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Velio m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Velia.
Venanzi m Romansh
Romansh form of Venantius.
Venanzia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Venantia.
Venceslas m French
French form of Václav, via the Latinized form Wenceslaus. Variant of Wenceslas.
Vendelin m Banat Swabian, Romansh
Banatswabian and Romansh form of Wendelin.
Vendi f Italian
Italian borrowing of Wendy.
Veneranda f Latvian, Italian, Spanish (Philippines), Galician, English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerando. It belonged to a semi-legendary saint of the early Christian era, also known as Venera... [more]
Venerando m Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Venerandus.
Veneria f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerio.
Venerina f Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Venere.
Venerino m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Venere.
Venerio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Venerius.
Venturino m Italian
Italian name derived from the name Bonaventura. This name was borne by Italian preacher Venturino of Bergamo.
Vénusia f French (Rare)
French form of Venusia.
Venusia f Italian (Rare)
This name may be an elaboration of Venere, via its Latin form Venus.
Venusta f Italian
Feminine form of Venusto.
Venusto m Italian
Italian form of Venustus.
Véra f French
French form of Vera 1.
Vercingetorige m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Vercingetorix mainly used for the historical person. It is rarely used as a given name in Italy.
Verdia f Italian
Shortened form of Verdiana
Verdiana f Italian, Venetian, Medieval Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Contracted form of Veridiana. This was the name of an Italian saint from the 13th century AD.
Veremonda f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Wermund and Warimund.
Veriano m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Verianus.
Veridiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Italian, Venetian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese, Venetian and Spanish form of Viridiana as well as an Italian variant of this name. Blessed Veridiana was a Benedictine virgin and recluse... [more]
Verissimo m Italian
Italian form of Verissimus and masculine Verissima.
Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.
Vermondo m Italian
Italian form of Wermund.
Vernier m French (Archaic)
Allegedly a Gallicization of Werner, this name was recorded up until the 1700s. Today, it survives as a surname.
Véro f French
Diminutive of Véronique.
Vero m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Verus.
Véron m French (Archaic)
French form of Veronus. It is no longer in use, so now it only survives in the surname Véron.
Veronia f Italian
Elaboration of Verona, a a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy. Rarely used as a given name.
Verrisa f English (American, Americanized, Modern), Italian
Verissa came from the city of Berissa in Italy and became the name of a few people in america and Italy
Veruschka f German
German form of Verushka. This name is borne by German model and actress Veruschka von Lehndorff.
Vespasio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vespasius.
Vetulia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vetulio.
Veturia f Ancient Roman, Late Roman, Romanian, Italian, English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Veturius. Veturia was a Roman matron, the mother of the possibly legendary Roman general Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus.
Veturio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Veturius and Masculine form of Veturia.
Veva f Romansh
Short form of Genoveva.
Vezia f Italian (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]
Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.
Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]
Viatore m Italian
Italian form of Viator.
Viatte f French (Archaic)
A local diminutive of an unidentified name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
Vibiano m Italian
Italian form of Vibianus.
Vibio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Vibius.
Vic m Romansh
Short form of Ludivic.
Vica f Hungarian, Romansh, Italian
Hungarian short form of Evica as well as Italian and Romansh short form of Ludivica.
Vichi f & m Italian
Diminutive of Vittoria and Vittorio.
Vicinia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vicinio.
Vicinio m Italian
From the Latin Vicinius, meaning uncertain. Possibly a deformation of Vinicio.
Victorienna f French, English
Feminine form of Victorien
Victurnien m French (Rare, Archaic)
This name was borne by Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (31 May 1753 – 31 October 1793), a lawyer and statesman, and a significant figure of the French Revolution.... [more]
Victurnienne f French (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminine form of Victurnien.
Vigberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Wigbert.
Vigeli m Romansh
Romansh form of Vigilius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Vigelia f Romansh
Feminine form of Vigeli.
Vigieli m Romansh
Variant of Vigeli.
Vigilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vigilio.
Vigilio m Italian
Italian form of Vigilius.
Vijessna f German
Ijekavian form of Vesna. Borne by Vijessna Ferkic (b. 1987), a German actress of Croatian descent.
Vik m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Viktor or Viktoria.
Vilberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Wilbert.
Viliberta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Willibert.
Vincens m Banat Swabian, Piedmontese, Romansh
Banat Swabian variant of Vinzenz and Piedmontese and Romansh form of Vincent.
Vincente m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Vincent.
Vincentine f French (Rare)
Rare French feminine form of Vincent.
Vincenz m Romansh
Variant of Vincens.
Vincia f Italian, English (Rare)
The name Vincia is used in the modern Italian language. It's a feminine form of Vincent.
Vinciane f French, French (Belgian)
French feminine form of Vincianus.
Vincinette f German
A feminine form to Vincent.... [more]
Vinfreda f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Winifrid.
Vinfredo m Italian
Italian form of Winfred and variant of Vinfrido.
Vinfrido m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Winfred and Italian variant of Vinfredo.
Vinicia f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vinicio.
Viniciano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vinicianus.
Vinizio m Italian
Italian form of Vinicio.
Vinzens m Romansh
Variant of Vincens.
Violaine f French, Theatre
Invented by Paul Claudel for his play L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912), the first version of which was titled La Jeune Fille Violaine (1892). It is often regarded as a variant of Violante, though Claudel may have taken it from a French place name.
Violanta f Italian, Romansh, Sardinian
Italian variant and Romansh form of Violante.
Violetto m Italian
Italian masculine form of Violet.
Violo m Italian
Italian masculine form of Violet.
Virgil m Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Rare, Archaic)
German cognate of Fergal and Feirgil. This name used to Germanize Fergal and Feirgil in Austria and the southern part of Germany thanks to the Irish-born bishop and astronomer Virgilius von Salzburg (known in English as Vergilius of Salzburg).
Virgilia f Late Roman, Theatre, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vergilius (see Virgil). This is the name of Coriolanus' wife in Shakespeare's play of the same name.
Viridis f Italian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Derived from the Latin color word viridis "green".... [more]
Visel m German
Visel is a name of German origin and the meaning is unknown
Visitazione f Italian (Rare)
Means "visitation" in Italian, referring to the visit of St. Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to St. Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist.
Vistano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Wystan.
Vitala f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitale.
Vitaliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Vitaliano.
Vitalina f Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Ancient Roman
Russian, Ukranian, Italian, and Ancient Roman feminine form of Vitale.
Vitangela f Italian
Combination of Vita 1 and Angela.
Vitangelo m Italian
The name Vitangelo is Italian in origin and means “Angel of Life or Life Angel.” ... [more]
Vitantonia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitantonio. Combination of Vita 1 and Antonia.
Vitantonio m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Vito and Antonio.
Vitellia f Ancient Roman, Theatre, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Vitellius. This was the name of an Ancient Roman noblewoman, daughter of Emperor Vitellius (15-69 AC).... [more]
Vitige m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Witiges.
Vittoriana f Italian
Italian form of Victoriana.
Vittoriano m Italian
Italian form of Victorian. A bearer of this name is Vittoriano Guareschi (b. 1971), an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer.
Vittorico m Italian
Italian form of Victoricus.
Vittorina f Italian
Feminine form of Vittorino.
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.
Vivant m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Viventius. The name coincides with French vivant "living, alife".
Vivella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Viva.
Vivenzio m Italian
Italian form of Viventius.
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".
Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.
Vladimiro m Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Italian and Galician form of Vladimir.
Volbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Folcbert.
Volfango m Italian
Italian form of Wolfgang.
Volfardo m Italian
Italian form of Wolfhart.
Volframo m Italian
Italian form of Wolfram.
Volland m German (Archaic)
A simplified form of Volknand.
Volodia m French (Rare)
Variant of Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Volumnio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Volumnius.
Vreana f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Freana, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Vrena f Romansh
Variant of Vreana.
Vreneli f German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands. Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.... [more]
Vroni f German
Diminutive of Veronika.
Vuillaume m French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Guillaume found up until the 1700s in French-speaking Switzerland as well as in Lorraine and the Franche-Comté regions of France.
Vulfranno m Italian
Italian form of Wulfram via Latinized form of Wulframnus.
Vulfrico m Italian
Italian form of Wulfric.
Vulstano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Wulfstan.
Walberta f German
Feminine form of Walbert
Walbourg f French (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Walburga.
Walburg f German
German short form of Waldeburg.
Walburgis f German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walburg (see also Walburga).
Walda f German (Rare), Dutch
Short form of names with the name element walt "to rule".
Waldfried m German (Rare)
German form of the ancient Germanic name Waldfrid.
Waldi m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element walt meaning "rule", such as Ewald and Waldemar for men and Waltraud for women.... [more]
Waldy m & f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Polish (Rare), South American
Variant of Waldi. This name is more commonly used on men than on women.... [more]
Walentina f German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
German and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Valentina as well as a Russian/Ukrainian variant transcription of Валентина (see the previous name and Valentyna).
Walfried m German (Rare, Archaic)
Modern German form of Walahfrid.
Walkiria f Italian (Rare)
Rare variant of Valchiria. A notable bearer is Italian partisan Walkiria Terradura (1924-2023).
Walli f German
Variant of Wally.
Wally f German, Literature
Diminutive of Walburga. Walburga Stromminger is the protagonist of the the novel Die Geier-Wally (1873) by Wilhelmine von Hillern, an early example of feminist literature.
Walpurgis f German (Latinized)
German variant of Walburgis. In Central and Northern Europe, Walpurgisnacht ('Walpurgis Night') is a holiday usually celebrated on April 30 or May 1.
Walrad m German (Archaic)
German form of Walderad via Waldrad. A known bearer of this name was Prince Walrad of Nassau-Usingen (1635-1702).
Walram m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Walderam. There are also instances where this name can be a short form of Walaram.
Waltherus m Dutch, German
Latinized form of Walther.
Waltrud f Germanic, German
Variant spelling of Waldtrud.
Waltrude f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Waltrud.
Wandrille m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Wandregisel.
Wanja f & m Scandinavian, German
German variant of Vanya, a Russian diminutive of either Ivan or Ivanna. This is also used in Scandinavia (see Vanja), where it is primarily feminine.
Warnfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Warinfrid.
Wastl m Upper German
Diminutive of Sebastian.
Wedigo m German (Rare)
A variant of Witiko.
Weirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
Variant form of Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.
Wendela f Dutch, German (Rare)
Feminine form of Wendel.
Wendla f German (Rare), Theatre
Contracted form of Wendela. This was used by German dramatist Frank Wedekind for the heroine of his play 'Spring Awakening' (1891).
Wendula f German (Rare), Prague German
German feminine form of Wendel as well as a borrowing of of Vendula.
Wenko m German (Rare), Bulgarian, Macedonian
German transcription of Venko.
Wennel m German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Wendelin.
Werä m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Werner.
Wernard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch form and German variant of Wernhard.
Wernhard m German
German form of Warinhard.
Werni m German
Diminutive of names that contain the Germanic element warin (related to war meaning "aware, cautious"), such as Werner and Wernfried.
Wesselin m German
German transcription of the Bulgarian name Veselin.
Wesselina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German transcription of the Bulgarian name Veselina.
Whilhelmina f Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)
This particular spelling of the given name Wilhelmina originated in older times, when people had varying degrees of literacy and when the Dutch and German languages were not yet standardized to the degree that they are today... [more]
Wichard m Dutch, Frisian, German
Dutch, Frisian and German form of Wighard.
Widmar m German
German name composed of the elements witu "wood" and mari "famous".
Wiglaf m Anglo-Saxon, German (Modern, Rare)
From Old English wig "battle, war" and laf "remains, remainder" (see laibō). ... [more]
Wigolf m Germanic, German
Variant spelling of Wigulf.
Wildor m German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Maybe a dithematic name formed of the Germanic name element willo "will" and the name of the Germanic god Thor.... [more]
Wilgard f Germanic, German
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Wilhelma f German (Rare), Dutch
German feminine form of Wilhelm.
Wilibald m German (Rare, Archaic), Silesian
German variant and Silesian form of Willibald.
Wiliberto m Italian
Italian form of Wilbert.
Wilko m Dutch, German (Rare)
Diminutive of William.... [more]
Willhard m German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of Willard.
Willibrord m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch, German (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements willa meaning "will, desire" and brord meaning "prick, point" as well as "spearhead" and "blade, lance, javelin".... [more]
Willrecht m German (Rare)
Either a variant of Wilbrecht or an invented virtue name, in which case the second element is derived from German Recht meaning "right, privilege" as well as "law"... [more]
Wilomena f German (Rare)
Rare— and “American”— variant of Wilhemina
Winand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wignand (also compare Wigand). However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" and its second element from Gothic nand meaning "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan meaning "to venture, to risk, to dare").... [more]
Winhard m German
German short form of Winihard.
Winifried m & f German
German form of Winifrid.
Wintrud f German
German short form of Winitrud.
Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy"... [more]
Witerico m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Witeric.
Witichis m German
German form of Witiges.
Witiko m German
From Gothic widu-gauja "wood barker", a kenning for the wolf.... [more]
Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".
Wladimiro m Italian
Italian form of Vladimir.
Wladyslas m French
Gallicized form of Vladislav.
Wolferl m German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element wolf meaning "wolf", such as Wolfgang... [more]
Wolfi m German
Diminutive of Wolfgang.
Wolke f & m German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain the Gothic element valdan "to reign" (practically the same as wald "rule"). It is known as a masculine name since the 15th century, and as a feminine name since the 20th century... [more]
Wölli m German
Short form and pet form of Wolfgang.... [more]
Wonja m German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Worschila f German (Rare, Archaic), German (Silesian)
German spelling of Voršila, a Czech form of Ursula.
Wulfin m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is derived from the name Wulf "wolf". It can also be interpreted as a masculine form (backformation) of Wulfine or Wulfina.... [more]
Wulfine f German (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Wulf.
Wynnette f French
French diminutive of Wynnie. Can also be a variant of Wynona!
Xainte f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sainte. A notable bearer was Xainte Dupont (1595-1680), an early settler of New France, the wife of settler Zacharie Cloutier (1590-1677), and an ancestress to the Cloutier family of Quebec.
Xanto m Italian
Italian form of Xanthus.
Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.
Xaveria f German
Feminine form of Xaver.
Xavérie f French, French (African), Dutch
French feminine form of Xavier.
Xavière f French
French feminine form of Xavier.
Xavièrine f French
Elaboration of Xavière.
Xemerius m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
The name of a gargoyle demon in the 'Ruby Red' trilogy by Kerstin Gier.... [more]
Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.
Xeno m English (American, Modern, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno or maybe a Latinized form of Xenon.... [more]
Xynthia f German (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Cynthia.... [more]
Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.
Yaniss m French
Variant of Yanis.
Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]
Yannik m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yannig.
Yanny m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
Diminutive of Yann, Yannick and perhaps also Giovanni in a select few cases.
Yara f Hebrew, Italian
Italian form and variant transcription of Yaara.
Yder m Arthurian Cycle, French, Anglo-Norman
French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.
Ylan m French
Gallicized form of Ilan.
Ylane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
As a masculine name, this is a variant of Ylan; as a feminine name, Ylane is a Gallicized form of Ilana.
Ylann m French
Variant of Ylan.