VÁCLAV   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of WENCESLAS

VÁCLAVA   f   Czech
Czech feminine form of WENCESLAS

VADIK   m   Russian
Diminutive of VADIM

VADIM   m   Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Slavic element volod "rule", or possibly derived from an Old Norse source.

VAHAN   m   Armenian
Means "shield" in Armenian.

VÄINÄMÖINEN   m   Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish väinä "wide and slow-flowing river"... [more]

VÄINÖ   m   Finnish
Short form of VÄINÄMÖINEN

VAL   m & f   English
Short form of VALENTINE (1), VALERIE, and other names beginning with Val.

VALARIE   f   English
Variant of VALERIE

VALARY   f   English (Rare)
Variant of VALERIE

VALDA   f   English (Rare)
Modern coinage from Germanic wald meaning "power, rule"... [more]

VALDEMAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WALDEMAR... [more]

VALDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse valr "the dead" and dís "goddess".

VALENCIA   f   Spanish
From a Late Latin name which was derived from valentia "power"... [more]

VALENTIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALENTÍN   m   Spanish, Slovak
Spanish and Slovak form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALENTIN   m   Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALENTÍNA   f   Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALENTINA   f   Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]

VALENTINE (1)   m   English
From the Roman family name Valentinus which was from Latin valens "strong, vigourous, healthy"... [more]

VALENTINE (2)   f   French
French feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALENTINO   m   Italian
Italian form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALÈRE   m   French
French form of VALERIUS

VALERI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VALERIY

VALÉRIA   f   Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese feminine form of VALERIUS

VALERIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS... [more]

VALERIAN   m   History
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name VALERIUS... [more]

VALERIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN).

VALÉRIE   f   French
French form of VALERIA

VALERIE   f   English
English form of VALERIA

VALERIJA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VALERIA

VALERIO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of VALERIUS

VALERIU   m   Romanian
Romanian form of VALERIUS

VALERIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong"... [more]

VALERIY   m   Russian
Russian form of VALERIUS

VALERIYA   f   Russian
Russian feminine form of VALERIUS

VALÉRY   m   French
Derived from the Germanic elements wahl "foreign" and ric "power".

VALERY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VALERIY

VALESKA   f   German
Diminutive of VALERIA

VALI   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of VALERIU or VALENTIN

VALKO   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) "wolf".

VALKYRIE   f   Various
Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser"... [more]

VALLI   f   Hindu Mythology
Means "creeping plant" in Dravidian... [more]

VALORA   f   Esperanto
Means "valuable" in Esperanto.

VALORIE   f   English
Variant of VALERIE

VALTER   m   Scandinavian, Portuguese, Slovene
Scandinavian, Portuguese and Slovene form of WALTER

VALTO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of WALDEMAR

VALTTERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of WALTER

VÂN   f & m   Vietnamese
Means "cloud" in Vietnamese.

VĂN   m   Vietnamese
Means "knowledge, literature" in Vietnamese... [more]

VAN   m   English
Short form of IVAN or VANCE

VANAMO   f   Finnish
Means "twinflower" in Finnish.

VANCE   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from Old English fenn meaning "marsh, fen".

VANDA   f   Italian
Form of WANDA

VANESSA   f   English
Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his peom 'Cadenus and Vanessa' (1726)... [more]

VANGELIS   m   Greek
Variant of EVANGELOS

VANJA   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of VANYA

VANNA (1)   f   Italian
Short form of GIOVANNA.

VANNA (2)   f & m   Khmer
Means "golden" in Khmer.

VANNI   m   Italian
Short form of GIOVANNI.

VANYA   m   Russian
Diminutive of IVAN

VAPPU   f   Finnish
Finnish form of WALBURGA

VARDA   f   Jewish
Diminutive of VERED

VARDAH   f   Jewish
Variant transcription of VARDA

VARDO   f   Georgian
Means "rose" in Georgian.

VARFOLOMEI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VARFOLOMEY

VARFOLOMEY   m   Russian
Russian form of BARTHOLOMEW

VARG   m   Norwegian
Means "wolf" in Old Norse.

VARINIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of VARINIUS

VARINIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name possibly derived from VARIUS.

VARIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "versatile" in Latin... [more]

VARLAAM   m   Russian
Russian form of BARLAAM

VARLAM   m   Russian
Variant of VARLAAM

VARNAVA   m   Russian
Russian form of BARNABAS

VARPU   f   Finnish
From the Finnish name for a type of berry bush.

VARTAN   m   Armenian
Derived from Armenian vart "rose".

VARTOUHI   f   Armenian
Means "rose lady" in Armenian.

VARVARA   f   Russian, Greek, Bulgarian
Russian, Greek and Bulgarian form of BARBARA

VARYA   f   Russian
Diminutive of VARVARA

VASANT   m   Indian
Modern transcription of VASANTA

VASANTA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "brilliant" or "spring" in Sanskrit... [more]

VASANTI   f   Indian
Feminine form of VASANTA

VASCO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which came from the Spanish surname Velázquez, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque... [more]

VASHTI   f   Biblical
Possibly means "thread" in Hebrew, but it is most likely of Persian origin... [more]

VASIL   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BASIL (1)

VASILE   m   Romanian
Romanian form of BASIL (1)

VASILI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY

VASILICA   m   Romanian
Diminutive of VASILE

VASILIJE   m   Serbian
Serbian form of BASIL (1)

VASILIKI   f   Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of BASIL (1)

VASILIOS   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)

VASILIS   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)

VASILISA   f   Russian
Russian feminine form of BASIL (1)

VASILIY   m   Russian
Russian form of BASIL (1)

VASILKA   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine diminutive of BASIL (1)

VASILY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY

VASKA   m   Russian
Diminutive of VASILIY

VASSILY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY

VASU   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "bright, excellent" in Sanskrit... [more]

VASUDA   f   Indian
Means "granting wealth" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the earth.

VASYA   m   Russian
Diminutive of VASILIY

VASYL   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of BASIL (1)

VASYLYNA   f   Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of BASIL (1)

VAUGHAN   m   Welsh
From a surname which was a variant of VAUGHN.

VAUGHN   m   Welsh, English
From a Welsh surname which was derived from Welsh bychan meaning "little".

VAVRINEC   m   Czech
Czech form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

VEASNA   m   Khmer
Means "opportunity, good fortune" in Khmer.

VECA   f   Serbian
Diminutive of VESNA

VEDA   f   Indian
Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.

VEDRAN   m   Croatian, Serbian
Means "jovial" in Croatian and Serbian.

VEDRANA   f   Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of VEDRAN

VEERA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of VERA (1)

VEGA   f   Astronomy
The name of a star in the constellation Lyra... [more]

VEIKKO   m   Finnish
Diminutive of VELI

VEIT   m   German
German form of VITUS or WIDO

VELDA   f   English
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of VALDA.

VELI   m   Finnish
Means "brother" in Finnish.

VELIA   f   Italian
From the Roman family name Velius which possibly means "concealed" in Latin.

VELIMIR   m   Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements vele "great" and mir "peace".

VELLAMO   f   Finnish Mythology
From Finnish velloa "to surge, to swell"... [more]

VELMA   f   English
Probably a variant of WILMA, based on the German pronunciation of that name... [more]

VELVEL   m   Yiddish
Means "wolf" in Yiddish... [more]

VELVELA   f   Yiddish
Feminine form of VELVEL

VELVET   f   English
From the English word for the soft fabric... [more]

VENA   f   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit वेन (vena) meaning "yearning".

VENCEL   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of WENCESLAS

VENCESLAO   m   Italian
Italian form of WENCESLAS

VENCESLÁS   m   Spanish
Spanish form of WENCESLAS

VĚNCESLAV   m   Czech
Czech form of WENCESLAS

VENDELA   f   Swedish
Swedish feminine form of WENDEL

VENDELÍN   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of WENDELIN

VENDULA   f   Czech
Diminutive of VÁCLAVA

VENETIA   f   Various
From the name of the city in Italy, called Venice in English... [more]

VENIAMIN   m   Russian
Russian form of BENJAMIN

VENKA   f   Esperanto
Means "victorious" in Esperanto.

VENKAT   m   Indian
Modern transcription of VENKATA

VENKATA   m   Indian
From the name of a sacred hill in southern India.

VENLA   f   Finnish
Finnish feminine form of WENDEL

VENUS   f   Roman Mythology
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin... [more]

VENYAMIN   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VENIAMIN

VĚRA   f   Czech
Czech form of VERA (1)

VERA (1)   f   Russian, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Slovene, Portuguese
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true"... [more]

VERA (2)   f   Albanian
Derived from Albanian verë "summer".

VERCINGETORIX   m   Ancient Celtic
Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish ver "on, over" combined with cingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king"... [more]

VERDANDI   f   Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Verðandi meaning "necessity"... [more]

VERE   m   English
From a Norman surname which was from a French place name, which was itself derived from a Gaulish word meaning "alder".

VERED   f   Jewish
Means "rose" in Hebrew.

VERENA   f   German
Possibly related to Latin verus "true"... [more]

VÉRÈNE   f   French
French form of VERENA

VERGIL   m   English
Variant of VIRGIL

VERÍSSIMO   m   Portuguese
From the Roman name Verissimus which means "very true" in Latin... [more]

VERITY   f   English (Archaic)
From the English word meaning "verity, truth"... [more]

VERN   m   English
Short form of VERNON

VERNA   f   English
Feminine form of VERNON, sometimes associated with the Latin word vernus "spring"... [more]

VERNER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WERNER

VERNON   m   English
From a Norman surname which was from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder".

VEROCHKA   f   Russian
Russian diminutive of VERA (1)

VERONA   f   Various
From the name of the city in Italy, which is itself of unknown meaning.

VERÓNICA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of VERONICA

VERÔNICA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of VERONICA

VERONICA   f   English, Italian, Romanian
Latin form of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image"... [more]

VERONIKA   f   Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VERONICA

VÉRONIQUE   f   French
French form of VERONICA

VERUSHA   f   Russian
Russian diminutive of VERA (1)

VESA   m   Finnish
Means "sprout, young tree" in Finnish.

VESLEMØY   f   Norwegian
Means "little girl" from Norwegian vesle "little" and møy "girl"... [more]

VESNA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Means "messenger" in Slavic... [more]

VESPASIAN   m   History
From the Roman cognomen Vespasianus, derived either from Latin vesper meaning "west" or "evening" or vespa meaning "wasp"... [more]

VESPASIANO   m   Italian
Italian form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN).

VESPASIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of VESPASIAN

VESPASIEN   m   French
French form of Vespasianus (see VESPASIAN).

VESPERA   f   Esperanto
Means "of the evening" in Esperanto.

VESTA   f   Roman Mythology
Probably a Roman cognate of HESTIA... [more]

VESTER   m   German
Short form of SILVESTER

VEVA   f   English
Diminutive of GENEVIÈVE or GENOVEVA