TeslaSerbian Occupational name for a carpenter, derived from Serbian tesla meaning "adze". This name was notably borne by the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).
TestaItalian From an Italian nickname meaning "head".
TornincasaItalian From a medieval Italian name given to a boy born after the death of a previous one, derived from Italian ritorna in casa "come back home".
ToyodaJapanese From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". A famous bearer was Kiichiro Toyoda (1894-1952), founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.
Van BredaDutch Means "from Breda", a city in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch breed meaning "wide" and Aa, the name of a river.
VarelaSpanish Derived from Spanish vara"stick". It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his line of work, for example an animal herder.
VeraSpanish Means "shore, bank" in Spanish. This was a name for a person who lived near such a feature, or who came from any of the various locations in Spain named Vera or La Vera.
VeronaItalian From the name of the city of Verona, one of the most important historical cities of northern Italy. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain.
VieiraPortuguese Denoted a person who came from a Portuguese town by this name, derived from vieria meaning "scallop". The scallop was a symbol of Saint James, and was traditionally worn by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.
VillaItalian, Spanish Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside.
VillalbaSpanish Denoted a person from one of the various Spanish places by this name. It is derived from Spanish villa "town" and alba "white".
VillanuevaSpanish Originally denoted someone who came from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and nueva "new".
ZappaItalian From Italian zappa meaning "hoe, mattock", probably denoting a farmer. Two musicians of Italian origin have bore this name: Francesco Zappa (1717-1803) and Frank Zappa (1940-1993).
ZubizarretaBasque Means "old bridge", from Basque zubia "bridge" and zahar "old". A famous bearer is the Spanish soccer player Andoni Zubizarreta (1961-).