Van-Ness
Dutch - Male
Of the headland.
Baby Names Starting with the Letter V
Vance
English - Male
Very high places, marshes.
Vanda
Slavic - Female
Wanderer.
Vande
German - Female
Wanderer.
Vandenberg
Dutch - Male
From the hill.
Vander
Male
Vanderbilt
Dutch - Male
From the hill.
Vanderpool
Dutch - Male
From the pool.
Vandrad
Norse - Male
Son of Osvin.
Vandyke
Dutch - Male
Dyke.
Vanechka
Russian - Male
God's gift.
Vanesa
Spanish - Female
Spanish form of Vanessa.
Vanessa
Greek - Female
Butterfly.
Vangie
Greek - Female
From Evangeline. Bearer of good news.
Vania
Greek - Female
Diminutive of Vanessa: Butterfly. Also, from Phanessa, the mystic Goddess of an ancient Greek brotherhood.
Vaniah
Biblical - Male
Nourishment, or weapons, of the Lord.
Vanir
Norse - Male
A mythical God of rain.
Vanko
Greek - Male
Gracious gift.
Vanmra
Russian - Female
Stranger.
Vanna
Italian - Female
Form of Vanessa. A Tuscan renaissance name. It first appears in the 1300's publication "La Vita Nuova" (The New Life) by the great poet Dante Alighieri. Vanna was called the Springtime of Florence. She was the best friend of famous Beatrice, Dante's true love and pure ideal of The Divine Comedy. Famous bearer: Novelist-poet-actress, Vanna Bonta.
