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Vígundr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Víkætill m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and ketill "cauldron".

Villanus m History, Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Medieval Latin name meaning "farmhand", a derivative of villa "country house, farm". It was borne by an Italian Catholic saint of the 13th century.

Vímundr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and mund "hand, protection".

Vinitharya m Literature, Germanic (Latinized)
Derived from Gothic ''Winid-haria'' meaning "pasture-armyman" or "Winidas-armyman". In Tolkien's legendarium, this is the birth name of Eldacar, who is given a name from his mother's people due to his birth in Rhovanion.

Vinitius m Ancient Roman
Means "one who works on the vineyard, wine-grower". From the Latin vinitor.

Vinjar m Norwegian
Either derived from of Old Norse vinr "friend" and herr "army" or based on place names that contains the Old Norse element vin "meadow, pasture".

Virineya f Mordvin, Russian (Rare)
Claimed to be a Mordvin name meaning "seeing in the forest". This was used for the title character of 'Virineya' (1969), a Soviet film which was ultimately based on a 1924 novel by Lidiya Seyfullina (1889-1954).

Virmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb vyrauti meaning "to prevail, to (pre)dominate", which is etymologically related to the Lithuanian noun vyras meaning "man"... [more]

Virta f & m Finnish
Means "river"

Vírún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and rún "secret".

Viryay m Mordvin
From the Mordvin word вирь (vir') meaning "forest".

Vishpala f Hinduism
From viś "settlement, village" and bala "strong", "protecting the settlement" or "strong settlement". It's the name of a famous warrior queen in the Rigveda according to Griffith, a famous indologist... [more]

Vishwajit m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "conqueror of the universe" from Sanskrit विश्व (víśva) meaning "world, universe" and जीत (jīt) meaning "victory".

Vishwanath m Indian, Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit विश्वनाथ (vishvanatha) meaning "lord of the universe", derived from विश्व (vishva) meaning "world, universe" and नाथ (natha) meaning "master, lord"... [more]

Vismantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Baltic vis meaning "all" (see Visvaldas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Viterico m Medieval Spanish, Gothic (Hispanicized), History
From wid "forest", and -ric "poweful".... [more]

Viðfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements viðr "forest, wood, tree" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Víurðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse *vévǫrðr, véurr meaning "holy warder, guide of a sanctuary", combined with vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and vǫrðr "guard".

Vojmir m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and mir meaning "peace" or "world"..

Volburg m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German folk meaning "people, nation" and burg meaning "castle, city".

Volkdag m Medieval German (Rare)
Derived from Old High German folk meaning "people, nation" and tag meaning "day".

Volkiva f Medieval English
Derived from Old English folc meaning "people, nation" and gifu meaning "gift".

Volswinde f Medieval German
Derived from Old High German folk "people, nation" and Gothic swinþs "strong".

Voney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Vosdan m Armenian
Means "capital", "free city", "royal" in Armenian.

Võso m Estonian (Archaic)
Derived from Estonian võsa "bush, copse, thicket".

Vusumuzi m Zulu
Means "builder of the home" in Zulu.

Wadi f & m Arabic
"Valley" Arabian Valley in Saudi Arabia

Wailani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly water" from Hawaiian wai "water" and lani "heaven, sky".

Wailele f Hawaiian
Means "waterfall" in Hawaiian.

Waipuna m Hawaiian
Meaning "spring water", from the Hawaiian elements wai "water" and puna "spring (of water)".

Waitara f Maori
Derived from the Maori waitara, possibly meaning "mountain stream" or "pure water".

Waitherero f Kikuyu
Means "of down river" in Kikuyu.

Waku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 新 (wa) meaning "fresh, new", 笑 (wa) meaning "laugh", 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" or 航 (wa) meaning "navigate, sail, cruise, fly" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 雲 (ku) meaning "cloud", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine" or 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red"... [more]

Wakuni f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]

Wakuri f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 和久利, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]

Waldegard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic valdan "to reign." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Walden m Literature
Place name from Old English: “wooded valley”.... [more]

Wanchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".

Wanchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Wandalgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from vandal, which is an extended form of vand, which in turn comes from Gothic vandjan (see Wandegard)... [more]

Wandegard f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vandjan "to turn, to wrap (up)", or from Gothic vandus "twig, staff, stick." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Wanfeng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple tree" or 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit".

Wanlin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) meaning "innumerable, numerous" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Wanqing m & f Chinese
Means "he who reigns over the land" in Chinese.

Wanshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Wanwu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 乌 (wū) meaning "black, dark" or "crow, raven".

Wanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Wanyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Wanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, mysterious gem".

Waraqucha f Quechua
Means "star of the sea" in Quechua.

Waringard f Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from varin, but we don't know where varin itself comes from... [more]

Waris f African, Somali
Means "desert flower" in Somali.

Wasa f Polynesian
From Proto-Polynesian *wasa, meaning "sea".

Wasan m Thai
Means "spring (the season)" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta).

Wasantha m Sinhalese
Means "spring (the season)" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta).

Watari m & f Japanese (Rare)
This is, essentially, a variant of Wataru (compare Hikari to Hikaru and Nozomi to Nozomu).... [more]

Wataru m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 渉 (wataru) meaning "to ford or to cross a body of water" or 亘 (wataru) meaning "span, request" or 渡 (wataru) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross" or 航 (wataru) meaning "navigate"... [more]

Waylla f Quechua
Means "plain, prairie" in Quechua.

Waytamayu f Quechua
Derived from Quechua wayta "flower" and mayu "river".

Weda f East Frisian
Feminine short form of names containing the Germanic name element WID "wood".

Weifeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable, jade" or 未 (wèi) referring to the eighth Earthly Branch (1 PM to 3 PM), which itself is associated with the sheep of the Chinese zodiac, combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak" or 風 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]

Weiguo m Chinese
From Chinese 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" or 纬 (wěi) meaning "weft, woof (a horizontal thread in a woven fabric)" combined with 国 (guó) meaning "country"... [more]

Weilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, thick, ornamental" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist".

Weilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn", 林 (lín) meaning "woods, forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Weiman f Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" and 缦 (màn) meaning "plain silk".

Weiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, and 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" or 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring".

Weizhen f Chinese
From Chinese 渭 (wei), meaning "The Wei River in Shaanxi" and 贞 (zhen), meaning "virtuous, loyal".

Welat m Kurdish
Means "homeland, land" in Kurdish.

Wenchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Wenfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Wenjing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view", 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil", 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city", 镜 (jìng) meaning "glass, mirror" or 井 (jǐng) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit"... [more]

Wenlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".

Wenshang f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 上 (shàng) meaning "top, superior, highest".

Wenyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "language, writing" or 汶 (wèn) referring to a river in China combined with 雁 (yàn) "wild goose" or 岩 (yán) "cliff, mountain", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Wenyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" or 玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Weorcgyð f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Composed of the Old English elements weorc meaning "work" and guð meaning "battle". This unattested/reconstructed name might have given rise to the name of Worsley, a village in the historic county of Lancashire, England; according to the Dictionary of British Place Names, the place name could mean "woodland clearing of a woman named Weorcgyth or a man named Weorchaeth" (the second element in either case being Old English leah).

Wiang m & f Thai
Means "(walled) city, town" in Thai.

Wiangchai m Thai
From Thai เวียง (wiang) meaning "walled city, town" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Widmar m German
German name composed of the elements witu "wood" and mari "famous".

Wijayatunggadewi f History
Derived from Sanskrit विजयतुङ्गदेवी (vijayatuṅgadevi) meaning "victory of the high goddess". This name was borne by Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (also known as Tribhuwannottunggadewi Jayawishnuwardhani (from Sanskrit त्रिभुवनतुङ्गदेवी जयविष्णुवर्धनी (tribhuvanatuṅgadewi jayavishnuvardhani) meaning "high goddess of the three worlds, victory of Vishnu's prosperity"), a Javanese queen regnant and the third Majapahit monarch, who reigned from 1328 to 1350.

Wilgard f Germanic, German
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Winegarde f Medieval French, Medieval English, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wini meaning "friend" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".

Winigard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German wini "friend." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Wirzchosław m Polish
Derived from Slavic wierzch "summit, peak, tip" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Wisgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German wîsan "to rule, to lead" (or from wîso "leader" or wîs "wise"). The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Witbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Old High German bald meaning "bold, brave".

Witbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Old High German beraht meaning "bright".

Witbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Old Norse brand meaning "sword".

Witburg f Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements witu meaning "wood" and burg meaning "fortress".... [more]

Witeric m Germanic
Means "powerful forest", derived from Old High German witu "forest, wood" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Witiko m German
From Gothic widu-gauja "wood barker", a kenning for the wolf.... [more]

Witimer m Germanic
Means "famous forest", derived from Old High German witu "forest, wood" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".

Witte m & f Low German, Dutch
Short form of names formed with the Germanic name element witu "wood, forest".

Witubern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Witugis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German witu "forest, wood." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Witulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu "forest, wood" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Wivina f Medieval, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the Franco-Flemish abbess and saint Wivina of Groot-Bijgaarden (c. 1103-1170). She is known in modern French as Wivine de Grand-Bigard. After her lifetime, the usage of this name has mainly been in her honour.... [more]

Wole m Yoruba
“God has come home, God has entered, wealth has come home”.

Won-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," (won) 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" (won) or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman." (won) and 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "grace, favour, gratitude"

Wonjae m Korean
From 元 (won) "first; dollar; origin; head" or 園 (won) "garden; park, orchard" and 才 "talent, ability" or 宰(jae) "To rule"

Won-ji f Korean
From Sino-Korean 源 (won) meaning "root, source," 元 (won) meaning "beginning," 園 (won) meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 (won) meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman." and 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom; knowledge", 知 (ji) meaning "to know; to be aware", 支 (ji) meaning "to support, to sustain", 鋕 (ji) meaning "to engrave; to record", 志 (ji) meaning "sign; mark"

Wonseok m Korean
From 元 (won) "first; dollar; origin; head" or 園 (won) "garden; park, orchard" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Woo m & f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 우 (woo/u) that can be the Korean Hanja 瑀 (woo/u) meaning "agate" or 俁 (woo/u) meaning "big; great" or 宇 (woo/u) meaning "whole world; universe; house" or 佑 (woo/u) meaning "help" or 又 (woo/u) meaning "again; also (affix)"... [more]

Worrall m English
The surname/name (Worrall) is composed of the Old English elements wir, which means "myrtle" and halh, which means "nook or corner of land." The surname/name translates as "nook of land where bog-myrtle grows."

Wrestling m English (Puritan)
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’. Meaning, "The sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules." Referring to Genesis 32:22-32 in which Jacob wrestles with God... [more]

Wudlac m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wudu "wood" and lac "play, sport; gift, offering" (from laikaz).

Wudumann m Anglo-Saxon
Means "woodman" from the Old English elements wudu "tree, wood, forest" and mann "man".

Wulfgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Wurunšemu f Near Eastern Mythology
The name of a Hattian goddess whose name may potentially mean "Mother of the land".

Wuyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 五 (wǔ) meaning "five", 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 吴 (wú) referring to the ancient state of Wu or 舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [more]

Wynkyn m History (Rare), Literature
Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was William Caxton's journeyman, after whose death he became the first printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, "which was for centuries perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing." It was used in the popular children's poem Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby) (1889).

Wyre m Welsh
The name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.

Xayana f Tuvan
Means "cliff" in Tuvan.

Xaysavanh m & f Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".

Xéhachiwinga f Indigenous American
Means "mountain wolf woman" in Winnebago.

Xelha f Yucatec Maya
Means "a spring of water" in Yucatec Maya.

Xenopatra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with either the Greek noun πάτρα (patra) meaning "fatherland, native land" or Greek πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father"... [more]

Xeyon m English (American)
Xeyon is a masculine given name. It means “the ocean of wisdom people or maesters“. It originates from a masculine or feminine Chinese given name Ziyang (子洋), in which Zi(子) means son/wisdom people/subset, yang(洋) means ocean/fashion/western.

Xheneta f Albanian
Either derived from Albanian xhenet "paradise" or an Albanian form of Cennet.

Xiangchun f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 香椿 (xiāngchūn) the Chinese word for the Chinese mahogany, Toona sinensis, which comes from combining 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" with 椿 (chūn) meaning "Chinese mahogany, camellia, tree of heaven"... [more]

Xiangyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness" or 享 (xiǎng) meaning "enjoy" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Xianlong m Chinese
From Chinese 显 (xiǎn) meaning "manifest, clear", 先 (xiān) meaning "first, before" or 县 (xiàn) meaning "county, prefecture, district" combined with 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon"... [more]

Xiaochun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple"... [more]

Xiaofeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 啸 (xiào) meaning "roar, scream, howl" combined with 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix", 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple", 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak" or 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge", 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]

Xiaojuan f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 涓 (juān) meaning "brook, stream"... [more]

Xiaolan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist"... [more]

Xiaoliang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light", 梁 (liáng) meaning "mast, bridge, elevation, beam", or 良 (liáng) meaning "auspicious, good, beautiful"... [more]

Xiaolin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn"... [more]

Xiaoliu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy", or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [more]

Xiaopeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven" or "clouds, mist" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".

Xiaosuo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 所 (suǒ) meaning "place" or 索 (suǒ) meaning "rope"... [more]

Xiaoting f Chinese
From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak" and 亭 (ting) meaning "upright, straight", 婷 (ting) meaning "graceful, beautiful", 庭 (ting) meaning "court, yard", 廷 (ting) meaning "royal court", or 霆 (ting) meaning "sudden thunder".

Xiaoxi f & m Chinese
Means "little stream" in Chinese.

Xiaoyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks"... [more]

Xiaoyang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 阳, 陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", or 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" (which is typically only masculine)... [more]

Xiaoyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo", or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin" or "reason, cause, fate", 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring", 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", or 愿 (yuàn) meaning "sincere, honest, virtuous".

Xiaoyun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, heaven" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud"... [more]

Xiaozheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven, clouds, mist" and 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".

Xiasen f Chinese
From the Chinese 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Xibei f Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money".

Xichen f Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".

Xielan f Chinese
From the Chinese 谢 (xiè) meaning "thank" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist".

Xier f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 迩 (ěr) meaning "be near".

Ximei f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Ximiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Xinchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or 淳 (chún) meaning "simple, honest".

Xingtian m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 刑 (xing, meaning “punishment”) and 天 (tian, meaning “heaven”). This is the name of a mythological figure who appears in the Shanhaijing (山海经) or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [more]

Xinlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire", 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", or 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue", 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured", 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid", 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" or 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples".

Xinlin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 新 (xīn) meaning "new, fresh", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous", or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]

Xinwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".

Xinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 昕 (xīn) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around", 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, dazzling", 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, flower, leaf", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".

Xinyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning" or 忻 (xīn) meaning "delightful, joyful" and 源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source", 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden", 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete", 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate".

Xipeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".

Xishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, hope for", "rare", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" or 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Xiuhtlaltzin f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl xiuhtlalli "turquoise lands, jade land", itself derived from xihuitl (xiuh-) "turquoise, grass, greenish thing" and tlālli "earth, land, soil", and the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Xiujuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, flowering, luxuriant, refined, graceful" and 涓 (juān) meaning "brook, stream" or "pure".

Xiutian f Chinese
From the Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, flowering, luxuriant, refined, graceful" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Xiuyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, flowering, luxuriant, refined, graceful" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source".

Xixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Xiyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" or 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade", 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant"

Xiyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wing" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Xiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 爰 (yuán) meaning "lead on to", 缘 (yuán) meaning "margin, reason, cause, fate" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Xopanatl m Nahuatl
Means "spring/summer rain shower" in Nahuatl.

Xoxopanxoco f Nahuatl
Means "springtime fruit, fruit of spring" in Nahuatl, derived from xoxopan "spring, green time" and xocotl "fruit".

Xuanming m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 玄 (xuan, meaning “dark, mysterious”) and 冥 (ming, meaning “murky” or “sea”). This is a byname of Yuqiang, the Chinese god of the north, winter and water.

Xuefeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak", 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple" or 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge"... [more]

Xueyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 巖 (yán) meaning "cliff, rock" or "dangerous, important", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", or 淹 (yān) meaning "flood, submerge, soak"... [more]

Xuyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring", 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete" or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful, beautiful woman".

Xyla f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino
Possibly an invented name, perhaps based on Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross".

Xylia f English (Modern, Rare)
From xylo, a Greek root meaning "wood".

Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]

Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.

Xylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood, timber", a word used in the New Testament of the cross (for example, Acts of the Apostles 5:30 and 10:39).

Yaar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "forest" in Hebrew, also masculine form of Yaara.

Ya'ari m Hebrew
From Hebrew יער ya'ar meaning "forest".

Yachiho f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 八 (ya) meaning "eight" 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain, crest of a wave".

Yachiyo f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 弥 (ya) meaning "increasingly" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow"; 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, reason" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom"; and 代 (yo) or 世 (yo) meaning "world, generation", or 夜 (yo) meaning "night, evening".

Yađgöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir яҙ (yað) meaning "spring (season)" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".

Yahvi f Indian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit यह्वी (yahvi) meaning "heaven and earth".

Yakni f & m Chickasaw, Choctaw
The Chickasaw and Choctaw word for "Earth"

Yakyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 野 (ya) meaning "area, field" combined with 鳩 (kyuu) meaning "pigeon, dove". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yalçındağ m Azerbaijani
Means "steep mountain" in Azerbaijani.

Yalçınqaya m Azerbaijani
Means "steep rock, cliff" in Azerbaijani.

Yaluta f Miwok
Miwok name meaning "women out on flat telling one another there are lots of farewell-to-spring seed", farewell-to-spring being a flowering plant native to coastal areas of California and the Pacific Northwest (species Clarkia amoena), the seeds of which Miwok people gathered to grind for food.

Yam f & m Hebrew
Means "sea, ocean" in Hebrew. Known bearers include Yam Kaspers Anshel (1998-), an Israeli beauty pageant winner, and Yam Madar (2000-), an Israeli basketball player.

Yama f Japanese (Archaic)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 山 (yama) meaning "mountain". ... [more]

Yamabuki f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 山吹, referring to the plant known as Kerria japonica (or just Kerria since it is the sole species in the genus Kerria), which belongs to the rose family. It combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 吹 (sui, fu.ku, fuki) meaning "blow, puff, emit."... [more]

Yamachi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 知 (chi) meaning "knowledge". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yamako m & f Japanese
Means "mountain child" in Japanese.

Yamandú m Tupi, Guarani
Means "the precursor of the waters (of the world)" in Tupi-Guaraní.

Yanamayu m Quechua
Means "black river" in Quechua.

Yanchun f & m Chinese
Yan 2 can mean "rocks,cliff" for males and "beautiful, gorgeous" for girls. Chun means "spring (the season)".

Yanfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", or 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" combined with 風 (fēng) meaning "wind, style", 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]

Yangzi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 阳/陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", or 杨/楊 (yáng) meaning "poplar tree" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child"... [more]

Yanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest".

Yanming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 衍 (yán) meaning "overflow, spill over", or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) "sing, call, cry"... [more]

Yano f Japanese
From Japanese 也 (ya) meaning "also", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 埜 (ya) meaning "open country, field, wilderness", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop, dealer, seller", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut tree", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" or 耶 (ya), an interjection combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 暢 (no) meaning "stretch", 弐 (no) meaning "two, second", 展 (no) meaning "unfold, expand", 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 音 (no) meaning "sound", 信 (no) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust" or 倫 (no) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]

Yáochí Jīnmǔ f Far Eastern Mythology
Alternative name or epithet of the Queen Mother of the West, which translates to "Golden Mother of the Nacre Lake" or "Golden Mother of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake".

Yapu f Aymara
Means "land which has been planted before harvest" in Aymara.

Yaquin m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl yaqui "departed, gone, having left for a place".

Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]

Yashio m & f Japanese
Combination of a ya kanji, e.g. 八 meaning "eight," and 潮 (shio) meaning "tide, current; sea water."... [more]

Yasue f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet" or 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet, happy, healthy" and 江 (e) meaning "large river".

Yasuki m Japanese
This name combines 安 (an, yasu, yasu.i, yasu.maru, yasu.raka) meaning "cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested", 康 (kou, yasu) meaning "ease, peace" or 泰 (tai, yasu) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand" with 貴 (ki, tatto.i, touto.i) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value", 輝 (ki, kagaya.ku) meaning "gleam, radiance, shine, sparkle, twinkle", 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 喜 (ki, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in" or 紀 (ki) meaning "account, annals, chronicle, geologic period, history, narrative."... [more]

Yasumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful", 恭 (yasu) meaning "respect", 康 (yasu) meaning "peace", 妥 (yasu) meaning "gentle", 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm", 悌 (yasu) meaning "brotherly, respectful", 寧 (yasu) meaning "rather", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 保 (yasu) meaning "to raise; to rear", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 靖 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing" or 晏 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet", 州 (su) meaning "prefecture", 寸 (su) meaning "measurement" or 壽 or 寿 (su) both meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit", 純 (mi) meaning "pure", 身 (mi) meaning "body, identity", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 生 (mi) meaning "raw, live", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 己 (mi) meaning "self", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook, remote place" or 満 (mi) meaning "fullness"... [more]

Yasuno f Japanese
From Japanese 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yasur m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Yasur is a first name and a last name that refers to some types of birds that live near the sea.... [more]

Yasuyo f Japanese
Yasu means "Calm, Easy, Peaceful, Thailand, Respectful, Reverent, Content, Quiet, , Relax, Rested, Cheap, Flat, Even",etc. depending on kanji. Yo means "World, Generation, Age, Substitute, Replace".

Yayloq m Uzbek
Means "pasture" in Uzbek.

Yaylov m Uzbek
Means "pasture" in Uzbek.

Yayoe f Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yazçiçək f Azerbaijani
Means "spring flower" in Azerbaijani.

Yazgülər f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani yaz meaning "spring" and the given name Gülər.

Yealem Tsehay f Amharic
Means "sun of the world" in Amharic.

Yejira f Northern African (Archaic)
“flowing river” or “white flowers”

Yenningtamba m Manipuri
Means "born in spring" in Meitei.

Yeong-bae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".

Yeongeun f Korean
From 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon) and 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".

Yeonhyeok m Korean
From 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon) and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Yeon-sook m Korean
From Sino-Korean 然 yeon ("open immortality, pledge, promise"), 蓮 yeon ("lotus, water lily; paradise), 燕 yeon ("swallow (bird)"), or 連 yeon ("join, connect; continuous; even") and 淑 suk ("good, pure, virtuous")... [more]

Yeprad m Armenian
Means "Euphrates river" in Armenian.

Yerma f Theatre, Spanish (Rare)
The title character in a tragic play by the Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca: Yerma (1934). Her name is the feminine form of the Spanish word yermo meaning "desert" or "barren".

Yer Tanri f Mythology
Turkic Earth goddess, her name is derived from yer meaning "earth" and tanrı meaning "god, deity".

Ye-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) "art; talent, ability; craft" or 乂 (ye) "govern, control, manage; nurture" combined with 元 (won) "first; dollar; origin; head" or 園 (won) "garden; park, orchard".

Yeying f Chinese
From the Chinese 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around".

Yezr m Armenian
Means "shore, bank" or "margin, border" in Armenian.

Yifeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 一 (yī) meaning "one", 易 (yì) meaning "exchange, change", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" or 衣 (yī) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge", 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak" or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]

Yimantuwingyai m New World Mythology
A culture hero of the Hupa (California) and the one who established world order. He was the leader of the beings (the Kihunai) who inhabited the world before the Hupa. He combined trickiness and eroticism with heroic qualities... [more]

Yimin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 意 (yì) meaning "thought, mind, idea, sense", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 逸 (yì) meaning "escape, flee", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper" or 依 (yī) meaning "rely on" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven"... [more]

Yinchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Yingchun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 迎 (yíng) meaning "welcome, receive, greet" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yingquan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 盈 (yíng) meaning "be full of, overflowing" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Yingtian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Yingxi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颖 (yǐng) meaning "rice tassel, sharp point" or "clever", 盈 (yíng) meaning "fill, full of, overflowing", 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, shining, dazzling", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid" or 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine" and 希 (xī) meaning "rare" or "hope for", 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream", 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" or 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

Yinxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money, wealth" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Yinxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 垠 (yín) meaning "boundary, riverbank" or 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day-lily".

Yiquan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 宜 (yí) "appropriate, suitable" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Yitan f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad" and 潭 (tán) meaning "deep pool", "deep, profound".

Yiwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial".

Yixiao f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad", or 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish" and 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven" or "clouds, mist" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".

Yiying f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad", 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory" or 翊 (yì) meaning "flying, assist, help, respect" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around", 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", or 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal", 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Yizhou m & f Chinese
From Chinese 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, craft", 亦 (yì) meaning "also, too, likewise", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 壹 (yī) meaning "faithful, committed, one", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 義 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness" or 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, recollect" and 洲 (zhōu) meaning "island, islet, continent", 周 (zhōu) meaning "circumference" or referring to the Zhou dynasty or 舟 (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship"... [more]

Yngvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of Ing and vár "spring".

Yohl Ikʼnal f Classic Mayan
Anglicisation of IX-(Y)O꞉L-la IKʼ-NAL-la, the transcription of the name of a queen of the Maya city-state of Palenque, which translates to "Lady Heart of the Wind Place".

Yoichi m Japanese
This name combines 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend", 世 (sei, se, sou, yo, sanjuu) meaning "generation, world, society, public", 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute", 余 (yo, ama.ru, ama.ri, ama.su, anma.ri) meaning "too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder", 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four", 與 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause" or 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, praise, reputation" with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, kazu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]

Yoimiya f Japanese
From Japanese 宵 (yoi) meaning "night" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine, temple". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yōji m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" or 陽 (yō) meaning "sun; sunlight" or 燿 (yō) meaning "shine, sparkle" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two; second" or 次 (ji) meaning "sequence" or 司 (ji) meaning "an official, a director, a boss".... [more]

Yomeko f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (yo) meaning "world", 〆 (me) meaning "letter closed" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yone f Japanese
This name can be used as 米 (bei, mai, meitoru, kome, yone, me) meaning "metre, rice, USA" or it can be used as 与根 with 与 (yo, azuka.ru, ata.eru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "award, bestow, cause, gift, give, godsend, impart, participate in, provide" and 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root."... [more]

Yongfeng m Chinese
From Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 勇 (yǒng) meaning "courage, bravery" combined with 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge" or 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", as well as other character combinations.

Yono f Japanese (Rare)
Combination of a yo kanji, e.g. 与 meaning "gift, award," and a no kanji, e.g. 野 meaning "field."... [more]

Yoonduaru f Bariba
Means "born near a river" in Bariba.

Yoshihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 愛 (yoshi) meaning "love, affection", 伊 (yoshi) meaning "Iraq, Iran", 允 (yoshi) meaning "to grant, to allow, to consent", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 可 (yoshi) meaning "passable", 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise, auspicious", 賀 (yoshi) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate", 歓 (yoshi) meaning "happy, pleased, glad", 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice", 宜 (yoshi) meaning "best regards", 義 (yoshi) meaning "right conduct; righteousness; justice; morality", 圭 (yoshi) meaning "jade pointed at top", 恵 (yoshi) meaning "favour, benefit", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "celebrate", 厳 (yoshi) meaning "strict, rigorous, rigid, stern", 垢 (yoshi) meaning "grime", 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness; what one likes", 孔 (yoshi) meaning "hole, aperture, opening", 克 (yoshi) meaning "gram, gramme", 善 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen", 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant", 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason", 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 贇 (yoshi) meaning "affable, agreeable, pleasant" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean"... [more]

Yoshikuni m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 邦 (kuni) meaning "nation, state".

Yoshino f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 吉 (kichi, kitsu, yoshi) meaning "good luck," 芳 (hou, kanba.shii, yoshi) meaning "fragrant, aromatic," 好 (kou, i.i, kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i, yoshi) or 良 (ryou, (-)yo.i, (-)i.i, yoshi), both meaning "good," 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii, yoshi) meaning "beauty," 佳 (ka, yoshi) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 嘉 (ka, yomi.suru, yoi, yoshi) meaning "auspicious" or 由 (yu, yuu, yui, yoshi, yo.ru) meaning "reason, cause" with 野 (ya, sho, no(-)) meaning "plain, field" or 乃 (nai, dai, ai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji), a possessive particle.... [more]

Yoshinobu m Japanese
From Japanese 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason", 栄 (yoshi) meaning "glory, honor", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 圭 (yoshi) meaning "jade pointed at top" or 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" combined with 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch"... [more]

Yoshitake m Japanese
From Japanese 好 meaning "good, fine, best" and 剛 "hard, tough, strong" or 義 meaning "right conduct, morality" and 岳 meaning "mountain peak".

Yosuga m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 縁 (yosuga) meaning "clue, way, means; relative; reminder, memento," derived, via a sound shift, from a combination of archaic verb 寄す (yosu) meaning "to bring near, put close, let come near" and 処 (ka) meaning "place, spot."... [more]

You m & f Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (you) meaning "ocean", 耀 (you) meaning "shine, sparkle, dazzle", 遥 (you) meaning "distant, remote", 踊 (you) meaning "leap, jump, dance", or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Youma m Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (you) meaning "ocean" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yozdavlat m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yoz meaning "summer" and davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness".

Yozuru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yo) meaning "light, sun" or 洋 (yo) meaning "ocean" combined with 弦 (gen, zuru) meaning "string, chord, bowstring".

Ystradwel f Welsh
Derived from the Old Welsh name Stradwel, ultimately from strat meaning “valley” and guaul meaning “rampart, boundary”.

Yuanbao f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".

Yuanchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple".

Yuangui f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia".

Yuanhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate" and 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".

Yuanhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Yuanjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".

Yuanjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Yuanlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Yuanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Yuanshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Yuanshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "park, garden" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Yuanshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 书 (shū) meaning "book, letter".

Yuansu f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain".

Yuanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Yuanxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".

Yuanxiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, luxuriant, refined".

Yuanxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 勋 (xūn)# meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".

Yuanyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant".

Yuanyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".

Yuanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Yuanyuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 圆 (yuán) meaning "round, circular", 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin" or 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin" all combined with themselves... [more]

Yuanzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Yu-cheon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 有 "have, own, possess; exist" and 天 "sky, heaven; god, celestial".

Yuchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Yue f & m Chinese
From Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people, 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 悦 (yuè) meaning "joy, pleased", 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "pearl", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Yuehai f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Yuehua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain" or 悅 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 華 (huá) meaning "brilliance, magnificence", as well as other character combinations.

Yuejuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" or 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" and 鹃 (juān) meaning "cuckoo".

Yueling f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain peak" or 泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool".

Yuesu f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, mysterious gem" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk" or "plain" or 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn".

Yuetian f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" or 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Yuewen f Chinese
From the Chinese 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Yuexue f Chinese
From the Chinese 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Yueyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".