Baby boy names beginning with V – with origins and meanings
Searching for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 22nd letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some vibrant suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
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Use our list of good baby boy names beginning with V and their origin and meaning to see whether your newborn could be a Vada, Vikesh or Volley
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1. Vada
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: ford or shallow water
2. Vail
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: valley
3. Val
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: strong and powerful
- Also: Valentine
4. Valdemar
- Origin: Scandinavian
- Meaning: ruler
- Also: Waldemar
5. Valentine
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: healthy and strong
- Also: Val, Valentino (Italian form)
6. Valerian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Roman family name used as a first name
7. Vance
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: young
8. Vandwon
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: covert
9. Vashon
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: God is gracious, merciful
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10. Vaughan
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: little one
- Also: Vaughn
11. Veer
- Origin: Hindi
- Meaning: brave
12. Veltry
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: hopeful
13. Vere
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: alder trees; also used as a girl’s name
14. Verlyn
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: growing
15. Vernon
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: place of alder trees
16. Vian
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: full of life
17. Victor
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: conqueror
- Also: Vic
18. Vidal
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: of life
19. Vihaan
- Origin: Sanskrit, Hindu
- Meaning: dawn
20. Vijay
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: victory
21. Vikesh
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: moon
22. Vincent
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: conquering
- Also: Vince, Vinnie, Vinny
23. Viral
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: beyond value
24. Viren
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: leader of heroes
25. Virgil
- Origin: Roman
- Meaning: name of the Roman poet
- Also: Vergil
26. Vishal
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: vast
27. Vivian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: vivacious; also used as a girl’s name
- Also: Vivyan, Vyvyan, Viv.
28. Vivaan
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: full of life, first rays of sun,
29. Volley
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: derived from volare, meaning to fly
30. Voshon
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: God’s grace
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
Illustration: Emma Winchester
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