This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *s* or v*.
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Quintessa f African American (Rare)Variant of
Quintella inspired by the word
quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [
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Quintessence f English (Rare)This name comes from the word that can mean "a thing that is the most perfect example of its type" or, in its literal sense, "fifth essence." The word is derived from Middle French
quinte essence, which is, ultimately originated from Medieval Latin
quinta essentia, a combination of Latin
quinta, the feminine equivalent of
quintus meaning "five," and
essentia meaning "essence."
Quintianus m Ancient Roman, HistoryFrom the Roman cognomen
Quintianus (originally written as
Quinctianus), which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile
Quintius. This was the name of the father and a nephew of the Roman general Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (2nd century AD), as well as of several Roman Catholic saints.
Quintilis m Late RomanDerived from Latin
Quintilis, which was the name of the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar. The month ultimately derived its name from the Latin ordinal number
quintus meaning "fifth" (see
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Quintinianus m Late RomanFrom the rare Roman agnomen
Quintinianus (also found spelled as
Quinctinianus), which was derived from the Roman cognomen
Quintinus (which was originally spelled as
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Quiolas m Arthurian CycleA name appearing in Le Livre d’Artus, a work of Arthurian romance. He wass a Saxon king who, under King Hargadabran, fought Arthur’s forces at the battle of Clarence and was killed by Adragain.
Quirillus m HistoryPerhaps a form of
Cyrillus. It was borne by an obscure saint, one of a group of 35 martyrs executed in northwestern Africa.
Quirinius m BiblicalRoman cognomen of unknown meaning (not to be confused with
Quirinus). Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was a Roman governor of Syria when Jesus was born.
Quiritis f Roman MythologyMost likely derived from Latin
quiritis, the genitive form of
quiris, a Sabine word meaning "spear". Quiritis was a Sabine goddess of motherhood, later equated with the goddess
Juno.
Quisara f TheatreOrigin uncertain. This was used for the title character in John Fletcher's play 'The Island Princess' (written ca. 1619-1621): a princess of Tidore (an Islamic state in Indonesia) who vows to marry the man who frees her brother, the king, who has recently been captured by a local rival.
Quiselpoo f Indigenous AmericanThe name of an Akokisa woman, recorded in a mission record (the Akokisa being an extinct Native American tribe in what is now Texas). It has been suggested that the name could mean "full moon woman", in part from Atakapa
ki.c "woman".
Quisqueya f Spanish (Caribbean)From a Taíno name for the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It has been applied poetically to the Dominican Republic since the Restoration War in the 1860s, and appears in its national anthem (sometimes known as 'Valiant Quisqueyans')... [
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Quissik m Greenlandic, Inuit MythologyMeans "urinated on" in Greenlandic. Quissik was the name of a shaman, still remembered in local legends, who acquired that name when foxes in human figure urinated on him.
Quodvultdeus m History (Ecclesiastical)Means "what God wants" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century saint from North Africa who was martyred in the Valerianus persecutions. He was a spiritual student and friend of Saint
Augustine of Hippo.
Quraisy m Indonesian, MuslimPossibly derived from the Quraysh tribe. The Quraysh were a powerful merchant tribe that controlled Mecca and its Ka'aba and that according to tradition descended from
Ishmael... [
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Qurbonposhsha f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
poshsha , an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Qurbonshakar f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweets".
Qurbonsuluv f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Qustantin m Arabic, AssyrianArabic and Assyrian form of
Constantinus (see
Constantine). A notable bearer of this name was the Syrian Arab intellectual Qustantin Zariq (1909-2000), who is better known in English as Constantin Zurayk or Zureiq.
Quyakusi f QuechuaMeans "happy queen" in Quechua, from
quya "queen" and
kusi "happy, joyful".
Quyoshoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
quyosh meaning "sun, sunlight" and
oy meaning "moon".
Rabadash m LiteratureThe ambitious crown prince of Calormen in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.
Rabastan m LiteratureInvented variant of
Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
Radagaisus m GothicRadagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [
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Radagast m LiteratureOne of the wizards in the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. His name may mean "tender of beasts" in Adûnaic.
Radames m TheatreRadamès is a character, the captain of the guard, in the opera '
Aida' (1871). The setting of the opera is ancient Egypt, and the creators of the play likely invented the name to sound vaguely Egyptian by integrating
Ra into the name.
Radaši m VlachDerived from Vlach
raditi meaning "to work".
Radegast m Slavic MythologyFrom Slavic radǔ (content, glad), or rad (kind, willing, happy), and gostŭ (host). Old god of Slavic mythology. He is considered to be a deity of hospitality, or host or leader of an assembly or council... [
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Radgast m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Gothic
gasts (
gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
Radgis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German
rât "counsel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Radgost m Slavic MythologyFrom Slavic radǔ (content, glad), or rad (kind, willing, happy), and gostŭ (host). Old god of Slavic mythology. He is considered to be a deity of hospitality, or host or leader of an assembly or council... [
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Radogost m PolishDerived from Slavic
rad "care" combined with Slavic
gost "guest".
Radomysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
rad "care" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)Derived from Bulgarian
радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Raees m Arabic, UrduAlternate transcription of Arabic رئيس (see
Rais), as well as the usual Urdu form.
Ragndis f Old SwedishOld Swedish combination of
regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and
dís "goddess".
Ragnfastr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and
fastr "firmly, fast".
Rahrakwasere m MohawkMeans "he follows the moon" in Mohawk. Mohawk names are created uniquely for each individual and are not to be repeated while the bearer is living. There is currently a living bearer of this name.
Raigardas m LithuanianDerived from
Raigardo slėnis meaning "Raigardas Valley", which refers to a valley that is located near the spa town of Druskininkai in southern Lithuania. The name of the valley refers to the town of Raigardas that, according to pagan legend, once stood in the valley... [
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Rainsey m KhmerRefers to the rays of sun going away from the Buddha.
Raisei m JapaneseFrom Japanese 雷 (
rai) meaning "thunder" combined with 星 (
sei) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Raisha f Jewish, ArabicFrom Raisa (Jewish) meaning "Rose," and from Rasha (Arabic) meaning "Young Gazelle." ... [
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Raisuke m JapaneseFrom Japanese 来 (rai) meaning "to come" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 助 (suke) meaning "assistance" or 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rakhshonak f PersianRakhshonak is original version of the latin name Roxana and in Dari (Afghan and Tajik languages)it means'light' and/or 'dawn.' In Persian it is Roshanak from the word 'roshan'which means same thing - 'light' and 'dawn.' In Dari and Tajik it comes from the word 'rakhshon' or 'durakhshon.' Since it was hard for greek people to pronounce word Rakhshonak they instead pronounced it as Roxana... [
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Raksak m ThaiFrom Thai รักษ์
(rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Raksha f Indian, HindiMeans "protection, preservation, care" or "guard, sentinel; protective charm" in Sanskrit.
Raksshan m Sanskrit (Rare)Raksshan specifically is used in Tamil came from Sanskrit is used as a boy name. Raksshan is variant transcription of Rakshan. Raksshan's meaning is "Protector" came from the Hindu God, Vishnu. Raksshan is an extremely rare name.
Rakusa f JapaneseFrom japanese 楽(raku) meaning "comfort,ease" and 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand," 紗 (sa, sha, usuginu) meaning "gauze, gossamer" and 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sa) meaning "colouring, paint."
Ramantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective
ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see
Ramūnas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian
mantus meaning "intelligent" (see
Daumantas) or from Lithuanian
manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Ramos m & f Spanish, PortugueseFrom Spanish and Portuguese
ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity
Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").
Randarsól f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
rǫnd "shield; rim, edge (of a shield)" and
sól "sun".
Randsom m English (American, Modern, Rare)Extremely rare variant of
Ransom, which was originally an East Anglian patronym derived from the personal name
Rand (or
Rande), a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element
rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".
Rangsan m ThaiMeans "create, establish" or "appoint" in Thai.
Rangsima f ThaiFrom Thai รังสี
(rangsi) meaning "ray, light".
Ranislav m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
rani or
rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
ranъ. Also compare Polish
rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak
ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [
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Ransley m English (British)Ransley is a name and it’s used for a boy of Old English origin. It may derive from the Old English words hraefn (Raven) and leah (meadow), which combine to mean “Raven meadow”. Another possible meaning is “reed marsh fam”... [
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Ransom m EnglishPossibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone. ... [
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Rəqsanə f AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani form of
Roxana. It is also associated with Azerbaijani
rəqs meaning "dance", ultimately from Arabic رقص
(raqs).
Rasalas m AstronomyThe name Rasalas is the name of a star in the constellation Leo. The name comes from the Arabic phrase "Ras Elased Borealis", which translates to "northern part of Leo's head".
Rasambek m ChechenFrom Arabic راسام (
rasam) meaning "painter, designer" combined with
beg meaning "chieftan, master"
Rascal m Pet (Rare)Derived from the English word
rascal meaning "mischievous or playful person" or "rogue".
Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)Derived from the name of the plant
rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Rashaan m African AmericanVariant of
Rashawn. It was brought to public attention by college football player Rashaan Salaam, who won the Heisman Trophy in December of 1994.
Rashma f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Hinduism, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Indian (Sikh), Bengali, MalayalamMEANING- ray, beam of light
Rashmika f Telugu, KannadaDerived from the Sanskrit word रश्मि
(raśmi) which means "ray of sunlight" or "beam". Rashmika can also be interpreted as "sweet". Rashmika Mandanna (1996-) is one of the most popular actresses in India.
Rashti f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, GujaratiMEANING : { to rign , rule, shine, be splendid, to govern}... [
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Rashwan m Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic, KurdishVariant of Kurdish ڕەشوان (Reşwan) meaning "The Blacks"; a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan. The name Reşwan is a compound of the Kurdish words
reş (transl. black) and the plural form
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Rasika f & m Indian, Marathi, SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit रसिक
(rasika) meaning "fanciful, tasteful, aesthetic, elegant". It is used as a feminine name in India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.