Browse Names

Yael f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jael.

Yaen f Hebrew
Means "ostrich" in Hebrew.

Yafa f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew יָפֶה (yafe) meaning "beautiful, pleasant".

Yago m Spanish
Spanish form of Iacobus (see James). The form Santiago refers more specifically to the New Testament apostles.

Yair m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Spanish (Latin American)
Hebrew form of Jair, as well as a Spanish variant.

Yale m English (Rare)
From a Welsh surname, which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial).

Yama 1 m Hinduism
Means "twin" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of death. According to the Vedas he was the first mortal being, or in other words, the first person to die. This name is related to Persian Jam.

Yama 2 m Pashto
Pashto form of Jam.

Yami f Hinduism
Means "twin" in Sanskrit. According to the Vedas this was the name of the first woman, the twin sister of Yama, later equated with the river goddess Yamuna.

Yana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana 1.

Yang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

Yann m Breton, French
Breton form of John.

Ya'ra m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jarah.

Yara 1 f Arabic
From Persian یار (yār) meaning "friend, helper".

Yara 2 f Tupi
Variant of Iara.

Yash m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory".

Yasu 1 f & m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 坦 (yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level", as well as other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Yasu 2 m Theology (Arabized)
Form of Jesus used by Arabic-speaking Christians. Muslims use عيسى (ʿĪsā), the form in the Quran.

Yehu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehu.

Yeva f Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.

Yima m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jam.

Ying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever", or 影 (yǐng) meaning "image, shadow", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ylfa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ylva.

Ylli m Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".

Ylva f Swedish, Norwegian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

Yoan 1 m French
French form of Johann.

Yoan 2 m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of John.

Yoav m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joab.

Yoda m Popular Culture
The name of a short green alien in the Star Wars series of movies, first appearing in the second movie The Empire Strikes Back (1980). The name has no meaning; it was devised for its sound by creator George Lucas.

Yoel m Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joel, as well as a Spanish variant.

Yōko f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yoko f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽子 or 洋子 (see Yōko).

Yona m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonah. It is a unisex name in modern Hebrew.

Yong m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja 勇 meaning "brave". It can be formed by other characters besides those listed here.

Yoni m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.

Yora m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jorah.

Yori m Japanese
From Japanese 頼 (yori) meaning "rely" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

York m English
From an English surname that was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, Latinized as Eboracum, meaning "yew" in Brythonic. In the Anglo-Saxon period it was corrupted to Eoforwic, as if from Old English eofor "boar" and wic "village". This was rendered as Jórvík by the Vikings and eventually reduced to York.

Yōta m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other character combinations are possible.

Yrjö m Finnish
Finnish form of Jurian.

Yuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters are also possible.

Yuda m Indonesian
Means "war" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit युद्ध (yuddha).

Yūji m Japanese
From Japanese 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Yura m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

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.

Yury m Russian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

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.

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.

Yvan m French
French form of Ivan.

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.

Yvon m French
Medieval diminutive of Yves.