If you’re looking for boy names that start with V, you’ll find familiar choices such as Vincent and Victor alongside names from many languages and cultures.

Each name below includes a meaning or origin to give you more context as you compare favorites. Try saying the names with your last name and noting which ones you still like after a few days.

Boy Names That Start With V

The names are grouped by style and listed alphabetically within each section, making it easier to focus on the options that interest you most.

20 Familiar Boy Names That Start With V

1. Valentin — This name means “strength” or “health” in French, German, and Russian.

2. Valentino — Latin for “strength” or “health.”

3. Van — A Dutch name meaning “of.”

4. Vance — An English and Irish name for someone who lives near a marshland.

5. Vanya — Russian for “God is gracious.”

6. Vaughn — This name means “small” in Welsh.

7. Veer — In Sanskrit, this name means “brave.”

8. Vernon — English for “place of alders.”

9. Vesper — Latin for “evening star.”

10. Vicente — In Spanish, this name means “conquering.”

11. Victor — Latin for “conqueror.”

12. Viggo — A Scandinavian name meaning “war.”

13. Vihaan — The meaning of this name is “dawn” in Sanskrit.

14. Viktor — A Scandinavian name meaning “conqueror.”

15. Vincent — This name means “conquering” in Latin.

16. Vincenzo — This name means “conquering” in Italian.

17. Virgil — Latin for “staff bearer.”

18. Vito — In Latin, this name means “alive” or “life.”

19. Vladimir — This Slavic name means “great ruler.”

20. Von — A Norse name meaning “hope.”

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1. Vai — A Germanic name meaning “mighty ruler.”

2. Val — Latin for “strength” and “health.”

3. Vale — An English name meaning “wide river valley.”

4. Vallis — In French, this name means “from Wales.”

5. Vane — English for “banner.”

6. Vasili — A Greek name meaning “royal” or “kingly.”

7. Vega — Arabic for “swooping eagle” and Spanish for “meadow.”

8. Verdi — This name means “green” in Italian.

9. Vere — English and French for “alder.”

10. Verle — The meaning of this name is “true” in Latin.

11. Verne — This name means “place of alders” in English.

12. Verney — This name is also English for “place of alders.”

13. Vic — Latin for “conqueror.”

14. Vieno — This Finnish name means “gentle.”

15. Ville — A Finnish name meaning “resolute protection.”

16. Vince — This name means “conquering” in Latin.

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17. Vincien — The meaning of this name is also “conquering” in Latin.

18. Vinny — Also Latin for “conquering.”

19. Viorel — A Romanian name meaning “violet flower.”

20. Vivian — Latin for “life.”

21. Viviani — This name also means “life” in Latin.

22. Vitali — Russian and Ukrainian for “life.”

23. Vlad — A Slavic name meaning “great ruler.”

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1. Vader — A Dutch name meaning “father.”

2. Valerian — Latin for “strength” or “health.”

3. Valiant — This name means “brave” in English and Latin.

4. Valor — In Latin, this name means “bravery” or “courage.”

5. Vegas — Spanish for “meadows.”

6. Venice — A place name referring to the city of Venice in northern Italy.

7. Ventura — In Spanish, this name means “good fortune.”

8. Verge — This name means “staff bearer” in Latin.

9. Vermont — A French name meaning “green mountain.”

10. Verse — This is an English word for a rhythmic stanza or line.

11. Vesuvius — A geographic name associated with Mount Vesuvius, the volcano near Naples, Italy.

12. Victorious — An English name meaning “winning.”

13. Victory — Latin for “win.”

14. Vin — This name means “conquering” in Latin.

15. Vine — This is an English name for a vineyard worker.

16. Vinicius — A Latin name meaning “wine” or “vine.”

17. Viper — An English word for a venomous snake.

18. Vision — This is the English word for the state of being able to see. It’s also the name of a superhero in the Marvel Universe.

19. Voltaire — The pen name of French writer François-Marie Arouet; its precise origin is debated.

20. Vulcan — The name of the Roman god of fire and metalworking.

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1. Vaj — This name means “strength” in Hindi.

2. Vakhtang — An Old Persian name meaning “wolf-bodied.”

3. Valjean — A literary surname created by Victor Hugo for the protagonist of Les Misérables.

4. Vanderbilt — A Dutch name meaning “from the low hill.”

5. Vanhi — Bengali for “fire.”

6. Varg — In Old Norse, this name means “wolf.”

7. Vasquez — Spanish for “son of Vasco.”

8. Vea — A Hawaiian name meaning “chief.”

9. Veevan — This name means “moon” or “full of life” in Hindi.

10. Velasquez — Basque for “son of Velasco.”

11. Velibor — This Slavic name means “great battle.”

12. Vepkhia — An Old Georgian name meaning “tiger.”

13. Viceroy — English for “ruler who represents the king.”

14. Viking — Old Norse for “pirate raid.”

15. Ving — A Scottish name meaning “green river” or “sea friend.”

16. Vinh — Vietnamese for “glory.”

17. Vishnu — This name means “protector” in Hindi.

18. Vivaldi — Italian for “life.”

19. Voiteh — A Slavic name meaning “warrior.”

20. Vuk — A Serbian name meaning “wolf.”

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1. Vaati — In Sanskrit, this name means “wind” or “air.”

2. Vachan — This name means “promise” or “speech” in Sanskrit.

3. Vachel — French for “one who raises cows.”

4. Vaemond — A fictional Valyrian name used in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe.

5. Vagas — An Arabic name meaning “falling vulture.”

6. Vageesh — This name means “Lord Brahma” in Hindi.

7. Vahid — This Persian name means “only one” or “unique.”

8. Vail — An English place name meaning “valley.”

9. Vaino — Finnish for “wide river” or “backwater.”

10. Vaishant — In Hindi, this name means “quiet and shining star.”

11. Vakul — This name means “flowering tree” or “clever” in Sanskrit.

12. Valdemar — This Nordic name means “great ruler.”

13. Valen — Latin for “strength” or “health.”

14. Valentinus — This name also means “strength” or “health” in Latin.

15. Valerio — This name is of Latin origin and means “to be strong.”

16. Valero — A Spanish name meaning “strong.”

17. Valo — Finnish for “light.”

18. Valter — A Scandinavian name meaning “army ruler.”

19. Valu — This Polynesian name means “eight.”

20. Vanad — Gujarati for “cloud.”

21. Vander — A Dutch name meaning “of.”

22. Vandiver — Dutch for “traveler.”

23. Vandyke — This Dutch name means “of the dyke.”

24. Vanek — Russian for “God is gracious.”

25. Vangelo — In English and Greek, this name means “good news.”

26. Vanja — A Croatian and Serbian name meaning “God is gracious.”

27. Van Ness — This Dutch name means “of the headland.”

28. Varden — This name means “green knoll” in French.

29. Varesh — In Sanskrit, this name means “presiding over boons.”

30. Varick — German for “defending ruler.”

31. Varendra — This name means “sovereign” or “ocean” in Hindi.

32. Varius — Latin for “versatile.”

33. Varl — A Turkish name meaning “exist.”

34. Vartan — Armenian for “rose.”

35. Vasco — A Spanish name for someone from the Basque region.

36. Vasile — Greek for “royal.”

37. Vasilij — This name also means “royal” in Greek.

38. Vasos — Greek for “royal” or “kingly.”

39. Vata — An Avestan name meaning “wind.”

40. Vayu — This name means “wind” or “air” in Sanskrit.

41. Ved — In Sanskrit, this name means “sacred knowledge.”

42. Vedoday — Hindi for “the sun.”

43. Vedran — The meaning of this Slavic name is “clear.”

44. Veejay — This name means “victory” in Hindi.

45. Veikko — Finnish for “brother.”

46. Velimir — A Slavic name meaning “great peace.”

47. Velin — This Bulgarian name means “great.”

48. Velnias — This is the name of the god of the underworld in Lithuanian mythology.

49. Velyo — Bulgarian for “great.”

50. Venedictos — This name means “blessed” in Greek.

51. Venezio — This is a masculine Italian form of “Venice.”

52. Venn — English for “fair.”

53. Venturio — A Spanish name meaning “good fortune” or “good luck.”

54. Vergilio — Latin for “flourishing.”

55. Vern — This French name means “alder grove.”

56. Vernard — This name also means “alder grove” in Old French.

57. Vernell — In Latin and French, this name means “green and flourishing.”

58. Verona — An Italian name meaning “truth.”

59. Verrier — French for “glassblower.”

60. Veryl — This name means “honest” in French.

61. Vespasian — Latin for “west, evening” or “wasp.”

62. Vester — This name means “of the woods” in Latin.

63. Vibodh — In Hindi, this name means “wise.”

64. Vibol — This name means “abundant” in Sanskrit.

65. Victorino — Latin for “conqueror.”

66. Vidal — This name means “life” in Spanish and “vital” in Catalan.

67. Vidush — A Sanskrit name meaning “learned,” “wise,” or “knowledgeable.”

68. Vidyut —  In Sanskrit, this name means “lightning.”

69. Viel — French for “life” and German for “swamp.”

70. Viet — A Chinese name meaning “beyond.”

71. Vijay — This name means “conquering” in Sanskrit.

72. Vikingur — An Icelandic name for “Viking.”

73. Vikram — In Hindi, this name means “valorous.”

74. Vilgot — This Swedish name means “God’s will.”

75. Vilhelm — German for “resolute protection.”

76. Vilko — This Czech name also means “resolute protection.”

77. Villard — A French name meaning “battle fortress.”

78. Villiam — A Danish and Swedish spelling of William, a name meaning “resolute protector.”

79. Vilmantas — Lithuanian for “hope and wealth.”

80. Vilmos — German for “resolute protection.”

81. Vilppu — This name means “lover of horses” in Greek.

82. Vinay — This name means “guidance” in Sanskrit.

83. Vinson — English for “son of Vincent.”

84. Viserys — A fictional Valyrian name created for George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe; its meaning is not established.

85. Vishal — This name means “broad” or “spacious” in Sanskrit.

86. Vissarion — Russian for “wooded valley.”

87. Vital — In Latin, this name means “alive” or “life.”

88. Vittore — An Italian name meaning “conqueror.”

89. Vivaldo — This name means “who dominates the will” in Italian.

90. Vivendel — A Norwegian name meaning “honeysuckle flower.”

91. Viviano — Latin for “life.”

92. Vogel — This name means “bird” in German and Dutch.

93. Volentine — Latin for “strength” and “health.” It’s a unique spelling of “Valentine.”

94. Volker — A Scandinavian name meaning “people’s guardian.”

95. Volkmar — Old German for “famous people.”

96. Volos — The god of cattle in Slavic mythology.

97. Volumnius — Latin for “scroll.”

98. Volya — This name means “army ruler” in German.

99. Vondell — In Old Norse, this name means “hope.”

100. Voshon — Slavic for “generous.”

101. Voski — This name means “gold” in Armenian.

102. Voss — A Germanic name meaning “fox.”

103. Vova — This Slavic name means “great ruler.”

104. Voyer — A French occupational name for a legal official.

105. Vrai — In French, this name means “true.”

106. Vsevolod — This Slavic name means “Lord of everything.”

107. Vuai — Swahili for “savior.”

108. Vusal — This name means “meeting” or “joining” in Azerbaijani.

109. Vyom — In Sanskrit, this name means “sky” or “space.”

110. Vytautas — A Lithuanian name meaning “chase the people.”

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1. Vachanpreet — This name means “one who loves promise” in Punjabi.

2. Vaclav — A Slavic name meaning “more glory.”

3. Vagn — Old Norse for “cart” or “wagon.”

4. Vahe — This Armenian name means “victor” or “shield.”

5. Vaibhav — In Sanskrit, this name means “power.”

6. Vaikunth — A Sanskrit name referring to Vishnu’s heavenly abode.

7. Vaishwanar — Hindi for “omnipresent.”

8. Vajrin — A Sanskrit name meaning “wielder of the thunderbolt” and an epithet of Indra.

9. Vajramani — This name means “diamond” in Nepali.

10. Vakratund — A Sanskrit name meaning “curved trunk” and an epithet of Ganesha.

11. Valente — A Portuguese name meaning “brave” and “strong.”

12. Valentinian — Latin for “strength” and “health.”

13. Valerius — This name also means “strength” or “health” in Latin.

14. Valmiki — This is the name of an Indian poet. It’s of Sanskrit origin, but the meaning is unknown.

15. Valther — A Scandinavian name meaning “army ruler.”

16. Vandan — Sanskrit for “praise.”

17. Vangelis — This name means “good news” in Greek.

18. Vanko — A South Slavic diminutive of Ivan, a name meaning “God is gracious.”

19. Vardhamma — In Sanskrit, this name means “growth.”

20. Vardinon — A Hebrew name meaning “aroma of roses.”

21. Varil — The meaning of this name is “loyal” in Old French and “water” in Sanskrit.

22. Varnava — Russian for “son of the prophet.”

23. Varoun — In Hindi, this name means “water god.”

24. Vartolomej — A Serbian name meaning “son of Talmai.” In the Old Testament of the Bible, “Talmai” is the name of a giant.

25. Varuna — The Hindu god of the water and the ocean.

26. Vasant — Sanskrit for “spring.”

27. Vasileos — A Greek name meaning “royal.”

28. Vasilius — Greek for “royal” or “kingly.”

29. Vassily — This name also means “royal” in Greek.

30. Vasyklo — This Ukrainian name means “noble.”

31. Vebjorn — Old Norse for “holy” and “bear.”

32. Vedasto — An Italian and Spanish name meaning “stranger in the woods.”

33. Veit — The German form of the Late Roman name Vitus.

34. Velcho — This Bulgarian name means “great.”

35. Veliko — This name also means “great” in Bulgarian.

36. Velvel — Yiddish for “wolf.”

37. Venanzio — This name means “hunter” in Italian and Latin.

38. Venceslao — A Polish name meaning “glory of the Wends,” which is a Slavic group.

39. Venceslav — This name is also Polish for “glory of the Wends.”

40. Venjamin — Hebrew for “son of the right hand.”

41. Vercingetorix — A Gaulish name meaning “king over warriors.”

42. Verdell — Latin for “green.”

43. Verdon — This name means “green knoll” in French.

44. Vergilus — In Latin, this name means “staff bearer.”

45. Verlin — Latin for “true.”

46. Verlyn — This name also means “true” in Latin.

47. Vernardos — This name means “strong and brave bear” in Old French and Old German.

48. Vernal — In English, this name means “place of alders.”

49. Verrall — A French name meaning “honest.”

50. Verner — This name means “protecting army” in German.

51. Verrill — French for “honest.”

52. Veselin — A Slavic name meaning “cheerful.”

53. Vetle — A Norwegian name meaning “winter traveler.”

54. Viator — Latin for “voyager.”

55. Victorio — This name means “conqueror” in Latin.

56. Vidar — Old Norse for “quiet god.”

57. Videlio — This name means “life” in Spanish and “vital” in Catalan.

58. Vidor — A Hungarian name meaning “cheerful” or “happy.”

59. Vilfredo — English for “desires peace.”

60. Vigilio — This name means “flourishing” in Latin.

61. Vijayendra — This is the name of the god of victory in Hindu mythology.

62. Vikenti — Russian for “conquering.”

63. Vijun — In Sanskrit, this name means “conquering.”

64. Vilelmo — A Scandinavian name meaning “resolute protector.”

65. Villem — This name means “resolute protection” in German.

66. Villiers — A French name meaning “town dweller.”

67. Vilok — This name means “to see” or “to view” in Sanskrit.

68. Vimal — In Sanskrit, this name means “pure.”

69. Vincens — Latin for “conquering.”

70. Vincentio — This name means “conquering” in Italian.

71. Vincenze — Italian for “victorious.”

72. Vinton — An English name meaning “vine settlement.”

73. Vipin — This name means “forest” in Sanskrit.

74. Vireo — Latin for “small green songbird.”

75. Virgilio — This name means “staff bearer” in Latin.

76. Virginio — In Latin, this name means “chaste.”

77. Vischer — A German name meaning “fisherman.”

78. Vitor — Portuguese for “champion.”

79. Vivienus — This name means “lively” in French.

80. Vlasta — A Slavic name meaning “homeland” and “power.”

81. Vlastimir — This Serbian name means “rule” and “peace.”

82. Vlastislav — Slavic for “glorious power.”

83. Vojin — This Slavic name means “soldier.”

84. Vojislav — A Slavic name meaning “glorious warrior.”

85. Vojtech — Czech for “consolation of the army.”

86. Volfango — In German, this name means “traveling wolf.”

87. Volga — This name means “from the river” in German.

88. Volkan — A Turkish name meaning “volcano.”

89. Volney — German for “spirit of the people.”

90. Volodya — This name means “ruler of the world” in Russian.

91. Vontell — Old Norse for “hope.”

92. Vragi — This name means “mooring post” in Old Norse.

93. Vrishab — In Sanskrit, this name means “excellent” or “manly.”

94. Vromme — Dutch for “wise.”

95. Vui — This name means “cheerful” in Vietnamese.

96. Vyacheslav — A Slavic name meaning “glorious rule.”

97. Vyomesh — In Sanskrit, this name means “Lord of the sky.”

A long list usually gets easier once you narrow it to a handful of favorites. Say each one with your last name, consider the nicknames that may come naturally, and return to your shortlist after a few days.

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