Behind the Name: Names Starting with Y

YAHWEH m Theology
A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), transliterated into Roman script Y H W H... [more]

YAHYA m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yochanan (see JOHN).

YAIR m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JAIR

YAKIM m Russian
Russian form of JOACHIM

YAKIRA f Hebrew
Means "precious" in Hebrew.

YAKIV m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

YAKOV m Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB (or JAMES), and a Hebrew variant transcription of YAAKOV.

YAKUB m Arabic
Variant transcription of YAQUB

YAKUP m Turkish
Turkish form of JACOB

YALÇIN m Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish.

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

YAM m Near Eastern Mythology
Means "sea" in Ugaritic... [more]

YAMA m Indian, Hinduism
Means "reign, curb" in Sanskrit... [more]

YAMANU m Egyptian Mythology
Reconstructed Egyptian form of AMON

YAMATO m Japanese
Refers to the ancient Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century... [more]

YAMI f Indian, Hinduism
Means "pair" in Sanskrit... [more]

YAMILA f Spanish (Latin American)
Form of JAMILA used especially in Latin America.

YAMUNA f Indian
From the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess YAMI.

YAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

YANA f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

YANCY m English
From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "JAN (1)'s son".

YANICK m & f Breton, French
Masculine and feminine diminutive of YANN

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

YANKEL m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JACOB

YANKO m Bulgarian
Diminutive of YAN

YANN m Breton, French
Breton form of JOHN

YANNI m Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNI

YANNIC m & f Breton, French
Masculine and feminine diminutive of YANN

YANNICK m & f Breton, French
Masculine and feminine diminutive of YANN

YANNIS m Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNIS

YAQUB m Arabic
Arabic form of Ya'aqov (see JACOB).

YA'RAH m Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of JARAH

YARDEN m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of JORDAN

YARDENA f Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of JORDAN

YARED m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JARED

YAROMIR m Russian, Medieval Slavic
Russian form of JAROMÍR

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

YARONA f Hebrew
Feminine form of YARON

YAROPOLK m Russian, Medieval Slavic
Russian form of JAROPEŁK

YAROSLAV m Russian, Medieval Slavic
Russian form of JAROSŁAW

YAROSLAVA f Russian, Medieval Slavic
Russian feminine form of JAROSŁAW

YASAMIN f Iranian
Variant transcription of YASMIN

YASEMİN f Turkish
Turkish form of JASMINE

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

YASH m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit यशः (yashas) meaning "glory, fame".

YASHA m Russian
Russian diminutive of YAKOV

YASIN m Arabic
From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin)... [more]

YASIR m Arabic
Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) "to become easy"... [more]

YASMEEN f Iranian, Arabic
Variant transcription of YASMIN

YASMIN f Iranian, Arabic, English (Modern)
From Persian یاسمن (yasamen) meaning "jasmine"... [more]

YASMINA f Iranian
Variant of YASMIN

YASMINE f Iranian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant transcription of YASMIN

YASSER m Arabic
Variant transcription of YASIR

YASU f & m Japanese
From Japanese 安 "peaceful", 康 "peace" or 坦 "level".

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.

YAZMIN f English (Modern)
Variant of JASMINE

YECHEZKEL m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of EZEKIEL

YECHI'EL m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEHIEL

YEDIDAH f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEDIDAH

YEDIDYAH m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEDIDIAH

YEFET m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JAPHETH

YEFIM m Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ευφεμιος (Euphemios), the masculine form of EUPHEMIA.

YEFREM m Russian
Russian form of EPHRAIM

YEGOR m Russian
Russian form of GEORGE

YEHIEL m Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEHIEL

YEHO'ASH m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEHOASH

YEHOCHANAN m Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of JOHN

YEHONATAN m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of 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

YEHUDAH m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JUDAH

YEHUDI m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEHUDI

YEHUDIT f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JUDITH

YEJIDE f Western African, Yoruba
Means "image of the mother" in Yoruba.

YEKATERINA f Russian
Russian form of KATHERINE

YELENA f Russian
Russian form of HELEN

YELIZAVETA f Russian
Russian form of ELIZABETH

YEMELYAN m Russian
Russian form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).

YEMIMA f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEMIMA

YÊN f Vietnamese
Means "peaceful" from Sino-Vietnamese 安.

YENTE f Yiddish
Possibly a variant of YENTL... [more]

YENTL f Yiddish
Yiddish form of the French nickname Gentille, meaning "noble, aristocratic".

YEONG f & m Korean
Means "brave" from Sino-Korean 英... [more]

YERED m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JARED

YERIYAHU m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JERIAH

YERMOLAI m Russian
Russian form of HERMOLAOS

YESENIA f Spanish (Latin American)
From Jessenia, the genus name of a type of tree found in South America... [more]

YESFIR f Russian
Russian form of ESTHER

YESHA'YAHU m Biblical Hebrew
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 Old Testament... [more]

YEŞİM f Turkish
Means "jade" in Turkish.

YESSENIA f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of YESENIA

YESSICA f Spanish
Spanish form of JESSICA

YETER f Turkish
Means "enough, sufficient" in Turkish.

YEVA f Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian form of EVE

YEVDOKIYA f Russian
Russian form of EUDOCIA

YEVGENI m Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

YEVGENIY m Russian
Russian form of EUGENE

YEVGENIYA f Russian
Russian form of EUGENIA

YEVGENY m Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

YEVHENIY m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of EUGENE

YEVPRAKSIYA f Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ευπραξια (Eupraxia), which was derived from Greek ευ "good" and πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise"... [more]

YEWANDE f Western African, Yoruba
Means "mother has returned" in Yoruba.

YEZEKAEL m Breton
Breton form of Iudicael (see JUDICAËL).

YI f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宜 "suitable", 义 "justice", 益 "profit", 怡 "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or 仪 "ceremony" (also usually only feminine).

YIANNI m Greek
Greek form of JOHN

YIANNIS m Greek
Greek form of JOHN

YIDEL m Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH

YIFTACH m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEPHTHAH

YİĞİT m Turkish
Means "brave" in Turkish.

YILDIRIM m Turkish
Means "lightning" in Turkish.

YILDIZ f Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.

YILMAZ m Turkish
Means "undaunted" in Turkish.

YIMA m Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of JAM

YIMA KSHAETA m Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of JAMSHID

YIN f Chinese
From Chinese 银 "silver", 音 "sound" or 荫 "shade".

YIORGOS m Greek
Modern Greek form of GEORGE

YIRMIYAHU m Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of JEREMIAH

YISHAI m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of JESSE

YISHMA'EL m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISHMAEL

YISHMERAY m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISHMERAI

YISKAH f Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of ISCAH

YISRA'EL m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of ISRAEL

YISSAKHAR m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISSACHAR

YITZHAK m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISAAC... [more]

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

YLLKA f Albanian
Feminine form of YLLI

YLVA f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

YNGVAR m Norwegian
Variant of INGVAR

YNGVARR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVAR

YNGVE m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of YNGVI

YNGVI m Norse Mythology
Possibly an Old Norse cognate of ING... [more]

YNGVILDR f Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVILD

YOAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOHN

YOANA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JOHN

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... [more]

YOCHEVED f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOCHEBED

YOEL m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOEL

YOKO f Japanese
Variant transcription of YOUKO

YOLANDA f Spanish, English
From the medieval French name Yolande, which was possibly a form of the name Violante, which was itself a derivative of Latin viola "violet"... [more]

YOLANDE f French
French form of YOLANDA... [more]

YOLONDA f English
Variant of YOLANDA

YONAH m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JONAH

YONATAN m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of JONATHAN

YONCA f Turkish
Means "clover" in Turkish.

YONG m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 "brave" or 永 "perpetual"... [more]

YONI m Hebrew
Diminutive of YONATAN

YONINA f Hebrew
Feminine form of YONAH

YONIT f Hebrew
Feminine form of YONAH

YOON f & m Korean
Variant transcription of YUN (2)

YORAM m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JORAM

YORATH m Welsh
Anglicized form of IORWERTH

YORDAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JORDAN

YORDANA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JORDAN

YORDANKA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JORDAN

YORGOS m Greek
Variant transcription of YIORGOS

YORI m Japanese
Means "trust" in Japanese.

YORICK m Literature, English, Dutch
Altered form of JØRG... [more]

YORK m English
From a surname, which was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England... [more]

YOSEF m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOSEPH

YOSHI m & f Japanese
From Japanese 吉 "good luck", 義 "righteous", or 良 "good".

YOSHIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 良 (yoshi) "good", 芳 (yoshi) "fragrant" or 悦 (yoshi) "joy" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YOSHIRO m Japanese
Variant transcription of YOSHIROU

YOSHIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) "righteous" and 郎 (rou) "son".

YOSHIYAHU m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOSIAH

YOSIF m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOSEPH

YOSYP m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of JOSEPH

YOTAM m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOTHAM

YOUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" or 洋 (you) "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YOUNG f & m Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG

YOUSEF m Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YOUSSEF m Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YOUTA m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".

YRIAN m Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Scandinavian form of JURIAN

YRJÄNÄ m Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE

YRJÖ m Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE

YSABEL f Spanish (Archaic)
Medieval Spanish form of ISABEL

YSEULT f French
French form of ISOLDE

YSOLT f Celtic Mythology
Old French form of ISOLDE

YU f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 "jade", 愉 "happy, pleased" or 雨 "rain".

YUA f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" and 愛 (a) "love, affection".

YUDA m Indonesian
Means "war" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit.

YUDEL m Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH

YUI f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 衣 (i) "clothing, garment"... [more]

YUINA f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yui) "tie, bind" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

YUKI f & m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 "happiness" or 雪 "snow"... [more]

YUKIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) "snow" combined with 子 (ko) "child"... [more]

YUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 子 (ko) "child".

YULI m Russian
Variant transcription of YULIY

YULIA f Russian
Variant transcription of YULIYA

YULIAN m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIAN

YULIANA f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIANA

YULIANNA f Russian
Russian form of JULIANA

YULIY m Russian
Russian form of JULIUS

YULIYA f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIA

YUMI f Japanese
From Japanese 弓 "archery bow"... [more]

YUMIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) "archery bow" or 由 (yu) "reason" with 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YUN (1) f & m Chinese
Means "cloud" in Chinese.

YUN (2) f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 "allow, consent" or 潤 "soft, sleek".

YUNUS m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of JONAH

YURI (1) m Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of YURIY

YURI (2) f Japanese
Means "lily" in Japanese.

YURIY m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of GEORGE... [more]

YUSEF m Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YUSHUA m Arabic
Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see JOSHUA).

YUSRA f Arabic
Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic.

YUSSEL m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JOSEPH

YUSTINA f Russian
Russian form of JUSTINA

YUSUF m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yosef (see JOSEPH).

YUTKE f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JUDITH

YUU m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 "distant, leisurely".

YUUDAI m Japanese
From Japanese 雄 (yuu) "hero, manly" and 大 (dai) "large, great".

YUUKA f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" and 花 (ka) "flower".

YUUKI m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 希 (ki) "hope", 輝 (ki) "radiance" or 生 (ki) "life".

YUUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 裕 (yuu) "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YUUMA m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 真 (ma) "real, true".

YUUNA f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 柚 (yuu) "citron" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

YUUTA m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 勇 (yuu) "brave" combined with 太 (ta) "thick, big".

YUUTO m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person" or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".

YUVAL m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JUBAL... [more]

YUZUKI f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 月 (zuki) "moon".

YVAIN m Welsh Mythology
Form of OWAIN used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his Arthurian tales.

YVES m French
Medieval French form of IVO (1)... [more]

YVETTE f French, English
French feminine form of YVES

YVO m German, Dutch
Variant of IVO (1)

YVON m French
Medieval diminutive of YVES

YVONNE f French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
French feminine form of YVON... [more]

YWAIN m Welsh Mythology
Variant of YVAIN

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