Neutral names starting with V

An alphabetical list of neutral names starting with V, continued from the names page, which see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. Nonbinary people don't have to have neutral names, and many notable nonbinary people have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with V include Val. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with V, more than 40 of them, as listed below. Previous page: neutral names starting with U. Next page: neutral names starting with W.
== The list ==
Vafa. Persian (وفا) and Bashkir (Вафа). Azerbaijani unisex given name, from the Arabic word wafāʾ (وَفَاء), meaning "Loyalty, faithfulness." Variants: Vəfa, Wafa.https://www.behindthename.com/name/vafa/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/va42fa/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: personality, two syllables, virtue
Vahn. English. From the Irish feminine name Siobhán (which is the Irish feminine formhttps://www.behindthename.com/name/siobha10n Archived on 17 July 2023 of the feminine French given name Jeanne,https://www.behindthename.com/name/jeanne Archived on 17 July 2023 itself from the masculine given name John, meaning "God is gracious"https://www.behindthename.com/name/john Archived on 17 July 2023), or from the Welsh surname Vaughn (meaning "little").https://www.behindthename.com/name/vaughn Archived on 17 July 2023 Recently popularized by a character in the Legends of Legaia role-playing game.https://www.babynames.com/name/Vahn Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, Social Security Administration data shows that about 107 people have had the name Vahn, with no particular trend toward being masculine or feminine.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VA/VAHN/index.html Keywords: one syllable, uncertain meaning, uncommon
Vail. English. From the surname, meaning "Valley," or "Dweller in the valley."https://themeaningofthename.com/vail/https://www.babynames.com/name/Vail Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: one syllable, places
Val. International, Western cultures. Short form of many masculine, feminine, or neutral names starting with Val.http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_05.htm Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/val Archived on 17 July 2023 Generally, most of these are names based on the Latin masculine names Valentinus ("strong, healthy")https://www.behindthename.com/name/valentine-1 Archived on 17 July 2023 or Valerius ("strong")https://www.behindthename.com/name/valerius Archived on 17 July 2023. These were both names of saints, so various Christian cultures created their own feminine, masculine, and neutral variants of these names. Keywords: affection, Christian, love, saints, strength, one syllable, virtue
Valentine. International, Western cultures. This one name is popularly associated with a different gender from one language to the next. In English, a form of the Latin masculine name Valentinus ("strong, healthy"). In French, the feminine form of Valentinus.https://www.behindthename.com/name/valentine-2 Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: affection, Christian, love, saints, strength, three syllables, virtue
Valley. American, English. A modern name, from the surname Valley, and a pet form of names starting with Val.https://www.behindthename.com/name/valley/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 Variants: Vaileigh, Vaely, Valee, Valey, Vallee, Valli, Vallie, Vally.https://www.behindthename.com/name/valleigh/submitted
Valo. Finnish. Meaning "Light."https://www.behindthename.com/name/valo/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: light, sky, two syllables
Valor. English. Meaning "Bravery, courage."https://www.behindthename.com/name/valor/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.babynames.com/name/valor Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, about 56 people have had this given name, 93% of whom were boys.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VA/VALOR/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: battle, courage, emotion, two syllables, uncommon, virtue
Valya (Валя). Russian. Pet form of the names Valentin and Valentina.https://www.behindthename.com/name/valya/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, about 70 people have had this given name.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VA/VALYA/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: Christian, strength, two syllables, virtue
Vân (雲). Vietnamese. Meaning "Cloud."https://www.behindthename.com/name/va13n Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: nature, one syllable, sky, weather
Vanja (Вања). Croatian and Serbian. A form of Vanya,https://www.behindthename.com/name/vanja Archived on 17 July 2023 which is a Russian masculine pet form of Ivan,https://www.behindthename.com/name/vanya Archived on 17 July 2023 which is a masculine name that comes from John,https://www.behindthename.com/name/ivan Archived on 17 July 2023 from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "God is gracious."https://www.behindthename.com/name/john Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: Christian, two syllables
Vanna (វណ្ណា). Khmer. Meaning "Golden."https://www.behindthename.com/name/vanna-2 Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: colour, two syllables, value
Varma. Finnish. Meaning "Sure, certain, reliable."https://www.behindthename.com/name/varma/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: personality, two syllables, virtue
Vasha. Russian. Pet form of names such as Vladimir.https://www.babynames.com/name/Vasha Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/vasha/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: two syllables
Vaska. 1. (Васька). Russian. Pet form of masculine name Vasiliy. 2. (Васка). Macedonian and Bulgarian. Pet form of feminine name Vasilija.https://www.behindthename.com/name/vaska Archived on 17 July 2023 Both names come from Basil, ultimately from the Greek name Basileios (Βασιλειος), meaning "King." A saint name.https://www.behindthename.com/name/basil-1 Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: Christian, royalty, two syllables
Vaughn. English. From the Welsh surname. Meaning "Little, small." Pronounced "vawn."https://www.babynames.com/name/Vaughn Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/vaughn Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, about 15532 people have had this given name, 95% of whom have been boys.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VA/VAUGHN/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: appearance, cute, masculine inclined, one syllable, size
Veasna (វាសនា). Khmer. Meaning "Opportunity, good fortune, fate."https://www.behindthename.com/name/veasna Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: luck
Veevee. Various. Pet form of names starting with V.https://www.behindthename.com/name/veevee/submitted
Vendi (రజతము. , వెండి కొండ , వెండిగుండు). Telugu. Meaning "Silver."https://www.behindthename.com/name/vendi/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, about 19 people have had this given name.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VE/VENDI/index.html Keywords: earth, treasure, value
Venni. Finnish. Pet form of Verner ("guard, army") and Vendela ("the Germanic tribe of the Vandals")https://www.behindthename.com/name/venni/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/werner Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/wendel Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: battle, two syllables
Vered (וֶרֶד). Hebrew. Meaning "Rose." Keywords: beauty, nature, plants
Verlee. American, English. A modern invented name, from a combination of the names Vernon ("alder") and Lee ("meadow").https://www.babynames.com/name/Verlee Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/vernon Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/lee Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, about 720 people have had this name, 100% of whom have been girls, but it's considered a unisex name.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VE/VERLEE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: earth, modern, nature, places, plants
Vermont. French. Meaning "Green mountain." The name of a state in the USA.https://www.babynames.com/name/Vermont Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, about 60 people have had this name, 57% of whom have been girls.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VE/VERMONT/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: earth, neutral inclined, places, uncommon
Venice. American, English, Italian. A modern invented name from a city in Italy.
Vero. Alternate form of the masculine name Verus, or short form of the feminine name Veronica.https://www.behindthename.com/name/vero/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 The short webseries These Thems features a genderqueer character named Vero. Keywords: two syllables
Vesper. Latin. Meaning "Evening." Also the name of the Roman deity of the evening star, the planet Venus.https://www.behindthename.com/name/vesper/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/hesperos Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.babynames.com/name/vesper Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, about 176 people have had this name, 88% of whom have been girls.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VE/VESPER/index.html Keywords: feminine inclined, mythology, nature, planets, sky, stars, two syllables
Vevay. American, modern. From the name of a place in the US state of Indiana, which itself is named after Vevey in Switzerland.https://www.babynames.com/name/Vevay Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: places, two syllables
Vian. English. Short form of the name Vivian. Meaning "Full of life."https://www.babynames.com/name/vian Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: energy, two syllables, virtue
Vic. English. Short form of the masculine name Victor and feminine name Victoria (both meaning "conqueror" or "victory"). Variants: Vicki, Vickie, Vicky, Vikki.https://www.babynames.com/name/Vicky Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: battle, one syllable, two syllables
Vieno. Finnish. Meaning "Gentle."https://www.behindthename.com/name/vieno Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, this has been used as a girl's name 100% of the time, but it is considered unisex.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VI/VIENO/index.html Keywords: peace, three syllables
Vijaya (विजय, विजया). Sanskrit. Meaning "Victory." Hindu texts use masculine and feminine Sanskrit spellings of the name for several figures, including for a son of Krishna, and an epithet of the goddess Durga.https://www.behindthename.com/name/vijaya Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: battle, three syllables
Vine. English. From the surname, meaning "Vineyard worker."https://www.babynames.com/name/vine Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, this is used as a girl's name 100% of the time, but it is considered unisex.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VI/VINE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: alcohol, food, nature, occupation, one syllable, plants
Vinh (榮). Vietnamese. Meaning "Glory."https://www.behindthename.com/name/vinh Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: beauty, light, one syllable, value
Vinnie. English. Pet form of many names containing "vin," including Vincent (a masculine name from Latin, meaning "Conqueror," and a saint name) and Lavinia (Latin, a name of a legendary princess, meaning unknown). Variants: Vin, Vince, Vinny.https://www.behindthename.com/name/vinnie Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: battle, Christian, mythology, saints
Virgo. Latin. Meaning "The virgin." For those born under this astrological sign.https://www.babynames.com/name/Virgo Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: magic, mythology, sky, stars, two syllables, youth 
Vishnu. Sanskrit. Name of a Hindu god that preserves and protects the universe. Keywords: god, Sanskrit, Indian, Hindu, cosmos, two syllables, space, knowledge
Viv. English and French. Pet form of names starting with Viv, such as Vivian (meaning "alive").https://www.behindthename.com/name/viv/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: energy, one syllable
Vivian. English, Swedish, Norwegian, and Dutch. From the Latin name Vivianus. Meaning "Alive." A saint's name. Traditionally masculine, in modern times it has come to be used as a feminine and neutral name as well.https://www.behindthename.com/name/vivian Archived on 17 July 2023 In the USA, 151083 people have had the given name Vivian, 99% of whom have been girls.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/V/VI/VIVIAN/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Variant: Vivien. Keywords: Christian, energy, saints, three syllables
Volta. Italian. From the surname, meaning "Turn, rotation."https://www.babynames.com/name/volta Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: two syllables
Vonte. American. A modern invented name, from a combination of Von ("son of") and Dante ("enduring").https://www.babynames.com/name/Vonte Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.babynames.com/name/von Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/dante Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: strength, two syllables
Vosgi or Voski (Ոսկի). Armenian. Meaning "Gold."https://www.behindthename.com/name/vosgi Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.behindthename.com/name/voski Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: appearance, beauty, treasure, two syllables, value
Voshell. Dutch. From the Dutch surname, meaning "Fox."https://www.babynames.com/name/Voshell Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: animals, appearance, nature, two syllables
Voss. German. Meaning "Fox."https://www.babynames.com/name/Voss Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: animals, appearance, nature, one syllable
Vova (Вова). Neutral pet form of the names Volodimira (feminine) and Vladimir (masculine), both meaning "Peaceful ruler." Keywords: two syllables
Vox. Latin. Meaning "Voice."https://www.babynames.com/name/Vox Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: arts, beauty, occupation
== See also ==
* Names
==References==
Category:Neutral names
de:namen#v