Dog Names That Start With V

For a girl, we'd say Val-en-teen, though many would insist on pronouncing it like the holiday.

Embroidered lace hankie of a name, used in a Thomas Hardy novel. That literary cred lends some gravitas.

This Indian name would make the perfect choice for those looking for a strong water-based name. A variation which may seem more immediately masculine to the English-speaking ear is Varun. The feminine version is Varuni, who was Varuna's consort.

Fresher and more exciting than Vicki or Tori.

Valery was in the Top 1000 from 2005 to 2009, and reemerged in 2018. This spelling is often used among Hispanic families in the US.

The most famous Vlad was nicknamed "the Impaler." Enough said.

Name of one of the three main Hindu gods.

Adds French flair to Victoria, though many Americans would find pronunciation a challenge.

This familiar but never popular Welsh surname name might be a good Sean alternative-- and we're starting to hear some berrybuzz about it. Vaughn is an alternate spelling.

Best left at the Jersey Shore.

Veruca is a name Roald Dahl made up for the horrid little girl Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A modern rock band adopted the name, though few parents familiar with the original namesake and meaning would choose to pass it on to an innocent child. Verruca is another spelling, but don't use that one either.

This once vivacious midcentury nickname is rarely used for modern babies.

Veronica seems poised to rise again, along with many other V names, and with it may follow this more romantic French version.

A zippy, lively name that has never been popular, but has never completely disappeared. It is best known for writer and wit Gore Vidal, and hairdresser Vidal Sassoon and his many products.

Rare Spanish form of Valerius

Viridius was a pagan god of ancient Roman Britain. An alternative spelling is Viridios.

Occasionally heard in the 1920s and 30s, along with siblings Bina and Mina; Vienna would be a more modern choice.

Place-name waiting to be discovered.

Intriguing way to signal Welsh ancestry; more unusual than Wallace.

Schoolchildren will recognize this name via Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.