[ g i r l s ] Vala : VAYL-uh : old english "chosen" Valda : VAHL-dah : old norse "spirited warrior" Valentina : val-en-TEEN-uh : latin "strong" Valerie : VAHL-er-ee : latin "strong" Valeska : VAH-les-kah : polish "glorious ruler" Valonia : va-LOHN-ee-uh : latin "of the vale" Valora : vah-LOHR-uh : latin "the valorous" Vanda : VAHN-dah : slavic "wanderer" Vanessa : VAH-nes-suh : greek "butterfly" Vanora : vah-NOHR-ah : scottish "white wave" Vanya : VAHN-yah : russian "gracious gift of god" Vashti : VAHSH-tee : persian "beautiful" Veda : VAY-dah : hindi "sacred knowledge" Velika : VEL-ee-kah : old slavic "great" Vera : VEER-ah or VEHR-ah : latin "true" Verena : vah-REE-nuh : teutonic "defender" Verity : VER-i-tee : english "truth" Veronica : VER-on-i-kah : latin "true image" Vesta : VES-tah : latin "guardian of the sacred fire" Vevila : VEH-vee-lah : gaelic "woman with a melodious voice" Victoria : VIK-tohr-e-ah : latin "victory" Vidonia : vi-DOH-nee-uh : latin "vine branch" Violet : VIGH-oh-let : latin "violet flower" Virginia : VER-jin-yah : latin "maiden, virgin" Viridis : VEER-i-dihs : latin "youthful and blooming" Viveka : VIH-vek-ah : german "little woman" Vivian : VIV-ee-en : latin "lively" Voleta : VOH-let-tah : greek "veiled one" Vrinda : VREEN-dah : hindi "divine virtue and strength" [ b o y s ] Van : VAN : dutch "from, of" Vance : VAHNS : english "very high places" or "marshes" Vaughan : VAWN : celtic "small" Victor : VIK-tohr : latin "conqueror" Vito : VEE-toh : latin "conquerer"