Names that Begin with V

• Václav

  Contracted form of the older name Veceslav meaning "more glory", from the Slavic elements vece "more" and slav "glory".

• Václava

  Czech feminine form of Václav.

• Vada

  Vada probably originates in Sanskrit and means "wiseness, wisdom".

• Vadik

  Diminutive of Vadim.

• Vadim

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

• Vahan

  Means "shield" in Armenian.

• Vahid

  Persian form of Wahid.

• Vahit

  Turkish form of Wahid.

• Väinämöinen

  Derived from Finnish väinä "wide and slow-flowing river".

• Väinö

  Short form of Väinämöinen.

• Vakhtang

  Derived from Old Persian varka-tanu meaning "wolf-bodied".

• Val

  Short form of Valentine , Valerie, and other names beginning with Val.

• Valarie

  Variant of Valerie.

• Valary

  Variant of Valerie.

• Valda

  Modern coinage from Germanic wald meaning "power, rule".

• Valdas

  Short form of Valdemaras and other Lithuanian names containing the Germanic /Baltic element wald "rule".

• Valdemar

  Scandinavian form of Waldemar.

• Valdemaras

  Lithuanian cognate of Waldemar.

• Valdez

  Valdez originates in Spanish language and the meaning is not clear.

• Valdimárr

  Old Norse form of Valdemar.

• Valdis

  Short form of VoldemĀRs and other Latvian names containing the Germanic /Baltic element wald "rule".

• Valdís

  Derived from Old Norse valr "the dead" and dís "goddess".

• Vale

  Vale is a diminutive of Valentino, itself an Italian variant of Valentine.

• Valence

  Valence is a masculine form of Valencia.

• Valencia

  From a Late Latin name which was derived from valentia "power".

• Valens

  Roman cognomen (see Valentine).

• Valent

  Croatian short form of Valentin.

• Valentijn

  Dutch form of Valentinus (see Valentine).

• Valentin

  Form of Valentinus (see Valentine).

• Valentín

  Spanish and Slovak form of Valentinus (see Valentine).