If you like Olivia . . .

  1. Vania
    • Via
      • Origin:

        Nickname name
      • Description:

        Could be a short form of Sylvia, Olivia, or any other similar name. Or a vivid Italian word name.
    • Vianna
      • Victoria
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "victory"
        • Description:

          Victoria is the Latin word for "victory" and a feminine form of Victor. It is the name of the ancient Roman goddess of victory, the equivalent of the Greek Nike, and also a popular third century saint.
      • Vienna
        • Origin:

          Place-name: the capital of Austria
        • Description:

          Vienna is one of the more popular of the European place-names, with a particularly pleasant sound, evoking elegant images of the Blue Danube, of castles and cafes, sweets and sausages and Strauss waltzes—and Sigmund Freud. It could be a possible substitute for the popular Sienna.
      • Vinia
        • Viola
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "violet"
          • Description:

            Viola has several positive elements going for it: the rhythm of the musical instrument, the association with the flower, the trending 'Vi' beginning and its leading role in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
        • Violet
          • Origin:

            English from Latin
          • Meaning:

            "purple"
          • Description:

            Violet is soft and sweet, yet with a vivacious edge.

        • Virginia
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "virginal, pure"
          • Description:

            Virginia is a lovely place name starting with the fashionable V and having deep historical roots, yet, unlike some other other girls' classics, has been sorely neglected in recent years.
        • Viva
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "alive, living, life"
          • Description:

            Viva la baby with this life-affirming name, one of the appealing group of girl names that mean life.! Singer Rufus Wainwright chose it for his baby daughter, perhaps in celebration of a new life entering the world the year after he lost his mother Kate McGarrigle. The baby's middle name is Katherine.
        • Vivia
          • Origin:

            Italian variation of Vivian
          • Meaning:

            "life"
          • Description:

            Vivia, the fresh Italian version of newly popular name, streamlines and even vivifies the original.
        • Viviana
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "life"
          • Description:

            Lively and rhythmic version of Vivian heard in Italy and Spain. A vivid choice.
        • Vivica
          • Origin:

            Spelling variation of Viveca
          • Description:

            The attractive actress Vivica A. Fox has done a lot to add this version of the name into the mix.
        • Vivienne
          • Origin:

            French variation of Vivian
          • Meaning:

            "life"
          • Description:

            Vivienne is an elaborated Gallic version of the name Vivian, chosen first by Rosie O'Donnell for her daughter and then catapulted to superstardom when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie used it for their twin daughter. An adult namesake is the British designer Vivienne Westwood. Rosie O'Donnell also has a daughter named Vivienne, known as Vivi.
        • Willa
          • Origin:

            Feminine variation of William
          • Meaning:

            "resolute protection"
          • Description:

            Willa has become increasingly fashionable, with its combination of Willa (born Wilella) Cather-like pioneer strength and the graceful beauty of the willow tree.
        • Willamina
          • Origin:

            Variation of Wilhelmina, German
          • Meaning:

            "resolute protection"
          • Description:

            Classic Wilhelmina is still the dominant form of this name, but the more intuitive, streamlined Willamina is rising alongside it. The phonetic spelling eliminates some of Wilhelmina's bulk, taking it from geek-chic to modern feminissima.
        • Yolanda
          • Origin:

            Spanish from Greek
          • Meaning:

            "violet flower"
          • Description:

            Yolanda conjures up visions of midcentury films like "Yolanda and the Thief," complete with gauzy veils, harem pants, and invisible navels. Iolanthe, with the first syllable pronounced the same as in Yolanda, is a softer version, but most modern parents would opt for the English Violet.
        • Zinnia
          • Origin:

            Flower name, from German surname
          • Meaning:

            "Zinn's flower"
          • Description:

            Zinnia is an unusual floral choice with a bit more edge and energy than most and beginning to find its way onto namers' wish lists of botanical possibilities. Named after an eighteenth German botanist called Johann Gottfried Zinn, it appears in Roald Dahl's Matilda as the young protagonist's mother.