The Vs of Hebrew, Ladino, Yiddish, and other Judaic names

Male names:

Velvel means “little wolf” in Yiddish. This name is often used as a form of William.

Vivard, Vivus, Vives, Vivo (Judeo–Anglo–Norman), Vidas (Judeo–Catalan) derives from the Latin word vivus (alive), and was often used as a secular form of the Hebrew name Chaim/Hayyim (which has the same meaning).

Female names:

Vardiel means “rose of God” in Hebrew.

Ventura (Ladino) means “luck, fortune, happiness” in Spanish.

Vered, Varda means “rose” in Hebrew.

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