the etymology and history of first names
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YAAKOV m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Original Hebrew form of JACOB
YACHIN m Jewish
Hebrew form of JACHIN
YAFE m & f Jewish
Variant and masculine form of YAFFA
YAFFE m & f Jewish
Variant transcription of YAFE
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), transliterated into Roman script Y H W H... [more]
YAHYA m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yochanan (see JOHN).
YAIR m Jewish
Hebrew form of JAIR
YAKIM m Russian
Russian form of JOACHIM
YAKIV m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of JACOB (or JAMES).
YAKOV m Jewish, Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB (or JAMES), and a Hebrew variant transcription of YAAKOV.
YAKUP m Turkish
Turkish form of JACOB
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, Hindu Mythology
Means "reign, curb" in Sanskrit... [more]
YAMATO m Japanese
Refers to the ancient Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century... [more]
YAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian 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 Jewish
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).
YARDEN m & f Jewish
Hebrew form of JORDAN
YAROMIR m Russian
Russian form of JAROMÍR
YARON m Jewish
Means "to sing" or "to shout" in Hebrew.
YAROPOLK m Russian
Russian form of JAROPEŁK
YAROSLAV m Russian
Russian form of JAROSŁAW
YASEN m Bulgarian
Means "ash tree" in Bulgarian.
YASH m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit यशः (yashas) meaning "glory, fame".
YASHA m Russian
Russian diminutive of YAKOV
YASIR m Arabic
Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) "to become easy"... [more]
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
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
YECHEZKEL m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of EZEKIEL
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 Jewish
Hebrew form of JEHIEL
YEHOWAH m Theology
Variant spelling of YAHWEH
YEHUDAH m Jewish
Hebrew form of JUDAH
YEHUDI m Jewish
Hebrew form of JEHUDI
YEMELYAN m Russian
Russian form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).
YERED m Jewish
Hebrew form of JARED
YERMOLAI m Russian
Russian form of HERMOLAOS
YEVGENI m Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY
YEVGENIY m Russian
Russian form of EUGENE
YEVGENY m Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY
YEVHENIY m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of EUGENE
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
YIORGOS m Greek
Modern Greek form of GEORGE
YISHAI m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Original Hebrew form of JESSE
YITZHAK m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of ISAAC... [more]
YLLI m Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".
YNGVAR m Danish, Norwegian
Variant of INGVAR
YNGVE m Scandinavian
Derived from the name of the Norse god ING.
YOAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOHN
YOAV m Jewish
Hebrew form of JOAB
YOCHANAN m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of JOHN... [more]
YOEL m Jewish
Hebrew form of JOEL
YONAH m Jewish
Hebrew form of JONAH
YONATAN m Jewish
Hebrew form of JONATHAN
YONG m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 "brave" or 永 "perpetual"... [more]
YONI m Jewish
Diminutive of YONATAN
YORAM m Jewish
Hebrew form of JORAM
YORATH m Welsh
Anglicized form of IORWERTH
YORDAN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JORDAN
YORGOS m Greek
Variant transcription of YIORGOS
YORI m Japanese
Means "trust" in Japanese.
YORICK m Literature
Altered form of JORCK... [more]
YORK m English
From a surname, which was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England... [more]
YOSEF m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of JOSEPH
YOSHI m & f Japanese
From Japanese 吉 "good luck", 義 "righteous", or 良 "good".
YOSHIRO m Japanese
Variant transcription of YOSHIROU
YOSHIROU m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) "righteous" and 郎 (rou) "son".
YOSIF m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOSEPH
YOSYP m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of JOSEPH
YOUNG f & m Korean
Means "brave" from Sino-Korean 英... [more]
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".
YRJÄNÄ m Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE
YRJÖ m Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE
YU f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 "jade", 愉 "happy, pleased" or 雨 "rain".
YUDA m Indonesian
Means "war" in Indonesian.
YUDEL m Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH
YULI m Russian
Variant transcription of YULIY
YULIAN m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIAN
YULIY m Russian
Russian form of JULIUS
YUN f & m Chinese
Means "cloud" in Chinese.
YUNUS m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of JONAH
YURI (1) m Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of YURIY
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).
YUSSEL m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JOSEPH
YUSUF m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yosef (see JOSEPH).
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".
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".
YUUMA m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 真 (ma) "real, true".
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 Jewish
Hebrew form of JUBAL
YVAIN m Welsh Mythology
Old variant of OWAIN
YVES m French
Medieval French form of Ivo, originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element iv meaning "yew"... [more]
YVO m German
German form of YVES or YVON
YVON m French
Medieval variant of YVES
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