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13,457Viveca is a Swedish female given name, a form of Vibeke. Vibeke itself is the Danish form of Wiebke, which ultimately derives from Wiebe, a Frisian short form of names beginning with the Old German element wig meaning "w...
Viveka is a Swedish feminine given name, a form of Vibeke. It shares its origin with names that trace back to the Old Germanic element wig meaning "war," ultimately reflecting a martial heritage. The name is particularly...
Vivi is a Scandinavian diminutive of names beginning with Vi, as well as Olivia and Sofia. It is used primarily in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.Etymology and HistoryThe name Vivi functions as a short form or nickname f...
Etymology Viviana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, ultimately derived from the Roman gens name Vivianus, a derivative of Latin vivus meaning "alive". It is the feminine form of the Latin name Vivian, which has b...
Viviane straddles two European language traditions. In French, it is the Gallic form of Viviana, which itself is the feminine of the late Roman cognomen Vivianus. In Portuguese, Viviane functions as a simple variant spel...
Vivianne is a French variant of Viviane, itself a French form of the Latin name Viviana, which is the feminine form of Vivianus, derived from Latin vivus meaning "alive." The name thus carries a connotation of life and v...
Vivien 2 is a female given name used in Hungarian and literature.EtymologyAlfred Tennyson introduced the name Vivien in his Arthurian epic Idylls of the King (1859), where it designates the Lady of the Lake. The exact in...
Vivienne is a French feminine given name, a spelling variant of Viviane and the French form of Viviana. Derived from the Latin name Vivianus, which comes from Latin vivus meaning "alive," the name has ancient roots in th...
Viviette is a literary and diminutive name in English, best known as the title character in William John Locke's 1910 novel Viviette. The name is a diminutive of Vivienne, the French form of Viviana, which itself derives...
Vivyan is a variant of Vivian, used primarily as a feminine name in English-speaking contexts. The name Vivian itself originates from the Latin name Vivianus, which is derived from the Latin word vivus, meaning "alive" o...
Viyan is a Kurdish feminine given name that means "desire" in the Kurdish language. The name reflects a positive aspiration or longing, often conveying a sense of hope and ambition. It is predominantly used among Kurdish...
Vjekoslava is a Croatian feminine given name, formed as the feminine counterpart of Vjekoslav. The name embodies a classic Slavic naming tradition, combining the roots v.> věkŭ, meaning "age" or "century," with slava, me...
Vjera is a Croatian and Serbian feminine given name, serving as the local cognate of Vera. While Vera itself means "faith" in Russian — or is sometimes associated with the Latin verus meaning "true" — Vjera carries the s...
Vjollca is an Albanian feminine given name derived from the Albanian word vjollcë, meaning "violet" — referring to both the flower and the colour. The name belongs to a broader European tradition of botanical names assoc...
Vladana is a female given name of Slavic origin, used primarily in Czech and Serbian. It is the feminine form of Vladan, which itself derives from the Slavic element volděti meaning "to rule, to control,” originally a di...
Vladěna is a Czech feminine given name, derived as a feminine form of Vladan. The root name Vladan itself originates from the Slavic element volděti, meaning "to rule, to control," and was originally a diminutive of name...
Vladimíra is the Czech and Slovak feminine form of the Slavic name Vladimir.EtymologyThe name ultimately derives from the Old Slavic Voldiměrŭ, composed of the elements volděti meaning "to rule" and měrŭ meaning "great,...
Vladimira is a feminine given name used chiefly in Croatian and Slovene, derived as the feminine form of the masculine name Vladimir. The root name Vladimir originates from the Old Slavic *Voldiměrŭ, composed of the elem...
Vladislava is the feminine form of Vladislav, a name with deep roots in the Slavic world. The masculine Vladislav derives from the Old Slavic Voldislavŭ, combining the elements volděti meaning “to rule” and slava meaning...
Vladlena is a feminine given name of Soviet origin, derived as a feminine form of Vladlen, which is itself a contraction of the name Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet state. The name combines elements from Vladim...
Vladyslava is the Ukrainian feminine form of Vladislav, derived from the Old Slavic root Voldislavŭ. The name is composed of the elements volděti meaning "to rule" and slava meaning "glory", thus signifying "a possessor...
Vlasta is a feminine given name used primarily in Croatian, Czech, Serbian, Slovak, and Slovene. It originated as a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element volstĭ, meaning "power, rule, sovereignty". This r...
Vlastimila is a Czech feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of Vlastimil. The masculine base Vlastimil comes from the Slavic elements volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty" (Czech vlast "homeland") and milŭ "graci...
Vlatka is a feminine given name of South Slavic origin, predominantly used in Croatia. It is the feminine form of Vlatko, which itself originated as a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (South...
Voestaa'e is a female given name of Cheyenne origin, meaning "white bison calf woman." It is composed of two elements: vóésta, meaning "white bison calf," and the feminine suffix -e'é. The name reflects the cultural and...
Voirrey is a Manx feminine given name, serving as the vocative form of Moirrey. The vocative case is used for direct address, akin to calling someone by name, a distinctive linguistic feature retained in Manx Gaelic. Moi...
Vojislava is the feminine form of the South Slavic masculine name Vojislav. The name entered Serbian onomastics through the historical prominence of its male counterpart, Stefan Vojislav, an 11th-century ruler who led th...
Volha is the Belarusian form of the name Olga, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Helga, meaning “holy” or “blessed.” The name is closely tied to the history of Kievan Rus and its adoption of Christianity.Etymo...
Vonahe'e is a female name of Cheyenne origin, meaning "medicine bundle woman." In Cheyenne culture, a medicine bundle is a sacred collection of items—such as feathers, stones, or herbs—wrapped together and used in religi...
Etymology Vonda is a variant of Wanda, reflecting the Polish pronunciation. The root name Wanda possibly derives from a Germanic name meaning "a Wend," referring to the Slavic people who once inhabited parts of eastern G...
Vosgi is a Western Armenian feminine given name, recorded as a transcription of the Armenian name Voski. The root name Voski means "gold" in Armenian, a term that also appears in compound names and metaphorical expressio...
Voski is an Armenian feminine name that directly translates to "gold" in the Armenian language. As a given name, it belongs to a category of Armenian names derived from precious metals, stones, or natural elements, refle...
Voula is a Greek feminine name, most commonly used as a diminutive of Paraskevi. The name traces its roots back to Paraskeve, a Late Greek name derived from the word παρασκευή (paraskeue), meaning "preparation" or "Frida...
EtymologyVratislava is the feminine form of the Slavic male name Vratislav, which is composed of the elements vortiti (meaning "to return") and slava (meaning "glory"). Thus, the name can be interpreted as "return of glo...
Vreni is a Swiss German diminutive of the name Verena. It originated in the German-speaking part of Switzerland as an affectionate short form, commonly used as an independent given name today. Etymology and Origin The ro...
Vuokko is a Finnish feminine given name and surname derived directly from the Finnish word vuokko, meaning "anemone", a type of flower. As a given name, Vuokko belongs to the category of floral names that gained populari...
Vüsalə is a feminine Azerbaijani given name, derived from the masculine name Vüsal with the addition of the feminine suffix -ə. The root name Vüsal comes from the Azerbaijani word vüsal, meaning "meeting, joining", which...
Vüsala is an Azerbaijani feminine given name, an alternate transcription of Vüsalə. Vüsalə itself is the feminine form of Vüsal, a masculine name meaning "meeting, joining" in Azerbaijani. The name carries a poetic and r...
Vy is a Vietnamese female given name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese character 薇 (see vi), meaning 'royal fern'. This character appears most commonly in the compound word tường vi, which refers to the 'multiflora rose'...
Vyara is a Bulgarian feminine given name, functioning as a cognate of the name Vera. While Vera is widely used across Slavic and Western cultures, Vyara represents its Bulgarian adaptation, sharing the core etymology and...
Vytautė is a Lithuanian feminine given name, derived as the female form of Vytautas. The name Vytautas itself originates from the Lithuanian roots vyd- meaning "to see" or vyti meaning "to chase, to drive away," combined...
Wacława is the feminine form of the Polish name Wacław, which itself derives from the Czech Václav. Václav is a contraction of the Old Czech name Veceslav, composed of the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ "more, greater" and slava...
Wafa is an Arabic female given name meaning "loyalty, faithfulness", derived from the Arabic root wafā (وفى) referring to fulfilling a promise or being true. The name shares its root with the word wafāʾ (loyalty, fidelit...
Wafaa is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Wafa (وفاء), which means "loyalty, faithfulness." It stems from the Arabic root wafā (وفى), signifying "to fulfill, to live up to a promise." The name embodies a cor...
Wafiya is a feminine Arabic given name, derived from the masculine name Wafi. The root wafā in Arabic conveys the meaning of "to fulfill a promise," leading to associations with "trustworthy," "reliable," "loyal," and "p...
Waheeda is an alternate transcription of Arabic وحيدة or Urdu وحیدہ, derived from the masculine Wahid (or Waheed in Urdu). The name means “peerless, unique” and in Islamic tradition, al-Waḥīd is one of the 99 names of Al...
Wahiba is the feminine form of the Arabic masculine name Wahib, rooted in the Arabic verb وهب (wahaba) meaning "to give". The name thus conveys the sense of "bestower" or "giver", often interpreted spiritually as denotin...
Wahida is an Arabic feminine given name, the feminine form of Wahid. Etymologically, Wahid derives from the Arabic root w-ḥ-d, meaning "one" or "unique." The name thus carries the connotation of being "peerless" or "uniq...
Wahyuni is an Indonesian feminine given name derived from the Indonesian word wahyu, meaning "revelation." This term ultimately comes from Arabic وحي (waḥy), which carries the same meaning of divine inspiration or commun...
Waimarie is a Māori female name that means "good luck" in the Māori language. The name embodies a positive and auspicious quality, reflecting cultural values that associate well-being and fortune with such terms.In Māori...
Wairimu is a feminine name of Kikuyu origin, derived from the word irimũ meaning "ogre" or "giant." In Kikuyu mythology, Wairimu is one of the nine daughters of Mumbi, the primordial mother figure who, according to legen...
Wakana is a feminine Japanese given name. The name is written with kanji characters and has various meanings depending on the combinations used. One common interpretation is from 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and 奏 (...
Walburga is a German feminine given name derived from the Old High German elements walt meaning "power, authority" and burg meaning "fortress", thus translating to "power of the fortress". While some sources suggest poss...
Waldeburg is an Old German form of Walburga, a female name meaning "power of the fortress," derived from the Old German elements walt ("power, authority") and burg ("fortress"). The name's components reflect a common pat...
Waldetrudis is the Old German form of the name Waltraud. It is derived from the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and drud "strength". The name is most famously borne by a 7th-century Frankish saint, known as S...
Walela is a feminine given name of Cherokee origin, derived from the Cherokee word walela (ᏩᎴᎳ), meaning "hummingbird". The hummingbird holds special significance in Cherokee culture, often symbolizing joy, love, and bea...
Walentyna is the Polish form of Valentina, a name that ultimately traces back to the Latin root Valens, meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy." The feminine name Valentina derives from the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which i...
Waleria is the Polish form of Valeria, which itself derives from the Roman family name Valerius. The root of this name is the Latin adjective valeo, meaning "to be strong," so Waleria carries connotations of strength and...
Walpurga is the German variant of the name Walburga, originating from the Old High German name *Waltburg*, meaning "power of the fortress". It is composed of the elements walt meaning "power, authority" and burg meaning...
Waltraud is a German feminine given name composed of the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and drud "strength". As such, it evokes qualities of forceful might and personal fortitude. The name was borne by a 7th...