This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English (American); and the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dorliska f Theatre, English (American, Archaic)Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) is an operatic dramma semiserio in two acts by Gioachino Rossini based on the novel
Les Amours du chevalier de Faublas (1787–1790) by the revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, whose work was the source of the
Lodoïska libretto set by Luigi Cherubini (1791), and
Lodoiska set by Stephen Storace (1794), and Simon Mayr (1796).
Emmaus m English (American, Rare), BiblicalFrom the name of a biblical town, Ἐμμαούς
(Emmaous) in Greek, which is probably from Aramaic
hammat meaning "hot spring". In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.
Exodus m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)Exodus is name of the second book of Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, and the second of five books of the Jewish Torah or Pentateuch. This is the name of ex-boxing world champion Mike Tyson's deceased daughter.
Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)This name can be a masculinization of
Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word
glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word
heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.
Husband m English (American, Rare)Derived from the surname
Husband. A famous bearer was Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7th, 1941.
Jamesia f English (American, Rare)Feminine form of
James. In some cases it might also be derived from
Jamesia, the name of a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae also known as cliffbush or waxflower... [
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Jessca f English (American)Variant or a Short Form of Jessica. This name was used for a character in the show "Abbott Elementary" (2021-) played by Sabrina Brier.