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18 names found
Valentine
BoyEnglish Latin Literary
Strong. Variant of Valentinus; the name of more than 50 saints and three Roman emperors. Valiant; Strong. Variant of Valentinus; the name of more than 50 saints and three Roman emperors. A literary name from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, where it belongs to one of the two gentlemen in the title. 'The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Kinsman to Titus. 'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Gentleman attending on the Duke.
Valeria
GirlItalian Latin Literary
'Strong; valiant. Brave. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to friend to Virgilia.
Varrius
BoyLiterary
Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Pompey. 'Measure for Measure' A gentleman, servant to the Duke.
Varro
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to a servant to Brutus.
Vaughan
BoyLiterary Welsh
A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry IV, where it belongs to duke of Clarence. Thomas Wart, country soldier. 'Henry VI' Thomas Horner, armourer. 'Henry VIII' Sir Thomas Lovell. 'Measure for Measure' A friar. 'King Henry VI, III', 'Henry VIII' Duke of Norfolk. 'King Richard III' Sir Thomas Vaughan. Little.
Vaux
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to sir Nicholas Vaux.
Velutus
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to sicinius Velutus, Tribune of the People.
Venice
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to the Duke of Venice. 'The Tragedy of Othello' The Duke of Venice.
Ventidius
BoyLiterary
Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Mark Antony. 'The Life of Timon of Athens' A flattering lord, and one of Timon's false friends.
Verges
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, where it belongs to a Headborough.
Vernon
BoyEnglish French Latin Literary
Alder tree grove. Aristocratic surname brought to England at the time of the Norman conquest. Flourishing. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to sir Richard Vernon. 'Henry VI, Part 1' Member of the White Rose or York faction.
Vincentio
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, where it belongs to the Duke. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Vincentio, a Merchant of Pisa.
Viola
GirlEnglish Latin Literary Swedish
Violet. Viola was one of the heroine's in Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night'. Flower. A literary name from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, where it belongs to , also called 'What You Will' Sister of Sebastian. Violet.
Violenta
GirlLiterary
All's Well That Ends Well.' Neighbour and friend to the Widow of Florence.
Virgilia
GirlLatin Literary
Staff bearer. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to wife to Coriolanus.
Voltemand
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to a courtier.
Volumnia
GirlLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to mother to Coriolanus.
Volumnius
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, where it belongs to supportor of Brutus.
