Browse Names

Ysbrand m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of IJsbrand.

Yseult f French (Rare)
French form of Iseult.

Yseut f Arthurian Romance
Old French form of Iseult, appearing in the 12th-century Norman French poem Tristan by Béroul.

Ysolt f Arthurian Romance
Old French form of Iseult, appearing in the 12th-century Old French poem Tristan by Thomas of Britain.

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.

Yua f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" and 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

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

Yudif f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Judith.

Yugurten m Ancient Berber
Berber form of Jugurtha.

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

Yui f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". It can also come from stand-alone 結 (yui) using a different nanori reading. This name can be formed of other kanji or kanji combinations as well.

Yuina f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yui) meaning "tie, bind" and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Yūka f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.

Yuka f Japanese
From Japanese 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful". It can also be formed from different kanji that have similar pronunciations.

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.

Yukiko f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Alternatively, it can come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" with 喜 (ki) meaning "joy" or 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

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.

Yūko f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 裕 (yū) meaning "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be formed of different kanji characters as well.

Yuko f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Yulduz f Uzbek
Means "star" in Uzbek.

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

Yulia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлия or Ukrainian/Belarusian Юлія (see Yuliya).

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

Yuliana f Russian, Bulgarian, Indonesian
Russian, Bulgarian and Indonesian form of Juliana.

Yulianna f Russian
Russian form of Juliana.

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

Yuliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Julia.

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.

Yume f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (yume) meaning "dream, vision". It can also come from 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" and 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.

Yu-Mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 有 (yu) meaning "have, possess" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.

Yumi f Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or a nanori reading of 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Yumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" or 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Yūna f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 柚 (yū) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. Other combinations of kanji are also possible.

Yunis m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jonah.

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 Quechua
Means "white" in Quechua.

Yurena f Spanish (Canarian)
Canarian Spanish name of recent origin, derived from the Guanche word yruene meaning "demon, evil spirit". This word was first recorded incorrectly as yurena by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1803.

Yūri f Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" and 里 (ri) meaning "village". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.

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

Yuri 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

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 Yusuf.

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

Yustina f Russian
Russian form of Iustina (see Justina).

Yusuf m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek, Bengali
Arabic form of Yosef (see Joseph), as well as the form used in several other languages.

Ýusup m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yusuf.

Yusup m Uyghur
Uyghur and Avar form of Yusuf.

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.

Yutke f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Judith.

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).

Yuuka f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優花 or 有香 (see Yūka).

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

Yuuko f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優子 or 悠子 or 裕子 (see Yūko).

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

Yuuna f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優菜 or 優奈 or 柚菜 (see Yūna).

Yuuri f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 悠里 (see Yūri).

Yuusuf m 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.

Yuzuki f Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

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.

Yveline f French
Feminine diminutive of Yves.

Yvelise f French
Feminine form of Yves (or an elaboration using Élise). It was (first?) borne by the title character in the Italian novel Yvelise (1923) by Guido da Verona. It later appeared in the photonovel Yvelise devant l'amour published in the French magazine Nous Deux in 1950.

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.

Yveta f Czech
Czech form of Yvette.

Yvette f French, English
French feminine form of Yves.

Yvo m Dutch
Variant of Ivo 1.

Yvon m French
Medieval diminutive of Yves.

Yvona f Czech
Czech form of Yvonne.

Yvonne f French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
French feminine form of Yvon. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century.

Ywain m Arthurian Romance
Variant of Owain.

Zachary m English, Biblical
Usual English form of Zacharias, used in some English versions of the New Testament. This form has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. It was borne by American military commander and president Zachary Taylor (1784-1850).

Zachery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zackary m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zackery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zakariya m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زَكَرِيّا (see Zakariyya).

Zakariyya m Arabic
Arabic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zakiya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya).

Zakiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaki.

Zaray f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.

Zaya f Mongolian
Means "fate, destiny" in Mongolian.

Zayd m Arabic
Derived from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase". This was the name of a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad.

Zayden m English (Modern)
An invented name, using the popular den suffix sound found in such names as Braden, Hayden, Jayden and Aidan.

Zayn m Arabic
Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic. This was the name of a son of Husayn ibn Ali. Shia Muslims consider him to be the fourth imam.... [more]

Zayna f Arabic
Feminine form of Zayn.

Zaynab f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly related to Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty"; it could be from the name of a fragrant flowering tree; or it could be an Arabic form of Zenobia, a name borne by a pre-Islamic queen of Palmyra. Zaynab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of the Prophet Muhammad.

Zayn ad-Din m Arabic
Means "beauty of religion", from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" combined with دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".

Zayne m English (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1.

Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Zbigniew.

Zbyněk m Czech
Diminutive of Zbyhněv, now used independently.

Zekeriya m Turkish
Turkish form of Zechariah.

Zekharyah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zechariah.

Zekiye f Turkish
Feminine form of Zeki.

Zendaya f African American (Modern)
Borne by the American actress Zendaya Coleman (1996-), known simply as Zendaya. Her name was apparently inspired by the Shona name Tendai.

Zephyr m Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephyros) meaning "west wind". Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind.

Zéphyrine f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zephyrinus m Late Roman
Latin form of Zeferino.

Zephyros m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zephyr.

Zephyrus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zephyros (see Zephyr).

Zétény m Hungarian
Possibly from the Old Slavic root zętĭ meaning "son-in-law".

Zevadyah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebadiah.

Zeyd m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zayd.

Zeynəb f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zaynab.

Zeynab f Persian, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Persian زینب (see Zeinab) or Azerbaijani Zeynəb.

Zeynep f Turkish
Turkish form of Zaynab.

Zhansaya f Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and сая (saya) meaning "shadow, shade, protection, comfort" (both of Persian origin).

Zhelyazko m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian желязо (zhelyazo) meaning "iron".

Zhenya f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy or a Bulgarian diminutive of Evgeniya.

Zhirayr m Armenian
Means "strong, active" in Armenian.

Zhuldyz f Kazakh
Means "star" in Kazakh.

Zhyldyz f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Жылдыз (see Jyldyz).

Zhyrgal m & f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Жыргал (see Jyrgal).

Zinoviy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Greek name Ζηνόβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of Zenobia.

Zinoviya f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Zenobia.

Zinovy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Ziya m Arabic, Turkish
Derived from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow". This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.

Ziya ad-Din m Arabic
Means "splendour of religion" from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".

Ziya al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din).

Ziyad m Arabic
Means "growth" in Arabic.

Ziyaeddin m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish variant form of Ziya ad-Din.

Ziyaettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Ziya ad-Din.

Ziya ur-Rahman m Arabic
Means "splendour of the merciful" from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".

Ziynet f Turkish
Turkish form of Zinat.

Zoey f English (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

Zopyros m Ancient Greek
Means "glowing" in Greek. This was the name of a Persian nobleman who aided his king Darius in the capture of Babylon. He did this by mutilating himself and then going to the Babylonians claiming that it had been Darius who did it to him. After gaining their trust he betrayed them.

Zoryana f Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".

Zoya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.

Zselyke f Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Željka.

Zübeyde f Turkish
Turkish form of Zubaida.

Zulaykha f Arabic (Rare)
Arabic form of Zuleika.

Züleyha f Turkish
Turkish form of Zuleika.

Züleyxa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zuleika.

Zyaire m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zaire.

Zyanya f Zapotec
Possibly means "forever, always" in Zapotec. It appears in the novel Aztec (1980) by the American author Gary Jennings.

Žydrė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žydra meaning "light blue".

Žydrūnas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žydra meaning "light blue" (using the patronymic suffix ūnas).

Zygfryd m Polish
Polish form of Siegfried.

Zygmunt m Polish
Polish form of Sigmund.

Zyta f Polish
Possibly a Polish form of Zita 1, or possibly a short form of Felicyta.