Names starting with V
779 Names found
Diminutive of Václava.
Diminutive of Vendula.
Form of Venus, from the Latin genitive form Veneris.
Feminine form of Venerandus. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint, also known as Venera, who was martyred in Rome or Sicily.
Italian form of Venerandus.
Means "venerable, worthy of veneration" in Latin. This name was borne by an early saint, a 5th-century bishop of Clermont.
From the Latin name of the Italian region of Veneto and the city of Venice (see the place name Venetia). This name was borne by the celebrated...
Macedonian form of Benjamin.
Means "victorious", from Esperanto venki "to conquer", ultimately from Latin vinco.
From the name of a sacred hill in Andhra Pradesh in southern India. It is the home of the Venkateswara Temple, a pilgrimage site for Hindus.
Variant of Ventsislav.
Bulgarian form of Veceslav (see Václav). It is associated with Bulgarian венец (venets) meaning "crown, wreath".
Feminine form of Ventseslav.
Either a short form of Buenaventura, or taken directly from Spanish ventura signifying "fortune".
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love and sex. Her character was assimilated with that of the Greek...
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true". It has been in general use in the English-speaking...
Belarusian form of Veronica.
From the name of the verbena plant, which is derived from Latin verbena meaning "leaves, twigs".
Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish wer "on, over" combined with kingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king". This name was borne by a...
From Old Norse Verðandi meaning "becoming, happening". Verdandi was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was...
From a Norman surname, which was from a French place name, which was itself derived from a Gaulish word meaning "alder".
Latinized form of a Germanic name, probably Waramunt, derived from either war "aware, cautious" or war "true" combined with munt "protection". This...
Possibly related to Latin verus "true". This might also be a Coptic form of the Ptolemaic name Berenice. Saint Verena was a 3rd-century Egyptian-born...
Avestan form of Bahram.
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Vera 1.
Georgian diminutive of Vera 1.
From the Latin name Verissimus meaning "very true". Saint Verissimus was a Portuguese martyr executed during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Dio...
Latin form of Veríssimo.
Means "truth" in Latin, a derivative of verus "true". The Roman goddess Veritas was the personification of truth.
Taken from the English word signifying "verity, truth", which traces back to the Latin verus meaning "true, real". This was among the virtue names...
Feminine form of Vernon, sometimes associated with the Latin word vernus "spring". It has been in use since the 19th century.