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Vargiu ItalianFrom the name of a former settlement. Possibly from Latin
varius, "many colours, variegated".
Värk EstonianVärk is an Estonian surname meaning both "celebration" and "hootenanny", as well as "thing", "stuff", or a "job".
Varnell EnglishVariant of
Farnell. This form originated in southwestern England, where the change from
F to
V arose from the voicing of
F that was characteristic of this area in Middle English.
Varner GermanHabitational name for someone from Farn near Oberkirch, or Fahrnau near Schopfheim.
Varney EnglishFrom the French place name
Vernay, derived from Gaulish
verno- "alder" and the locative suffix -
acum. A fictional bearer is the vampire Sir Francis Varney, the title character of the mid-19th-century gothic horror story
Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood.
Varon FrenchFrom the old high german name
Waro short form of given names with the element
war "aware,cautious".
Värv EstonianVärv is an Estonian surname meaning "color" and "paint".
Vasa Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)Swedish noble and former royal family. Possibly from
vase meaning "bundle" or "withy". The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms. The most notable member of the family was Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496-1560), later known as Gustav I of Sweden (in modern times known exclusively as Gustav Vasa)... [
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Vasey EnglishDerived from the Norman french word
enveisie "playful, merry"
Vasilakos GreekPatronymic from the Greek given name
Vasilios and the suffix άκος (
-akos) which is particularly associated with the Mani Peninsula in southwestern Peloponnese.
Vass EnglishStatus name denoting a serf, Middle English, Old French
vass(e), from Late Latin
vassus, of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh
gwas "boy", Gaelic
foss "servant".
Vassallo MalteseRich people who formed part of the night of saint john "vassals"
Vasseur FrenchFrom Old French
vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Vasta ItalianVasta is derived from the Italian word Vast. Vasta means wide in Italian. It is a common name in Italy preferably in Milan, Italy.
Västrik EstonianVästrik is an Estonian surname meaning "wagtail (bird genus: Motacilla)".
Vatanabe Japanese (Russified)Alternate transcription of
Watanabe more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Vatatzis GreekThis surname is a diminutive form of the word βάτος, "bramble, briar", perhaps signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is βατάκι, "ray fish".
Vatistas GreekFrom the Latin
Batista which means "baptist", originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip".
Vaux FrenchFrench, English, and Scottish habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Vaux, from the Old French plural of
val ‘valley’.
Vayner YiddishWeiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced
vaɪnɐ(ʁ),of which the rare English pronunciation
vaɪnər is a close approximation... [
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Vəzirov AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the vizier", from the Arabic title وَزِير
(wazīr) denoting a minister or high-ranking official in an Islamic government.
Vea Spanish, GalicianHabitational name, principally from Vea in Soria province, but in some cases from any of four places with the same name in Pontevedra province, Galicia.
Vea NorwegianHabitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".
Veca ItalianSouthern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Vecchio ItalianMeans "old, aged" in Italian, originally used as a nickname for an older or oldest son or for someone who was prematurely grey or wrinkled.
Vee NorwegianHabitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse
vé "sacred place".
Veeber EstonianVeeber is an Estonian surname, an Estonianization of the German surname "Weber".
Veedla EstonianVeedla is an Estonian surname meaning "watery/waters area".
Veel EstonianVeel is an Estonian surname meaning "still", "again", and "heretofore".
Veenre EstonianVeenre is an Estonian surname derived from "veen", meaning "vein".
Veeorg EstonianVeeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "water valley/gully".
Veere EstonianVeere is an Estonian surname meaning "rolling" and "avalanche".
Veermäe EstonianVeermäe is an Estonian surname meaning "border hill/mountain".
Veetõusme EstonianVeetõusme is an Estonian surname meaning "water (vee) surge (tõusma)".
Veevers EnglishMeans "dealer in foodstuffs" (from Old French
vivres "victuals").
Veevo EstonianVeevo is an Estonian surname derived from "veevool", meaning "watercourse".
Veikat EstonianVeikat is an Estonian surname possibly an Estonianization of the German surname "Weikart".
Veitch ScottishDerived from the Latin word
vacca which means "cow". This was either an occupational name for a cowherd or a nickname for a gentle person.
Vélez SpanishHabitational name from any of various places in Andalusia called Vélez.
Velten NorwegianNorwegian habitational name from any of several farmsteads, mainly in Hedmark, named with
velte ‘log pile’.
Vendrell CatalanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Venegas SpanishFrom the hybridization of Ben, meaning "son" in Arabic or Jewish, and Ega(s), a medieval given name of Visigothic origin.
Venieris GreekThe Greek version of the Venetian surname Venier attested in Kythera, where the Venier family ruled on behalf of the Republic of Venice. Originally is thought that the surname derives from
Venus.
Venini ItalianPossibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".
Venizelos GreekFrom the baptismal name
Benizelos, which is already in existence since the 16th century in Athens. Uncertain etymology, most likely to be of Italian origin, (Bene + angelo, the good angel, ie
Evangelos)... [
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Venkataraman IndianFrom Sanskrit venkạteša ‘lord of Venkata hill’, an epithet of the god Vishnu (from venkạta ‘name of the hill’ + īša‘lord’).
Ventrelli ItalianMeaning 'small belly' from the Italian ventre (belly) and the diminutive suffix elli, meaning small or little.
Ventris EnglishProbably from a medieval nickname for a bold or slightly reckless person (from a reduced form of Middle English
aventurous "venturesome"). It was borne by British architect and scholar Michael Ventris (1922-1956), decipherer of the Mycenaean Greek Linear B script.
Venzor MexicanNorthern Mexican surname, possibly of Native American origin.
Vera SpanishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named
Vera or
La Vera from Spanish meaning "shore, bank".
Veracruz SpanishOriginally denoted a person from Veracruz, Mexico, from Latin
vera crux meaning "true cross".
Veraguth RomanshDerived from Latin
ferrum acutum "cutting sword", this name was given to a blacksmith.
Veral EnglishMeaning:stubborn,aggressive,mathamatician smart
Vercetti ItalianIs a Italian surname that is derived from the Italian surname "Verratti".
Verde Italian, Spanish, PortugueseFrom Spanish
verde "green" (Latin
viridis), presumably a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in this color or had green eyes, etc. This is also a common element of place names.
Verdé FrenchPossibly a Gallicized form of the Italian and Spanish surname
Verde.
Verdier French, Norman, EnglishOccupational name for a forester. Derived from Old French
verdier (from Late Latin
viridarius, a derivative of
viridis "green"). Also an occupational name for someone working in a garden or orchard, or a topographic name for someone living near one... [
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Verdon FrenchHabitational name from a place so named, for example in Dordogne, Gironde, and Marne.
Verea GalicianIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Vergan French (Huguenot)Family history states that original name was "du Vergau" French Huguenot chased from France to Germany.
Verkuilen Dutch, BelgianReduced form of van der Kuylen, a topographic name for someone who lived by a pit or hole, or a habitational name for someone from Kuil in East Flanders or Kuilen in Limburg.
Vermilion ScottishFrom the name of the bright red color that is halfway betweed red and orange.
Vermillion EnglishDifferential spelling of
Vermilion. Meaning of the name is a red pigment derived from Mercury Sulfide (cinnabar). The name originally was developed because of the dyes similar color to the natural dye developed with the insect Kermes Vermilio.
Vermont French (Rare)Derived from french, meaning "green mountain" (Vert, "green"; mont, "mountain").
Verne French, EnglishAs a French surname refers to someone who lived where alder trees grew. While the English version can mean someone who lived where ferns grew, Verne can also mean a seller of ferns which in medieval times were used in bedding, as floor coverings and as animal feed.
Verneda Spanish, CatalanAs a Spanish and Catalan surname refers to someone who lived where alder trees grew.
Verney English, FrenchThe surname Verney was first found in Buckinghamshire, England, when they arrived from Vernai, a parish in the arrondissement of Bayeux in Normandy.
Veron French, SpanishNickname for someone with bi-colored eyes. This surname is mostly frequent in Argentina.