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Uziya m Jewish, Hebrew
Uziya is a Hebrew given name meaning “G-d is my power.” In the Torah this is the name of one of King David’s warriors.

Uzzia m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 11:44.

Vagia f Greek
Variant of Vaia.

Vaida f Lithuanian, Estonian
Possibly derived from Lithuanian vaidytis / vaidentis "to appear; to ghost; to haunt" or else a short form of Vaidota and Vaidotė.

Vaida f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)
Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.

Vaima f Estonian (Rare)

Vaina f Samoan (Rare), Papuan (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Vaira f Latvian
Of debated origin and meaning. While the derivation from Latvian vairot "to add; to increase; to enhance" is commonly accepted, a derivation from Latvian vairīties "to avoid, to shirk" has been suggested.

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

Vânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Vanja.

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

Vania m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Vaniah.

Varia f Russian
Variant transliteration of Варя (see Varya).

Vasia m Russian
Variant transcription of Vasya.

Vayia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Βάγια (see Vagia).

Veiga f Icelandic
Short form of Old Norse names containing the name element veig "power, strength".

Vélia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Velia.

Velia f Etruscan

Venia f Greek
Diminutive of Evgenia.

Venia f English (Rare)
Short form of Luvenia, or from Latin venia meaning "grace; indulgence; favor; forgiveness". This name has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

Veria f English

Vezia f Italian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a short form of Elvezia, while other see a connection to the Ancient Roman masculine Vetius... [more]

Viana f Medieval Catalan, American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Viana f Occitan
Occitan form of Vianne.

Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.

Viara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Вяра (see Vyara).

Vibha f Indian, Hindi
Means "light, lustre, splendour" in Sanskrit.

Vibia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Vibius.

Vicha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิชา (see Wicha).

Vicra m & f Hinduism
Sanskrit work

Vidia f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Vidya.

Vidia f Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Ovidia.

Vidka f Slovene
Diminutive of Vida 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Vidra f Serbian (Rare)
The Slavic name for "otter", an animal traditionally associated with great agility and swiftness of movement.

Viena f Finnish
Variant of Vieno. Viena may also refer to the area of White Sea Karelia or White Karelia in the northwestern Russia, known as Vienan Karjala or Viena in Finnish and Karelian.

Viena f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from place name Viena, which is the Spanish name for the city of Vienna.

Vieva f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Genevieva.

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

Vihra f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вихър "gale; whirlwind".

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

Viiva f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Viive.

Vikta f Ukrainian

Vilda f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Originally a short form of Alvilda. Nowadays mostly associated with the Swedish vocabulary word meaning "wild".

Villa f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Willa.

Villa f Spanish (European)
Means "small town" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Villa meaning "Our Lady of the Small Town". She is venerated in the city of Martos, located in the province of Jaén, Spain.

Vimla f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Feminine form of Vimal.

Vinca f English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from vinca, the Latin name for the "periwinkle", ultimately from Latin vincio "to bind". This name has been in use since the 20th century.

Vinca m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Vincent.

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

Vinea m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Vine.

Vinia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Lavinia.

Vinja f German (Modern, Rare)

Vinta f English

Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.

Viora f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Vipra f Indian

Virba f Sami
Sami form of Virpi.

Virda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Verda.

Virga f Esperanto
Means "virginal" in Esperanto.

Virga f Lithuanian
Short form of feminine names that start with Virg-, such as Virgailė, Virgauda and Virginija.

Virha f Hindi (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Vira or Virha

Viria f South American
Possibly a female form of Viriato.

Virma f Latvian

Virta f & m Finnish
Means "river"

Virvá f Sami
Sami form of Virva.

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

Visha f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Kannada, Malayalam
MEANING - Atis tree, Aconite tree(its bark is used as dye), feces, wisdom, intellect

Visna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name of unknown origin and meaning. Visna is the name of a warrior-like queen mentioned in the Gesta Danorum.

Vista f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the Spanish and Italian word vista meaning "view". It possibly could have sometimes been used as an alternate form of Vesta.

Vitka f Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Vita 1.

Viula f Finnish
Finnish variant of Viola.

Vivia f Italian (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Vivius.

Vivka f Medieval Russian

Vizma f Latvian
Derived from either Latvian vizmot or vizēt which both mean "to glimmer". Vizma Belševica was a Latvian poet, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Voica f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Voicu.

Volia m Russian
Means "wish".

Vriya f Indian (Modern)
Vriya means Powerful,intellectual.

Vyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vivia.

Wafia f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Feminine form of Wafi.

Waika f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" combined with 唯 (i) meaning "ordinary, usual" and 馨 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji can be used.

Waita f English (Canadian)

Waiva f English (American, Rare)
As slim as the chances are, it might be related to Lithuanian Vaiva (influenced by English Wava), seeing as Waiva seems to appear - although extremely rarely so - in Lithuania... [more]

Wajia f Pashto, Urdu
Possibly means "melody" in Pashto or derived from Arabic وَجِيه (wajīh) meaning "eminent, distinguished".

Wania f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Wasia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wacława.

Weina f Chinese
From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "rare, valuable", or the name of a type of jade, and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".

Wiara f Polish
Directly taken from Polish wiara "belief, faith", reinforced by the Slavic names Vera 1 and Vjera.

Wicha m Thai
Means "knowledge, subject" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā).

Wicia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wiktoria.

Wicka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wincãta.

Widha f Indonesian
Variant of Wida.

Widia f Indonesian
Variant of Widya.

Wiesa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiesława.

Wikta f Kashubian, Polish
Short form of Wiktora.

Wilja f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Vilja.

Wilka f Kashubian
Short form of Wilemina.

Wilna f Afrikaans, Haitian Creole

Wilsa f Brazilian, Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Cognate of Willa. Possibly also used as a feminine form of Wilson.

Winca m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Vincent.

Winda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Wenda.

Winda f Indonesian
Possibly from Sanskrit विन्द (vinda) meaning "finding".

Winna f History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate name of Saint Wuna.

Winoa f American (Rare, Archaic)

Winsa f Arabic (Rare)
The name means "Happiness"

Winta f Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "desire, dream gift" in Amharic and "need" in Tigrinya.

Winta f Finnish
Finnish: old variant of Viita, an ornamental name from Viita, meaning 'forest'. This variant is often not found in Finland anymore. Notable persons with this name: Winta Efrem Negassi (born 20 March 1984) is a Norwegian R&B musician from Oslo, Norway.

Wiona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyona.

Wipha f Thai
Means "splendour, ray, light, beauty" in Thai.

Wiqaa f Arabic
Means "shelter, shield, protection" in Arabic.

Wisia f Polish
Diminutive of Wisława and Wiesława.

Wiska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wisława.

Wisła f Polish

Witła m Vilamovian (Rare)
Vilamovian form of Wilhelm.

Witla f Yiddish (?)
Presumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".

Witta m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Vitalis.

Wydia f Indonesian (Rare)

Xaila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xayla.

Xaina f Pakistani (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Xaira f Galician
Feminine form of Xairo.

Xäniä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Haniyya.

Xania f English (Rare)

Xaria f English (Modern, Rare)

Xatia f Georgian
Variant transcription of Khatia.

Xeila f Galician (Modern)
Galician borrowing of Sheila.

Xelia f Dogri
Means "pretty" in Dogri.

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Xênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Xenia.

Xenia f Galician
Both a Galician borrowing of Xenia and a short form of Euxenia used as a given name in its own right.

Xhina f Albanian
Albanian form of Gina.

Xiada f Galician (Rare)
From a dialectal variant of xeada, "frost" in Galician.

Xiana f Chinese
Combination of Xia and Na. This name is borne by Dawn Xiana Moon (1983-), a Chinese American dancer and musician.

Xiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Alexia, Kiana 2, Tiana, Briana and Giana... [more]

Xiawa f Chinese
From the Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Xigua f Chinese (Rare, ?)
From Chinese 西瓜 (xīguā) meaning "watermelon".

Xilda f Galician
Galician form of Gilda.

Xinia f Asturian, Galician
Short form of Hixinia.

Xiola f English (Australian, Rare)

Xırda f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small, tiny" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian خرده (khorda).

Xisca f Catalan
Diminutive of Francesca.

Xiuya f Chinese
From the Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, flowering, luxuriant, refined, graceful" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined".

Xixia f Chinese
From the Chinese 熹 (xī) meaning "brightness, dawn, dim light, glimmer" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Xonia f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a modern variant of Sonia.

Xuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Xviça m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khvicha. A known bearer of this name is Xviça Biçinaşvili (b. 1974), an Azerbaijani wrestler of Georgian descent.

Xylia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Xyla.

Yahia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yahya.

Yaima f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish

Yaira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yair.

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yaxia f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Xia.

Yehia m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Yahya chiefly used in Egypt.

Yejia f Chinese
From the Chinese 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious".

Yenia f Spanish (Rare)

Yiana f English (Rare), Greek (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant of Yianna.

Yidya m Ancient Semitic
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the Canaanite mayor of Ascalon, attested from several of the Amarna letters.

Yihua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, craft", 沂 (yí) referring to a river in Shandong province, 遗 (yí) meaning "lose, leave behind", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit" or 禕 (yī) meaning "rare, excellent, fine" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom", 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 樺 (huà) meaning "birch" or 骅 (huá) meaning "excellent horse"... [more]

Yijia f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".

Yinka m & f African
Nigerian unisex name.

Yinna f Chinese
From the Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Yiota f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Γιώτα (see Giota).

Yitsa f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γίτσα (see Gitsa).

Yitta f Yiddish
Variant of Yetta.

Yivha f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Yivhen.

Yixia f Chinese
Combination of Yi and Xia.

Ylvia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yolia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Yosia m Nyoro, Ganda
Nyoro and Ganda form of Josiah.

Ysita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Isita.

Yuiha f Japanese
From Japanese 釉 (yu) meaning "pottery glaze" and 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "needle, blade, leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuika f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yui) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka), both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuisa f American (Hispanic, Rare), Taíno (Archaic), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yuisa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 侑 (yu) meaning "help, assist, 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothing" combined with 彩 (sa) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yujia m & f Chinese
The gender can depend upon the actual Chinese characters of the name. A positive meaning of excellency and appraised.

Yukia f & m Japanese

Yuliä f Tatar
Tatar form of Julia.

Yumia f Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yunia f Indonesian
From the name of the month of June (Juni in Indonesian).

Yuria f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" and 愛 (a) meaning "love"... [more]

Yuvia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Lluvia.

Yuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wing", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight, dazzling" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Yuzia f Belarusian

Zaiga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zaigot "to glisten, to glimmer".

Zaila f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Zayla.

Zaiva f Muslim
Zaiva is Arabic/Muslim Girl name and meaning of this name is "Strong Mind".

Zaiya f English

Zakia f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Afghan
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.

Zalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Azalia.

Zania f English (Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zaria f Romansh

Zaria f Russian
Variant transcription of Zarya.

Zatia f Indonesian

Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zeïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zayna

Zeira f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaira.

Zeita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name recorded in the 12th century.

Zélia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Zelia.

Zelia f Italian (Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Truncated form of Azelia.

Zelia f Basque (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese
Basque form and English variant of Celia as well as a Portuguese variant of Zélia. It may also be the Latinate form of Zélie.

Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.

Zenia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Zenobia, Zenona and Zenaida.

Zenia f Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Zena.

Zhila f Persian
Variant of Jila.

Zhina f Chinese
Combination of Zhi and Na.

Zhina f Kurdish
Means "life" or "life giving person" in Kurdish

Ziana f English (Rare), Malaysian
Perhaps a variant of Xiana. This name is borne by Malaysian pop singer Ziana Zain (1968-), in whose case it is a short form of Roziana (her real name being Siti Roziana binti Zain).

Ziana f Romanian
Feminine form of Zian 4.

Ziara f Arabic
An Arabic name meaning "visit" and "visitation".

Ziera f Malaysian (Rare)

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, beautiful, auspicious".

Zikra f Arabic
Means "memory, recollection" in Arabic.

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.

Zilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Zilga f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zília f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Venitian Zilia.

Zilia f Bashkir (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziliya.

Zilia f Venetian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Zilio, this name was also used as a short form of Cecilia.

Zilia f Aragonese, Popular Culture
Variant of Cilia. 'Zilia Quebrantahuesos' (2015) is a comic by Laura Rubio based on Pyrenean legends and mythology.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zilmar. Alternatively, it may be derived from Persian zilmat "dark, darkness".

Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).

Zimba f & m Shona
Means "to be principled" in Shona.

Zimra f Hebrew, Dutch (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of either Zimri or Zimran. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the model and journalist Zimra Geurts (b... [more]

Zinha f Portuguese (African)
Likely a short form of names ending in -zinha such as Mariazinha and Florazinha.

Zinka f Croatian
Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.

Zinta f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".

Zinta f Afrikaans

Ziola m & f Ijaw
Means "the last born" in Ijaw.

Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Zirka f Ukrainian (Modern)
Means "star".

Zirka f Slavic Mythology
Zirka is the Slavic god of happiness.

Zisca f Romansh
Short form of Franzisca.

Zisha f Chinese (Rare)
Zisha comes from the Chinese characters 自杀, which means suicide.

Zitta f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Zita 1.

Ziuta f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Józefa and Kazimiera.

Zivia f Jewish, Hebrew, Medieval Jewish
Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Zivya f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zivia.

Zixia f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Zoika f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zoïla f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoila.

Zonia f Spanish (Latin American), Central American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Sonia.

Zoria f English (Canadian, Rare)

Zösia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia.

Zrina f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Zrinka.

Zubia f Pakistani, Muslim
Variant of Zubiya.

Zuila f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zùlia f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Giulia.

Zulia f Spanish (Latin American)
One of the 23 states of Venezuela. Zulia can also be used as a variant to the name Julia.

Zuria f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country... [more]

Zuria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Zuri.

Zuria f Malay

Zusia f Polish
A variant of Zuzia

Zusia m Yiddish
Might be a pet form of Ziskind, Zusman or any male name being in זוס meaning "sweet"

Zvika m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צביקה (see Tzvika).

Zviya f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zvi.

Zyria f English (Rare)

Zysia f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Żywia f Polish
Modern Polish form of Živa.