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Xusto m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Justus.

Xuventina f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Juventinus.

Xylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylia or Xyla, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kylie, Riley and Briley.

Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]

Xylona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Xylon.

Xymena f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Ksymena.

Xyriel f Filipino (Rare)
There is a Filipina actress who bears this name.

Xzander m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander.

Xzaviana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xaviana.

Yaakova f Jewish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yaakov.

Yaba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba

Yabelle f Armenian (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Yabou m African (Rare)

Yacine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yaco m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Jacobo.

Yade f Turkish

Yadine m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Yadis f Spanish (Latin American)

Yadissel f Central American

Yadoux m French Creole

Yaël f Biblical French, French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch
French form of Yael.

Yaël m French (Modern)

Yaela f Hebrew
Variant of Yael.

Yaëlle f French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Yaël.

Yafiet m Ethiopian

Yagoda f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian ягода "strawberry".

Yagu m Medieval Breton
Variant of Jagu.

Yaguen m Gascon (Gallicized)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gascon form of Yago and a Gascon form of Aganus.

Yaha m Indigenous American
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Yahaira f Spanish (Latin American)

Yahel f & m Hebrew
Means "to shine, to make a halo" in Hebrew (see Hila).

Yahna f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yahor m Belarusian
Belarusian form of George (compare Yegor).

Yahree f American (Modern, Rare)

Yailin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Yairelys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yareli.

Yáiza f Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Yaiza.

Yajaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yakeen m Indian (Rare)

Yakenya f American (Modern, Rare)

Yakime f African American (Rare), English (African)

Yakob m Cornish
Cornish form of Jacob used in Cornish Bible translations.

Yala m Muslim

Yalanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yalda f Persian

Yalila f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Jalila.

Yalith f Literature
The name of Noah's daughter in Madeleine L'Engle's Many Waters.

Yaliya f Russian (Rare)

Yamanda f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Yambo m Western African
A famous bearer was Yambo Ouologuem (1940–2017) a Malian writer. Possibly from the Dogon language.

Yami m & f Japanese
Means "dark, darkness" in Japanese.

Yamile f Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a variant of Yamila.

Yamina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic يمين (yamin) meaning "right hand, oath".

Yan m French, Breton
Variant of Yann.

Yanaina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janaína which has also seen some usage in Spanish-speaking countries.

Yanas m Indonesian

Yancey m English (Modern)
Variant of Yancy.

Yanderi f Spanish (Latin American)

Yandra m Indonesian

Yandra f Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iandra.

Yandrick m Maltese (Modern)

Yanduza f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Yane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iane.

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanelly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanelys f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).

Yanette f Picard, American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yann, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang.

Yange m & f Chinese

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.

Yanica f Maltese

Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).

Yanico m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Yannick.

Yaniel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yanira and Daniel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -iel)... [more]

Yaniela f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Feminine form of Yaniel.

Yanita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yann Badezour m Breton
Breton form of Jean 1-Baptiste, used in reference to the saint.

Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]

Yanneris f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yannez f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Yann.

Yannik m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yannig.

Yannou m Breton
Diminutive of Yann.

Yann-Vari m Breton
Breton form of Jean-Marie.

Yanquy f Afro-American (Slavery-era), Spanish (Latin American)

Yany m & f Western African
Named from the Kingdom of Yany in Gambia, a diminutive of Yanimarew.

Yao m Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".

Yaosca f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
From the name of a river in central Nicaragua, hence the heavy concentration of the name's usage in that country.

Yaounou m & f Western African

Yaqui m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yaquira f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yareia f Obscure

Yareli f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yarelis f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Yarellys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yareli.

Yaremy f Spanish (Mexican)

Yari f & m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Allegedly derived from a Taíno word meaning "small gold jewelry", for example necklaces of gold.... [more]

Yarieliz f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Yarelis.

Yaris m German (Modern, Rare)
Name of German rock star Peter Maffay's son.

Yarran m Indigenous Australian

Yarrio m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yarrio.

Yartina f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Yaryna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yarina.

Yaseena f Arabic (Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yasin.

Yasena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yasen.

Yashfir m Caribbean (Rare)

Yashleen f Indian (Sikh, Rare)

Yashwant m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "possessing glory" in Sanskrit.

Yasina f Indonesian (Rare)

Yasiry f South American (Rare)

Yasmim f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iasmim.

Yaso f Eastern African, Central African

Yassa f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yassin m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yasin.

Yassine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yasuri f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yata m African, Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yates m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yates.

Yauhenia f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Яўгенія (Yauheniya).

Yavdokha f Ukrainian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Eudocia.

Yavida f Obscure

Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.

Yazenta m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yazgyul f Armenian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Armenian form of Yazgül as well as the proper transcription of the two Russian Cyrillic spellings of the name.... [more]

Yazmine f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jasmine.

Ybba f Old Swedish
Variant of Eyba.

Yda f American (Archaic)
Variant of Ida.

Yden f Medieval Flemish

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.

Yeda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iêda.

Yeddie m Scots
Diminutive of Aidam.

Yedra f Spanish (Rare)
Directly taken from Spanish yedra, itself a variant of hiedra, "ivy".

Yeela f Hebrew (Modern)

Yeganə f Azerbaijani
Means "unique" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian یگانه (yeganeh).

Yegâne f Turkish
Turkish form of Yeganeh.

Yeghisabet f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)

Yehisy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yekara f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Hebrew יְקָרָה (yekara), the feminine form of the adjective יָקָר (yakar), "dear, expensive". This name was considered a variant of Chera.

Yekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Older form of Jekuthiel, though some sources offer additional possible meanings of "God will nourish" or "doubtful". This was one of the ten names Moses was called throughout his life.

Yelba f American (Hispanic)

Yelda f Turkish, Kurdish
Turkish form of Yalda.

Yeline f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yeliza f Spanish (Latin American)

Yella f German (Rare)
Variant of Jella.

Yeltaz m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Gweltaz and Jildaz.

Yelva f Danish, Theatre
Danish adoption of a short form of the Russian name Yelizaveta. ... [more]

Yemi m & f Yoruba
Means "I am honourable" in Yoruba.

Yemina f Hebrew, Spanish
A Hebrew name meaning "right hand". This name signifies strength.

Yenay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Unclear origin. It is alleged to mean "the one who loves", possibly in connection to Mandarin Chinese 仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted" (making it the Spanish version of Jenai) or a variant spelling of Yanay.

Yendry f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yenega f Medieval Basque
Early form of Iñiga.

Yengiga f Wolof, Western African

Yenia f Spanish (Rare)

Yenneke f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jenneke.

Yennipher f Obscure
Variant of Jennifer.

Yente f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jente.

Yeppole m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yerah m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning, "moon, lune."

Yeraliz f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yeraz f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian երազ (eraz) meaning "dream".

Yerazig f Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Yeraz.

Yerma f Theatre, Spanish (Rare)
The title character in a tragic play by the Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca: Yerma (1934). Her name is the feminine form of the Spanish word yermo meaning "desert" or "barren".

Yerusha f Indian

Yerussa f Judeo-Spanish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory considers this name a variant of Jerusha.

Yesina f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yestin m Cornish
Cornish form of Justin.

Yetiva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yetive.

Yetive f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]

Yeun m Breton (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this name a variant of Youenn, others argue that it might be a form of Eozen.

Yeuna f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Yeun.

Yevan m Obscure

Yevhenia f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Yevheniya.

Yevonne f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yeye m & f Nigerian (Rare)

Yezo m Fula, Western African
A name used by the Fula people, who are the largest ethnic group in Western Africa and the Sahel.

Yfame f Medieval French

Ygnés f Spanish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Inés.

Ygnesa f Medieval Basque
Early Basque variant of Agnes.

Ygrayne f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Igraine used in 'Le Morte d'Arthur', a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore.

Yiacinta f Afro-American (Slavery-era, Archaic)
Variant of Jacinta used in the 19th century.

Yiannos m Greek
Variant transliteration of Γιάννος (see Giannos).

Yille m Dutch (Rare, ?)

Yinah f Nigerian (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Ying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 营 (yíng) meaning "encampment, barracks", 膺 (yīng) meaning "undertake, bear, receive" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Yini f Chinese
Means "charming and gentle."

Yinka m & f African
Nigerian unisex name.

Yinte f West Frisian, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jinte.

Yirrise f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yitta f Yiddish
Variant of Yetta.

Yivel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yjduś m Silesian
Diminutive of Edward.

Yla f Filipino

Ylan m French
Gallicized form of Ilan.

Ylane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
As a masculine name, this is a variant of Ylan; as a feminine name, Ylane is a Gallicized form of Ilana.

Ylann m French
Variant of Ylan.

Ylbere f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ylber.

Yleana f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Ileana.

Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.

Ylena f French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern)
Variant of Ilena.

Ylena f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Ylfur f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ylfa.

Yliæne f Old Swedish
Variant of Iliana.

Ylja f Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse ylja "to warm, to heat".

Yll m Literature
Yll is the name of a Martian in the story Ylla in the Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury.

Yll m Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll "star".

Ylldrit m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck", and dritë "light".

Yllëza f Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Ylljet m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Ylljeta.

Ylljeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" and jetë "life".

Yllmir m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Yllmira.

Yllmira f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" and mirë "good".

Yllnor m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Yllnore.

Yllnore f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with the feminine adjective suffix -ore.

Yllzon m Albanian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Ylo m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Variant of Ilo.

Ylona f Dutch, Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Ilona.

Ylse f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Ilse.

Ýma f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Ýmir.

Yma f Silesian
Silesian form of Emma.

Ymaut m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Possibly derived from Livonian im "miracle" and and "gift".

Ymbert m Medieval French
Variant of Imbert.

Ymès m French (Quebec, Rare)

Ymil m Silesian
Silesian form of Emil.

Ynes f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Inés.

Ynessa f South American (Rare)
Variant of Inessa.

Ynez f Various (Rare)
Variant of Inez.

Yngva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Feminine form of Yngve and Yngvar.

Yngvild f Faroese, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Yngvildr.

Ynirre m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Ynja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse ynja "female animal, she-animal".

Ynna f Filipino

Ynyra f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Ynyr (and, as such, the Welsh cognate of Honora).

Yoanna f Bulgarian, South American
Variant of Yoana.

Yoanne m French
Variant of Yoann.

Yoara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Yobe m Western African

Yoben m Romani (Archaic)

Yochabel f Popular Culture
From Ιωχαβέλῃ (Iochabele), the form of Yocheved used by the historian Josephus; also compare Iochabed... [more]

Yoeri m Dutch
Variant of Joeri.

Yogi m Popular Culture
Famous bearer is "Yogi" Berra. He was given the nickname Yogi by a childhood friend who thought that he looked like an Indian Yogi he had seen in a movie.

Yognon f French Creole, Western African

Yohani f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yohevid f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Jochebed.

Yoice f Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian

Yokébed f Biblical French
French form of Jochebed.

Yola f Spanish
Short form of Yolanda.

Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".

Yolain m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolaine.

Yolaine f French
Variant of Yolande or Violaine.

Yoland m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Masculine form of Yolande.

Yolandi f Afrikaans
Afrikaans variant of Yolande.

Yolane f French, French (Caribbean)

Yolant f Medieval Catalan
Cognate of Yolanda.

Yolany f Spanish (Latin American)

Yolène f French, Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yolent f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Yolande.

Yolente f Medieval Dutch
Medieval variant of Jolande.

Yolia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Yolibeth f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Yoli and Beth.

Yolina f Bulgarian (Rare)

Yolinda f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yolanda influenced by Linda.

Yoline f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yolinia f Filipino (Rare)

Yolita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yomaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Yomara f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

Yome m Western African

Yon m Gascon

Yona f Bulgarian
Contracted form of Yoana. Yona Markova (1855–1923) was a Bulgarian soldier and war heroine. She became famous as a war heroine as she served as a Bulgarian soldier during the Serbo-Bulgarian War posing as a man.

Yoná f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ioná.

Yonara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Yoná.

Yonathan m Jewish, Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Yonatan.

Yoncho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yoniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Léonie.

Yonka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yonko.

Yonko m Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Yoan 2, used as a given name in its own right.

Yony m Spanish

Yopôl m Walloon
Walloon form of Léopold.

Yoran m Hebrew (Rare)

Yoren m Flemish
Variant of Joren.

Yorrick m German, Dutch
Variant of Yorick.

Yosaidy f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)

Yosefa f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yosef.

Yosh m Jewish

Yosha f Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit योषा (yóṣā) meaning "girl, young woman".

Youenn m Breton
Breton form of Yves.

Youk m Khmer

Youla f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιούλα (see Gioula).

Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.

Younès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Youree f Korean

Youyou f Chinese (Rare)
Adapted from the sentence "呦呦鹿鸣, 食野之蒿" translated as ‘Deer bleat “youyou” while they are eating the wild Hao’ in the Chinese Book of Odes.

Yovka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yovko.

Yovko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yowann m Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish variant of Jowan.

Yoyo f & m Chinese
Derived from Chinese 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations.

Ypola f Medieval Catalan

Ypolita f Medieval French
Medieval variant of Hippolyta, recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.