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Ý f & m Vietnamese
Means "meaning".

Yaabari m & f Ogoni
Means "thank God" in Khana.

Yaacob m Malay
Malay form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Ya’ad m & f Hebrew
Means "destination; goal" in Hebrew.

Yaakob m Malay
Malay form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Yaakub m Malay
Malay form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Yaalvendan m Indian

Yaangba m Manipuri
Means "fast; speedy" in Meitei.

Ya'aqov m Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew form of Jacob.

Ya'aqov'el m Ancient Hebrew
Possibly an older Hebrew form of Jacob.

Yaar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "forest" in Hebrew, also masculine form of Yaara.

Ya'ari m Hebrew
From Hebrew יער ya'ar meaning "forest".

Yaasiin m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Yasin.

Yaathith m Tamil

Yaawar m Pakistani
Urdu masculine name meaning "aiding", via the Persian word یاور (yâvar), a literary word for an assistant.

Yaba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba

Yabets m Amharic
Means “sorrowful, born in pain” in Amharic.

Yabou m African (Rare)

Yacahüey f & m Taíno

Yacatecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "nose lord" or "lord of those who go" in Nahuatl, from yacatl "nose, point; something in the lead" and tecuhtli "lord". This was the Aztec god of travelling merchants.

Yacatl m Nahuatl
Means "nose, point, something in the lead" in Nahuatl.

Yacaton f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "little nose" in Nahuatl, or a diminutive form of Yacatl.

Yachal m Biblical Hebrew
Means hope in Hebrew.

Yachanglokpa m Manipuri
COMING SOON!

Yachil m Dutch

Yachouh m & f Ancient Aramaic, Arabic
Aramaic form of Jesus.

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

Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).

Yacko m African American, Northern African
Possible variant of Yaco.

Yacma m Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Yacme.

Yacme m Aragonese
Aragonese form of James.

Yaco m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Jacobo.

Yacob m Ethiopian
Form of Jacob used in Ethiopia.

Yacoob m Arabic
Alternate transcription of يعقوب (see Yaqub)

Yacquub m Somali
A Somali form of Yaqub.

Yacub m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Yaqub as well as the Indonesian form.

Y-adam m Rade
Rade form of Adam. Y- is a masculine name prefix.

Yadathan m Mandaean Mythology
In Mandaeism, Yadathan is an uthra who stands with Adathan at the Gate of Life in the World of Light, praising and worshipping Hayyi Rabbi.

Yáder m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Nicaragua.

Yadgar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish yadîgar meaning "souvenir".

Yadiel m Spanish (Latin American), English
Spanish variant of Jehudiel.

Yadier m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown. It may possibly be a masculine form of Yadira or otherwise related to it. Also compare Yadiel and Yair... [more]

Yadigar m & f Turkish
A memory, someone or something that reminds of someone or something. Persian origin.

Yadin m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "(he) will judge" in Hebrew, also the Hebrew form of Jadon

Yadine m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Yadir m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Yadira.

Yadomeet m Indian (Anglicized, Modern)

Yadoux m French Creole

Yadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter Y. In this special case, an influence from the Southern Slavonic name Jadran cannot be excluded.

Yadriel m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe from Adriel with an initial Y added.

Yaedin m Sanskrit

Yaël m French (Modern)

Yael m American (Modern)
Modern variant of Yale possibly influenced by French Gaël. This name first overtook the feminine popularity in 2003 with 110 boys over 80 girls and then suddenly raised in popularity in the United States in 2008 with 226 boys born over 94 girls... [more]

Yael m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Invented name influenced by Gael and the biblical names Yoel and Jael.

Yaequb m Arabic
Variant transcription of Yaqub.

Yafei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 亚 (yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, rich, luxurious", 非 (fēi) meaning "not, wrong" or 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly"... [more]

Yafes m Turkish

Yafiet m Ethiopian

Yafis m Medieval Turkic
Form of Japheth used in several old Turkic languages.

Yagaan f & m Mongolian
Means "pink" in Mongolian.

Yagaanchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "pink stone" in Mongolian, from ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".

Yagel m Hebrew (Modern)
he will rejoice

Yaghoub m Persian
Persian form of Jacob.

Yagianath m Hinduism
Indian (Hindu)- similar to Jagannath

Yagil m Hebrew
Means "he will rejoice" in Hebrew.

Yağızcan m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Yağız + Can.

Yagkúg m Aguaruna
Means "flower" in Awajún.

Yagmur f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Yağmur.

Ýagmyr m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yağmur.

Yago m & f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yagona m Uzbek
Means "sole, only" in Uzbek.

Yagop m Korean (Rare)
Korean form of Jacob.

Yagu m Medieval Breton
Variant of Jagu.

Yagub m Azerbaijani
Variant of Yaqub.

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

Yagur m Kalmyk
Kalmyk form of George.

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

Yahalom f & m Hebrew
Modern Israeli name. ... [more]

Yahav m & f Hebrew
The name Yahav has some meanings: ... [more]

Yahaya m Malay, Western African, Hausa
Malay and Hausa form of Yahya.

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

Yahel m & f Spanish
Variant of the Spanish name Yael, maybe influenced by Hebrew name Yahel.

Yaheli f & m Hebrew
Variant of Yahel and Yali.

Yahia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yahya.

Yahiko m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 弥 (ya) meaning "go across; widely; full; complete; increasingly; for a long time; forever" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "accomplished young man; prince".... [more]

Yahíma m & f Taíno

Yahir m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of Yair. A known bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actor Yahir Othón Parra (1979-), commonly known as Yahir, whose career began on the music reality show La Academia in 2002, the first year Yahir appeared in the top 1000 names in the United States.

Yahiro m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 博 (hiro) meaning "abundant; plentiful; rich". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yahiy m Adyghe, Kabardian, Circassian
Circassian version of John, from Yahya.

Yahiya m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Turkish
Variant or feminine form of Yahya.

Yahnn m American (Rare)
Variant of Jan 1.

Yahoel m Biblical Hebrew
Alternate form of Jehoel reflecting the original Hebrew pronunciation.

Yahola m Creek

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

Yahshua m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Varaint transcription of יֵשׁוּעַ (see Yeshua)

Yahtham m Biblical Hebrew
yahweh's one

Yahusha m Biblical Hebrew
יהושוע (yah-ho-shoo'-ah) = yahusha = Yahuah is my salvation... [more]

Yähüz̦ä m Bashkir

Yahve m Theology
Azerbaijani and Ukrainian form of Yahweh.

Yahvé m Theology (Hispanicized), Biblical Spanish, Theology (Gallicized), Biblical French
Spanish and French form of Yahweh.

Yəhya m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yochanan (see John).

Yahye m Somali
Somali form of Yahya.

Yahyo m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yahya.

Yahyopo'lat m Uzbek
Derived from the name Yahyo and the Uzbek word po'lat meaning "steel, sword".

Yai m Thai
Means "big, large" in Thai.

Yaibikon m & f Manipuri
Meaning Unknown.

Yai Henba m Manipuri
Meaning "Humble" and "Respectful".

Yaihenba m Manipuri
Means "humble" in Manipuri.

Yaiphaba m Manipuri
Means "very lucky" in Meitei.

Yaisel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Big and strong Spanish warrior

Yaish m Arabic
meaning: ?

Yajath m Indian

Yajush m Hinduism
MEANING - "partridge, observerof religious ceremonies as prescribed in yajur-veda, relating to yajurveda(यर्जुवेद)"... [more]

Yakal m Spanish

Yakari m Popular Culture, Sioux (?)
The name of the title character, a little Sioux boy, in the French-Belgian comic book series Yakari (1973-) and its television adaptions (1983, 2005).

Yakasu m Bariba
Means "bush" in Bariba, this name is given to a child born in the bush.

Yakchi f & m Tripuri
Means "supernatural" in Kokborok.

Yakecan m Tupi (Rare)
Means "the sound of the sky" in Tupi.

Yakeen m Indian (Rare)

Yakhauj m Hmong
Hmong form of Jacob.

Yakhiya m Dagestani
Lak form of Yahya.

Yakhkha m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Yahya.

Yakhvar m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Jafar.

Yakhve m Theology
Bulgarian and Russian form of Yahweh.

Yakhya m Bashkir, Chechen
Bashkir and Chechen form of Yahya.

Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]

Yakinthos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Hyacinthus.

Yakir m Hebrew
Masculine form of Yakira.

Yakko m Popular Culture (Rare)
Yakko is the name of the oldest Warner sibling in the children's cartoon, Animaniacs.

Yakkup m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Yakub.

Yakni f & m Chickasaw, Choctaw
The Chickasaw and Choctaw word for "Earth"

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

Yakobo m Swahili
Swahili form of Jacob or James.

Yakobos m Coptic
Coptic form of Jacob. Pope Jacob (or James) of Alexandria was a 9th century pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

Yakobu m Japanese

Yakobus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of James.

Yakone m Popular Culture
A fictitious bearer is Yakone, a bloodbending criminal from the American television series The Legend of Korra.

Yakoob m Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Yaqub.

Yakshanba m Uzbek
Means "Sunday" in Uzbek.

Yaku m & f Japanese
“Yaku” can mean “role, duty” or “medicine”

Yakúm m Aguaruna
Means "howler monkey" in Awajún.

Yakumo m & f Japanese
This name combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 矢 (shi, ya) meaning "arrow, dart" or 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]

Yakush m Mari
Mari form of Jacob.

Yakym m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yakim. This was borne by the Blessed Yakym Senkivskyi (1896-1941), a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest martyred under Soviet regime.

Yakyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 野 (ya) meaning "area, field" combined with 鳩 (kyuu) meaning "pigeon, dove". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yala m Muslim

Yala f & m Aymara
Means "friend" in Aymara.

Yalagdashgüi m Mongolian
Means "invincible, unbeatable" in Mongolian.

Yalalt m & f Mongolian
Means "victory" in Mongolian.

Yalan m & f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lan 1.

Yaldo m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yalda.

Yalex m American (Hispanic)

Yali f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my God", from Hebrew יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God combined with לִי (li) meaning "to me, for me" (compare Li 2).

Yali f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ya and Li 1.

Yalī m Balochi
Derived from yal meaning "companion".

Yalian f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya, Li 1 and An 1.

Yalim m Turkish
Means "sharp edge of a blade" in Turkish. Also means "fire, flame, blaze".

Yalin f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lin.

Yalin m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "(he) will host" in Hebrew.

Yalingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Yaling and An 1.

Yallaboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yalla meaning "song" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yalon m Hebrew (Rare)
Original Hebrew form of Jalon.

Yalsumah m & f Dagbani
Means "good things" in Dagbani.

Yam f & m Hebrew
Means "sea, ocean" in Hebrew. Known bearers include Yam Kaspers Anshel (1998-), an Israeli beauty pageant winner, and Yam Madar (2000-), an Israeli basketball player.

Yamachi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 知 (chi) meaning "knowledge". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yamad m Chechen
Possibly a Chechen form of Ahmad. This claim requires research.

Yamagtdelger m & f Mongolian
Means "always prosperous" in Mongolian, from ямагт (yamag) meaning "always, constantly" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant"

Yamaguchi m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred used of the Japanese surname Yamaguchi.

Yamajesty m African American (Rare)
Contraction of the English phrase your majesty. Also compare Jermajesty.

Yamako m & f Japanese
Means "mountain child" in Japanese.

Yamal m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Jamal.

Yamam m & f Arabic
Means "dove" in Arabic.

Yaman m Turkish
Yaman Candar is a famous bearer.

Yaman m Kalmyk
Means "goat" in Kalmyk.

Yamandú m Tupi, Guarani
Means "the precursor of the waters (of the world)" in Tupi-Guaraní.

Yäm'ata m Eastern African
Ethiopian variant of Adimata.

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

Yamen m Arabic
Variant transcription of Yamin.

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

Yami m Japanese
yami means darkess and is from yu-gi-oh but it can be a name and it also means pharaoh

Yami m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "iron, axe" in Shipibo.

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

Yämil m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Jamil.

Yamil m Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Jamil.

Yamin m Arabic
Means "right hand" in Arabic.

Yamir m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
Means "moon" in Sanskrit.

Yamiyoru m Japanese
Význam:Tmavá noc

Yampanya m & f Luba

Yamparu f & m Aymara
Means "elegant" in Aymara.

Yamshan m Mari
Means "great thinker" in Mari.

Yamudin m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Imamuddin

Yamuel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yamila and Manuel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -uel)... [more]

Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.

Yan m French, Breton
Variant of Yann.

Yan m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yan) meaning "brave", 顔 (yan) meaning "face, expression" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rock" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Yan m & f Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".

Yan m Burmese
Means "quarrel" in Burmese.

Yanagi f & m Japanese (Rare)
From the word which generally refers to a willow tree.... [more]

Yanai m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ya'anay meaning "he answers" or "Yahweh answers". This was the name of a Jewish poet from the 7th century AD.

Yanakon m & f Thai
From Thai ญาณ (yan) meaning "perception, wisdom, insight" and กร (kon) meaning "creator, performer".

Yanal m Turkish (Arabized, Modern)

Yanamayu m Quechua
Means "black river" in Quechua.

Yanan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 亚 (yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar (a type of tree)" or 男 (nán) meaning "male, man, son"... [more]

Yanani m & f Aymara
Means "pair" in Aymara.

Yanar m Turkish
Means "on fire" in Turkish, derived from the word yangin meaning "fire".

Yanas m Indonesian

Yanauluha m New World Mythology
The great medicine man of the Zuni. He is associated with civilization, agriculture, animal husbandry, social life, healing and knowledge.

Yanaymi m & f Quechua
Means "beloved" in Quechua.

Yanbing f & m Chinese
Yan 2 means "beautiful, gorgeous" (often feminine), and "cliff,rocks" (often masculine). Other characters are possible. Bing can mean "ice".

Yancarlos m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish adaptation of the composite name Jean 1 Carlos.

Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.

Yancey m English (Modern)
Variant of Yancy.

Yancho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jan 1.

Yanchun f & m Chinese
Yan 2 can mean "rocks,cliff" for males and "beautiful, gorgeous" for girls. Chun means "spring (the season)".

Yandan m Chinese

Yandarbi m Chechen

Yandel m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Of unknown meaning. Popularized by the Puerto Rican singing duo Wisin y Yandel, in which Yandel is a phonetic spelling of the singer's real name Llandel Veguilla Malavé... [more]

Yandiel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Puerto Rican

Yandong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]

Yandra m Indonesian

Yandrick m Maltese (Modern)

Yandro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yane m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yan 1.

Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.

Yanfang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, refined" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way, square"... [more]

Yanfei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "fall of snow"... [more]

Yanfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", or 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" combined with 風 (fēng) meaning "wind, style", 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]

Yangan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yang and An 1.

Yāngba m Manipuri
Variant of Yaangba.

Yange m & f Chinese

Yange m & f Korean

Yangervis m Spanish (Latin American)
This name is primarily Venezuelan.

Yangiberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "young, new" and berdi meaning "gave".

Yangiboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "young, new" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yangio'roz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "new, young, fresh" and o'roz meaning "hope".

Yangir m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "ibex, wild goat" in Mongolian.

Yangki m & f Bhutanese

Yangming m & f Chinese
Combination of 洋 (see Yang) and 铭 (see Ming).... [more]

Yangpai m & f Manipuri
Means "one who flies" in Meitei.

Yangqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 杨 (yáng) meaning "poplar, willow" and 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".

Yangzi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 阳/陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", or 杨/楊 (yáng) meaning "poplar tree" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child"... [more]

Yanh m & f Korean

Yanhong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great"... [more]

Yanhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yanhui f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Yani m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

Yani m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Peace"

Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.

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]

Yanier m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown. It may possibly be a masculine form of Yanira or is otherwise related to it.

Yanik m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jannik.

Yaniro m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Yanira.

Yanislav m Bulgarian
Probably a newly coined name from Jan 1 and the Slavic name element slava "fame, glory".

Yaniss m French
Variant of Yanis.

Yanjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 炎 (yán) meaning "flaming, blazing, burning, red" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, even, balanced, all"... [more]

Yankiel m Yiddish (Rare, ?), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
May be a variant of Yankel.

Yankoï m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Yanling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration"... [more]

Yanmin f & m Chinese

Yanming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 衍 (yán) meaning "overflow, spill over", or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) "sing, call, cry"... [more]

Yanmo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Yannai m Hebrew
Variant of Yanai.

Yannathan m Indigenous Australian
Place name; a rural suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Its name is from a local language and means "walk about, travel, journey, roam".

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

Yann-Bêr m Breton
Breton form of Jean-Pierre (cf. Yann-Vari).

Yanneliz f & m Spanish (Latin American)

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

Yanno m Literature
Used by Eloise Jarvis McGraw in her 1997 Newberry Honor book "The Moorchild". It is borne by the protagonist's step-father.

Yannou m Breton
Diminutive of Yann.

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

Yanny m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
Diminutive of Yann, Yannick and perhaps also Giovanni in a select few cases.

Ya'no m & f Cherokee
Means "wolf" in Cherokee.

Yano m Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of Emiliano.

Yanozha m Apache

Yanping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late", 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 艶 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, voluptuous, romantic" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed" or "wander, travel"... [more]

Yanqing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 彥 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 艷 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" combined with 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, high officer, noble", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Yansong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir".

Yanta m & f Quechua
Means "firewood" in Quechua.

Yanthi m Minangkabau, Sundanese

Yantho m & f Mayan, Mayan Mythology

Yanthungo m Mao
Meaning Unknown.

Yan-ting m Taiwanese

Yanto m Indonesian
Masculine form of Yanti.

Yanuar m & f Indonesian
From the name of the month of January, typically given to children born in that month.

Yanuarius m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Januarius.

Yanxian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

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

Yanyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 炎 (yán) meaning "flaming, blazing, burning, red", 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" all combined with themselves... [more]

Yanying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 炎 (yán) meaning "flame, blaze" or 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy".

Yao f & m Chinese
Chinese unisex given name written with the Hanzi 瑤 (yáo) and meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl".

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".

Yaobang m Chinese

Yaochoca m Nahuatl
Means "to make war cries", from Nahuatl yoatl "war, warfare; combatant" and choca "to cry, weep; to bleat, roar, growl".

Yaochopin m Nahuatl

Yaocihuatl f & m Nahuatl
Means "war woman, warrior woman" in Nahuatl, from yaotl "combatant; war, battle" and cihuatl "woman".

Yaocuixtli m Nahuatl
Means "war kite, combative kite", derived from Nahuatl yao- "war, combat" and cuixtli "kite (bird of prey)".

Yaomeca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yaotl "war, warfare; combatant" and mecatl "cord, rope".

Yaomitl m Nahuatl
Means "war arrow" in Nahuatl.

Yaonemitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yaotl "combatant; war, battle" and nemi "to live, to dwell; to be; to go about, to walk", possibly meaning "to live like a combatant" or "to be war-like".