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Names starting with Y
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- Ya elegant, refined (雅)
- Yaa born on Thursday; Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa
- Yaakov holder of the heel, supplanter
- Yaara honeycomb; forest
- Yacouba Mande form of Jacob, supplanter
- Yadira perhaps from Arabic Jadira 'worthy'; meaning uncertain
- Yael mountain goat, ibex; heroine in the Book of Judges
- Yafa beautiful
- Yaffa beautiful
- Yağmur rain
- Yahaira form of Yajaira; meaning uncertain
- Yahaya Hausa form of Yahya (John the Baptist)
- Yahir Spanish form of Jair: he gives light
- Yahya he lives; Arabic name of John the Baptist
- Yair he will shine, he will enlighten
- Yajaira meaning uncertain; often linked to Arabic Yajira, worthy
- Yakelin form of Jacqueline, feminine of Jacques: supplanter
- Yakira precious, dear
- Yakob Ethiopian form of Jacob, supplanter
- Yakov Russian form of Jacob: supplanter, held by the heel
- Yaku water
- Yakup Turkish form of Jacob, 'holder of the heel'
- Yalda birth; the longest night of the year
- Yale from Welsh iâl: fertile upland
- Yalonda form of Yolanda, perhaps 'violet'
- Yam sea
- Yaman blessed, fortunate
- Yamato great harmony (大和); old name of Japan
- Yamil form of Jamil: handsome, beautiful
- Yamila beautiful (Arabic Jamila)
- Yamileth Spanish form of Arabic Jamila: beautiful
- Yamina right hand, blessed
- Yamini night
- Yan swallow (燕) or beautiful, colorful (艳); also wild goose (雁)
- Yana God is gracious; feminine form of Ivan/John
- Yancey possibly from Dutch Jansen: son of Jan (John)
- Yanet form of Janet; God is gracious
- Yang sun, positive principle (阳); also ocean (洋)
- Yangchen Sarasvati, goddess of music and learning
- Yanina God is gracious; Belarusian and Russian form of Janina
- Yanira from Ianeira, a sea nymph of Greek myth
- Yanis God is gracious; form of John
- Yanka God is gracious; Belarusian folk form of Ivan; poet Yanka…
- Yann Breton form of John: God is gracious
- Yanni Greek pet form of Ioannis (John): God is gracious
- Yannick Breton pet form of John: God is gracious
- Yanxi beautiful (妍) + dawn sunlight (曦)
- Yao born on Thursday
- Yaqeen certainty, firm belief
- Yaqi elegant (雅) + fine jade (琪)
- Yaqub supplanter; Arabic form of Jacob
- Yaquelin form of Jacqueline (Jacob): supplanter
- Yaqut ruby, sapphire
- Yara small butterfly (common folk meaning)
- Yarden to flow down; the River Jordan
- Yared descent; Saint Yared, father of Ethiopian church music
- Yaren friend, companion
- Yaretzi often given as 'you will always be loved' in Nahuatl
- Yariel lion of God
- Yarin he will sing, rejoice
- Yarina Ukrainian form of Irene, 'peace'
- Yaron he will sing
- Yaroslav fierce/spring glory; Yaroslav the Wise ruled Kievan Rus'
- Yaroslava fierce/spring glory
- Yasa fame, glory (Pali form of Yashas); Yasa, early disciple of…
- Yaseen from Ya Sin, title of the 36th chapter of the Quran
- Yasen ash tree; also 'clear'
- Yash fame, glory, success
- Yashasvi famous, successful
- Yashika from yash: fame, glory
- Yasin from the letters Ya-Sin opening sura 36
- Yasir easy, rich, wealthy
- Yasmeen jasmine, the fragrant flower
- Yasmin jasmine flower
- Yasuko peaceful child (康子/安子)
- Yasuo "peaceful" + "man" (康夫)
- Yatharth truth, reality
- Yavor sycamore maple
- Yavuz stern, resolute; epithet of Selim I
- Yaw born on Thursday
- Yayra blessing, blessed
- Yazdan God; the divine beings
- Yazhini player of the yazh (ancient Tamil harp); melodious
- Yazmin form of Yasmin, from Persian yasamin, the jasmine flower
- Yazmine spelling of Yasmin, jasmine flower
- Ye-eun art + grace (藝恩)
- Yechiel may God live
- Yedidya beloved of Yahweh
- Yeganeh unique, matchless
- Yehoshua Yahweh is salvation
- Yehuda praised; Hebrew form of Judah
- Yehudis Yiddish form of Judith: woman of Judea, praised
- Yehudit woman of Judea, praised
- Yeimi form of Jaime or Jamie
- Yejin art (藝) + true or precious (眞, 珍)
- Yekaterina Russian form of Katherine, associated with 'pure';…
- Yekta unique, matchless
- Yelena torch, shining light; Russian form of Helen
- Yelizaveta my God is an oath; Russian form of Elizabeth
- Yemaya mother whose children are fish
- Yemima dove
- Yen swallow (燕); also peaceful (安)
- Yener one who conquers
- Yenifer Spanish form of Jennifer: fair and smooth
- Yennefer coined by Andrzej Sapkowski for The Witcher
- Yerin art or courtesy (藝, 禮) + clear water, gem (潾, 璘)
- Yerzhan brave soul (Kazakh)
- Yesenia Latin American name popularized by the 1970 film and…
- Yeshaya Hebrew form of Isaiah: God is salvation
- Yeshi short for Yeshimebet, worth a thousand
- Yeshua salvation; short form of Yehoshua
- Yesica Spanish spelling of Jessica, Shakespeare's form of Iscah
- Yessica Spanish spelling of Jessica, coined by Shakespeare
- Yetta pet form of Henrietta; home ruler
- Yetunde mother has returned
- Ygnacio form of Ignacio, linked to Latin ignis: fire
- Ygritte coined by George R. R. Martin for A Song of Ice and Fire
- Yi joy, harmony (怡); also righteousness (义) or skill (艺)
- Yide increasing virtue (yi + de); courtesy name of Zhang Fei,…
- Yides Yiddish form of Judith: woman of Judea, praised
- Yifan one sail, smooth sailing (一帆)
- Yifei joyful + fragrant (怡菲)
- Yiğit brave young man, valiant
- Yiğitcan brave soul
- Yiğithan brave khan
- Yiling joyful (怡) + delicate, clever (玲, 灵)
- Yiming one (一) + bright, famous (明, 鸣)
- Ying flower, hero (英); also cherry (樱) or eagle (鹰)
- Yinka surrounds me; short for Olayinka, wealth surrounds me
- Yiran pleasant (怡) + nature, so (然)
- Yishak Ethiopian form of Isaac, he laughs
- Yisroel Yiddish form of Israel: God contends
- Yitty Yiddish pet form of Yehudit (Judith): praised
- Yitzchok Ashkenazi form of Isaac: he will laugh
- Yitzhak he will laugh; Hebrew form of Isaac
- Yixin one heart, wholehearted (一心)
- Yiyang one or joyful (一, 怡) + sun (阳)
- Ylfa she-wolf
- Yll Albanian word meaning star
- Ylli the star
- Yllka little star; from yll 'star'
- Ylva she-wolf
- Ýmir from the primordial giant Ymir, possibly groaner
- Yngve from Yngvi, a name of the god Freyr
- Yngvild Yngvi (the god Frey) and battle; Yngvildr in the Icelandic…
- Yoana God is gracious; form of Joanna
- Yoav Yahweh is father; David's commander Joab
- Yobani Latin American form of Giovanni (John): God is gracious
- Yocelyn form of Jocelyn, from the Gauts tribe
- Yochanan Yahweh is gracious
- Yocheved God is glory; mother of Moses
- Yogesh lord of yoga; Shiva
- Yogita one who practices yoga, enchanted
- Yohan form of Johan (John): Yahweh is gracious
- Yohana Swahili form of John, God is gracious
- Yohannan God is gracious; Syriac form of John
- Yohannes Ethiopian form of John, God is gracious
- Yoko sunshine child, or ocean child (陽子/洋子)
- Yola pet form of Yolanda: violet flower
- Yolanda possibly 'violet flower' (Greek ion)
- Yolando form of Yolanda, often given as violet flower
- Yolonda form of Yolanda, perhaps from Greek 'violet flower'
- Yona dove
- Yonas Ethiopian form of Jonah, dove
- Yonatan Yahweh has given; Hebrew form of Jonathan
- Yong brave (勇); also eternal (永)
- Yordan descending; from the Jordan river
- Yordanos Ethiopian form of Jordan, the river
- Yordi form of Jordi (George): farmer, earth-worker
- York from the city of York, from Celtic Eburacon: place of yews
- Yosef Ethiopian form of Joseph, he will add
- Yoselin Spanish spelling of Jocelyn, from the Germanic Gauts
- Yoseph Hebrew form of Joseph: he will add
- Yoshi good, fortunate, righteous (良/吉/義)
- Yoshiaki good + bright (良明)
- Yoshiko good child, fragrant child (良子/佳子)
- Yoshio good man (良夫/義男)
- Yoshiro good son (良郎)
- Yotam Yahweh is perfect
- Yousif Arabic form of Joseph: he will add
- Youssef he will add; Maghrebi and Egyptian form of Yusuf
- Youssou Wolof form of Yusuf (Joseph); singer Youssou N’Dour
- Yovani Spanish spelling of Giovanni: God is gracious
- Ysabel form of Isabel: God is my oath
- Ysabella form of Isabella: God is my oath
- Yseult French form of Isolde, possibly the fair one
- Ysidro form of Isidore: gift of Isis
- Yu jade (玉) for girls; rain (雨) or universe (宇) for boys
- Yuan origin, first (元); also round, complete (圆)
- Yue moon (月); also joyful (悦)
- Yuexin moon or joy (月, 悦) + heart (心)
- Yufei jade or rain (玉, 雨) + fragrant (菲)
- Yug age, era, epoch
- Yuhan rain + containing, magnanimous (雨涵)
- Yuheng jade (玉) + balance (衡); the star Alioth in the Big Dipper
- Yui binding, tie (結) + clothing (衣); kanji vary
- Yuina bind, tie (結) + vegetables or greens (菜); also gentle + love
- Yuisa attested name of Yuisa, Taino cacica in Boriken c. 1514;…
- Yuito bind, unite (結) + person (人)
- Yuji 悠仁, "distant, calm" + "benevolence", among other spellings
- Yukari "affinity, connection"; also "purple" (紫)
- Yuki snow (雪); also happiness (幸)
- Yukiko snow child, or happy child (雪子/幸子)
- Yukina snow + greens (雪菜)
- Yukino snowy field (雪乃)
- Yukio snow man, or happy man (雪夫/幸男)
- Yüksel rise, ascend
- Yul short form of Yuliy, Russian form of Julius
- Yulia from the Roman family name Julius
- Yuliana form of Juliana, from the Roman family name Julius
- Yulonda form of Yolanda: violet flower
- Yuma help + truth (佑真) or calm, distant + truth (悠真)
- Yume dream (夢)
- Yumi bow (弓); also reason + beauty (由美)
- Yumiko beautiful reason child (由美子)
- Yuming jade-bright (玉明)
- Yun cloud (云)
- Yuna gentle + vegetables/greens (結菜/優奈); kanji vary
- Yuno gentle, excellent (優) + of (乃)
- Yunshu cloud (云) + relaxed, unfolding (舒)
- Yunus dove; Arabic form of Jonah
- Yunxi cloud + first light of dawn (云曦)
- Yuqi jade or rain (玉, 雨) + fine jade (琪)
- Yuri farmer; Russian form of George
- Yurii Ukrainian form of George, farmer or earth-worker
- Yuriko lily child
- Yuriy farmer; Ukrainian form of George
- Yusha God is salvation; Arabic form of Joshua
- Yusra ease, prosperity
- Yusuf he will add; Arabic form of Joseph
- Yusuke gentle helper (優介/祐介)
- Yuta "gentle, abundant" + "thick, big" (優太/悠太)
- Yutaka abundant, rich (豊)
- Yuto gentle or calm + Big Dipper (優斗/悠斗); kanji vary
- Yutong rain and red (雨彤)
- Yuval stream, brook
- Yuvan young, youthful
- Yuvraj crown prince
- Yuxi jade (玉) or rain (雨) + happy or dawn (喜, 曦)
- Yuxin jade or rain (玉, 雨) + joyful or heart (欣, 心)
- Yuxuan universe and lofty (宇轩)
- Yuze universe (宇) or jade (玉) + favor, grace (泽)
- Yuzu yuzu citron (柚)
- Yvain French form of Owain: well-born
- Yvaine coined by Neil Gaiman for Stardust, from Yvain and Yvette
- Yves yew
- Yvetta form of Yvette: yew tree
- Yvette yew; feminine of Yves
- Yvon yew; form of Yves
- Yvonna form of Yvonne: yew
- Yvonne yew; feminine of Yvon
- Yvonnie form of Yvonne: yew tree