Browse Names

Yaakov m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jacob.

Ya'asi'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jaasiel.

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

Yachle'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jahleel.

Yachtze'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jahzeel.

Yacoub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yacouba m Western African
Form of Yaqub used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Yadon m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jadon.

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

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

Yağız m Turkish
Means "brown, chestnut (colour)" in Turkish.

Yağmur f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "rain" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Yago m Spanish
Spanish form of Iacobus (see James). The form Santiago refers more specifically to the New Testament apostles.

Yahui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yahveh m Theology
Variant of Yahweh.

Yahweh m Theology
A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the Tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), which was transliterated into Roman script as Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God, it was only written and never spoken, which resulted in the original pronunciation becoming lost. The name may have originally been derived from the old Semitic root הוה (hawah) meaning "to be" or "to become".

Yahya m Arabic, Turkish, Persian
Arabic, Turkish and Persian form of Yochanan (see John). This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.

Yair m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Spanish (Latin American)
Hebrew form of Jair, as well as a Spanish variant.

Yakau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jacob (or James).

Yakim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Joachim.

Yakiv m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jacob (or James).

Yakov m Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob (or James), and an alternate transcription of Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (see Yaakov).

Yakub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yaƙubu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Yaqub.

Yakup m Turkish
Turkish form of Jacob.

Yalçın m Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish.

Yale m English (Rare)
From a Welsh surname, which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial).

Yalwa f & m Western African, Hausa
Means "abundance" in Hausa.

Yam m Semitic Mythology
Means "sea" in Ugaritic. Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El.

Yama 1 m Hinduism
Means "twin" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of death. He is also regarded as the first mortal being, or in other words, the first person to die. This name is related to Persian Jam.

Yama 2 m Pashto
Pashto form of Jam.

Yamaç m Turkish
Means "mountainside" in Turkish.

Yamanu m Egyptian Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed Egyptian form of Amon.

Yamato m Japanese
From Yamato, an ancient name for Japan. It can also refer to the Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century. The individual kanji are 大 meaning "great" and 和 meaning "harmony".

Yamikani m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means "be grateful, praise" in Chewa.

Yamin m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jamin.

Yan 1 m Belarusian
Belarusian variant form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Yan 2 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar fashion.

Yancy m & f English
From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "Jan 1's son".

Yang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

Yanick m & f Breton, French
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yanis m Greek, French
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάνης (see Gianis). It is also used in France, in part inspired by the Breton names Yann and Yannic.

Yaniv m Hebrew
Means "he will prosper" in Hebrew.

Yankel m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Jacob.

Yanko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yann m Breton, French
Breton form of John.

Yanni m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Yiannis. A famous bearer is the Greek-American musician Yiannis Chryssomallis (1954-), who goes by the single name Yanni.

Yannic m & f Breton
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yannick m & f Breton, French
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yannig m & f Breton
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yannis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).

Yao m Western African, Ewe
Ewe form of Yaw.

Yaqoob m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yaqub m Arabic
Arabic form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Ya'rah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jarah.

Yaraslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yaroslav.

Yarav'am m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeroboam.

Yarden m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jordan.

Yared m Biblical Hebrew, Eastern African, Ethiopian
Hebrew form of Jared. This form is also used in Ethiopia. It was borne by a semi-legendary 6th-century Ethiopian musician who is considered a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

Yarik m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yaroslav.

Yarognev m Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of Jarogniew.

Yaromil m Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Possible medieval Slavic form of Jarmil.

Yaromir m Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of Jaromír.

Yaron m Hebrew
Means "to sing, to shout" in Hebrew.

Yaropolk m Medieval Slavic, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements yaru meaning "fierce, energetic" and pulku meaning "people, host". This name was borne by two rulers of Kievan Rus, in the 10th and 12th centuries.

Yaroslav m Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements yaru meaning "fierce, energetic" and slava meaning "glory". Yaroslav the Wise was an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv who expanded Kievan Rus to its greatest extent.

Yaşar m Turkish
Means "lives, inhabits" in Turkish.

Yasen m Bulgarian
Means both "ash tree" and "clear, serene" in Bulgarian.

Yaser m Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Yasir, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Yash m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory".

Yasha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yakov.

Yasin m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).

Yasir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) meaning "to become easy". This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Yasser m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسر (see Yasir) or Persian یاسر (see Yaser).

Yasu 1 f & m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 坦 (yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level", as well as other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Yasu 2 m Theology (Arabized)
Form of Jesus used by Arabic-speaking Christians. Muslims use عيسى ('Isa), the form in the Quran.

Yating f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful". Other character combinations are possible.

Yauhen m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Eugene.

Yavor m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Javor.

Yavuz m Turkish
Means "stern, grim" in Turkish.

Yaw m Western African, Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.

Yawan m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Javan.

Yaxkin f & m Indigenous American, Mayan
From Yaxk'in, the name of the seventh month in the Maya calender, derived from Classic Maya yax "green, first" and k'in "sun, day".

Yazhu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 筑 (zhù) meaning "lute, zither, build". Other character combinations are also possible.

Yechezkel m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ezekiel.

Yechi'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jehiel.

Yechiel m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Jehiel.

Yedidia m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).

Yedidya m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Yedidyah.

Yedidyah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidiah.

Yefet m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Japheth.

Yefim m Russian
Russian vernacular form of Euthymius.

Yefrem m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Ephraim.

Yegor m Russian
Russian form of George.

Yehiel m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְחִיאֵל (see Yechiel).

Yeho'ash m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoash.

Yehochanan m Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of John (and Jehohanan).

Yehonatan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan (and Jehonathan).

Yehoram m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoram.

Yehoshafat m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoshaphat.

Yehoshua m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joshua.

Yehowah m Theology
Variant spelling of Yahweh.

Yehoyakhin m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoiachin.

Yehoyakim m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoiakim.

Yehu' m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehu.

Yehuda m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Yehudah.

Yehudah m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Judah.

Yehudi m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudi.

Ye-Jun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art, talent, craft" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome", as well as other hanja combinations.

Yekhonyah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeconiah.

Yelisey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Elisha.

Yemelyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Yeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", as well as other hanja characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name. This name was borne by Jang Yeong-sil (where Jang is the surname), a 15th-century Korean scientist and inventor.

Yeong-Cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" combined with 哲 (cheol) meaning "wise, sage". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Yeong-Gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" and 起 (gi) meaning "rise, stand up, begin". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Yeong-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 映 (yeong) meaning "reflect light" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 皓 (ho) meaning "bright, luminous, clear, hoary". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Yeong-Hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 煥 (hwan) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous". Other hanja combinations are possible as well.

Yeong-Su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan", as well as other hanja character combinations.

Yerachme'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jerahmeel.

Yeray m Spanish (Canarian)
Canarian Spanish name of recent origin, possibly from a Guanche word or place name meaning "big, grand".

Yered m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jared.

Yeriyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeriah.

Yermolai m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ермолай (see Yermolay).

Yermolay m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hermolaos.

Yeruslan m Folklore
From Tatar Уруслан (Uruslan), which was possibly from Turkic arslan meaning "lion". Yeruslan Lazarevich is the name of a hero in Russian and Tatar folktales. These tales were based on (or at least influenced by) Persian tales of their hero Rostam.

Yesha'yahu m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Isaiah.

Yeshayahu m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Isaiah.

Yeshua m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Contracted form of Yehoshu'a (see Joshua) used in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible. The form was also used in Aramaic, and was most likely the name represented by Greek Iesous (see Jesus) in the New Testament. This means it was probably the real name of Jesus.

Yevdokim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eudokimos.

Yevfimiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Euthymius.

Yevgen m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Євген (see Yevhen).

Yevgeni m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgeniy m Russian
Russian form of Eugene.

Yevgeny m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgraf m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eugraphios.

Yevhen m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugene.

Yevheniy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugene.

Yevlogiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulogius.

Yevstakhiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Eustachius.

Yezekael m Breton
Breton form of Iudicael (see Judicaël).

Yi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites" (also usually feminine). Other characters can also form this name.

Yianni m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Yiannis.

Yiannis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).

Yidel m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish יודאל (see Yudel).

Yiftach m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jephthah.

Yiğit m Turkish
Means "brave" in Turkish.

Yijun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yıldırım m Turkish
Means "lightning" in Turkish.

Yılmaz m Turkish
Means "dauntless, intrepid" in Turkish.

Yima m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jam.

Yima Khshaeta m Persian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (see Yima Xshaeta).

Yima Xshaeta m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jamshid.

Yin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone" or 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

Yiorgos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Yirmiyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeremiah.

Yishai m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jesse.

Yishma'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ishmael.

Yishmeray m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ishmerai.

Yisra'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Israel.

Yisrael m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Israel.

Yisroel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Israel.

Yissakhar m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Issachar.

Yitro m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jethro.

Yitzhak m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Isaac. This was the name of two recent Israeli prime ministers.

Ylli m Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".

Yngvar m Norwegian
Variant of Ingvar.

Yngvarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvar.

Yngve m Swedish, Norwegian
Modern form of Yngvi.

Yngvi m Norse Mythology
Possibly an Old Norse cognate of Ing. This was an alternate name of the god Freyr, who as Yngvi-Freyr was regarded as the ancestor of the Swedish royal family.

Yo'ach m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joah.

Yoan 1 m French
French form of Johann.

Yoan 2 m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of John.

Yoann m French
French form of Johann.

Yo'ash m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joash.

Yoav m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joab.

Yochanan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of John (and Johanan). This is a contracted form of the longer name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan).

Yoda m Popular Culture
The name of a short green alien in the Star Wars series of movies, first appearing in the second movie The Empire Strikes Back (1980). The name has no meaning; it was devised for its sound by creator George Lucas.

Yoel m Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joel, as well as a Spanish variant.

Yohan m French
French form of Johann.

Yohanes m Indonesian
Indonesian form of John.

Yohann m French
French form of Johann.

Yohannes m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of John.

Yolotl f & m Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means "heart, spirit" in Nahuatl.

Yolotli f & m Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Variant of Yolotl.

Yolotzin f & m Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means "beloved heart" in Nahuatl, from yōllōtl "heart" and the suffix tzin "beloved, revered".

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

Yonaguska m Indigenous American, Cherokee
Means "drowning bear" from Cherokee ᏲᎾ (yona) "bear" and possibly ᎫᏂᏍᎧ (guniska) "drown". This was the name of a 19th-century Eastern Cherokee chief.

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

Yonatan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan.

Yong m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja 勇 meaning "brave". This name can be formed by other characters besides those listed here.

Yoni m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.

Yorah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jorah.

Yoram m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joram.

Yorath m Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form of Iorwerth.

Yordan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jordan.

Yorgos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Yori m Japanese
From Japanese 頼 (yori) meaning "rely" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Yorick m Literature, English, Dutch
Possibly an altered form of Jörg. Shakespeare used this name for a deceased court jester in his play Hamlet (1600).

York m English
From an English surname that was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, Latinized as Eboracum, meaning "yew" in Brythonic. In the Anglo-Saxon period it was corrupted to Eoforwic, as if from Old English eofor "boar" and wic "village". This was rendered as Jórvík by the Vikings and eventually reduced to York.

Yosef m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joseph.

Yoshi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", as well as other kanji with the same reading.

Yoshie f & m Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 由 (yoshi) meaning "reason, case" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations with the same reading can also form this name.

Yoshimitsu m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful", or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" combined with 光 (mitsu) meaning "light". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Yoshio m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" and 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", as well as many other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.

Yoshiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).

Yoshirō m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yoshirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).

Yoshiyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Josiah.

Yosif m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Joseph.

Yossel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Joseph.

Yōsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Yosuke m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽介 or 洋介 or 洋右 (see Yōsuke).

Yosyp m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Joseph.

Yōta m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other character combinations are possible.

Yotam m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jotham.

Youcef m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf) chiefly used in Algeria.

Younes m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Northern African and Persian form of Yunus.

Young f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영 (see Yeong).

Young-Gi m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영기 (see Yeong-Gi).

Young-Ho m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영호 (see Yeong-Ho).

Young-Soo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영수 (see Yeong-Su).

Younus m Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Yunus.

Youri m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Yuriy.

Yousaf m Urdu
Urdu form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yousef m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Yusuf, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Youssef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

Yousuke m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽介 or 洋介 or 洋右 (see Yōsuke).

Youta m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽太 (see Yōta).

Yrian m Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Scandinavian form of Jurian.

Yrjänä m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Jurian.

Yrjö m Finnish
Finnish form of Jurian.

Ysbrand m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of IJsbrand.

Yu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.

Yū m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence", 勇 (yū) meaning "brave", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Yuda m Indonesian
Means "war" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit युद्ध (yuddha).

Yūdai m Japanese
From Japanese 雄 (yū) meaning "hero, manly" and 大 (dai) meaning "big, great, vast", besides other combinations of kanji.

Yudel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Judah.

Yuhanna m Arabic
Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Yūji m Japanese
From 祐 (yū) meaning "divine intervention, protection", 雄 (yū) meaning "hero, manly", or 裕 (yū) meaning "abundant" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" or 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Yūki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yuki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" or 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Yukio m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male, man". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Yuli m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлий (see Yuliy).

Yulian m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Julian.

Yuliy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Julius.

Yūma m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other Chinese characters that are pronounced in a similar way.

Yun-Seo f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 尹 (yun) meaning "govern" or 允 (yun) meaning "allow, consent" combined with 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence", as well as other hanja character combinations.

Yunuen f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning unknown, probably of indigenous (maybe Purépecha) origin. This is the name of an island on Lake Pátzcuaro in Mexico.

Yunus m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Jonah.

Yunus Emre m Turkish
Combination of Yunus and Emre, given in reference to the 13th-century poet.

Yura m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yuraq m & f Indigenous American, Quechua
Means "white" in Quechua.

Yuri 1 m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий, Ukrainian Юрій or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

Yuriy m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of George. This name was borne by Yuriy Dolgorukiy, a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kyiv. The Soviet cosmonaut Yuriy (or Yuri) Gagarin (1934-1968), the first man to travel to space, was another famous bearer of this name.

Yury m Russian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

Yusef m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Persian یوسف (see Yousef) or Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

Yusha m Arabic
Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see Joshua).

Yusif m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yusuf m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Arabic, Turkish and Indonesian form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Ýusup m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yusup m Uyghur
Uyghur and Avar form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yūta m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 勇 (yū) meaning "brave" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Yutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (yutaka) meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful" or 裕 (yutaka) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful". Other kanji can also form this name.

Yūto m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuu m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優 or 悠 or 勇 (see Yū).

Yuudai m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 雄大 (see Yūdai).

Yuuji m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 祐二 or 雄二 or 裕司 or 祐司 or 裕治 or 裕二 (see Yūji).

Yuuki m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優希 or 悠希 or 優輝 or 悠生 (see Yūki).

Yuuma m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 悠真 or 優真 (see Yūma).

Yuusuf m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yuuta m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優太 or 悠太 or 勇太 or 雄大 (see Yūta).

Yuuto m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優斗 or 悠斗 or 悠人 or 悠翔 or 優翔 or 柚翔 or 祐翔 or 勇人 (see Yūto).

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

Yuzuru m Japanese
From Japanese 譲 (yuzuru) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede", as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.

Yvain m Arthurian Romance
Form of Owain used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his Arthurian romance Yvain, the Knight of the Lion.

Yvan m French
French form of Ivan.

Yves m French
Medieval French form of Ivo 1. This was the name of two French saints: an 11th-century bishop of Chartres and a 13th-century parish priest and lawyer, also known as Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of Brittany.

Yvo m Dutch
Variant of Ivo 1.

Yvon m French
Medieval diminutive of Yves.

Ywain m Arthurian Romance
Variant of Owain.