Names Ending in V for Girls

Liv

Diminutive of Olivia, English, Norse

"olive tree; life, protection"

Liv combines the succinct charm of a nickname—people might assume it's short for Olivia—with the solidity of being a classic stand-alone Scandinavian name with a life-force meaning. It was brought…

Arev

Aviv

Aviv is a feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning 'spring' or 'renewal.' In Israel, Tel Aviv literally means 'hill of spring,' and Aviv is also the name of the spring month in the Hebrew calendar when…

Ganeev

Niv

Niv is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, though it's also used for boys in some cultures. In Hebrew, 'niv' (נִיב) means 'expression,' 'utterance,' or 'speech,' deriving from biblical Hebrew where it…

Lev

Luv

Luv is a concise, meaningful feminine name with roots in Sanskrit, where it means 'beauty' or 'grace.' In Hindi, 'luv' (sometimes spelled 'lav') represents love and affection. The name appears in…

Maev

Nev

Variation of Neve or Niamh or a diminutive of Nevin, Ginevra, or Nevaeh

"snow; bright; new; white phantom; heaven"

Short and crisp, Nev may be a number of things: an alternative spelling to Irish Niamh, Spanish Nieves, and Italian Neve; a nickname for Geneva, Ginevra, Nevaeh, or Ginevra; an English and Turkish…

Enav

Hebrew

"grape"

Enav hits all the style notes of modern names, as a short, gender-neutral name with a strong V. The cute fruit meaning adds to its charms.

Ljubov

Ljubov is a feminine name of Slavic origin, particularly common in Russian, Bulgarian, and other Eastern European cultures. It literally means "love" (from the Slavic root "ljub"), making it one of…

Lyoubov

Russian

"love"

A French spelling of a Russian word, recorded on at least one baby in France.

Siv

Norse

"bride"

Siv, or sometimes Sif, was the name of Thor's wife and is popular in modern Scandinavia. In Norse mythology, Siv was the goddess of fertility and agriculture.

Stav

Hebrew

"autumn"

A unisex season name that's rare in the US: it hasn't been in the charts for boys or girls since the early 2000s.

Tatev

Armenian, meaning unknown

Tatev is a common girl name in Armenia, where it is used in reference to the Tatev Monastery. Tradition claims that the monastery was named after a disciple of St. Thaddeus the Apostle, Eustateus,…

Einav

Geneviev

Harliv

Kochav

Hebrew

"star"

A modern Hebrew name with a stellar meaning, Kochav is taken from the Hebrew word for star. In Jewish tradition, stars are symbolic of light that guides people through their lives and of the might of…

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