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Yovka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yovko.

Yovko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yowann m Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish variant of Jowan.

Yoyo f & m Chinese
Derived from Chinese 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations.

Ypola f Medieval Catalan

Ypolita f Medieval French
Medieval variant of Hippolyta, recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.

Ýr f Icelandic, Faroese
Directly taken from Old Norse ýr "yew tree; bow".

Yrieix m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a Gallicized form of Aredius. This was the name of a 6th-century Catholic saint born at Limoges, France, also known as Saint Aredius, who served for a time in the court of the Franks and then founded the monastery of Atane in Limousin... [more]

Yrja f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yrjan and Yrjar as well as a variant of Irja as well as a derivation from Old Norse yrja "drizzling rain".

Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]

Yryna f Ukrainian
Variant of Iryna.

Ysaac m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Isaac.

Ysaag m Manx
Variant of Ysaig.

Ysabeau f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole
Variant of Isabeau.

Ysabela f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Isabela.

Ysabet f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Isabet, recorded in 15th-century Valencia.

Ysabiau f Medieval French
Variant of Ysabeau.

Ysaig m Manx
Manx form of Isaac.

Ysaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isaline.

Ysanda f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Ysanna f Various (Rare)
Variant of Ysanne.

Ysanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (British, Rare)

Ysaque m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Isaac.

Ysarn m Occitan, Gascon
From Old High German īsarn meaing "iron". Saint Ysarn of Toulouse was an abbot at St. Victor's, Marseilles, France, after serving there as a Benedictine monk... [more]

Ysavel f Medieval Galician (?), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medival Galician form and Louisiana Spanish variant of Isabel.

Ysbaddaden m Welsh Mythology
The name of a giant and father of Olwen in the Mabinogion, a collection of eleven prose stories collated from medieval Welsh manuscripts.... [more]

Ysbal f Manx
Manx form of Isabel.

Ysée f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ysé.

Yselda f Medieval Occitan
Possibly a variant of Isolde.

Yseline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Ysaline.

Ysella f Cornish
Derived from Cornish ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Yselle f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Iselle.

Ysemay f Medieval English
Variant of Isemay.

Ysenda f Medieval Scottish

Ysentrud f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Isentrud.

Ysidra f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Isidra.

Ysin m Muslim (Rare, ?)

Ysman m Medieval Flemish

Ysobel f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Variant of Isobel. Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich (1882-1968) co-founded the 'Scottish Country Dance Society' in 1923.... [more]

Ysobella f Obscure
Variant of Isabella.

Ysole f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Isolde.

Ysoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isoline. Alternatively, according to Jean-Maurice Barbé, it is a derivative of Ysoie or Eusoye, which are French variants of Eusébie.

Ysopa f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hyssop. In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents.

Ysoria f Medieval English (Rare), Obscure
Obscure medieval English name of uncertain etymology, though it may be related to the Latin name Isaura, which originated as an ethnic byname and derives from the place name Isauria.

Yspania f Medieval Occitan
Cognate of Spania.

Ythel m Medieval Welsh, Medieval Cornish

Ythier m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to id "work, labour" or idhja "negotiate"... [more]

Yuaase m Manx
Manx form of Judas.

Yucef m Arabic (Maghrebi), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Yusef.

Yudelkis f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yudenia f Spanish (Latin American)

Yudhisthira m Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit yudh "war" and sthira "steady".... [more]

Yuidose m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yuisa f American (Hispanic, Rare), Taíno (Archaic), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yul m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy.

Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]

Yula f Hebrew (?), Jewish

Yulid f Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Julitta.

Yulie f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יולי (see Yuli 3). A known bearer is Israeli documentary filmmaker Yulie Cohen (1956-).

Yuliet f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Juliet.

Yulistine f Indonesian (Rare)

Yulitta f Indonesian (Rare), Eastern African
Variant of Julitta.

Yuliza f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Julisa.

Yulma f South American, American (Hispanic)

Yulyana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Juliana.

Yumara f Spanish (Modern)

Yumilka f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yuna f Ukrainian (Rare)

Yuna f Breton
Probably a Breton form of Úna. This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who settled in Brittany with her brother, Saint Gwenvael.

Yuna f Eastern African

Yunaici f Romani (Archaic)

Yunya f Taiwanese (Rare)

Yu-ri f Korean
Means "a glass pane" from Sino-Korean 琉璃. Alternate characters include 俞 (yu) "consent, approve" or 宥 (yu) "forgive, pardon, indulge" combined with 利 (ri) "gains, advantage, profit, merit".

Yurik m Armenian

Yurith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yurit. This name was present in the 1958 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but remained unused.

Yusneili f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yuva m & f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit yuvā (युवा) meaning "youth, young."

Yuvia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Lluvia.

Yuvna f Mauritian Creole (Rare)

Yuzhael m Medieval Breton

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Yvanna f French, French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yvan.

Yvanne f French
Variant of Yvanna.

Yvar m Manx
Variant of Ivar.

Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.

Yvelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Yvelisse f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Spanish variant of Yvelise.

Yvelle f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Yvett f Hungarian (Rare)
HUngarian borrowing of Yvette.

Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvla f Obscure

Yvone f French (Archaic)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvonni f Greek
Greek form of Yvonne.

Yvonnick m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yvonnig.

Yvonnig m Breton (Rare)
Breton diminutive of Yvon.

Yvor m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ivor.

Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.

Ywald m Silesian
Silesian form of Ewald.

Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]

Yzabel f Filipino

Yzabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabella.

Yzanda f South American
Variant of Ysanda.

Yzmari f Obscure
Possibly a much-mangled form of Ismeria via its variants Ismérie and Ismaria.

Zabel f Galician
Short form of Isabel.

Zabela f Armenian
Variant of Zabel.

Zabele f Walloon
Walloon form of Isabelle. The name coincides with Walloon zabele "bluethroat (bird)".

Zabelia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Zabella f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Isabel.

Zabelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Truncated form of Izabelle.

Zabete f Galician, Walloon
Galician short form of Elisabete and Walloon form of Élisabeth.

Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.

Zabette f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Zabriel m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, possibly a variant of Sabriel or a blend of similar names such as Zane and Gabriel.

Zabrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zabriel.

Zabrina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Zacariá m Provençal
Provençal form of Zacharias.

Zacàrias m Gascon
Gascon form of Zechariah.

Zacarie m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Zechariah.

Zacaries m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Zechariah.

Zacharenia f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias. This coincides with the Greek vocabulary word ζαχαρένια (zacharenia) meaning "sugary", from ζάχαρη (zachari) "sugar, sucrose".

Zachari m French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zacharie.

Zachària m Corsican
Corsican form of Zachariah.

Zacharia m Biblical, English, Hebrew, Indian (Christian)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zachariáš m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak form of Zacharias.

Zacharjáš m Czech
The form of Zacharias used in Czech Bible translations.

Zachasia f American (Rare, Archaic)

Zachäus m German (Archaic)
German form of Zacchaeus.

Zache m Romani (Caló)
Derived from Caló zaché "happy; blessed". Used as a Caló equivalent of Felix.

Zachée m Biblical French
French form of Zacchaeus.

Zachry m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zackri m Obscure
Variant of Zachary.

Zacu m Sardinian
Variant of Jacu.

Zade m English (Rare)

Zadek m Yiddish

Zaelia f English (Rare)

Zaerle f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
German Yiddish diminutive of Sarah, first recorded between the late 1300s and early 1400s.

Zaffira f Italian
Feminine form of Zaffiro.

Zafira f Arabic (Rare), Judeo-Arabic
Variant transcription of Sapphira.

Zafrina f Obscure
Etymology uncertain. ... [more]

Zafrira f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Zafrir.

Zagrée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Zagreus.

Zaha f Romani (Archaic)

Zaharia m Romanian, Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Zacharias.

Zaharira f Hebrew (Rare)
Elaboration or variant of Zahara. Famous bearer is Zaharira Harifai, Israeli actress.

Zahariya f Bulgarian

Zahlie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Zaide f Albanian
Albanian form of Zaida.

Zaidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Zadie.

Zaiera f Obscure

Zaig f Breton (Archaic)
Diminutive of Loeizaig.

Zaiga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zaigot "to glisten, to glimmer".

Zailey f American (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zainam f Indonesian, Malaysian, Pakistani

Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.

Zairuška f Czech
Diminutive of Zaira, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zaite m Medieval Spanish

Zaius m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Gaius used in the 1968 film 'Planet of the Apes'.

Zaiyan m Chinese (?)

Zakai m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname.

Zakari m Nigerian

Zakari m Basque (Modern)
Variant of Zakarias.

Zakária f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zakariás.

Zakariás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zacharias.

Zakarias m Swedish, Basque, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Form of Zacharias.

Zakary m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakhi m South African

Żakkarija m Maltese
Maltese form of Zachariah.

Žaklīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Jacqueline.

Zalánka f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zalán.

Zalea f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Azalea.

Zalecia f American (Modern, Rare)

Zalee f English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.

Zaleska f Medieval Romanian, Medieval Hungarian (?)
Zaleska was the daughter of Vlad the Impaler and his wife Ilona (or Jusztina) Nelipic.

Záli f Jewish
Hungarian form of Zali.

Záli f Hungarian
Diminutive of Rozália.

Zali f Jewish

Zali f English (Australian)

Zalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Azalia.

Zalika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.

Zalka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Zala, used as a given name in its own right.

Zalma f Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant transcription of Salma.

Zalyna f Malaysian (Rare)

Zamanda f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Zambak m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zambak "lily".

Zambra f Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.

Zəminə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".

Zaminah f Malaysian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zamina.

Zamira f Albanian
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]

Žana f Lithuanian (Modern)
Modern Lithuanian form of Jeanne.

Zana f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Joan 1.

Zana f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Kashubian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian short form of Suzana and Kashubian short form of Zuzana.

Zana f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Zana is an Albanian mythological figure of pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin, usually associated with mountains, vegetation and sometimes destiny. The derivation of the name itself is somewhat debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian zâni "voice" or from Gheg Albanian zana "voices" (with the sense of "muse") as well as a cognate of Romanian zână "fairy", itself ultimately derived from the name of the goddess Diana.

Zanaia f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zanazan f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "different, various" in Armenian.

Zanda f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although it is generally considered a variant of Sanda 1.

Zande m Walloon, Picard
Walloon form and Picard diminutive of Alexander.

Zandria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Zandrick m Filipino

Zane m Venetian (Archaic), Ligurian, Medieval Italian
Venetian and Ligurian form of John.

Zaneta f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of Giovanna (via Gianeta).

Žanete f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Jeannette.

Zanetin m Ligurian
Diminutive of Zane.

Zanetta f Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian diminutive of Giovanna. This was name borne by Maria Giovanna "Zanetta" Farussi (1707-1776), mother of the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova.

Zanfina f Kosovar

Zania f English (Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.

Zanín m Galician
Variant of Senén.

Zanira f Pakistani

Žanis m Latvian
19th-century Latvian adoption and adaption of French Jean 1.

Zanita f Albanian (Rare)

Zaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zańka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zanka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Żanna f Medieval Polish, Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Żużanna and Polish form of Jeanne.

Zanna f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Sanna.

Zanna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zanne f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Sanne.

Zanobi m Italian (Tuscan), Venetian
Tuscan variant and Venetian form of Zenobio. Saint Zenobius of Florence (known in Italian as San Zanobi/Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of the city.

Zanotto m Ligurian
Diminutive of Zane (compare Giannotto).

Zanthia f English (Rare)
Variant of Xanthia.

Zanthy m African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zanurah f Obscure

Zaphod m Literature
Zaphod Beeblebrox is a character from Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. He is from the vicinity of Betelguese.

Zaqueo m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Zacchaeus.

Zaqueu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zacchaeus.

Zarc m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Zardar f Armenian (Archaic)

Zare f Yiddish

Zareh m Armenian
Actor, Nick Chinlund, was born as Zareh Nicholas Chinlund.

Zaresha f Pakistani (Rare)

Zari f Iranian

Zaria f Romansh

Zarije m Serbian, Croatian
Form of Zaharija.

Zarinah f Malay
Variant of Zarina.

Zarité f Literature
Zarité "Teté" is the name of an Haitian mixed-race woman who was a slave in Haiti. She is the main character of the book "Island Beneath the Sea" (2009) by Isabel Allende.

Zarka f Pashto
Means "crane (bird)" in Pashto.

Zarla f Obscure

Zarlee f English (American, Rare)

Zarlia f English (Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Zarlee.

Zarlie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Zarmandukht f Ancient Armenian
Means "the old man's daughter" from Persian zarman "old man" and duxt "daughter". This was the name of a 4th-century Armenian noblewoman who became a queen consort of Arsacid Armenia.

Zarmuhi f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian zarm meaning "kin, family" and the feminine suffix "-uhi". It is found more commonly in Western Armenia.

Zərnigar f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نگار (negâr) meaning "beloved".

Zartar f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)

Zarvin m Filipino, Indonesian, Malay

Zarya f Kazakh (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Zasily m Russian (Rare, ?)

Zasmin f Obscure

Zaven m Armenian

Zavena f Obscure

Zavî m Walloon
Walloon form of Xavier.

Zayde f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]

Zayleen f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zayleigh f Obscure
Variant of Zaylee.

Zäynäp f Tatar
Tatar form of Zainab.

Zaÿre f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Zaïre.

Zayron m Obscure
Likely an invented name.

Zayvian m Obscure

Zäzilia f German (Archaic)
Variant of Cäcilia.

Zäzilie f German (Archaic)
Variant of Cäcilie.

Zazu f & m Hebrew, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Zaza (Biblical name) and a diminutive of Elisheva. It is also said to be one of the words to say "movement" in Hebrew.... [more]

Żbiétka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Elżbiéta via Elżbiétka.

Zbigniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Zbigniew.

Zbigórz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zbigniew.

Zbijlud m Medieval Polish
Variant of Zbylut.

Zbilut m Medieval Polish
Variant of Zbylut.

Zbincza f Medieval Czech
Feminine form of Zbygniew.

Zbislav m Medieval Czech
Older form of Zbyslav.

Zbygniew m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Zbigniew.

Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Zbigniew.

Zbylut m Polish (Archaic)

Zbynek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbynia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.

Zbynio m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyś m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyšek m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zbyhněv and Zbyslav, now used as a given name in its own right.

Zbysia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.

Zbyslav m Czech (Rare)
Czech cognate of Zbysław.

Zbysława f Polish
Feminine form of Zbysław.

Zbyśü m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyszka f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.

Zbyszko m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Żdan m Polish, Slavic
Allegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".

Ždana f Czech (Archaic)
Allegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".

Zděnek m Czech
Variant of Zdeněk.

Zdenek m Czech
Variant of Zdeněk.

Zděnka f Czech
Variant of Zdeňka.

Zdenka f Medieval Czech, Hungarian
Medieval Czech diminutive of Zdeslava. It is also occasionally considered a diminutive of Sidonia.

Zdeslava f Medieval Czech, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zdeslav.

Zdzicha f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.

Zdzisia f Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisława.

Zdzysława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zdzisława.