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Is V the New Z?
Is V the New Z?
Oct 31, 2026 2:24 AM

  We’re noticing a lot of V’s — as in vivacious and vibrant — popping up in cool names these days. There’s Vivienne, of course, the name of Brad and Angelina‘s twin daughter, and also the name of Rosie O’Donnell‘s youngest child.  Then there’s Olive, the name of Isla Fisher and Sasha Baron Cohen‘s daughter; Viggo, newborn son of Taylor and Natalie Hanson; River, the son of Keri Russell; and Ever, the name of model/designer Milla Jovovich’s baby.

  Name hotties with Vs in the middle include Olivia, Nevaeh, Ava, and Eva. Other rising stars (and starbabies) include Savannah, Evan, Devon, Avery, Heaven, Haven, and Violet. Many names that start with V have been out so long they’re starting to come in again: Veronica, Virginia, Valentina, Victor, and Vincent, which definitely took on a new sexy glow thanks to Entourage’s leading man Vincent Chace and real life leading man Vince Vaughn. Like Z, X, and O before it, V seems to be the cool name letter of the moment.

  Some other V-inclusive names you might want to consider:

  CALVIN

  CLOVER

  EVELYN

  FLAVIA

  GENEVIEVE

  GROVER

  HARVEY

  JOVIE

  MINERVA

  OCTAVIA

  SEVERINE

  SYLVIA

  WEAVER

  XAVIER

  And then of course there are several less obvious but still attractive names that start with V:

  VALERIA

  VAN

  VENN

  VERA

  VERENA

  VERITY

  VERNON

  VILLARD

  VIRGIL

  VIVECA

  VIVIA

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