Sofia f Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian, English, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian Form of
Sophia used in various languages.
Tamara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Hungarian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian, Georgian Russian form of
Tamar. Russian performers such as Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), Tamara Drasin (1905-1943), Tamara Geva (1907-1997) and Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) introduced it to the English-speaking world. It rapidly grew in popularity in the United States starting in 1957. Another famous bearer was the Polish cubist painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).
Tatiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman name
Tatianus, a derivative of the family name
Tatius [1] . This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as
Teodor m Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Swedish, Norwegian
Form of Theodore used in various languages. Urban m Swedish, German, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Biblical From the Roman cognomen
Urbanus meaning
"city dweller" in Latin, derived from
urbs "city"
[1] [2] . This name is mentioned briefly in one of
Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was subsequently borne by eight popes, between the 3rd and 17th centuries.
Václav m Czech, Slovak Contracted form of an older Czech name
Veceslav, derived from the Slavic elements
vęťĭjĭ "more, greater" and
slava "glory"
[1] [2] . Saint Václav (known as
Wenceslas or
Wenceslaus in English) was a 10th-century Duke of Bohemia murdered by his brother. He is the patron saint of the Czech Republic. This was also the name of several Bohemian kings.
Veronika f Russian, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian Form of
Veronica in several languages.
Viktor m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Greek Form of
Victor used in various languages.
Vilma f Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian Form of
Wilma in several languages.
Vincent m English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak From the Roman cognomen
Vincentius, which was derived from Latin
vinco meaning
"to conquer" [1] [2] [3] [4] . This name was popular among early Christians, and it was borne by many saints, notably Vincent of Saragossa who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor
Diocletian in the early 4th century.
... [more] Viola f English, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak Means
"violet" in Latin. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's comedy
Twelfth Night (1602). In the play she is the survivor of a shipwreck who disguises herself as a man named Cesario. Working as a messenger for Duke
Orsino, she attempts to convince
Olivia to marry him. Instead Viola falls in love with the duke.
Vladislav m Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian From the Old Slavic name *
Voldislavŭ, derived from the elements
volděti "to rule" and
slava "glory"
[1] [2] [3] [4] . This name has been borne by kings, princes and dukes of Croatia, Serbia, Bohemia, Poland and Wallachia.
Vlasta f & m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element
volstĭ meaning
"power, rule, sovereignty" [1] . Descendants of this word include Czech
vlast "homeland" and Serbo-Croatian
vlast "power". It is sometimes masculine in Czech and Serbian.
Vratislav m Czech, Slovak Derived from the Slavic elements
vortiti (Czech
vrátit) meaning "to return" and
slava meaning "glory"
[1] [2] . This was the name of two dukes of Bohemia (the second later a king).
Zoltán m Hungarian, Slovak Possibly related to the Turkish title
sultan meaning
"king, sultan". This was the name of a 10th-century ruler of Hungary, also known as Zsolt.