Velvet

English word name

"a fabric characterized by a short soft dense warp pile"

Velvet Origin and Meaning

The name Velvet is a girl's name of English origin meaning "a fabric characterized by a short soft dense warp pile".

Velvet is a name that couldn't possibly be softer or more luxuriant. Many people have fond memories of it via the character of Velvet Brown, played by the young Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet, an intrepid young woman willing to masquerade as a boy to race her horse in a dangerous steeplechase.

Velvet actually had a brief sojourn on the Social Security list, from 1961 to 1964. Now, double trending as both a 'V' name and a word name might give Velvet a boost.

Velvet Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Velvet Popularity

• 1946 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Velvet

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Famous People Named Velvet

• Velvet stage name of Jenny Marielle Pettersson, Swedish pop singer

Velvet in Pop Culture

• Velvet Brown character in book/film "National Velvet"
• Velvet Underground American rock band
• Velvet princess of a fallen country in the video game Odin Sphere
• Velvet Polendina rabbit faunus in the webshow "RWBY" by RoosterTeeth
• Velvet spy nickname of Liselle, a character in the Malloreon series by David Eddings
• Violet Velvet one of the fairies from TV series "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
• Velvet (Velveteen) Vargas main female character in 'The Mare', by Mary Gaitskill
• Twilight Velvet Sparkle character in "My Little Pony" series