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Editors of Consumer Guide
Harder, Kelsey}
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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)