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VarytimosmGreek (Rare) From the Ancient Greek adjective βαρύτιμος (barytimos) meaning "very costly, of great value", a word used in the New Testament (itself composed of βαρύς (barys) "heavy, deep" and τιμή (time) "value, esteem").
VathsalyafIndian "Vathsalya" means "Eternal Love". It is a form of expressing feelings. It is one of the five forms expressing feelings of devotion - Shantha (Serenity), Sakhya (friendliness), Vathsalya (eternal love), Anuraga (affection) and Madhura (sweetness).
VaylenmAmerican The masculine name Vaylen is used in American. Other countries in which name Vaylen being used are. Vaylen is not a very common name for a boy. It Is not ranked with in the top 1,000 names.
VéfreyjafOld Norse Possibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess Freyja.
VelzyfObscure Transfered use of the surname Velzy. It is possibly given after the surfboard shaper Dale Velzy (1927-2005), credited with being the world's first commercial shaper.
Verlynnefold english and welsh a combined name of verly and lynne. verly is derived from the old english name beverly, meaning “dweller at the beaver meadow”. lynne is a name of welsh origin meaning “lake”.
VerulyafRussian Diminutive form of "Veronika" and "Vera".
Veryanf & mCornish 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]
VeyselmTurkish The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.
Vilayphonef & mLao From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
Vilaysoukm & fLao From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome, fine" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness".
VilayvanhfLao From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
VillimeyfIcelandic (Modern) Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]
Vimyf & mEnglish (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.
VinayafIndian Of Sanskrit and Pāli origin, meaning "leading out; education; discipline".... [more]
VinayakmIndian, Marathi, Konkani, Hindi From Sanskrit विनायक (vinayaka) meaning "leader, guide" or "taking away, removing". This is another name of the Hindu god Ganesha.
VinevytfChukchi Means "deceased" in Chukchi. This name was given to children as a reference the spirits or souls of deceased ancestors or family members.
VinitharyamLiterature, Germanic (Latinized) Derived from Gothic ''Winid-haria'' meaning "pasture-armyman" or "Winidas-armyman". In Tolkien's legendarium, this is the birth name of Eldacar, who is given a name from his mother's people due to his birth in Rhovanion.
ViradhyafHindi (Rare) From Sanskrit वीर (vīrá) meaning "heroic, powerful, strong" and आद्य (ādya) meaning "first, primitive" or "unprecendented, excellent."
VirineyafMordvin, Russian (Rare) Claimed to be a Mordvin name meaning "seeing in the forest". This was used for the title character of 'Virineya' (1969), a Soviet film which was ultimately based on a 1924 novel by Lidiya Seyfullina (1889-1954).
Viryam & fSanskrit Vīrya (Sanskrit; Pāli: viriya) is a Buddhist term commonly translated as "energy", "persistence", "persevering", "vigour", "effort", "exertion", or "diligence"... [more]
ViryaymMordvin From the Mordvin word вирь (vir') meaning "forest".
VisvydasmLithuanian Means "to see all", derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VixaymLao Means "conquest, victory, triumph" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).
VixeyfPopular Culture Diminutive of Vixen, referring to a female fox. This name was used on a character in Disney's 1981 animated film 'The Fox and the Hound'.
VydgailasmLithuanian Basically means "to see (is) strength" or "the strength to see", derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas) combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
VydminasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
VydotasmLithuanian Derived from Vydotis, which could be considered to be a diminutive of masculine names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailas and Vydmantas) or end in -vydas (such as Tautvydas), because it contains the masculine suffix -otis, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]
VydotėfLithuanian This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailė and Vydmantė) or end in -vydė (such as Žadvydė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix... [more]
VydutėfLithuanian Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailė and Vydmantė) or end in -vydė (such as Žadvydė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.
VydutismLithuanian Diminutive of masculine given names that start with Vyd- (such as Vydgailas and Vydmantas) or end in -vydas (such as Tautvydas), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis.
VygailasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (which would then make this name a variant of Vydgailas) or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VygaudasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VygintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VygirdasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VyjayanthimalafIndian (Rare), Tamil (Rare) Derived from Sanskrit वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) meaning "banner, flag" combined with माला (mālā) meaning "garland, wreath". A known bearer is Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936-), a Tamil Indian actress and dancer.
VyliaudasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VyliautasmLithuanian (Rare) The first element of this name is either derived from Baltic vyd meaning "to see" or from Baltic vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away" (see Vytautas)... [more]
VyolettefFrench Creole Comes from “Vyolèt” which means purple, influenced by French.
VyrăstajmChuvash Given to boys born on Sunday, derived from the Chuvash word for the day, Vyrsarni kun, literally meaning "Russian weekend day". It can also be linked to the word Vyrăs meaning "Russian".
Waelynm & fEnglish (American, Rare) Variant of Waylynn. According to the Social Security Administration, Waelyn was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2018.
WagayefAmharic Means "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.
WagdymArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic وجدي (see Wajdi).
WagiyahfJavanese From Javanese Wagé referring to the fourth day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yah.
WagiyemfJavanese From Javanese Wagé referring to the fourth day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yem.