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The Ultimate Baby Name Book


Names for boys:  V


Val (see Valentine)

Valente (see Valentine)

Valentijn (see Valentine)

Valentin (see Valentine)

Valentine         Latin valens, "strong, courageous, and valiant."  The
                  third-century Roman St. Valentinus was martyred on February
                  14, which is his feast day.  The ancient Roman fertility
                  festival, Lupercalia, was celebrated on approximately the
                  same day.  By merging the two festival days, St. Valentine
                  became associated with love and romance.  The name is
                  unusual in the United States, but it's popular in Europe.
    Famous name:  Joseph Valentine "Jersey Joe" Strepp (baseball player)
       Nickname:  Val
     Variations:  Bailintin (Irish), Valente, Valentijn (Dutch), Valentin
                  (French, German, and Spanish), Valentino (Italian), Valiant

Valentino (see Valentine)

Valiant (see Valentine)

Valmy              French place name, a village in the Department of Marne a
                   few miles east of Rheims; also, a variation of Valentine
                   or Vincent.  On September 20, 1792, the French under F.C.
                   Kellermann won a battle from the Prussians.  Kellermann
                   was awarded the title Duc of Valmy for his leadership.
     Famous name:  Valmy Thomas (baseball player)

Van                Dutch or German prefix "from," placed before a surname,
                   which is usually derived from a place name.  This name has
                   never been very popular, and now that it is what most
                   people call a small, enclosed truck, Van is unlikely to be
                   chosen by many new parents.
    Famous names:  Van Cliburn (pianist)
                   Van Heflin (actor)
                   Van Johnson (actor)
  Other spelling:  Vann
        Nickname:  Vanny
       Variation:  Vance

Vance              Dutch "Van's son"; Old English, fenn, "marsh."  Because
                   this name is short and unusual, it may become more common
                   in the 1990s.
    Famous names:  Joe Vance Ferguson (baseball player)
                   Vance Packard (writer)

Vanka (see John)

Vann (see Van)

Vanni, Vanny (see John, Van)

Vareck (see Varrick)

Varrick            Probably Old English "bay" or "inlet."
     Famous name:  Varrick Chittenden (folklorist)
  Other spelling:  Vareck
       Variation:  Warrick

Vartolomei (see Bartholomew)

Vartolomeiu (see Bartholomew)

Vas (see Basil)

Vasilios (see Basil)

Vasiliy (see Basil)

Vassilyij (see Basil)

Vasska (see Basil)

Vasyltso (see Basil)

Vaughan            Celtic "small"; originally a form of Paul.
    Famous names:  Vaughan Monroe (band leader)
                   Ralph Vaughan Williams (composer)
  Other spelling:  Vaughn
       Variation:  Von

Vaughn (see Vaughan)

Vazul (see Basil)

Ve (see Xavier)

Veicente (see Vincent)

Venedictos (see Benedict)

Veniamin (see Benjamin)

Venjamin (see Benjamin)

Venya (see Benjamin)

Vern (see Vernon)

Vernaldo (see Barnard)

Vernaldos (see Barnard)

Vernardino (see Barnard)

Vernavela (see Barnaby)

Verne (see Vernon)

Verney (see Vernon)

Vernon             Latin vernalis, "springlike."  This name is well known
                   through George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon, which was
                   named for the original landowner, Vernon Washington.
     Famous name:  Vernon Castle (dancer)
       Nicknames:  Vern, Verne
      Variations:  Lavern, Verney

Vicencio (see Vincent)

Vicente, Viche (see Vincent)

Vicho (see Victor)

Vic, Vick          Form of Victor.
     Famous name:  Vic Damone (singer)

Vico (see Victor)

Victo (see Victor)

Victoir (see Victor)

Victor             Latin "conqueror."  Although this name dates to at least
                   the thirteenth century in England, it wasn't popular until
                   the nineteenth century.  Victor Emmanuel was the first king
                   of unified Italy.  Victor Sifuentes is a lawyer on the
                   television series L.A. Law, who seems to be able to conquer
                   every case that comes his way.
    Famous names:  Victor Borge (pianist and comedian)
                   Vittorio de Sica (movie director)
                   Victor Herbert (composer)
                   Victor Hugo (novelist)
                   Victor Mature (actor)
       Nicknames:  Vic, Vick
      Variations:  Bictar, Buadhach (Irish), Totoya, Tovano, Vicho, Vico,
                   Victo, Victoir (French), Victorianas, Victro, Vifforiano,
                   Viltoriano, Virror, Vitorio (Spanish), Vittorio (Italian)

Victorianas (see Victor)

Victro (see Victor)

Vida (see Stephen)

Vidrik (see Frederick)

Vifforiano (see Victor)

Vihelm (see William)

Vikentij (see Vincent)

Vila (see Billy)

Vilhelm (see William)

Vili (see Billy)

Viltoriano (see Victor)

Vin (see Vincent)

Vince              Form of Vincent.

Vincent            Latin vincens, "conquering."  The seventeenth-century St.
                   Vincent de Paul founded the Lazarists and the Sisters of
                   Charity.  The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh lived for many
                   years in Arles, France, and is considered to be one of the
                   greatest Impressionists.  This name may be acquiring new
                   connotations through the television series Beauty and the
                   Beast, in which Vincent is a half-human beast who is both
                   gentle and ferocious.
    Famous names:  Vincent Canby (film critic)
                   Vincent Price (actor)
       Nicknames:  Vin, Vince, Vinn, Vinnie, Vinny
      Variations:  Binkentios, Bisenti, Chento, Uinsionn (Irish), Veicente,
                   Vicencio, Vicente (Spanish), Viche, Vikentij, Vincente
                   (Italian), Vincentius (Dutch), Vincenty (Polish), Vincenz
                   (French and German), Vincenzo (Italian), Vincze
                   (Hungarian), Visent, Vizente, Zenzel

Vincente (see Vincent)

Vincentius (see Vincent)

Vincenty (see Vincent)

Vincenz (see Vincent)

Vincenzo (see Vincent)

Vincze (see Vincent)

Vinn (see Vincent)

Vinnie, Vinny      Form of Calvin, Melvin, or Vincent.
     Famous name:  Vinny Testaverde (football player)

Virge (see Virgil)

Virgil             Latin viginalis, "virginlike."  The great Roman poet Virgil
                   is the author of the Aeneid.
    Famous names:  Virgil "Gus" Grissom (astronaut)
                   Virgil Thompson (composer)
        Nickname:  Virge
       Variation:  Virgilio (Italian and Spanish)

Virgilio (see Virgil)

Virror (see Victor)

Visent (see Vincent)

Vite (see Vito)

Vito               Latin "alive" or "lively"; also, the Italian variation of
                   Victor.
     Famous name:  Vito Marcantonio (U.S. congressman)
      Variations:  Vite, Witold (Polish)

Vitorio (see Victor)

Vittorio (see Victor)

Vizente (see Vincent)

Vlach (see Wallace)

Von (see Vaughan)