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Valla

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Valla, a variant of Valle. * Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Valla, from vall (“pasture, meadow”). * Borrowed from Albanian Valla, a variant of Vallas.

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Valle

Borrowed from Spanish Valle.

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Valli

Borrowed from Tamil வள்ளி (vaḷḷi).

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Valu

From Polynesian.

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Valvo

Italianized from Sicilian.

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Vama

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Vama.

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Van

* In the United States, usually taken from a first name or surname. * In Wales, from Y Fan, see Welsh fan.

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Vana

From the Czech surname, see Váňa.

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Vance

From a Southern English dialectal form of Old English fenn (“marsh, bog”).

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Vandy

From Vanderbilt + -y.

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Vane

Variant of Vanes or Fayne.

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Vanek

Borrowed from Czech Vaněk.

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* As a North Germanic surname, from derivatives of Old Norse vangr (“field”) (such as modern Swedish vång). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Wang. * As a Hmongic surname, from White Hmong Vaj, White Hmong Vaaj,

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Vange

Inherited from Middle English Vange, from earlier Fange, from Old English Fengge, probably from fenn (“fen”) + -ġē, -gēa (“district”). The development of Old English -eng- to -ang- and initial fricative voicing are featu

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Vani

Borrowed from Georgian ვანი (vani).

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Vanir

Borrowed from Old Norse vanir. Doublet of Wanes.

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Vanna

Borrowed from Slavic Vanna, from Ivana (Ѝвана) and Ivanna (Ива́нна), ultimately from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān)

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Vansh

Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa).

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Vanth

From Etruscan [script needed] (vanθ). The moon was named after the goddess in an online voting in 2009, the name Vanth was first suggested by American writer Sonya Taaffe.

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Vanya

Romanization of Russian and Ukrainian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”), a diminutive of Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan, “John”)

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Vanyo

Borrowed from Hungarian Vanyó.

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Vara

Borrowed from Spanish Vara.

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Varas

Borrowed from Spanish Varas; this surname is predominantly found in Chile.

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Varda

After Varda, Queen of the Valar, in Tolkien's Elvish legendarium.

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Varga

Multiple sources, including: * Hungarian Varga, from varga (“shoemaker”) * Spanish Varga, from toponyms * phonetic respelling of Polish Warga, from warga (“lip”)

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Varin

Borrowed from French Varin.

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Varun

Borrowed from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa, “Varuna”).

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Varus

From Latin Varus.

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Vasco

Borrowed from Portuguese Vasco; see there for more.

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Vasek

Borrowed from Czech Vašek.

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Vasey

Of Old French origin.

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Vassy

From Greek Βασιλική (Vasilikí) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Vasta

Borrowed from Italian Vasta.

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Vasu

Borrowed from Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “dwelling, dweller”).

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Vater

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Germanic *fadēr Proto-West Germanic *fader Old High German fater Middle High German vater German Vaterbor. English Va

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Vaud

Through German Waadt or French Vaud, named after the Waldense sect.

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Vaux

English, Scottish, and French name, all from placenames in France derived from Old French val (“valley”).

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Vayda

Borrowed from Hungarian Vajda, from Hungarian vajda, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.

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Vayk

From Armenian Վայք (Vaykʻ).

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Vayu

Borrowed from Sanskrit वायु (Vāyú).

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Vecna

Anagram of Vance, named after Jack Vance.

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Veda

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”).

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Vedal

From the French vêtu d'aluminium (clad in aluminium).

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Vedda

From Sinhalese වැද්දා (wæddā, “hunter”), from Sanskrit वेति (veti, “hunt”), q.v.

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Vedic

Etymology tree English Veda Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Vedic From Veda + -ic.

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Veere

Borrowed from Dutch Veere.

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Vefsn

Borrowed from Norwegian Vefsn.

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Vega

From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, dro

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Vegan

From Vega + -an.

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Vegas

Clipping of Las Vegas.

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Vegra

Source etymology material for Vegra; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Vegre

Source etymology material for Vegre; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Vegri

Source etymology material for Vegri; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Vehm

From a form of Middle High German veme (“condemnation, punishment, secret tribunal”), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *faigī (“doomed to die”), see also fey.

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Veii

From Latin Vēiī, from Etruscan.

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Veit

Borrowed from German Veit.

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Veja

From Romanian Veja.

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Vela

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin vēla (“sails of a ship”), plural of vēlum. Doublet of veil.

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Veles

Likely of Proto-Indo-European origin but the exact root is difficult to pinpoint. Suggestions have included *h₂welh₁- (“wool”) and *welg- (“damp, humid”). Also compare Lithuanian vẽlės (“ghostly figures of the deceased”)

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Velez

Anglicization of Spanish Vélez, of patronymic origin ("Son of Vela")

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Velic

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Velić.

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Velie

Unknown.

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Vella

Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Vella.

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Velma

Coined at the end of the 19th century, by analogy with Thelma and Wilma.

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Velux

From a trademark.

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Venad

Borrowed from Malayalam വേണാട് (vēṇāṭŭ).

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Vence

Borrowed from French Vence.

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Venit

From Latin venīre.

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Venmo

After the Venmo mobile payment system. According to co-founder Andrew Kortina, the name was formed as a blend of Latin vēndere (“to sell”) + mobile, for the following reasons: We were exploring the Latin root vendere “se

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Vent

Reduced form of Dutch de Vent.

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Venta

Borrowed from Lithuanian Ventà.

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Venti

From the Latin.

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Venu

From Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu, “a bamboo, reed, cane; a flute, fife, pipe”).

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Venus

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-os ~ *wénh₁-es-os Latin venus Latin Venusbor. Middle English Venus English Venus Inherited from Middle English Venus, borrowed from Latin Venus.

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Veps

Ultimately from Veps veps.

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Vera

Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”).

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Verba

Borrowed from Ukrainian Верба (Verba), from Ukrainian верба (verba, “willow”). In some cases, a respelling of Czech Vrba and Slovak Vrba, from vrba (“willow”). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba (“willow”).

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Verde

Based on the geography of Cape Verde, between or close to both a Canary and a European option.

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Verdi

Borrowed from Italian Verdi.

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Veres

# From Hungarian Veres or Romanian Vereș, both from Hungarian veres (“red”). # From Ukrainian Верес (Veres), from Ukrainian верес (veres, “heather”), from Proto-Slavic *versъ (“heather”).

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Verey

From Middle English verrei, verie (“true, reliable”), from Old French verai (“real, genuine”), a nickname for a trustworthy person.

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Verg.

From Latin Vergilius.

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Verma

Borrowed from Hindi वर्मा (varmā). Variant of Varma.

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Verna

Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon.

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Verne

From French Verne.

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Veron

Borrowed from French Véron or Spanish Verón.

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Vertz

Partly Americanized form of German Würtz.

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Vesak

From Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak).

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Vesey

Variant of Veazey.

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Vesna

Borrowed from Russian Весна́ (Vesná), Ukrainian Весна́ (Vesná), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна /Vȅsna, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.

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Vespa

Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.

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Vesta

From Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”

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Vette

Shortening.

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Vevay

Named after Vevey, a town in Switzerland.

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Veys

Persian [Term?]

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Vețel

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Vețel.

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Vi

Clipping.

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ViVa

Abbreviation of Viaduct Valley

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Vian

Borrowed from Italian Vian.

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Viau

From French Viau.

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Vibhu

Borrowed from Sanskrit विभु (vibhu).

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Vican

Various etymologies, including: * Serbo-Croatian Vican * Serbo-Croatian Vićan * Czech and Slovak Vičan

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Vichy

From French Vichy, from Occitan Vichèi, phonetically evolved from the Latin place name Vippiacus, itself named after an agricultural field belonging to a farmer named Vippius. An alternate theory attributes the name to t

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Vico

Borrowed from Italian Vico.

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Vidal

Borrowed from Spanish Vidal, from Latin vītālis (“vital; life-giving”).

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Vidar

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).

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Vidhu

Borrowed from Sanskrit विधु (vidhu).

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Vidin

Borrowed from Bulgarian Видин (Vidin).

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Vidit

Borrowed from Sanskrit विदित (vidita).

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Vidra

From Romanian Vidra.

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Vidya

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”).

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Vieau

Borrowed from French Vieau.

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Viers

Variant of Vires.

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Viet

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt.

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Vieux

Borrowed from French Vieux; this surname is predominantly found in Haiti.

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Vigan

Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (locative suffix), meaning "the

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Vijay

Transliteration of Hindi विजय (vijay).

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Vik

Shortening.

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Vikas

Borrowed from Hindi विकास (vikās), from Sanskrit विकास (vikāsa).

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Viken

Borrowed from Norwegian Viken.

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Vikki

20th-century fanciful respelling of Vicky.

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Vila

Borrowed from Spanish Vila.

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Vilar

Borrowed from Catalan, Galician and Portuguese Vilar.

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Vilk

Respelling of Polish Wilk or a transliteration of Russian Вильк (Vilʹk), both from Polish wilk (“wolf”).

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Vimeo

Blend of video + me.

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Vina

Borrowed from Spanish Viña.

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Vinay

From Sanskrit विनय (vinaya), meaning ideal behavior, humility, civility, courtesy, intellect.

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Vine

From the American short-form video hosting service Vine, active from 2012 to 2016, possibly from vine.

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Viner

From Vine + -er.

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Vinh

Borrowed from Vietnamese Vinh.

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Vinit

Borrowed from Sanskrit विनीत (vinīta, “humble, modest, courteous”).

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Vink

Borrowed from Dutch Vink.

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Vinny

From Vincent + -y.

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Vinod

Transliteration of Hindi विनोद (vinod), Gujarati વિનોદ (vinod), etc.

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Viola

From Latin viola (“violet”).

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Vipin

Borrowed from Sanskrit विपिन (vipina, “forest, woods”).

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Vipul

Borrowed from Sanskrit विपुल (vipula).

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Vira

From Ukrainian Ві́ра (Víra), a calque of the female given name Ве́ра (Véra, “Vera”).

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Virat

Borrowed from Sanskrit विराट (virāṭa).

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Viray

Filipino surname, mostly from Kapampangan From Pangasinan, and Tagalog, from a word for a type of boat.

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Virga

Borrowed from Italian Virga.

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Virgo

From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin; name of constellation”), calque of Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin; name of constellation”), ultimately derived through mythic reinterpretation from ancient Mesopotamian cons

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Virk

Borrowed from Punjabi ਵਿਰਕ (virk).

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Virts

Americanized from of German Wirtz or Würtz.

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Vis

From Serbo-Croatian Vis, from Italian Lissa.

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Visa

Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance.

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Visby

Borrowed from Swedish Visby.

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Vise

English topographic surname, from Old French deviser (“to split, divide”).

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Viseu

From Portuguese Viseu.

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Vista

From Spanish vista (“view”). One settler in the Vista area, John A. Frazier, applied to open the first post office and after several attempts to name the city (Frazier and Buena Vista were already taken), Frazier finally

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Vit

From Bulgarian Вит (Vit).

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Viter

From Ukrainian вітер (viter), from Proto-Slavic *větrъ.

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Vitré

Unadapted borrowing from French Vitré.

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Vitti

Borrowed from Italian Vitti.

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Vitus

Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". Also associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

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Viv

Shortening.

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Vivar

Borrowed from Spanish Vivar; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

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Vivek

From Sanskrit विवेक (viveka).

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Vixen

First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. From vixen.

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Vizag

Abbreviation of Vizagpatnam, former name of Visakhapatnam.

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Vjosa

Borrowed from Albanian Vjosa or Vjosë.

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Vlach

From Proto-Slavic *volxъ (“speaker of a Romance language”) , from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“non-Germanic foreigner, Celt; later Roman”). Presumably introduced into Slavic around the 7th century, but first recorded only in

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Vlad

Common Romanian male given name, sometimes used as a short form of Vladimir, but more commonly a hypocorism of Vladislav. It is also found as Czech and Slovak surname.

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Vlcek

From Czech Vlček, from Czech vlček.

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Vliet

Borrowed from Dutch Vliet, topographic surname for someone who lived by a brook, from vliet (“brook”).

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Vlorë

Borrowed from Albanian Vlorë, from Ancient Greek Αυλών (Aulṓn), the name given to the city by its settlers in the 6th century BC.

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VlsE

Abbreviation of "Vmp-like sequence"

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Vo

Borrowed from Vietnamese Võ.

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VoD

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. ▲ English audioinflu. Eng

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Voder

Short for voice operation demonstrator.

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Voe

From voe.

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Voelz

Borrowed from German Völz.

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Voge

Borrowed from German Vöge.

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Vogel

(crater): Named after German astrophysicist Hermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907).

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Vogt

From German Vogt. Doublet of foud.

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Vogue

Trade name, from vogue (“style, fashion”).

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Voice

Clipping of Voice to Parliament.

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Voigt

From German Voigt.

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Vokes

Variant of Folk.

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Vol

Clipping of volunteer.

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Vold

From the Norwegian surname, spelling variant of Voll.

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Volda

Borrowed from Norwegian Volda.

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Voldy

From the evil wizard Voldemort in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.

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Volga

Borrowed from Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

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Voll

From the Norwegian surname, from Old Norse vǫllr (“grassy field”).

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Volos

Borrowed from Greek Βόλος (Vólos).

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Volpi

Borrowed from Italian Volpi.

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Volta

Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.

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Volvi

From Greek Βόλβη (Vólvi).

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Volvo

From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“to roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.

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Volyn

Borrowed from Ukrainian Воли́нь (Volýnʹ).

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Vong

From Khmer វង្ស (vŭəng) or Lao ວົງ (wong).

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Vonk

Borrowed from Dutch Vonk.

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Vopo

From German Vopo m, abbreviation of Volkspolizist m (but see also Vopo f, also VoPo f, short for Volkspolizei f).

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Vora

Borrowed from Gujarati વહોરા (vahorā) or Gujarati વોરા (vorā).

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Vorce

Variant of Force.

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Vore

From the Norman surname, from Vaux.

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Voris

Variant of Voorhees.

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Vorst

From Dutch Vorst.

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Vos

From Dutch Vos. Doublet of Fox and Fuchs.

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