in Finnish.

Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

Vam m & f Hmong
Means "rely on, trust" in Hmong Daw.

Vạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 萬 (vạn) meaning "ten thousand, myriad".

Van m & f Chin
Means "heaven, sky, firmament" or "fortune, luck, fate, destiny" in Hakha Chin.

Vanderli m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Vanderley.

Vandy m & f Lao
From Lao ວັນ (van) meaning "day" and ດີ (dy) meaning "good, fine, nice".

Vania f & m Bulgarian, Romanian, Italian
Italian and Romanian form of Vanya as well as Italian variant of Vanna and Bulgarian diminutive of Ivana.

Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.

Vanir m & f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, the Vanir are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future. The Vanir are one of two groups of gods (the other being the Æsir) and are the namesake of the location Vanaheim... [more]

Vaniy m & f Haitian Creole (Modern)
Means "Vanilla" in Creole, His name has given many first names like Aniy.

Vanka f & m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Diminutive of Ivana (Bulgarian, Macedonian) or Ivan (Russian).

Vanona m & f Malagasy
Means "successful" in Malagasy.

Vanthani m & f Lao
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Lao ວັນທາ (wán tʰá́) meaning "bow, salute".

Vard m & f Armenian
Means "rose" in Armenian.

Vardiko f & m Georgian
Pet form of Varden (masculine) and Vardo (feminine).

Varie f & m Biblical French, Egyptian Mythology

Varinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit वर (vára) "environing, enclosing, space" or "boon, gift, reward, benefit" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Varinderjit f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Formed from Varinder and Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Varjo m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "shadow" in Finnish.

Varlik m & f Turkish
Means "asset, wealth" in Turkish.

Varma f & m Finnish
Means "sure, certain, reliable" in Finnish.

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Vasa m & f Samoan
Means "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.

Vasha f & m Russian
Either a diminutive of Vasily, Varvara, Valeriy, Valeriya or Ivan.

Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.

Vaskrsija m & f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form and male variant of Vaskrsije.

Vassa f & m Russian, Literature
Variant of Vasya.... [more]

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).

Vastya f & m Russian (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Sevastyan and Sevastyana.

Vasuki m & f Hinduism, Buddhism, Ancient Dravidian, Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a nagaraja (king of serpents) in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. He is a snake belonging to the god Shiva and is famous for coiling around Shiva's neck.... [more]

Vatanchu m & f Mayan Mythology

Vatcharin m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Watcharin.

Vatsy m & f Malagasy
Means "provisions for a voyage" in Malagasy.

Vattha m & f Lao
Means "cloth, fabric" in Lao.

Vatthana m & f Lao
Means "culture, development, progress" in Lao.

Vayeira m & f Hebrew
"He appeared." The God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob appeared.

Vaylor m & f American (South, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Vale, Taylor, Baylor, Saylor and Naylor... [more]

Vực m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 域 (vực) meaning "region".

Vệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 衞 (vệ) meaning "to protect".

Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.

Veenesh f & m Indian

Veera m & f Indian, Telugu, Punjabi, Thai
Alternate transcription of Vira. It is sometimes used as a feminine name in India while it is only masculine in Thailand.

Veerpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Vegas m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in Nevada. it's derived from Spanish Las Vegas, which translates to "The meadows" in English.

Velile m & f Xhosa, South African
Means "appeared, arrived" in Xhosa.

Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.

Vendi f & m Telugu
Means "silver" in Telugu.

Venni m & f Finnish
A diminutive of Verner and Vendela.

Ventrell m & f African American (Rare)

Ventura m & f Spanish
Truncated form of Buenaventura.

Ve’ondre m & f African American
Possibly a female version of DeAndre or Deondre, or Ondre combines with the prefix Ve... [more]

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.

Verdie f & m English (American), American (South), African American
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant or diminutive of the feminine Verity, Verdella, Vera 1 or the masculine Verdell... [more]

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)... [more]

Vergal m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Verlyn m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Verlene.

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.

Vernell f & m African American
Variant of Vernel, or possibly an elaborated form of Verna and Vernon.

Vernie f & m English
Diminutive of Veronica and names containing vern, such as Vernon, Verna or Laverne.

Vero m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for Andropogon hirtus, a type of tall grass.

Veromanitra m & f Malagasy
Means "lemongrass" in Malagasy.

Veron m & f English

Verone f & m Dutch, German, African American

Veroon f & m Dutch, Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch short form of Verona, Veronica and its variant Veronika. In that capacity, the name is extremely rare as an official name on birth certificates; it is almost always used informally.... [more]

Versace f & m Various, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Versace as a given name, possibly used in reference to the Italian luxury fashion company Versace.

Vertis m & f African American (Rare)

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.

Verve f & m English
Variant of Virve.

Veryan f & m Cornish
From 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)... [more]

Vessa m & f English
Neutral form of Vanessa.

Vessie m & f English
Short form of Vesta, Vespa, Sylvester, and other names containing Ves-.

Vestal m & f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the surname Vestal or an elaboration of Vesta. A notable (female) bearer of this name was Vestal Goodman (1929-2003), a Southern gospel singer.

Vhonani m & f Venda (Modern)
Vhonani meaning is "watch or look"... [more]

Vî m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Wěi.

Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]

Vichi f & m Italian
Diminutive of Vittoria and Vittorio.

Vick m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.

Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.

Vicra m & f Hinduism
Sanskrit work

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".

Victorique f & m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
When borne by a female, this name is the French form of Victorica, which is the original feminine form of Victoricus. When borne by a male, this name is a variant spelling of Victoric.

Victory f & m English (American), English (African), English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of Vincent)... [more]

Viely f & m Khmer (Rare)
Means "something new" or also "a ray of sunlight" in Khmer.

Viengkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem".

Viengkham m & f Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled, city" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Viengsavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Viengsay m & f Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, walled city" and ໄຊ (say) meaning "victory".

Viengxay m & f Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວຽງ​ໄຊ (see Viengsay).

Việt m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.

Viet m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Việt used outside of Vietnam.

Vigya f & m Sanskrit, Indian
The name Vigya is derived from Sanskrit word Vigy...Vigya means a versatile genius

Viima m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
From a Finnish word meaning "strong wind".

Viji m & f Indian
kerala, india

Vik m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Viktor or Viktoria.

Viky f & m Various (Rare)

Vilai f & m Thai, Lao
Thai alternate transcription of Wilai as well as the Lao cognate. In Thailand it is solely used as a feminine name while it is unisex (more commonly masculine) in Laos.

Vilaiphone f & m Lao
Alternate transcription of Vilayphone.

Vilay m & f Lao
Alternate transcription of Vilai.

Vilaykham f & m Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Vilayphone f & m Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Vilaysouk m & f Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness".

Vildan f & m Turkish, Bashkir, Bosnian
Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان‏ (wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of Uyildan, of the same origin.

Vilhe m & f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelm.

Villi m & f Finnish, Estonian
Means "wild" in Finnish. It could also be used as a shortening of Villiam.

Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.

Vimbina m & f Malagasy
Means "carry in the arms, carry in the hands" in Malagasy.

Vimol f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wimon.

Vimon f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wimon.

Vimy f & m English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
From the name of Vimy in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, where the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place from 9 to 12 April 1917 during the First World War.

Vinda m & f Hinduism
Taken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.

Vindel f & m Obscure

Vĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 永 (vĩnh) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Vini m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of Vincent, Vincenzina, Vinicius or other names containing the element vin.

Vinie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinit m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Winit.

Vinni f & m English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vintanasoa m & f Malagasy
Means "good luck" in Malagasy. From vintana (meaning luck) and soa (meaning good).

Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).

Vinu f & m Tamil

Viny m & f English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vionnet f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vionnet.

Viraji f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
MEANING : free from dust, Clean, Pure

Virak f & m Khmer
Means "strength" in Khmer.

Viran m & f Hindi
Means "heroic" and "brave" in Sanskrit.

Vireo m & f English
From Latin vireo, a word Pliny uses for some kind of bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virere "be green" (see Viridius), which in modern times is applied to an American bird.

Virgin f & m English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word virgin, meaning "pure".

Viridian f & m Various (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the blue-green pigment, which is derived from Latin viridis, meaning "green".

Virpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਵੀਰਪਾਲ (see Veerpal).

Virta f & m Finnish
Means "river"

Virya m & f Sanskrit
Vīrya (Sanskrit; Pāli: viriya) is a Buddhist term commonly translated as "energy", "persistence", "persevering", "vigour", "effort", "exertion", or "diligence"... [more]

Vision f & m American, Literature
Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition) via Old French from Latin visio(n- ), from videre ‘to see.'

Visolela f & m Central African
From a proverb, meaning "good judgement". Origin is from the Ovimbundu of Angola. Ovisolela violomupa; vi pungula viopongala. English: Longing are Waterfalls; those you pick over are of the drying trays.

Viv f & m Dutch, English
Short form of Vivian and other names beginning with Viv-.... [more]

Viva f & m Indian, Sanskrit
MEANING : blow, blow in all sides or directions ,blow through ... [more]

Vives m & f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Vivus.

Viviaan m & f Dutch
Dutch form of Vivian.

Vivy m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for a type of small waterfowl, either Tachybaptus pelzelnii or Tachybaptus rufficollis capensis.

Vizion m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), African American

Vlada f & m Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Vlad and a female and male short form of names starting with this element, like Vladimira, Vladimir, Vladan or Vladislava.

Vladica f & m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vlad and Vlada.

Vola m & f Malagasy
Means "silver" or "money" in Malagasy.

Volamena m & f Malagasy
Means "gold" in Malagasy.

Volana m & f Malagasy
Means "moon" in Malagasy.

Volante m & f English (Rare)

Volasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy vola meaning "silver, money" and soa meaning "good".

Volatsara m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy volana meaning "moon" and tsara meaning "beautiful, favourable", idiomatically meaning "favourable destiny".

Vonani m & f Tsonga
Means "behold" in Xitsonga.

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vongvilay m & f Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine".

Voninahitra m & f Malagasy
Means "glory, honour" in Malagasy.

Vony m & f Malagasy
Means "yellow" or "flower" in Malagasy.

Vonzell f & m African American

Vorawan f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Worawan.

Vũ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羽 (vũ) meaning "feather" or 武 (vũ) meaning "military, martial".

Vùn m & f Chinese (Hakka), Khmer
Hakka Chinese form of Wén .

Vượng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旺 (vượng) meaning "prosperous, flourishing".

Vutlhari m & f Tsonga
Means "wisdom" in Xitsonga.

Vutomi m & f Tsonga
Means "life" in Xitsonga.

Vutshila m & f Tsonga
Means "art" in Xitsonga.

Vuyisile m & f Xhosa
Means "bringing joy" in Xhosa.

Vyctorye m & f English (Puritan)
Puritan variant of Victory, in reference to Christ's victory over sin and death.