Dog Names That Start With V

98 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.

Vada

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Vai

A term of endearment meaning 'go' or 'to come' in various languages

Vaila

Scottish feminine given name; also a Shetland island name from Old Norse Valey

Vaito

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare Finnish masculine given name

Vala

Recorded as a feminine given name in Icelandic and Albanian

Valda

Feminine form of Valdis

Valdo

A masculine given name recorded in Estonian and Italian

Valencia

From the name of cities in Spain and Venezuela, from Latin valentia, "strength, vigour"

Valentin

Form of the Latin name Valentinus, meaning strong, healthy, power, rule

Valentina

Feminine form of Valentinus, from Latin valens, "healthy, strong"

Valentine

From the Roman cognomen Valentinus, from Valens, Latin for "strong, vigorous, healthy"

Valentino

Italian form of Valentinus

Valeria

Feminine form of the Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere, to be strong

Valette

A small, traditional French dish or a reference to a lady of nobility

Valhalla

Old Norse Valhǫll, the hall of the slain in Norse mythology

Vali

Romanian diminutive of Valeriu or Valentin.

Valiant

An English word meaning brave and courageous

Valintina

Derived from the Latin word 'valens', meaning 'strong' or 'healthy'.

Valko

Finnish word for white

Valkyr

A female figure in Norse mythology who chooses those who may die and those who may live in battles

Valkyrie

In Norse mythology, valkyries are warrior maidens who choose those who may die and those who may live in battles.

Valley

English word for a low area of land between hills or mountains

Valor

English word for courage, the US spelling of valour

Van

A term used for a type of vehicle or as a diminutive for certain names

Vana

From the Czech surname Váňa

Vance

From an English surname derived from Old English fenn, "marsh, fen"

Vandy

Informal short form of Vanderbilt, as in Vanderbilt University

Vanessa

Invented by Jonathan Swift for his 1726 poem Cadenus and Vanessa

Vanilla

The spice obtained from the seed pods of orchids of the genus Vanilla

Vanna

Italian short form of Giovanna; Khmer name meaning "colour", from Sanskrit varṇa.

Vanya

Diminutive of Ivan (Russian, masculine) or Ivana (Bulgarian, feminine)

Varka

Recorded as a given name in Russian (archaic, feminine) and Central Asian (masculine)

Varna

Varya

Diminutive of Varvara

Vasha

A name derived from Slavic origins.

Vasilisa

Russian feminine form of Basil; from Greek basilissa, "queen" or "empress"

Vassily

A form of the name Basil, which means 'royal' or 'kingly'

Vayu

Means "air, wind" in Sanskrit; the name of the Vedic Hindu god of the air and wind

Veda

Sanskrit for "knowledge"

Vegas

The name is associated with the city of Las Vegas, which is known for its entertainment and vibrant nightlife.

Veli

Finnish and Estonian for "brother"; Ottoman Turkish male name meaning "guardian"

Velma

Probably a variant of Wilma, with the e perhaps influenced by Selma

Velve

Velvet

From the English word for the soft fabric

Vena

Means "yearning, desire" in Sanskrit.

Venezia

Italian city located on a lagoon famous for its canals.

Vento

Italian word for wind

Ventura

Short form of Buenaventura, or from Spanish ventura, "fortune"

Venus

Roman goddess of love and beauty

Venza

Vera

Russian virtue name meaning "faith"; also Albanian for "summer"

Verde

Green in Italian and Spanish

Verdell

Given name, from French vert and Latin viride, "green, growing"

Verona

A city in Italy known for its romantic history and as the setting for Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet'

Veronica

Latin alteration of Berenice, influenced by the phrase vera icon, "true image"

Versa

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as a given name in the southern United States

Vesper

Latin for evening, and the evening star

Vianne

Meaning unknown; perhaps from Vi and Anne, or short for Vivianne

Vico

Italian short form of Lodovico

Victoria

Latin for "victory"; the name of the Roman goddess of victory

Victory

From Latin victoria, success in combat or in any competition

Vidar

From Old Norse Víðarr, possibly from víðr "wide" and herr "army, warrior".

Vidarr

Old Norse name of a Norse god, possibly meaning "wide ruler"

Vienna

Capital of Austria, known for its artistic and cultural achievements.

Vieno

Finnish word meaning "gentle"

Vigo

Recorded as a rare masculine given name in Swedish

Vika

A name of Slavic origin meaning 'victory'.

Viki

A Hungarian diminutive of Viktória or Viktor

Viking

From Old Norse Víkingr, meaning "viking, raider", from vík "cove, inlet"

Viktor

Form of Victor used in various languages

Vili

A diminutive of Vilmos, Viljem or Vilhelm

Vilkas

Lithuanian family name meaning 'wolf'

Vince

English short form and Hungarian normal form of Vincent

Vincent

From Latin vinco, "to conquer"

Vine

The English word for a plant that trails or climbs by stems

Vinnie

Diminutive of Vincent and of other names containing vin

Vinny

Derived from the Latin name Vincent, meaning 'to conquer'.

Vino

Not documented as a name with a meaning; Spanish for wine

Vinson

An English and French surname, a patronymic of Vincent

Vinz

Recorded as a masculine given name in various languages

Viola

Means "violet" in Latin

Violet

From the English word for the purple flower, ultimately from Latin viola

Virgil

From the Roman family name Vergilius, of unknown meaning

Vita

Feminine form of Vitus; also a Ukrainian and Belarusian short form of Viktoriya

Vittoria

Italian form of Victoria, from Latin victoria, meaning "victory"

Viv

Short form of Vivian or Vivienne

Vivaldi

To live, derived from Italian 'vivere'

Vivi

Scandinavian diminutive of names beginning with Vi, and of Olivia and Sofia

Vivian

From the Latin name Vivianus, derived from vivus, "alive"

Viviana

Feminine form of Vivianus

Vivienne

French form of Viviana, a feminine Latin name of the Roman Empire period

Volt

Soviet masculine given name; also the SI unit of electric potential, named after Alessandro Volta

Vonn

A variation of the name 'Von', which means 'from' or 'of' in German, indicating nobility