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Ving m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Irving.

Vini m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of Vincent, Vincenzina, Vinicius or other names containing the element vin.

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

Vinie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinnette f English (American)
Combination of Vinnie with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette (or with a name that contains it, such as Annette)... [more]

Vinni f & m English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinnie f English (American)
Diminutive of Lavinia. A notable bearer was the American sculptor Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (1847-1914), known professionally as Vinnie Ream, who is most well known for her statue of President Abraham Lincoln on display in the United States Capitol rotunda... [more]

Vinsint m American (Rare, Archaic)

Vinson m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinson.

Vint m English (American), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Vinton (English) as well as a contraction of Vincent (English and Limburgish).... [more]

Vinta f English

Vinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinton.

Viny m & f English
Variant of Vinnie.

Vinyette f African American
Alternate spelling of the word vignette.

Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".

Violina f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Viola.

Vionnet f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vionnet.

Vionnette f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vionnet.

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

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

Virdie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Alverda or other similar names.

Virella f American (Rare, Archaic), Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Vireo m & f English
From Latin vireo, a word Pliny uses for some kind of bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virere "be green" (see Viridius), which in modern times is applied to an American bird.

Virge m English
Diminutive of Virgil.

Virgel m English
Variant of Virgil.

Virgene f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Virgie and Georgene.

Virgia f English (American, Archaic)
Invented name based on Virginia.

Virgilene f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Virgil.

Virgina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virginia.

Virgine f English
A variant of Virginia

Virgle m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Virgil.

Virgy f English
Variant of Virgie, which itself is a diminutive of Virginia.

Viridia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare, Archaic), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Feminine form of Viridius.

Viridianne f American (Modern, Rare)
Ultimately from the Latin viridis meaning "green", it is cognate of Viridiana.

Virjean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene influenced by Jean 2.

Vision f & m American, Literature
Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition) via Old French from Latin visio(n- ), from videre ‘to see.'

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.

Vitalian m English
English form of Vitalianus. This name was borne by a pope from the 7th century AD.

Vitruvius m American (Rare, Archaic), Ancient Roman, Popular Culture
Vitruvius is an Ancient Roman family name.... [more]

Viv f & m Dutch, English
Short form of Vivian and other names beginning with Viv-.... [more]

Viva f American (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Occitan, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ancient Roman Vivus. In English-speaking countries, it may also be used as a diminutive of Vivian.

Vivanta f English (Rare)

Vivaxi f American

Vivee f English
Diminutive of Vivian

Viven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly intended as a masculine form of Vivian.

Vivetta f American (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Viva.

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Viviann f English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Vivian.

Vivianna f Hungarian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Viviana and Viviána.

Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.

Viviena f American (Rare)
Variant of Viviana.

Viviene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Vivien 2/Vivienne and Viviana/Vivian as well as a rare English variant.

Vivienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Viviana.

Vivilyn f English
Vivi combined with suffix -Lyn

Vivilynn f English
Variant of Vivilyn

Vivonne f English (Modern, Rare)
French place name used as a personal name; Vivonne is a town in western France whose name is derived from the nearby River Vonne.

Vixen f English (Modern, Rare)
From late Middle English fixen, perhaps from the Old English adjective fyxen ‘of a fox.'

Vizion m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), African American

Voicy f American (South)
The first Voicy we know about in my family comes from Arkansas, born in 1897.

Voight m American (Rare)
Transferred use from the originally German surname Voight.

Volante m & f English (Rare)

Volee f English

Volga f English (American, Archaic)

Vollie m English
Either a diminutive of Valentine 1 or a variant of the surname Volley. ... [more]

Volma f English (Rare)

Volney m English (American, Rare)
From German meaning "people's spirit" where Vol- is derived from Volk, akin to the English cognate folk.

Voltairine f English (American)
Feminine form of Voltaire.... [more]

Volus m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Volesus.

Von f Irish, English
Shortened form of Irish name Siobhán.

Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.

Vona f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare, ?)
In Croatia, this name is allegedly a short form of Ivona.... [more]

Voncile f American (South)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and cile (from Lucile).

Voncille f American (South)

Vondra f African American (Rare)
Blend of Vonda and Sondra.

Vondrea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of the popular name syllable Von (compare Lavonne) with the name Andrea 2.

Vonecia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vonetta f English (American), African American
Possibly a feminine form of Von 3, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. It had a little burst of popularity in the United States in the 1970s, when the actress Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) was active.

Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).

Vonn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglised spelling of Vaughn.

Vonna f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Vona.

Vonnetta f African American
Variant of Vonetta.

Vonnette f English, Filipino

Vonni f Czech, Slovak, English (American)
Diminutive of Vondra and Yvonne.

Vonnie f English (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of Yvonne, Siobhan, Veronica, and other names containing the same sound.

Vontae m African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element von and the name Dante, or a short form of Devontae.

Vonzell f & m African American

Vorella f American

Voretta f American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Vortella f American (South, Rare)

Vouk m English
Transferred use of the surname Vouk.

Vouletti f English (American)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It was first borne by Vouletti Theresa Singer (1840–1913), a daughter of the American inventor Isaac Singer. The name was passed to the forthcoming generations in her family... [more]

Vox m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Vox.

Voyd m English (Archaic)
Variant of Boyd.

Vrian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant transcription of Urien or Urian, though in some cases it may be a rhyming variant of Brian.

Vy f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Violet.

Vyctoria f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

Vyctorya f English (Rare)
Variant of Victoria.

Vyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sound of names such as Isla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla, Kyla, etc, though it is possibly also viewed as a contracted variant of Viola.

Vylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name combining the phonetic sound vy with the popular suffix lee, likely inspired by popular names such as Miley, Riley/Rylee, and Kylie/Kylee.

Vylet f English
Variant of Violet.

Vynessa f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vynette f English (Rare)
Variant of Vinette.

Vyolet f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Violet.

Vyolette f English (American, Rare)
An extremely rare variant of Violet.

Vyvan f English
from Vivian

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

Vyvian f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivian.

Vyvienne f English (Rare)
Variant of Vivienne.

Vyvyane f English (Rare)
Variant of Viviane.