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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Veraguth Romansh
Derived from Latin ferrum acutum "cutting sword", this name was given to a blacksmith.

Verbecke French

Vercelli Italian

Vercetti Italian
Is a Italian surname that is derived from the Italian surname "Verratti".

Verlaine French, French (Belgian)
Habitational name for someone from Verlaine in the province of Liège, Belgium. Paul Verlaine was a noted bearer.

Vermesse French

Vermette German
Variant of Mette.

Vernetti Italian, Piedmontese
From various places called Vernetti or Vernetto in Piedmont, Italy.

Veronica Swiss

Veronice French

Verratti Italian

Verville French
variant of Vervelle, which Morlet derives from a word denoting the metal keeper or ring through which a bolt is secured.

Vienneau French
Denoted 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 German
Derived 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.

Vigneron French
Means "vintner" in French from vin "wine" (from Latin vinum).

Vignerot French

Villanti Italian

Villwock German
Of uncertain and much debated origin.... [more]

Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente

Vincenzi Italian
Patronymic form of Vincenzo.

Vincenzo Italian
From the given name Vincenzo

Violette French
Perhaps a topographic name from a diminutive of viol "path", itself a derivative of vie "way". It is more likely, however, that this name is from the secondary surname Laviolette "the violet (flower)", which was common among soldiers in French Canada.

Virtuoso Italian
Means "virtuous, upright" or "skilful" in Italian, as well as "virtuoso, master (of a musical instrument)".

Viscardi Italian
patronymic or plural form of Viscardo a variant of the personal name Guiscardo itself from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wisa "wise" and hard "hardy strong"... [more]

Visconti Italian
Derived from visconte, itself from the Medieval vice comes, a title of rank meaning "deputy of a count". The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist... [more]

Vittorio Italian
From the given name Vittorio.

Vivaudou French

Vivenzio Italian
From the given name Vivenzio.

Volkmann German
Probably denoted for a speaker or a people's person, derived from German volk "people" and mann "man". Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann (1801-1877) was a German physiologist, anatomist, and philosopher... [more]

Volkmuth German
Volk: People... [more]

Voltaire French

Vonescha Romansh

Von Sydow Swedish, German
von Sydow is a German and Swedish noble family from Pomerania, an area in modern day Poland and Germany. Some members of the family immigrated to Sweden in 1724. The name literary means "from Sydow"... [more]

Waggoner German
German name; variant of Wagner

Wahlberg German, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Composed of German wal "field, meadow" or Swedish vall "grassy bank" and berg "mountain, hill".

Waldmann German
topographic name for someone who lived in a forest or alternatively an occupational name for a forest warden from Middle High German waltman literally "forest man" derived from the elements wald "forest" and man "man"

Wallbaum German, Jewish
Either a topographic name from Low German walbom "walnut tree" derived from wal "walnut" and boum "tree"... [more]

Walliser German
Denoting somebody from Valais (German form Wallis), a canton in Switzerland, or someone who immigrated from Valais, ultimately from Latin vallis "valley, vale".

Wallraff German

Warmbier German
Metonymic occupational name for a brewer, derived from Middle Low German warm meaning "warm" and ber meaning "beer".

Warnecke German
North German from a pet form of the personal name Warner, Low German form of Werner.

Wasescha Romansh

Weghorst Dutch, German
Habitational name from a location near Hanover, possibly derived from weg "way, road" and horst "thicket, grove, heap, elevated land" or "nest of a bird of prey, eyrie".

Wehlburg German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly derived from German Wehl "pool of water (esp. behind a dyke)" (cognate to Dutch weil "vortex, maelstrom; dyke breach pool") and burg "fortress, citadel".

Wehrlein German

Wehrmann German

Weidmann German
Name meaning, "hunter".

Weinbach German, Jewish
From the name of a commune in Hesse, Germany.

Weinberg German, Jewish
Weinberg means "Vineyard" in german.

Weinkauf German
From "wein kaufen" meaning "buy wine" or "wine-buyer"

Weinland German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a wine-producing area from Middle High German win "wine" and land "land" or a habitational name from a place so named.

Weinmann German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name for a viticulturalist or wine merchant, Middle High German winman, German Weinmann.

Weisfeld German, Jewish
topographic name from a field name composed of Middle High German wiz "white" and feld "open country". Cognate of Whitfield.

Weishuhn German
Derived from Middle High German wiz meaning "white" and huon meaning "hen, fowl", hence a metonymic occupational name for a poultry farmer or dealer, or perhaps in some instances a nickname.

Weitkuhn German

Weltraum German
A German surname meaning "outer space".

Wendelin German
From the given name Wendelin.

Wendling English, German

Weschler German
Variant of Wäscher.

Wetterau German

Whetsell German

Whitesel German

Widemann German
Derived from the given name Widiman, composed of Old High German witu "wood" or wit "wide" and man "man".

Wiedmann German
North German variant of Widemann.

Wiegratz German

Wielandt German
From the given name Wieland.

Wienecke German

Wildfong German
An Americanized form of German Wildfang. A nickname from Middle High German Wiltvanc "Wildman Stranger", denoting a person who was not a member of the community.

Willrich German
from the personal name Williric derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and rih "ruler, king"... [more]

Winckler German, Danish
Variant of Winkler.

Winsburg German

Wissmach German
I think it is German

Wolfgang German
From the given name Wolfgang.

Wolfhard German
From the given name Wolfhard.

Wolleben German

Wollmann German
Occupational name for a wool worker or wool trader Middle High German Middle Low German wollman derived from German wolle "wool" and man "man".

Woodlock Irish, French, English
From an Old English personal name, Wudlac, composed of the elements wudu ‘wood’ + lac ‘play’, ‘sport’.

Woolever German
Morphed from the German surname Wohleber which means well-liver

Wrinkler German, German (Austrian)

Wuensche German

Wulfhart German
Could mean "brave wolf" from the German elements "wulf" (variant of "wolf") and "hard" (meaning "brave, hardy").

Yantorno Italian (Americanized)
Probably an altered spelling of Iantorno, which could derive from the given name Ianni combined with torno meaning "returns, comes back".

Zaccardo Italian
Could derive from the given name Zachardus, an archaic Germanized form of Zachariah, or be a variant of Saccardo.

Zachmann German
Extended form of Zach.

Zahniser German
Alteration of German Zahneisen and/or Zahnhäuser and/or Zahneiser... [more]

Zampedri Italian
Italian cognate of Sampedro.

Zanolari Romansh
Variant of Zanoli.

Zucchino Italian
Derived from zucchino meaning "zucchini, courgette" (Cucurbita pepo). It is also related to those surnames derived from zucca meaning "pumpkin" and to those derived from zuccone meaning "dumb, stubborn".

Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.

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