VespasiusmAncient Roman Original name from which Vespasianus (see Vespasian) was derived. A bearer of this name was Vespasius Polla, the maternal grandfather of the Roman Emperor Vespasian.
VespinafTheatre, Literature Meaning uncertain, it could be related to the Latin vesperum meaning "evening" or the Latin and Italian vespa meaning "wasp". Vespina is Queen Veremonda's maid in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio")... [more]
VesselinafBulgarian Variant spelling of Veselina, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian opera singer Vesselina Kasarova (b... [more]
Vestalm & fEnglish (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.
VestanafEnglish (American, Rare, Archaic) Probably derived from the place of the same name in the Italian municipality Corniglio, which in turn may have derived its name from Vesta.
VesunnafGaulish Mythology The name of a Gallo-Roman goddess considered a giver of prosperity, abundance and good fortune, likely from the Proto-Celtic *wesu, meaning ‘good’, 'worthy'.
VetaniefCrimean Tatar Derived from Crimean Tatar vatan meaning "fatherland, homeland", ultimately from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan) meaning "homeland, country, nation".
VētrafLatvian (Rare) Directly taken from Latvian vētra "storm, tempest, gale".
VetraniomLate Roman A Roman agnomen of uncertain etymology. It could be from the Late Latin vetranus "old, veteran", from Latin veteris "old, aged" and adjective-forming suffix -anus. This was the name of a brief Western Roman Emperor of the 4th century AD.
VetrarrósfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Means "winter rose", derived from Old Norse vetr meaning "winter" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.
VėtrūnasmLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian noun vėtra meaning "storm, tempest" combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix -ūnas.
VeziafItalian (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]
VezirkhanmDagestani, Lezgin Derived from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
ViafVarious (Modern), Popular Culture Short form of names ending in -via. In the USA the popularity of this name was triggered by the movie Wonder (2017) where the main character Olivia goes by Via.
ViaanmIndian (Modern), Hindi (Modern) Derived from Sanskrit vivaan विवान meaning "full of life" (See Vivaan). Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra named their son Viaan.
ViattefFrench (Archaic) A local diminutive of an unidentified name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
VibafSanskrit, Tamil Means the same as Vibha,Lakshmi. Viba means radiance, sunshine, wealth and prosperity. It means the goddess Lakshmi, for wealth and prosperity.
VibhafIndian, Hindi Means "light, lustre, splendour" in Sanskrit.
VibhishanamIndian, Hinduism From विभीषण (vibhīṣaṇa), meaning "terrifying" in Sanskrit. Vibhishana, a rakshasa or humanoid being, is the brother of Ravana, the king of Lanka, and ally of Rama in the Ramayana.
VidicafSlovene Diminutive of Vida 2, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
VidigoiamGothic Vidigoia was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. His name means either "the man from the forest zone" or "the forest-barker/wolf". Vidigoia figured during the campaigns of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great across the Danube around 330 AD... [more]
VidoslavmBulgarian, Croatian, Serbian The first element of this name is probably derived from Serbo-Croatian videti or vidjeti "to see, to sight, to look, to behold", which is derived from Proto-Slavic viděti "to see"... [more]
VidugaviamLiterature, Germanic (Latinized) Derived from Gothic Widugawja meaning "wood barker", i.e. "wolf" (see Witiko). This is the name of a king of Rhovanion in Tolkien's Legendarium... [more]
VidumavifLiterature Latinized form of Gothic *Widumawi meaning "wood maiden", composed of the elements witu "wood" and mawi "girl". This name is mentioned in the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' as belonging to a princess of Rhovanion who marries King Valacar of Gondor and becomes the mother of Eldacar... [more]
ViduramHinduism Means "skilled, intelligent, wise" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Vidura is the prime minister of the Kuru kingdom and is the paternal uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
VieirinhamPortuguese Portuguese diminutive of the surname Vieira. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (1986-), who is better known as Vieirinha.
VielkafSpanish (Latin American) Seemingly derived from Polish wielka, the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective wielki meaning "big, large; great, grand." It is most often used in Panama.
VienafFinnish 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.
ViergelafHaitian Creole Derived from French vierge "virgin" combined with Haitian Creole la "there; here", this name has the intended meaning "the Virgin (Mary) is here".
ViestardsmLatvian The name originates from a Semigallian chieftain in the 13th century of the same name. As of August 8, 2013 there were 21 people in Latvia bearing this name.
ViettafAmerican (Rare) Possibly a short form of Violetta or Viviette, or somehow a relative of the Italian surname Vietti (which derives from a plural pet form of the personal name Vio, a northern variant of Vito).
VigilantiafHistory Means "vigilance, alertness; wakefulness" in Latin. It was borne by a sister of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (ruled 527-565) and mother to his successor Justin II (ruled 565-574).
VígmarrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and marr "famous".
VígmaðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements víg "fight, battle" and maðr "man".
VigneshwaranmIndian, Tamil, Malayalam Possibly a combination of Vignesh and Tamil வர்ணம் (varṇam) or Malayalam വര്ണ്ണം (varṇṇaṁ) both meaning "colour", likely derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) which has the same meaning... [more]
VígráðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse víg "fight", "battle" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".
Vigyaf & mSanskrit, Indian The name Vigya is derived from Sanskrit word Vigy...Vigya means a versatile genius
VikasinifHindi Means: Radiant, cheerful. hearty or ungrudging, promoting or inducing cheer , pleasant, bright, bright with joy, hope, etc emitting rays of light, shining, bright, Physics emitted or propagated by radiation, a point or object from which rays proceed, full of cheer , in good spirits, characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness
VikhedafSanskrit MEANING : free from weariness, alert, fresh, free from depression . Here वि means free from + खेद / खेदा means weariness, sorrow or pain... [more]
VikhyatmIndian It means known or popular in Sanskrit.
ViktualiafLiterature Derived from Swedish viktualier meaning "victuals". This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia RullgardinaKrusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
Vilaif & mThai, 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.