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Yachle'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jahleel.

Yamikani m & f Chewa
Means "be grateful, praise" in Chewa.

Yamileth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila.

Yaraslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yaroslav.

Yaropolk m Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and pŭlkŭ "people, host". This name was borne by two rulers of Kievan Rus (10th and 12th centuries).

Yaroslav m Russian, Ukrainian
Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and slava "glory". Yaroslav the Wise was an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv who expanded Kievan Rus to its greatest extent.

Yedidyah m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).

Yehoshua m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joshua.

Yehudiya f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudijah.

Yekholya f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jecoliah.

Yekhonya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeconiah.

Yemelyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Yénnifer f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Jennifer.

Yeong-Hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty" or 嬉 (hui) meaning "enjoy, play". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Yeong-Suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" and 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Yeriyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeriah.

Yermolai m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ермолай (see Yermolay).

Yermolay m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hermolaos.

Yeruslan m Folklore
From Tatar Уруслан (Uruslan), which was possibly from Turkic arslan meaning "lion". Yeruslan Lazarevich is the name of a hero in Russian and Tatar folktales. These tales were based on (or at least influenced by) Persian tales of their hero Rostam.

Yeseniya f Russian
Russian form of Yesenia. The 1971 Mexican movie was extremely popular in the Soviet Union.

Yessenia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yesenia.

Yevdokim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eudokimos.

Yevfimiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Euthymius.

Yevgeniy m Russian
Russian form of Eugene.

Yevheniy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugene.

Yevlogiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulogius.

Yewubdar f Amharic
Means "beautiful beyond limits" from Amharic ውብ (wb) meaning "beautiful" and ዳር (dar) meaning "limit, horizon, frontier, shore".

Yezekael m Breton
Breton form of Iudicael (see Judicaël).

Yıldırım m Turkish
Means "lightning" in Turkish.

Yishma'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ishmael.

Yitzchaq m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Isaac.

Yngvildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvild.

Yochanan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of John (and Johanan). This is a contracted form of the longer name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehoḥanan).

Yocheved f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jochebed.

Yohannes m Amharic
Amharic form of John.

Yolotzin f & m Nahuatl
Means "beloved heart" in Nahuatl, from yōllōtl "heart" and the suffix tzin "beloved, revered".

Yordanka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Jordan.

Yoshirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).

Young-Hee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영희 (see Yeong-Hui).

Young-Soo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영수 (see Yeong-Su).

Yugurten m Ancient Berber
Berber form of Jugurtha.

Yulianna f Russian
Russian variant form of Juliana.

Yuliyana f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Юлиана (see Yuliana).

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