| VAL:
Diminutive of Valentina, "strong," Valeria,
"valiant," and Valerie, "strong."
VALENTINA:
Latin name meaning "strong." Diminutives include
Teena, Tina, Val, and Vale.
VALERIA:
Feminine form of Roman clan name Valerius,
"valiant; to be healthy; to be strong." Diminutive,
Val, exists.
VALERIE:
French form of Valeria. Variant spelling,
Valery, exists, and usual diminutive is Val.
VANESSA:
Literary name meaning "named for Venus." Variant
spelling, Venessa, exists. Diminutives include
Nessa, Nessie, and Vanny.
VENETIA:
Latin name of Venice.
VERA:
Russian name meaning "faith." Also a Latin name
meaning "true." The Russian equivalents of the three
cardinal virtues are: Vera, (faith);
Nadezhda (hope); and Lyubov (charity).
Verochka is sometimes used as a diminutive.
VERENA:
Latin name meaning "true."
VERITY:
Latin name meaning "truth."
VERNA: Latin
name meaning "springtime."
VERONA:
Diminutive of Veronica, "true image."
VERONICA:
Latin name meaning "true image." Also a variant of
Bernice, "bringing victory." French equivalent is
Véronique. Diminutives include Nicky
and Ronnie.
VESTA: Name
of Roman goddess of hearth and fire, meaning "hearth."
VICTORIA:
Latin name meaning "victory." Diminutives include
Vic, Vick, Vicki, Vickie,
Vicky, Viki, Vikki, and Vita.
VIDA:
Diminutive of Davida, "loved one." Diminutive,
Vi, exists.
VIDA: see
Davina.
VINNIE: see
Lavinia.
VINNY: see
Lavinia.
VIOLA: Latin
name meaning "violet." A variant of Violetta.
Diminutive is Vi.
VIOLET: From
the flower. Diminutives include Vi and
Violetta.
VIOLETTA:
Italian diminutive of Viola, "violet."
VIRGINIA:
Latin name meaning "virgin; maiden." Diminutive is
Ginny.
VIVIEN:
Unisexual Latin name meaning "alive." Name of the
Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend. Variants
include Vivian, Viviane and Vivienne.
Diminutives are Vi, Viv, and Vivie.
VIVIENNE:
French form of Vivien, "alive." Variant
Viviette exists.
VONNIE: see
Yvonne.
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