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Uno
A Scandinavian name tracing back to the Latin “unus” (one) or to Old Norse roots.
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Urania
Originates from Greek ("ouranos" for "heaven" or "sky") and is the muse of astronomy in mythology.
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Uranus
Originates from Greek mythology. The older word meaning of this family of names has not been definitively clarified; often only a connection to the Greek word for “sky” or “heaven” is drawn.
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Urban
Traces back to the Latin term “urbanus”, which means “city dweller” or, figuratively, “educated” or “urbane”.
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Urbana
The feminine form of Urban; the Latin root word means "urban" or "refined".
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Uri
A Hebrew name; the root word means “my light”.
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Uriana
The exact derivation is unclear; it is presumably an elaboration of Uria or a variant of Urania.
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Urias
The Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew name Uria. The documented meaning is “Yahweh is my light”.
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Uriel
Likewise of Hebrew origin. The name is composed of the words for “light” and “God” and means “God is my light”.
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Uriela
The Hebrew root word means "God is my light"; it is the feminine form of Uriel.
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Uros
A name common primarily in Serbian. It is often interpreted as “lord”, derived from the Hungarian word “úr”, combined with a Slavic diminutive suffix. This is a common interpretation and is not completely verified.
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Urs
A name with Latin roots. The underlying word “ursus” means “bear”.
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Ursina
A variant of Ursula widespread particularly in Switzerland, based on the Latin word for "bear".
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Ursula
Traces back to Latin "ursa"; the diminutive form translates to "little bear".
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Urte
A Baltic short form, often derived from Dorothea. The frequently cited direct translation "gift of God" is an interpretation rather than the complete history of the name.
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Usain
A name whose exact derivation has not been completely resolved. It is widely interpreted as a variant of the Arabic name Hussein, which means “good” or “handsome”. However, this is only one interpretation and not the full history of the name.
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Usama
A traditional Arabic first name. The documented meaning is “lion”.
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Uschi
Documented as a German pet form of Ursula.
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Usman
A variant of the Arabic name Uthman. The older word meaning of this family of names has not been definitively clarified; often a connection to a species of bird is mentioned.
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Uta
Based on the Old High German word "ot", which stands for "possession" or "heritage".
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Ute
An established spelling variant of Uta with identical Old High German origins.
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Uwe
A name of Frisian and Scandinavian origin. The name is a short form that can be linked to various longer names, such as Ulrich. A single blanket meaning would be too imprecise.
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Uxia
A Galician form of Eugenia. The Greek root word means "well-born".
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Uzay
A Turkish name. The translation is “outer space” or “universe”.
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Uzi
A short Hebrew first name. The documented meaning is “my strength”.
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Václav
This traditional name is composed of the Old Slavic elements "ventie" (more, greater) and "slav" (glory). The historically Germanized form of this name is Wenzel.
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Vadim
The older word meaning of this name family is not definitively clear. The name could have Old Norse roots or trace back to the Old Slavic word "vaditi". Clear is its long tradition in the Russian language area.
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Vaiana
A name from the Polynesian linguistic area. It is composed of Tahitian words and means "water from the cave." In the original English release, the character's name is Moana (Oceanic for "wide sea"), which was changed in Europe due to trademark reasons.
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Väinö
A masculine short form of Väinämöinen, the wise protagonist of the Kalevala epic. Linguistically, the root of the name points to a broad, slow-flowing river.
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Valdemar
The Scandinavian form of the name Waldemar. The Old High German name elements mean "to rule" (waltan) and "famous" (mari).
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Valentin
A Latin name. The documented meaning is "healthy" or "strong".
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Valentina
This four-syllable name derives from the Latin word "valens". Its documented meaning is "strong", "vigorous", or "healthy". Valentina has gained widespread popularity in the German-speaking world in recent decades. It is long, yet flows effortlessly when spoken thanks to its alternating vowels and consonants.
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Valentino
Traces back to the Latin name Valentinus. The word base "valens" is documented to mean "healthy" or "strong".
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Valeria
Like Valentina, stems from the Latin name family surrounding the word "valere" (to be strong).
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Valerian
This name derives from the Roman name Valerius. The Latin root "valere" means "to be strong" or "to be healthy." It offers a longer, softer-sounding alternative to names like Valentin.
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Valerie
The French and English form of Valeria.
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Valerio
The Italian form of the Roman name Valerius, which also derives from the Latin valere (to be strong).
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Valerius
An ancient Roman family name. Here, too, the Latin root word stands for "to be strong" or "to be healthy".
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Valeska
A Slavic pet form of Valeria that has become established as an independent first name.
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Valo
This boy's name is the direct Finnish word for "light".
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Vander
This name is often derived as a short form of Dutch surnames (which begin with "van der"). A clear, standalone word meaning as a given name is not documented.
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Vanessa
Jonathan Swift created Vanessa as a literary name for Esther Vanhomrigh using parts of her first and last name. The butterfly genus of the same name was named later. Therefore, "butterfly" is not an original translation of the first name.
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Vanja
A Slavic short form that traces back to the name Johannes (Hebrew for "God is gracious"). In Scandinavia and the Balkans, Vanja is frequently given to girls.
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Vanni
An Italian short form of Giovanni, which corresponds to the German form Johannes. The Hebrew original meaning is "God is gracious".
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Vasco
A name from the Spanish and Portuguese linguistic area. The widespread interpretation translates it as "the one from the Basque Country".
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Vasile
This is the Romanian form of Basilius (Basil). The underlying Greek word means "royal" or "kingly".
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Vasilis
A name from the Greek linguistic area. It traces back to the name Basileios; the underlying word means "royal".
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Vaughn
A name with Welsh roots. It derives from the Welsh word bychan, which means "small".
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