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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’.
Vavasour English (Rare)From the word for a feudal rank, possibly derived (via Old French) from Latin
vassus vassorum meaning "vassal of vassals".
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.
Vedrov m RussianFrom the Russian word ведро (vedro), meaning "bucket".
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".
Veen DutchMeans "peat bog, fen, swamp" in Dutch.
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".
Veerman DutchMeans "ferryman, skipper" in Dutch, from
veer "ferry". Alternatively, it could be an occupational name for a feather merchant or fletcher, derived from
veer "feather, plume", a contracted form of the archaic
veder.
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.
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.
Velichko RussianDerived from Russian
великий (velikiy), meaning "great, large".
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.
Vengerov m RussianFrom Russian
венгерский (vengerskiy), meaning "Hungarian".
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’).
Venn GermanDerived from Middle High German
venne "mire, bog, fen".
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.
Verge CatalanNickname from Catalan meaning "virgin, maiden".
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.