Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Slavic; and the first letter is Y.
gender
usage
letter
Yakau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jacob (or James).
Yakim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Joachim.
Yakiv m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jacob (or James).
Yakov m Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob (or James), and an alternate transcription of Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (see Yaakov).
Yan 1 m Belarusian
Belarusian variant form of Greek Ioannes (see John).
Yana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana 1.
Yanina f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yana.
Yanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yoan 2.
Yanko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.
Yaraslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yaroslav.
Yaraslava f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Yaroslav.
Yarik m Russian
Russian diminutive 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.
Yaroslava f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian feminine form of Yaroslav.
Yasen m Bulgarian
Means both "ash tree" and "clear, serene" in Bulgarian.
Yasha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yakov.
Yauhen m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Eugene.
Yauheniya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Eugenia.
Yavor m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Javor.
Yefim m Russian
Russian vernacular form of Euthymius.
Yefrem m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Ephraim.
Yegor m Russian
Russian form of George.
Yekaterina f Russian
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.
Yelena f Russian
Russian form of Helen.
Yelisey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Elisha.
Yelizaveta f Russian
Russian form of Elizabeth. This was the name of an 18th-century Russian empress.
Yelysaveta f Ukrainian
Traditional Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.
Yelyzaveta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.
Yemelyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Yermolai m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ермолай (see Yermolay).
Yeseniya f Russian
Russian form of Yesenia. The 1971 Mexican movie was extremely popular in the Soviet Union.
Yesfir f Russian
Russian form of Esther.
Yeva f Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.
Yevdokiya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Eudocia.
Yevgen m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Євген (see Yevhen).
Yevgeni m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).
Yevgeniy m Russian
Russian form of Eugene.
Yevgeniya f Russian
Russian form of Eugenia.
Yevgeny m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).
Yevhen m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugene.
Yevheniy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugene.
Yevheniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugenia.
Yevlogiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulogius.
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.
Yoan 2 m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of John.
Yoana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of John.
Yordan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jordan.
Yordana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Jordan.
Yordanka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Jordan.
Yosif m Bulgarian, Tatar
Bulgarian and Tatar form of Joseph.
Yosyp m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Joseph.
Yudif f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Judith.
Yuli m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлий (see Yuliy).
Yulia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлия or Ukrainian/Belarusian Юлія (see Yuliya).
Yulian m Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Julian.
Yuliana f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Indonesian
Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Indonesian form of Juliana.
Yulianna f Russian
Russian variant form of Juliana.
Yuliy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Julius.
Yuliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Julia.
Yuliyan m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Юлиан (see Yulian).
Yuliyana f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Юлиана (see Yuliana).
Yulya f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya.
Yura m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.
Yuri 1 m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий, Ukrainian Юрій or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).
Yuriy m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of George. This name was borne by Yuriy Dolgorukiy, a 12th-century grand prince of Kyiv. The Soviet cosmonaut Yuriy (or Yuri) Gagarin (1934-1968), the first man to travel to space, was another famous bearer of this name.
Yury m Russian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).
Yustina f Russian
Russian form of Iustina (see Justina).
Yveta f Czech
Czech form of Yvette.
Yvetta f Czech
Czech variant of Iveta.
Yvona f Czech
Czech form of Yvonne.