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Vekovishchev m RussianPossibly deriving from "вековой (vekovoy)" meaning a century old and "вище (vishche)" meaning more.
Veldman DutchMeans "field man" in Dutch, a name for a farmer, or someone who lived by a field.
Vélez SpanishHabitational name from any of various places in Andalusia called Vélez.
Velikov m RussianDerived from Russian word "великий (velikiy)" meaning "great".
Velten NorwegianNorwegian habitational name from any of several farmsteads, mainly in Hedmark, derived from
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
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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.
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.
Verdonk DutchContraction of
van der Donk meaning "from the donk", a
donk being a kind of sandy hill found in a swamp.
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.
Verhagen DutchContracted form of
van der Hagen, derived from
haag "hedge, undergrowth".
Verhofstadt Dutch, FlemishMeans "from the farmstead" or "from the homestead" in Dutch. A notable bearer is the Flemish politician Guy Verhofstadt (1953-), a Prime Minister of Belgium.
Verkuilen Dutch, FlemishReduced form of
van der Kuylen, a topographic name derived from
kuil "pit, quarry, hole in the ground", 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.
Véron FrenchThere are three etymologies possible for this surname: which one applies, will vary per Véron family, as the meaning depends on the personal history of the original bearer of their surname.... [
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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.
Verrier FrenchAn occupational French surname indicating a glassmaker or glassblower, from French
verre "glass", derived from Middle French
voirre "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.
Veselov m RussianDerived from Russian word "весело (veselo)" meaning fun.
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.