Boys Names: Meanings, Nicknames


Verne

Verne was often a nickname for boys named LaVerne until the La was dropped altogether

Vartan

Vartan sounds like a superhero’s name, even though it’s meaning has to do with roses

Vaughn

Vaughn reached Top 400 popularity in the USA from 1947 to 1951

Vance

The last time Vance made the Top 400 American baby boys name was in 1969

Van

Van, as a given name, was most popular in the USA in the late 1800s

Valerian

St. Valerian was a North African bishop who was martyred in 457 A.D.

Valentine

24 American male babies were named Valentine in 1903, when the name ranked No. 409

Valdemar

Waldemar is a less common spelling than Valdemar

Val (Boy)

In 1952, Val was more popular as a given name than Jake, but Timmy was more popular than Val (USA)

Usman

39 American baby boys were named Usman in 2013. An equal number were named Neftali.

Urs

Urs, a short form of Ursus, is a male name found primarily in German-speaking Switzerland

Urpo

More Finnish boys were named Urpo from 1940 through 1959 then at any other time, according to Finland’s Population Register Centre

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