Elements Starting with V

vacca Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cow".

vaditi вадити Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "to accuse".

vagn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wagon".

vai Tahitian
Tahitian word meaning "water".

vajra वज्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "diamond", also referring to Indra's thunderbolt.

valdr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ruler".

valens Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy".

valkyrja Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "Valkyrie", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser".

vallis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "valley".

vallum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wall, rampart".

valr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "the dead, the slain (of battle)".

vân 雲 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yún.

văn 文 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of wén.

vangr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "meadow".

vanr Old Norse
Old Norse word referring to a member of the Vanir group of gods.

vár Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "spring (season)".

vara वर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "blessing, boon".

vard վարդ Ancient Armenian
Old Armenian word meaning "rose".

varga 1 Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "cobbler".

varga 2 Spanish
Dialectal Spanish word meaning variously "slope, flooded field, pastureland, hut".

vargr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "outlaw, wolf".

varna वर्ण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "colour, appearance, form".

varr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "aware, cautious".

varsha वर्ष Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "rain".

vasana वासना Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "imagination, idea, impression".

vastag Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "thick, stout".

vasundhara वसुंधरा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "possessor of wealth".

vati वती Sanskrit
Sanskrit suffix meaning "resemblance, having".

vatra Croatian
Croatian word meaning "fire".

vatsa वत्स Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "beloved, dear".

vé Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "holy, sanctuary".

veche Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "more", a comparative form of veli.

veda वेद Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "knowledge".

vedru ведръ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "clear, cheerful".

vee English
Phonetic element /vi/ in English names.

vega Spanish
Spanish word meaning "meadow" (of Basque origin).

vegr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "way, path, road".

veig Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "strength".

veli вель Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "great".

veliku великъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "great".

velji Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "brother".

veneti Ancient Roman
Latin word referring to a people who lived in northeastern Italy.

vera вѣра Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "faith".

verus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "true, real".

veselu веселъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "cheerful".

vesper Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "evening, west".

vest вест Medieval Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "message, news".

vestr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "west".

vibhava विभव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "power, majesty".

vicarius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "substitute, deputy".

victor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "victor, conqueror".

vicus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "village".

vidu видъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "sight, view".

viện 院 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yuàn.

việt 越 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of yuè.

víg Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "war, battle".

vík Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "cove, inlet".

víkingr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "viking".

vili Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "will, desire".

vilja Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "grain, cereal".

vilku вьлкъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "wolf".

villa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "country house, estate".

ville Medieval French
Old French word meaning "town, city".

villr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled".

viltis Medieval Baltic
Lithuanian word meaning "hope".

vimala विमल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "clean, pure, spotless".

vinaya विनय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "leading, guidance, modesty".

vincere Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to win, to defeat".

vinda विन्द Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "finding".

vindr 1 Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wind".

vindr 2 Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse element possibly meaning "victor, winner".

vinh 榮 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of róng.

vinr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "friend".

vintr Old Norse
Old East Norse word meaning "winter".

vinum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wine".

viola Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "violet (flower)".

viorea Romanian
Romanian word for the alpine squill flower (species Scilla bifolia) or the sweet violet flower (species Viola odorata).

vipina विपिन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "forest, thicket".

vipula विपुल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "large, extensive, plenty".

vir Old Norse
Old Norse element, probably meaning either "warrior, fighter" (related to wīgą) or "holy man" (related to wīhaz).

vira वीर Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "hero, man, brave".

viridis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "green, young".

vishala विशाल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "wide, broad, spacious".

vishina Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "sour cherry".

visi вьсь Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "all".

vit Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "master, lord".

víðir Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "willow".

víðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wide, large".

viðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "tree, wood".

viveka विवेक Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "wisdom, distinction, discrimination".

vivere Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to live".

vizkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wise".

vladeti владѣти Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "to rule, to control", from the root волдѣти (voldeti).

vlaming Medieval Dutch
Middle Dutch word meaning "Fleming, person from Flanders".

vlasti власть Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "power, rule, sovereignty", from the root волсть (volsti).

vojevoda Medieval Slavic
Slavic title meaning "warlord".

voji Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "warrior, soldier".

volhu волхъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman", ultimately of Germanic origin.

vǫllr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "field, meadow".

von English
Phonetic element /vɑn/ in English names.

vǫr Old Norse
Feminine form of varr.

vorna Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "crow".

vörös Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "red".

vǫrðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "guard, guardian".

vrá Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "corner, nook".

vratiti вратити Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "to return, to turn", from the root вортити (vortiti).

vrda Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian word meaning "flower, rose".

vrome Medieval Dutch
Middle Dutch word meaning "pious, devout".

vrume Medieval German
Middle High German word meaning "noble, honourable".

vũ 武 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of wǔ.

vyeku Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "age".