Names Matching Pattern *ya (page 2)

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Vasya m Russian
Diminutive of Vasiliy.

Verusya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Vera 1.

Vidya f Hinduism, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Means "knowledge, science, learning" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Vijaya m & f Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi
Means "victory" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form विजय and the feminine form विजया, both of which occur as names or epithets in Hindu scripture. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century BC king of Sri Lanka.... [more]

Viktoriya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Victoria, as well as an alternate transcription of Belarusian Вікторыя (see Viktoryia).

Viktorya f Armenian
Armenian form of Victoria.

Vitaliya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian feminine form of Vitalis (see Vitale).

Vitya m Russian
Diminutive of Viktor.

Volodya m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Volya m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.

Wafiya f Arabic
Feminine form of Wafi.

Widya f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Vidya.

Xshathra Vairya m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Shahrivar.

Ya f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Yahya m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form. This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.

Yauheniya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Eugenia.

Yedidya m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidiah.

Yehudiya f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudijah.

Yekholya f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jecoliah.

Yekhonya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeconiah.

Yemayá f Afro-American Mythology
Spanish form of Yemọja, used in various Afro-American syncretic religions in the Caribbean and South America. In Cuba she is identified with Our Lady of Regla, an aspect of the Virgin Mary.

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

Yevdokiya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Eudocia.

Yevfrosiniya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Euphrosyne.

Yevgeniya f Russian
Russian form of Eugenia.

Yevheniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugenia.

Yevpraksiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eupraxia. This was the name of a daughter of Vsevolod I, grand prince of Kyiv, who became the wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV.

Yuliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Julia.

Zakariya m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Zakariyya m Arabic
Arabic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zakiya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya).

Zakiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaki.

Zaya f Mongolian
Means "fate, destiny" in Mongolian.

Zekeriya m Turkish
Turkish form of Zechariah.

Zekharya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zechariah.

Zendaya f African American (Modern)
Borne by the American actress Zendaya Coleman (1996-), known simply as Zendaya. Her name was apparently inspired by the Shona name Tendai.

Zevadya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebadiah.

Zhansaya f Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and сая (saya) meaning "shadow, shade, protection, comfort" (both words of Persian origin).

Zhenya f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy or a Bulgarian diminutive of Evgeniya.

Zinoviya f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Zenobia.

Ziya m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, light, glow" in Arabic. This was the name of a 14th-century Islamic Indian historian.

Zoya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.

Zyanya f Zapotec
Possibly means "forever, always" in Zapotec. It appears in the novel Aztec (1980) by the American author Gary Jennings.