This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is _y*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)From the English word
cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek
kuparissos.
Cywair m WelshDerived from
cywair meaning “proper order, fit state or condition”.
Dyfan m WelshThe name of an obscure 2nd-century Welsh saint.
Dyfri m WelshTransferred use of the name of a river in Wales. The name itself is derived from Welsh
dwfr "water".
Dyfrig m WelshWelsh form of
Dubricius, derived from Celtic *
dubro "dark, unclean" (source of Welsh
dŵr "water") and *
r-
g- "king". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint... [
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Dyr m HistoryVariant of
Dir recorded in the
Nikon Chronicle. The name is likely derived from Old Norse
dýr "deer, wild animal" or
dýrr "dear, precious".
Dýri m Icelandic (Rare), Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
dýr "animal", but also associated with the Icelandic adjective
dýr meaning "valuable, expensive, precious".
Dyrrhachius m Greek MythologyA son of Poseidon and Melissa, from whom the town of Dyrrachium derived its name; for formerly it was called Epidamnus, after the father of Melissa. (Paus. vi. 10, in fin.; Steph. Byz. s. v. Durrachion.)
Dýrvér m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
dýr "deer" and
vér "fighter".
Dyzma m Polish (Rare)Polish form of Δυσμάς
(Dysmas) (see
Dismas). Known bearers of this name include the Polish poet, writer and playwright Dyzma Bończa-Tomaszewski (1749-1825) and the Polish sociologist and politician Dyzma Gałaj (1915-2000).
Eyfari m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ey "island" and
fara "to go, to move, to travel".
Eyfastr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ey "island" and
fastr "firmly, fast".
Eying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".
Eyjólfr m Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
ey meaning "island" or "good fortune" and
ulfr meaning "wolf".
Eyjólfur m IcelandicComposed from the Germanic name elements
EY (with unclear meanings) and
ULF "wolf".... [
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Eylam m & f Hebrew (Rare)The name of one of the biblical Noah's grandsons. It means "one who is eternal".
Eylem f & m Turkish"Eylem" means "work" or "action". It is the noun form of verb "eylemek", which means "to do" or "to act".
Eymar m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
ey "island" or
ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *
aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse
mærr "famous".
Eyþór m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
ey possibly meaning "good fortune" or "always" or "island" combined with
Þór. A famous bearer is Icelandic singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (1989-).
Eyðtór m FaroeseFaroese name with the combination of
auðr "prosperity", "fortune", "riches" and
þórr "thunder".
Gyaltsen m & f TibetanMeans "mark of victory" in Tibetan, derived from རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "to be victorious, to win" combined with མཚན
(mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".
Gyeom m & f KoreanSino-Korean reading of such hanja as 謙 meaning "humble, modest" or 蒹 meaning "reed."
Gyeong-eun f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" or 景 "scenery, view" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver".
Gyeong-ho m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 敬 "respect, honor" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".
Gyeong-su m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".
Gyi m BurmeseMeans "great, big, senior" in Burmese.
Gyi m & f BurmeseMeans "big, large, great" in Burmese.
Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse MythologyModern form of
GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from
gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or
gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.
Gylippos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is a bit uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek γύλιος
(gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies (see
Gylon)... [
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Gylon m Ancient GreekPossibly derived from Greek γύλιος
(gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies.... [
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Gyrðr m Old NorseOld Norse short form of
Guðrøðr (see
Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."
Gytautas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
geidauti "to wish; to want; to desire; to long for" and
tauta "the people".
Gyu-dam m & f KoreanCombination of a
gyu hanja, like 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and a
dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle."
Gyu-ha m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 圭 (
gyu) "jade pointed at top" and 夏 (
ha) "summer; great, grand, big".
Gyu-ha f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer"... [
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Gyu-hui f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
Gyu-hyeon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 圭 "jade pointed at top" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Cho Kyu-hyun (1988-).
Gyu-jong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 奎 "stride of man" and 鐘 "clock; bell".
Gyu-ri f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 奎
(gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭
(gyu) or 珪
(gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 利
(ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," 理
(ri) meaning "govern, rule; repair; notice, find," 里
(ri) meaning "village," 璃
(ri) meaning "jewel" or 俐
(ri) meaning "smart, intelligent," among other hanja combinations.... [
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Gyuseok m KoreanFrom 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 錫 "bestow, confer".
Hyang m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Munjong (1414-1452), fifth king of Joseon.
Hyde m English (Rare)From the English surname
Hyde. Fictional bearers of the surname include the criminal Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Steven Hyde, known simply as Hyde, a character played by Danny Masterson on the American television sitcom
That '70s Show (1998-2006).
Hydref m & f WelshMeans "autumn, October" in Welsh, ultimately derived from
hydd "stag" and
bref "call, cry; lowing, bleat".
Hye-deok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (
hye) and 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" (
deok). Other Hanja combinations are also possible.
Hyeok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".
Hyeokgyu m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare" and 奎 (gyu) "stride of man".
Hyeok-jae m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".
Hyeol m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Seongjong (1457-1495), ninth king of Joseon.
Hyeong-gon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".
Hyeon-gon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".
Hyeong-su m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China.
Hyeong-won m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 馨 "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" and 遠 "distant, remote, far; profound".
Hyeonji f & m Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon) combined with 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence"
Hyeon-jin m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (
hyeon) and 進 "advance, make progress, enter" or 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" (
jin).
Hyeon-jun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (
hyeon) and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome" (
jun).
Hyeon-jung m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 重 "heavy, weighty; double".
Hyeon-seo f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 晛 "sunlight" and 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious".
Hyeon-Seok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢
(hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able", 鉉
(hyeon) which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron, or 玄
(hyeon) meaning "dark, black, mysterious" combined with 石
(seok) meaning "stone", 碩
(seok) meaning "big, large" or 錫
(seok) meaning "tin"... [
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Hyeon-seong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 聖 "holy, sacred; sage".
Hyeon-seung m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" (
hyeon), and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (
seung).
Hyeon-sik m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".
Hyeon-su m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (
hyeon), and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China (
su).
Hyeontak m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 탁 meaning wide
Hye-seong m & f KoreanMeans "comet" from Sino-Korean 彗星 (mainly masculine), made up of 彗 (
hye) meaning "comet" and 星 (
seong) meaning "star." Other hanja used include 惠 (
hye) meaning "grace, blessing," 成 (
seong) meaning "attain, achieve" and 性 (
seong) meaning "nature, character, personality."
Hygebald m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
hyge "thought, mind" and
beald "bold". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint, also known as Hybald.
Hyjnor m Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
hyjnor "divine, godly" and, figuratively, "miraculous, marvelous; extraordinary".
Hylaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ὑλαιος
(Hylaios), which is probably derived from Greek ὕλη
(hylē) meaning "forest, woodland". However, it could also have been derived from Greek ὗλις
(hylis) "mud" or from Greek ὑλάω
(hylaō) meaning "to bark, to bay"... [
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Hylur m IcelandicFrom Icelandic
hylur meaning "pool, deep hole in a beck".
Hymen m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
hymenaios meaning "bridal song, hymeneal (wedding hymn)". In Greek mythology Hymen was the god of marriage and weddings, supposed to preside over every wedding.
Hymeneus m Biblical, Biblical LatinVariant of
Hymenaeus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least two English Bibles: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.
Hymir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse
húm meaning "semi-darkness, twilight". In Norse mythology this was the name of a giant (jǫtunn), according to
Hymiskviða the father of the god
Tyr, from whom
Thor wanted to fetch a cauldron for the Æsir... [
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Hyness m Popular CultureHyness is the principal villain in Kirby Star Allies, serving as the penultimate boss in Story Mode.
Hyōe m JapaneseThis name combines 兵 (
hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" and 衛 (ei,
e) meaning "defense, protection."... [
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Hyo-jeong f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (
hyo), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal", 正 "right, proper, correct" or 庭 "courtyard" (
jeong).
Hyo-jin f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" (
hyo), and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" or 珍 "precious, valuable, rare" (
jin).
Hyo-jun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 準 "rule, guideline, standard".