If you’re in search of the perfect boy name, you might find luck at one of the last stops on the alphabet train. Coming in at number 22, the letter V is a choice that certainly has an edge.
Sure, there’s more familiar names like Victor and Vincent, but if you’re after a more unique boy name you’re in luck with V: Vale, Varlan and Vander – just to name a few.
We reached out to our huge Mum’s Grapevine community to help with inspiration for all things V, and we think you’re going to love the options the 22nd letter of the alphabet has to offer.
V boy names with a theme
You can find great inspiration from themes, and the letter V brings some dark horses at that.
Some are edgy nature-inspired names, others take inspiration from cities around the world, and some are just too cool for school.
- Nature-inspired: Vale, Valley, Verge, Vermilion, Vine
- Gender neutral: Vada, Vinnie, Vima, VJ, Valle, Vala
- Places: Vegas, Vermont, Vail, Vigo, Vienna, Visby, Verdun
- Surname first names: Vaughn, Vass, Verrell, Vincente
Unique V names for boys
With the letter V in itself already being a unique option, go for gold with something that’ll totally turn heads. If you’re the type of parent who loves explaining a name, you’re in luck.
- Varlan
- Volker
- Veltry
- Vahe
- Varkey
- Vino
- Verges
Iconic V boy names
Have we got a treasure trove of V names for boys inspired by icons in music and fashion.
- Valentino or Viktor: after the fashion designer
- Vance: after musician Vance Joy
- Van: after band Van Halen
- Vader: an bold choice for Star Wars fans
- Virgil: after the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh (did you know he designed Hailey Beiber’s wedding dress?)
- Viggo: after actor Viggo Mortensen
Same-same but different V names for boys
Is that a bird or a plane? If you like a familiar sounding moniker, but with a twist, why not start it with V?
- Venson, not Benson
- Vasil, not Basil
- Vernie, not Bernie
- Vance, not Chance
- Villiem, not William
- Verrick, not Merrick
Celebrities who have sons starting with V
- Emile Hirsch’s son, Valor
- Ricky Martin’s son, Valentino
- Vince Vaughn’s son, Vernon
- Taylor Hanson’s son, Viggo
- Princess Mary and Prince Frederik’s son, Vincent
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More boys names that start with V
- V. J.
- Vachel
- Vachell
- Vaclav
- Vadik
- Vadim
- Vadin
- Vaduz
- Vaesna
- Vahe
- Vaibhav
- Vail
- Vaile
- Vaill
- Vaino
- Vairaja
- Val
- Vala
- Valdemar
- Valdemarr
- Valdermar
- Vale
- Valen
- Valente
- Valentin
- Valentine
- Valentino
- Valentyn
- Valeray
- Valeri
- Valerian
- Valerie
- Valerien
- Valerio
- Valerious
- Valery
- Valeryan
- Vali
- Valin
- Vall
- Valle
- Valmihi
- Valor
- Valry
- Valu
- Valyn
- Van
- Vance
- Vancelo
- Vand
- Vanda
- Vandan
- Vandaver
- Vandawon
- Vandele
- Vander
- Vandever
- Vandiver
- Vandjuan
- Vandwon
- VanDyck
- Vandyke
- Vane
- Vanek
- Vaninadh
- Vanka
- Vann
- Vannevar
- Vansalo
- Vanselow
- Vanslaw
- Vanslow
- Vanya
- Varden
- Vardhaman
- Vardhamma
- Vardon
- Varen
- Varesh
- Varick
- Varil
- Varin
- Variya
- Varkey
- Várkony
- Varlan
- Varland
- Varlen
- Varlin
- Varma
- Varn
- Varner
- Varocher
- Varoon
- Varoun
- Varric
- Varrius
- Varsany
- Vartan
- Varun
- Vas
- Vasant
- Vasava
- Vashaun
- Vashon
- Vashonne
- Vasil
- Vasile
- Vasilek
- Vasili
- Vasilios
- Vasilis
- Vasilos
- Vasily
- Vasin
- Vass
- Vassil
- Vassily
- Vaston
- Vastun
- Vasu
- Vasudev
- Vasuman
- Vasya
- Vaughan
- Vaughn
- Vavrin
- Vavrinec
- Vayk
- Vea
- Veamalohi
- Veatama
- Veda
- Vedanga
- Vedas
- Vedis
- Vee-Jay
- Veejay
- Veer
- Vega
- Vegas
- Veir
- Vejay
- Vela
- Velek
- Veleslav
- Velin
- Vell
- Velle
- Velley
- Velly
- Velousek
- Veltree
- Veltry
- Venacio
- Vencel
- Venceslas
- Venec
- Venedict
- Venedikt
- Venetziano
- Veneziano
- Venezio
- Veniec
- Venka
- Venson
- Ventidius
- Venturio
- Venturo
- Venya
- Ver
- Verda
- Verden
- Verdun
- Vere
- Vered
- Verge
- Vergel
- Vergele
- Verges
- Vergil
- Vergilio
- Verile
- Verill
- Verille
- Verity
- Verle
- Verlin
- Verllin
- Verlon
- Verlyn
- Vern
- Verner
- Verney
- Vernie
- Vernon
- Verol
- Verrall
- Verrell
- Verrier
- Verrill
- Verrol
- Versey
- Vertumnus
- Veryl
- Vester
- Vesuvio
- Vial
- Viau
- Vic
- Vicente
- Vicenzio
- Vick
- Vid
- Vida
- Vidal
- Vidar
- Vidas
- Videl
- Videlio
- Vidkun
- Vidor
- Vidos
- Vidvan
- Viet
- Viggoa
- Vigilius
- Vihs
- Vijay
- Vijayendra
- Vijendra
- Vijun
- Vikas
- Viken
- Vikenti
- Vikesh
- Vikesha
- Vikram
- Vikrant
- Viktor
- Vila
- Vilek
- Vilem
- Vilhelm
- Vili
- Viliam
- Viljalmr
- Viljo
- Vilko
- Villard
- Ville
- Villiers
- Villmos
- Vilmos
- Vima
- Vimal
- Vin
- Vinay
- Vincentay
- Vincente
- Vincenzo
- Vinci
- Vinco
- Vine
- Vineet
- Vinko
- Vinn
- Vinny
- Vinod
- Vins
- Vinson
- Vinton
- Vipin
- Vipul
- Vir
- Viraj
- Virat
- Vireo
- Virge
- Virgie
- Virgil
- Virgilio
- Virlie
- Virnir
- Visente
- Vishal
- Vishnu
- Visvajit
- Visvakarman
- Visvayu
- Viswanath
- Vital
- Vitalian
- Vitalis
- Vitaly
- Vitas
- Vite
- Vitéz
- Vito
- Vitorio
- Vittorio
- Vitus
- Viv
- Vivar
- Vivatma
- Vivek
- Vlad
- Vlade
- Vladilen
- Vladimir
- Vladislav
- Vlas
- Vojta
- Vojtech
- Vojtek
- Vojtresek
- Volf
- Volker
- Volney
- Voltimand
- Volund
- Volya
- Von
- Vonn
- Vonne
- Vortigem
- Voshon
- Vouga
- Vougay
- Vui
- Vul
- Vyacheslav
- Vyrle
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