Names starting with V
461 Names found
Contracted form of an older Czech name Veceslav, derived from the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ "more, greater" and slava "glory". Saint Václav (known as Wen...
Lithuanian form of Václav.
The name of the black-clad antagonist, real name Anakin Skywalker, in the Star Wars movies, beginning in 1977. The creator George Lucas has described...
Diminutive of Vadim.
Meaning uncertain. It is used as a Russian form of the saintly name Bademus. Alternatively it may be derived from Slavic vaditi "to accuse, to argue"...
Old East Slavic form of Vadim.
Belarusian form of Vadim.
Old Norse byname meaning "cart, wagon". It was revived as a given name in the 19th century.
Variant of Wagner.
Armenian form of Vərəthraghna (see Bahram). In Armenian mythology this was the name of the heroic god of war.
Possibly from Old Persian 𐎺𐎢 (vahu) meaning "good". This was the name of a semi-legendary 4th-century BC Armenian king.
Persian and Azerbaijani form of Wahid.
Coined by Estonian author Eduard Bornhöhe for a character in his novel Tasuja (1880). He allegedly derived it from Estonian vahva meaning "brave,...
Derived from Finnish väinä meaning "wide and slow-flowing river". In Finnish mythology Väinämöinen was a wise old magician, the son of the primal...
Short form of Väinämöinen.
Possibly from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 𐎫𐎵𐎢 (varka tanu) meaning "wolf-bodied". This name was borne by several kings of Georgia.
Short form of Valdemaras and other Lithuanian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element vald "rule".
Scandinavian form of Waldemar, also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir. This was the name of four kings of Denmark and a king of...
Lithuanian form of Valdemar.
Portuguese variant of Valdemar.
Short form of Voldemārs and other Latvian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element vald "rule".
Portuguese variant of Valdemar.
Roman cognomen (see Valentine 1). This name was borne by a 4th-century Roman emperor.
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Valens.
Catalan form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Dutch form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Portuguese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
A form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1) in several languages.
Spanish and Slovak form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Lithuanian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
From the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Valens meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy" in Latin. Saint Valentine...
English form of Valentinianus, used to refer to the Roman emperor.
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the cognomen Valentinus (see Valentine 1). This name was borne by three Roman emperors.
Italian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Greek form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Latvian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Original form of Valentine 1.
Czech form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Ukrainian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Bulgarian and Georgian form of Valerius, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Валерий (see Valeriy).
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius...
Original Latin form of Valerian.
Portuguese form of Valerius.