This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *v* or m*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Avremel m JewishCharacter in Elie Wiesel's play The Trial of God.
Avreng f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
av meaning "water" and
reng meaning "colour".
Avri f JèrriaisJèrriais form of
April.
Avri is also the Jèrriais name of the month of April.
Avrial f FilipinoThe meaning of this name has multiple but here’s just one- Intriguing, arousing the curiosity of others
Avron m Italian, JewishAncient Sicilian but now being used as a first name again; was taken from Sicily by Jews somewhere around 500 years ago (or longer), and became a Jewish sir-name (e.g., Arnon Avron the mathematician)... [
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Avry f & m American (Rare)Variant of
Avery. In 2008, 30 boys and 24 girls were given the name AVRY. Also in 2018, 17 boys and 11 girls were named AVRY.
Avtalyon m Early JewishThe name of a Pharisaic Av-Beit-Din (vice-president) of the Sanhedrin, second to
Shemaya, during the 1st century BC.
Avtar m HinduismHindu name meaning "descent" and refers to deities in Hinduism.
Ávvu m SamiEither derived from Sami
ávvu meaning "joy" or a Sami form of
Auvo.
Avya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Indian (Sikh)Meaning, "to animate, to drive, to offer (to gods as hymn), to protect, favour."
Aysev f TurkishModern Turkish name taken from the common name element
ay, meaning "moon" and
sev, which could be taken from the words
sevgi or
sevmek meaning "love" and "to love" respectively... [
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Ayurvi f SanskritThe name comes from "Ayurveda" which is from Sanskrit, meaning "knowledge of life"
Azmaveth m BiblicalThis name is comprised of two parts: עז (
'az) meaning "power, to be strong" and מוות (
mavet) meaning "death". Some sources claim the combined meaning of this name is "Death is Strong".... [
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Aznavur m ArmenianMeaning ''bulky, offensive, sullen and tough person'', ultimately from Persian.
Azniv f Armenian (Eastern)Means "honest, fair" in Armenian, ultimately from the Old Armenian Ազնիւ (
azniv) meaning "good, kind, gracious, noble".
Baasanjav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian баасан
(baasan) meaning "Friday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Bagavazdā m Old PersianOld Persian name possibly meaning "endured by God" or "endurance of God", from Old Persian
𐏎 (
bagaʰ) "God" and
vazdāh "persistence, endurance".
Balavarman m Sanskrit, HistoryFrom Sanskrit
बल (
bala) "strength, might" with
वर्मन् (
varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of the 3rd ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling from 398 to 422 AD.
Bandhavi f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Telugu (Rare)From Sanskrit बान्धवी
(bāndhavī) meaning "female relative" (the feminine form of बान्धव
(bāndhava) "relative, kinsman", which is a vṛddhi derivative of बन्धु
(bandhu) "relation").
Bənövşə f AzerbaijaniMeans "violet (flower)" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian بنفشه
(banafshe).
Baovola f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy name for the Adansonia digitata baobab tree.
Barchinsuluv f UzbekPossibly derived from
barchin meaning "everything" and
suluv meaning "beauty".
Basav m BengaliThe name "Basav" is of Indian origin, particularly from the Kannada language. It is often associated with the historical figure Basavanna, who was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, and social reformer in the Indian state of Karnataka... [
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Bava m HebrewBava or Baba is the name of various figures of the Talmud.... [
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Bavo m DutchA name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some think that it may be a short form of a name containing the Germanic element
badu "battle" (like
Baderic), while others think that it is derived from the Germanic element
barn "child" via its Middle English form
babe... [
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Beauvis m Medieval FrenchDerived from Middle French
beau (via Old French
biau, bel) "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" and Old French
viz or
vit "sight, visage".
Beauvivante f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureA maiden who arrived at Camelot seeking a champion to avenge the death of a knight in the Straight of Sorelois (Straits of Sorelois). She was hoping to find Lancelot, but she reluctantly accepted Arthur’s appointment of Sir Brunor the Black, or the Knight of the Ill-Fitting Coat, to the task.... [
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Belislav m BulgarianFrom old Slavic
bělъ meaning "white", possibly also idiomatically "good", and
slava meaning "glory".
Beloslava f BulgarianFeminine form of
Beloslav. Beloslava of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia between 1234 and 1243. She was the wife of king Stefan Vladislav I.
Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian
bel "beautiful" and
vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant
Belva.... [
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Belvidera f TheatreDerived from Italian
belvedere meaning "a fair sight" (compare
Belvedere). This was used by English dramatist Thomas Otway for a character in his tragedy
Venice Preserv'd (1682).
Belvina f LiteratureApparently from the Latin word meaning "beast-like" (also written
beluina), derived from
bēlua "beast, monster" (Italian
belva) with the adjectival suffix
-īnus "of, like"... [
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Benvenuta f Medieval Italian, Romansh, History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine form of
Benvenuto. Benvenuta Bojani (1254 - 1292) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She dedicated her life to strict austerities as an act of repentance and devotion to God and was known to have visions of angels and demons... [
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Bergviðr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
bjǫrg "help, save, rescue" and
viðr "forest, wood, tree".
Berivoj m Croatian (Rare)Derived from the Slavic elements
birati "to take, to gather" (in an inflected form) and
voi "soldier".
Bervainas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun
bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb
berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [
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Bevel m LiteratureA word meaning “a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge,” coming from the French for “to gape.” Flannery O'Connor used it for two characters in her 1955 short story "The River."
Bhagatveer m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)From Punjabi ਭਗਤ
(bhagat) meaning "worshipper, devotee" (itself from Sanskrit भक्त
(bhakta) meaning "devoted, loyal, faithful") and Sanskrit वीर
(vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Bhavani f Telugu, HinduismFrom Sanskrit भव
(bhava) meaning "being, existence". This is the name of a Hindu goddess,
Durga in her amiable form.
Bhavin m Hinduism"one who is expressive"; Bhaav = expression, also sometimes used to mean emotion, in many Indian languages... [
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Bhavya m & f HindiHindi unisex name meaning "magnificant, grandiose".
Bibinovvot f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
novvot meaning "rock sugar".
Bibisuluv f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Birtvel m Georgian (Archaic)Derived from Georgian ბირთვისელი
(birtviseli) meaning "of Birtvisi". Birtvisi is the name of a medieval Georgian fortress, which in medieval Georgia was famous for being impregnable... [
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Birvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb
byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [
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Bivoj m Czech (Rare)Allegedly derived from Czech
bíti "to smite; to beat; to fight" and the Slavic element
voji "soldier".
Björgvin m IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and
vinr "friend".
Blackavar m LiteratureA rabbit who escaped from a warren called Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.
Bǫlverkr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyOld Norse name meaning "evil-doer, malefactor" with the combination of
bǫl "misfortune", "evil", "bale" and
verk "work, piece of work, business, deed". Bǫlverkr is another name for
Óðinn who is a character in Norse Mythology.
Bolvin m Arthurian CycleCounselor to Earl Milon, who desired Enide, Erec’s wife. Milon and Bolvin tried to kidnap the woman, but Erec killed them both.
Borvo m Celtic MythologyIn Lusitanian and Celtic polytheism, Borvo was a healing deity associated with bubbling spring water.
Bǫðvarr m Old NorseFrom the reconstructed Proto-Norse name
Baðuherr, composed of Old Norse
bǫð "battle" and
herr "army" (or possiby Proto-Norse
harjaR "warrior, leader of an army").
Bótví f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic elements
bót "remedy" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Botvid m SwedishDerived from the old Norse elements 'bot' meaning penance and 'vidh' meaning forest. Known to have been used since the 9th century
Bótviðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
bot "bettering, remedy" and
viðr "forest, wood, tree".
Bounthavy m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທະວີ
(thavy) meaning "increase, add, grow".
Bov m Obscure (Germanized, Rare)The Pseudonym Bov Bjerg was formed from the name of the Danish village
Bovbjerg with a historical lighthouse and is borne by the German writer Rudolf „Rolf“ Schmidt.
Boysuluv f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".