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Vermont
French
"green mountain"
Place-name waiting to be discovered.
Valdemar
Nordic variation of Vladimir
Ten years ago we would have advised people to steer clear of this name (and maybe choose the similar sounding Walter instead); but with the rise of other Nordic and Eastern European names like Viggo…
Vaughn
Welsh
"small"
Vaughn, also commonly spelled Vaughan, has been used quietly over the years, reaching a peak of Number 349 in 1949. It is now in the process of rediscovery, being seen as a good Sean alternative or…
Venturi
Italian
"good luck"
The name of prize-winning American architect Robert Venturi would make a somewhat awkward first.
Vega
Arabic, Spanish
"swooping eagle, meadow"
This striking name has a lot going for it: it's a self-confident Spanish surname, it identifies one of the most brilliant stars in the sky, and it has a musical reference to singer-songwriter Suzanne…
Vernon
English
"place of alders"
Once aristocratic British surname yet to be revived. Vince Vaughn recently gave his son the same double initials as his own when he named him Vernon Vaughn.
Viridian
English
"blue green color"
Unusual and beautiful blue green color and name possibility, a la Cerulean.
Vladimir
Slavic
"great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world"
Vladimir is a cultured and deep-rooted Slavic name associated in this country with cultural figures including piano virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz and the author of Lolita , Vladimir Nabokov. The name…
Viliam
Czech variation of William
Substituting the V for the W sounds almost comedic to the American ear.
Vivian
Latin
"life"
Deriving from the Roman cognomen Vivianus , Vivian was originally a masculine name, with Vivien being a feminine soundalike coined by Alfred Lord Tennyson for the Lady of the Lake in his famous…
Vlad
Diminutive of Vladimir, Slavic
"great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world"
The most famous Vlad was nicknamed "the Impaler." Enough said.
Vlahos
Vesuvio
Italian place-name
Volcano name for an active, bubbly child -- but be careful -- volcanoes do erupt.
Villiers
French
"town-dweller"
Name with aristrocratic overtones.
Venedictos
Greek variation of Benedict
Though this one would be sure to inspire confusion, Ven- names can be an intriguing alternative to the Ben- group.