Meanings of the Given Names (U-V)

Victor = Conqueror

People often ask me about - what does my name mean. Sometimes, I also ask other peoples if his or her name means something. These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind. For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:

Men’s Names (U-V)

Ulric: (Germanic) Wolf, rule
Ulysses: (Latin) The hater
Valentine: (Latin) Valorous, healthy
Vaughn: (Celtic) Little
Vernon: (Old French) Alder grove
Victor: (Latin) Conqueror
Vincent: (Latin) Conquering



Women’s Names (U-V)

Una: (Latin, Celtic) The one; famine
Ursula: (Latin) Little she-bear
Valerie: (Latin) Valorous
Vanessa: (Latin) Butterfly; grace of God
Vera: (Latin, Slavonic) True; faith
Veronica: (Latin) True image
Viola: (Latin) From the violet
Virginia: (Latin) Pertaining to spring
Vivian: (Latin) Animated; alive

Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968.
Picture: http://www.steyningmuseum.org.uk/conqueror.jpg