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Verran CornishPerhaps means "person from Treverran", Cornwall (from Cornish
tre "farmstead" with an unknown second element), or "person from Veryan", Cornwall ("church of St
Symphorian").
Verret FrenchFrom the French word verre, meaning "glass." Possibly denoting someone who worked with glass.
Verrone ItalianItalian: probably a nickname from an augmentative form of verro ‘boar’.
Verville Frenchvariant of Vervelle, which Morlet derives from a word denoting the metal keeper or ring through which a bolt is secured.
Veryard Medieval Spanish (Rare)Rumour has it that the surname De-Veryard represented a Spanish occupation, but unclear what that might be - have never been able to establish the origin.
Vesik EstonianVesik is an Estonian surname meaning both "hydrate" and "pygmyweed"
Vesiloik EstonianVesiloik is an Estonian surname meaning "water puddle/a small pool of water."
Vesper GermanEither a nickname from Latin
vesper "6 o’clock in the evening evening time" originally the second to last canonical hour or a habitational name from a place so called on the Ruhr river.
Vestin SwedishCombination of Swedish
väst "west" and the common surname suffix
-in.
Vetrano ItalianThe name originates from Italy, mainly Sicily. It means "old man veteran", other times it means "faithful, loyal".
Vetter Germanfrom a nickname from Middle High German veter(e) ‘uncle’, ‘nephew’. The word is from Old High German fetiro (a derivative of fater ‘father’), which was used more generally to denote various male relatives; the meaning of modern German Vetter is ‘cousin’.
Vettik EstonianVettik is an Estonian surname meaning "soaked/waterlogged stand".
Vial English, Frenchfrom a personal name derived from Latin
Vitalis (see
Vitale). The name became common in England after the Norman Conquest both in its learned form
Vitalis and in the northern French form
Viel.
Vianney FrenchThe surname in origin is a variant of
Viennet, a diminutive of
Vien, a short form of
Vivien 1. A famous bearer is Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint.
Vicary English (British)There are a number of theories as to the origins of the name, Spanish sailors shipwrecked after the Armada and French Huguenots fleeing the Revolution are two of the more romantic ones. It is more likely to have come as someone associated with the church - the vicar, who carried out the pastoral duties on behalf of the absentee holder of a benefice... [
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Vice EnglishMay come from "devise", an Old French word that means "dweller at the boundary". It may also derive a number of place names in England, or be a variant of
Vise.
Viceconte ItalianMeans viscount in Italian, Originally for served as or worked for a viscount.
Vickers EnglishMeans "son of the vicar". It could also be the name of someone working as a servant of a vicar.
Videgain SpanishVidegain is a surname. It is of Basque origin language with the form Bidegain. Videgain is considered a Spanish surname because the letter V does not exist in the Basque alphabet. It extended through the Iberian peninsula following the Reconquista, where different forms of the name developed and houses were founded with the differentiation of Videgáin, Bidegain, Videgaín... [
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Vidler EnglishEither (i) from a medieval nickname based on Anglo-Norman
vis de leu, literally "wolf-face"; or (ii) "violinist, fiddle player" (cf.
Fiedler).
Vidrine French (Cajun)Vidrines are French Cajuns that live mostly around south central Louisiana, towns and cities like Mamou, Eunice and Ville Platte.
Vieira English (Anglicized)A surname of British origin mainly from Ireland and Scotland but Anglicised into and english name when many Vieira's immigrated to England.
Viengsavanh LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, city" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven".
Viengvilay LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, city" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Viengxay LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, city" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Vienneau FrenchDenoted a person from
Vienne, a commune in the Isère department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France, or perhaps derived from the given name
Vivien 1.
Vierling GermanDerived from Middle High German
vierlinc meaning "one-fourth of a measure", hence a status name or nickname for someone who had an annual tax liability of this amount.
Việt VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 越 (
việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese".
Vietmeyer GermanGerman: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer who was a tenant of or owed some obligation to an estate or monastery named for Saint Veith.
Vieu FrenchFrom a place called Vieu in Ain from Latin
vicus "village". French cognitive of
Vico.
Vigh HungarianVariant of
Vig, a surname derived from Hungarian
víg "happy, cheerful".
Vigil SpanishComes from the word "vigil", which is Latin for "vigilia" and "wakefulness".
Vigna ItalianMeaning "vineyard", referring to someone who lived near one.
Vigneron FrenchMeans "vintner" in French from
vin "wine" (from Latin
vinum).
Vignola Italianhabitational name from any of various minor places so named from vignola "small vineyard".
Vihandi EstonianVihandi is an Estonian surname derived from "vihane" meaning "wrathful" and "angry".
Viht EstonianViht is an Estonian surname and word meaning "the branches used to beat oneself in sauna".
Vihur EstonianVihur is an Estonian surname meaning "whirlwind" or "gust of wind".
Viidalepp EstonianViidalepp is an Estonian surname derived from "viide" ("reference", or "reference mark) and "lepp" ("alder").
Viiding EstonianViiding is an Estonian surname derived from "viide", meaning "reference", "indication" and "lag (delay)".
Viik EstonianViik is an Estonian surname meaning both "crease" and "tie/draw".
Viikmäe EstonianViikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "crease hill/mountain".
Viilma EstonianViilma is an Estonian surname meaning "filings" and "gabled".
Viimne EstonianViimne is an Estonian surname meaning "the very last" and "the last of".
Viin EstonianViin is an Estonian surname, derived from "viinapuu", meaning "grape".
Viirmaa EstonianViirmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning both "sea swallow" and "varved" (annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) and "maa" ("land").
Viirpuu EstonianViirpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hawthorn" (Crataegus).
Viitas EstonianViitas is an Estonian surname meaning "refer" or "point (out/to)".
Vikander SwedishSwedish
vik ”bay” combined with the common surname suffix
-ander.
Vila CelticIt means village or small town. In the Gaelic languaje is pentref or bentref.
Vilallonga CatalanIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous Valencian municipality.
Vilavong LaoFrom Lao ວິລະ
(vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vilavongsa LaoFrom Lao ວິລະ
(vila) meaning "hero, brave" and ວົງສາ
(vongsa) meaning "family".
Vilaysack LaoFrom Lao ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ສັກ
(sack) meaning "rank, power, authority".
Vilaythong LaoFrom Lao ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold".
Vilayvanh LaoFrom Lao ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Vilbaste EstonianVilbaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Vilbre EstonianVilbre is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Vilde EstonianVilde is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vildakas" meaning "oblique" and "slanting" and "wry".
Viljaste EstonianViljaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilja" meaning "grain", "harvest" and "fruit bearing".
Villafañe SpanishDerived from the village of Villafañe in Leon, Spain. His hierarch, perhaps, is the Burgos hidalgo Alvar Fañez.
Villagra SpanishRare castilian surname, distributed throughout Spain with greater presence in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid and Palencia.
Villagran SpanishFrom a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Villalvazo SpanishHispanic (Mainly Mexico): Derivative Of Spanish Villalba Or Villalva .
Villamar SpanishSpanish: Habitational Name From Any Of The Three Places Called Villamar In Lugo (Galicia) Oviedo (Asturias) Or Burgos (Castilia).
Villamayor SpanishHabitational name for any of the numerous places in Spain with this name.
Villamil AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of Serantes in the municipality of Tapia.
Villani ItalianDerives from Latin
villa "village, farm, settlement", related to Italian
villano "peasant" or "rude, bad-mannered".
Villanova Italian, SpanishHabitational name from any of numerous places so called from Latin villa nova "new settlement" (see
Villa) from the elements
villa "town" and
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Villaquirán SpanishIt indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Villaquirán de los Infantes or Villaquirán de la Puebla.
Villard Galician, PortugueseA Galician and Portuguese surname in the north of Iberian Peninsula. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Villard GermanAltered form of German
Hilgard, from the female personal name
Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements
hild "strife, battle" and
gard "fortress, stronghold".
Villarreal SpanishHabitational name from any of various places called Villarreal (or Villareal), derived from Spanish
villa meaning "farm, town, settlement" and
real meaning "royal".
Villarrubia SpanishSpanish: habitational name from Villarrubia (Córdoba) Villarrubia de los Ojos (Ciudad Real) or Villarrubia de Santiago (Toledo) so named from villa '(outlying) farmstead (dependent) settlement' (see Villa ) + rubia 'light red'.
Villarruel SpanishCognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Villasante SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.
Villasenor SpanishHabitational name, apparently a Castilianized spelling of Galician
Vilseñor, from any of three places in Lugo province named
Vilaseñor.
Villasurda GermanVillasurda is a Germanic name dating back to the time of the Vikings. It, roughly translated from a Norse word, means, "the one who is fat."
Villegas SpanishHabitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Villein French"Used in medieval England and France. Villein is another term used for the serfs in the lowest classes of the feudal system."
Villerius DutchVillerius is a name of Dutch origin similar to the French DeVilliers
Vilpuu EstonianVilpuu is an Estonian surname derived from "vili" ("fruit") and "puu" ("tree").
Vilu EstonianVilu is an Estonian surname meaning "cool" and "chilly".
Vimbai ShonaVimbai means "Have hope, trust".
It is a call to have hope or to trust in Vinda HindiTaken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.