VernikovmRussian From Russian верник (vernik), meaning "believer", usually in the context of religion due to the term вера (vera) "faith, belief, trust" which is often associated with religion.
VoloshynmUkrainian From Ukrainian волох (volokh), and old term that denoted to a Romanian person.
VoĺskimBelarusian From Belarusian воля (volia), meanimg "will, freedom, free will". Lavon Voĺski, real name Leanid Arturavič Zajdeĺ-Voĺski (1965-) is a pro-freedom Belarusian singer.
VolykUkrainian Probably from Ukrainian воля (volya), meaning "freedom, willpower, free will".
VtorakUkrainian, Russian Derived either from Russian второй (vtoroy) meaning "second, other" or directly from dialectal Ukrainian вторак (vtorak) meaning "secondborn".
WysockimPolish, Jewish Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Wysocko, Wysoka or Wysokie, all derived from Polish wysoki meaning "tall, high".
XenakismGreek From Greek ξένος (xénos) "foreigner", or a patronymic from the given name Xenos, combined with the diminutive suffix -άκις (-ákis).
YagodaJewish (Russified) Russified form of Iyeguda. It also means "berry" in Russian. This was the surname of Genrikh Yagoda, the head of the NKVD (1934-1936).