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Tzofiya צוֹפִיָה f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "watching" in Hebrew.

Tzufit צוּפִית f Hebrew
Means "hummingbird" in Hebrew.

Tzvia צְבִיָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Tzvi.

Uria אוּרִיָה m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uriah, also used as a feminine name.

Varda וַרְדָה f Hebrew
Variant of Vered.

Vardah וַרְדָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew וַרְדָה (see Varda).

Velvela װעלװעלע f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Velvel.

Vered וֶרֶד f Hebrew
Means "rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.

Yaara יַעֲרָה f Hebrew
Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew.

Yachin יָכִין m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jachin.

Yachna יַחְנָא f Hebrew
Perhaps a feminine form of Yachin.

Yael יָעֵל f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jael.

Yaen יָעֵן f Hebrew
Means "ostrich" in Hebrew.

Yafa יָפָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יָפָה (see Yaffa).

Yafe יָפֶה m & f Hebrew
Variant and masculine form of Yaffa.

Yaffa יָפָה f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew יָפֶה (yafeh) meaning "beautiful".

Yaffe יָפֶה m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יָפֶה (see Yafe).

Yakira יַקִירָה f Hebrew
Means "precious" in Hebrew.

Yarden יַרְדֵן m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jordan.

Yardena יַרְדֵנָה f Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of Jordan.

Yarona יָרוֹנָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yaron.

Yasmin יַסְמִין f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Means "jasmine" in Arabic and Hebrew, derived from Persian یاسمین (yasamin). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.

Yehudit יְהוּדִית f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Judith.

Yemima יְמִימָה f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jemima.

Yente יענטע, יענטאַ f Yiddish (Rare)
From French gentille meaning "noble, aristocratic". This is the name of a gossipy matchmaker in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on late 19th-century stories by Sholem Aleichem. Due to the character, this name has also acquired the meaning "gossiper".

Yentl יענטל f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Yente.

Yocheved יוֹכֶבֶד f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jochebed.

Yona יוֹנָה m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yonah).

Yonah יוֹנָה m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonah. It is a unisex name in modern Hebrew.

Yonina יוֹנִינָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yonah.

Yonit יוֹנִית f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yonah.

Yudes יודעס f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish short form of Judith.

Yutke יוטקע f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Judith.

Yuval יוּבָל m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jubal. It is used as both a masculine and feminine name in modern Hebrew.

Zahara זָהֳרָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zohar.

Zelda 1 זעלדאַ f Yiddish
Possibly a feminine form of Zelig.

Zelde זעלדע f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Zelig.

Zipporah צִפּוֹרָה f Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tzipporah), derived from צִפּוֹר (tzippor) meaning "bird". In the Old Testament this is the name of the Midianite wife of Moses. She was the daughter of the priest Jethro.

Zisel זיסל f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet".

Ziv זִיו m & f Hebrew
Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew. This was the ancient name of the second month of the Jewish calendar.

Ziva זִיוָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ziv.

Zivit זִיוִית f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ziv.

Zlota זלאָטאַ, זלאָטע f Jewish (Rare)
From Polish złoto "gold", used as a translation of Yiddish Golda.

Zohar זֹהַר m & f Hebrew
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.

Zusa f Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Yiddish.