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Valenti m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Valente.

Valentinu m Maltese, Corsican, Sardinian
Maltese, Corsican and Sardinian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Valguzha f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya валдо (valdo) meaning "light" and кужо (kuzho) meaning "glade".

Vallentine f Medieval French (Rare)
Variant of Valentine 2.

Val'oi f Veps
Veps form of Valentina.

Van m & f Chin
Means "heaven; sky" in Chin.

Vandilo m Romani
Romani form of Vandill.

Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [more]

Vangie f English (American), Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Evangeline.

Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.

Vanisha f Hindi, Nepali
Means "queen of the universe" or "pure" in Hindi and Nepali.

Vanlalruatkima m Mizo
Means "gift from the God who created us" in Mizo.

Vanlow m Romani
Transferred use of the surname Vanlow.

Vannak m Khmer
Means "class, hierarchy, caste" in Khmer.

Vanushe f Old Persian, Mazanderani
Means "violet" in Mazanderani.

Varada f Indian
Name of an Indian river situated in Karnataka, a state in the south western region of India. It is with believed that this river has religious ties with gods Durga and Lakshmi.

Varali f Telugu
Means “moon” in Telugu.

Varija f Indian

Varo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Varus.

Varvare f Armenian
Variant of Varvara.

Vasa m & f Samoan
Means "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.

Vasaloloa f Samoan
Means "ocean; ocean water" in Samoan.

Vashist m Mauritian Creole, Hindi
Variant of Vashista.

Vashtie f Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois, English (American)
Variant of Vashti.

Vashty f English (African), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Vashti.

Vassilissa f Estonian, Italian
Estonian and Italian transcription of Russian Василиса (see Vasilisa).

Vathana f Khmer
From the Khmer word វឌ្ឍន (vŏətthĕəʼnĕəʼ) meaning "progress, growth, prosperity".

Vattha m & f Lao
Means "cloth, fabric" in Lao.

Vavlya m Siberian, Nenets

Veasanea f Khmer
Means "destiny" in Khmer.

Veata f Khmer
Means "clever" in Khmer.

Vechkana f Mordvin
Means "favourite" in Erzya.

Veerah f English (American)
Variant of Vera 1.

Velmata f Mordvin
Derived from the Erzya verb вельмемс (veľmems) meaning "to come to life, to be resurrected".

Venediktini f Greek (Rare, ?)
Variant Greek feminine form of Venediktos.

Venerino m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Venere.

Venerio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Venerius.

Venerius m Late Roman
Original Latin form of Venerio.

Veniero m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Venerio.

Venu m Indian, Sanskrit
Means "flute" in Sanskrit and usually refers to the Lord Krishna.

Venuto m Medieval Italian
Taken from Italian venuto "arrived; newcomer" and sometimes used as a diminutive of Benvenuto.

Verah f South African

Verda f English
Possibly derived from verde a Spanish and Italian word meaning "green" (see Viridis).

Vere f Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Fere.

Vergel m Filipino
Variant of Virgil.

Vergille m Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon form of Virgil.

Vermeglia f Medieval Italian (Rare)
Variant of Vermilia.

Vermilius m Medieval Italian (Latinized)
Masculine form of Vermilia.

Verone f & m Dutch, German, African American

Verosika f English (American)
Possibly a madeup name inspired by Veronica and Jessika or other names ending in -ika.

Vertina f Romani (Archaic)

Vesë f Albanian
Derived from Albanian vesë "dew".

Vespasio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vespasius.

Vethildr f Old Norse, Algonquian
Variant of Vætildr.

Veturino m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victorinus.

Vibián m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Vibianus.

Vibor m Croatian
Possibly from Hungarian bíbor meaning "purple", or a short form of Velibor.

Vica f Hungarian, Romansh, Italian
Hungarian short form of Evica as well as Italian and Romansh short form of Ludivica.

Vicens m Catalan
Variant of Vicenç.

Vichear m Khmer
Means "knowledge, science" in Khmer.

Vicheka f Khmer
Means "November" or "Scorpio" in Khmer.

Vicient m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese variant of Vicent.

Victoriana f Late Roman, Spanish, Provençal
Feminine form of Victorianus.

Viely f & m Khmer (Rare)
Means "something new" or also "a ray of sunlight" in Khmer.

Viere f Yakut
Yakut form of Vera 1.

Vigore f Medieval French
Feminine form of Vigor.

Vihtӗr m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Viktor.

Vikas m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit विकास (vikasa) meaning "development, progress, expansion, growth".

Viliamu m Samoan
Samoan form of William

Vimean f Khmer
Means "royalty" in Khmer.

Vinĉento m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Vincent.

Vinċenz m Maltese
Maltese form of Vincent.

Vinicia f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vinicio.

Vinsent m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vincent.

Vinushia f Tamil
Variant of Venusha or feminine form of Vinushi.

Violanta f Italian, Romansh, Sardinian
Italian variant and Romansh form of Violante.

Viphearvy f Khmer
Means "scholar" in Khmer.

Virak f & m Khmer
Means "strength" in Khmer.

Virdimura f Medieval Italian, Medieval Jewish

Virdžinėjė f Lithuanian
Saimogaitian (Lithuanian dialect) form of Virginia.

Vireak m Khmer
Means "absence of desire" in Khmer.

Virella f American (Rare, Archaic), Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Virge f Estonian
Directly taken from Estonian virge "alert, wakeful".

Virge m English
Diminutive of Virgil.

Virgilia f Late Roman, Theatre, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vergilius (see Virgil). This is the name of Coriolanus' wife in Shakespeare's play of the same name.

Virida f Medieval Italian
Variant of Viridis.

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

Visal m Khmer
Means "big, large, vast" or "good, excellent" in Khmer.

Visista f Mizo
Means "greatful" in Mizo.

Visoth m Khmer
Means "pure, purest, perfect" in Khmer.

Vitaliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Vitaliano.

Vitangela f Italian
Combination of Vita 1 and Angela.

Vitantonia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitantonio. Combination of Vita 1 and Antonia.

Vitantonio m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Vito and Antonio.

Vitellia f Ancient Roman, Theatre, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Vitellius. This was the name of an Ancient Roman noblewoman, daughter of Emperor Vitellius (15-69 AC).... [more]

Vithleem f Greek (Rare)
Means "Bethlehem" in Greek. (Compare Bethleem.)

Vithu m Khmer
Means "wise, intelligent" in Khmer.

Vitova f Mordvin
Means "just, fair" in Erzya.

Vivendòta f Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan feminine form of Vivent.

Vivion m Medieval Welsh
Medieval Welsh form of Vivian.

Vladi m Ukrainian, Russian
Nickname of Vladimir or Volodymyr or Wolodymyr... [more]

Vlăduț m Romanian
Diminutive of Vlad.

Vlady m Ukrainian, Russian
Nickname of Vladimir or Volodymyr or Wolodymyr... [more]

Vojnomir m Croatian, Slovene
Means "war and peace", derived from Slavic vojna meaning "war" combined with Slavic mir meaning "peace".

Vojsava f Albanian
Possibly an Albanian form of Vojislava.... [more]

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

Volburgis m Medieval German (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Volburg.

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".

Vollie m English
Either a diminutive of Valentine 1 or a variant of the surname Volley. ... [more]

Voltignos m Venetian (Archaic), Old Celtic
Used in Ancient times. Possibly of an Ancient Celtic language spoken in Italy prior Romans.

Vónbjørt f Faroese
Derived from Old-Norse vón meaning "hope; expectation" and bjartr meaning "light, shining".

Vóóhéhéve m Cheyenne
Means "morning star" in Cheyenne.

Vóo'kooma m Cheyenne
Means "redheaded woodpecker" in Cheyenne.

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

Votoná'e f Cheyenne
Means "tailfeathers woman" in Cheyenne.

Votonēso m Cheyenne
Means "little feather" or "little tailfeather" in Cheyenne.

Vovóéhnėstse m Cheyenne
Means "walks first" in Cheyenne.

Vovóehóehné'e f Cheyenne
Means "comes out first woman" in Cheyenne.

Vulcano m Roman Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Vulcanus as well as the Italian word for "volcano".

Vulga f Siberian, Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Uliana.

Vuthe m Indian (Rare, ?)

Vuthy m Khmer
Means "prosperity, abundance" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vriddhi).

Waangthoi m & f Manipuri
Means "great winner" in Meitei.

Wachikondi m & f Chewa
Means "friendly" in Chewa.

Waheenee f Indigenous American
Buffalo Bird Woman (ca. 1839-1932) was a traditional Hidatsa woman who lived on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Her Hidatsa name was Waheenee, though she was also called Maaxiiriwia (variously transcribed as Maxidiwiac)... [more]

Wahineʻaeʻa f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian word wahine meaning "woman" and 'ae'a meaning "wandering".

Wahveveh m Paiute

Wai f & m Polynesian, Hawaiian
From the proto-Polynesian root *waiʀ meaning "water" in most Polynesian languages.

Wailele f Hawaiian
Means "waterfall" in Hawaiian.

Wajid m Arabic, Urdu
Means "finder, perceiver" or "loving, affectionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الواجد (al-Wajid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Wajih m Arabic, Urdu
means "eminent, notable, distinguishable" in Arabic and Urdu, from the Arabic root و ج ه‎ (w-j-h), the same of وَجْه (wajha) meaning "face".

Wajiha f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Wajih.

Wakina m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joaquin.

Wakqbaa m Afghan
The name Wakqbaa or واكسبا in Arabic means "Wake"

Walding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Oswaldo.

Walota m Fijian
Fijian form of Walter.

Wamika f Mizo, Hinduism
This is one of Hindu goddess Durga's names in Mizo.

Wangshu m & f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the Chinese character 望 (wàng) meaning "to gaze" combined with 舒 (shū) meaning "comfortable, easy". ... [more]

Wanguba m & f Manipuri
Means "one who sees more" in Meitei.

Wani m Chuukese
Means "boat" in Chuukese.

Wanika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Juanita.

Wankumbu m Bemba
Means "He (God) is merciful" in Bemba.

Warfa m Somali

Wariboko f Ijaw
Derived from the Ijaw word wari meaning "house" and boko meaning "harbinger of riches".

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

Warita f Caribbean, Central American, Muslim

Warmaksan m Berber (Rare)
Means ‘without enemies; undefeatable" in Berber.

Warũgũrũ f Kikuyu
Means "the one from the west" in Kikuyu.

Washakie m Shoshone

Washeeb m Arabic (Anglicized)
Variant of Washib.

Washoe m Popular Culture, Cherokee
Nickname of Cordell Walker in the famous Tv series: 'Walker, Texas Ranger'. The name is claimed to be Cherokee meaning "lone eagle".

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]

Watna m Western African
Means "let's go" in Balanta, spoken in Guinea Bissau.

Wawira f Kikuyu
Means "the worker" in Kikuyu.

Wawuda f Eastern African
Means "one who is satisfied" in Taita.

Weayaya m & f Indigenous American
Derived from the Dakota word wiiyaye meaning "sunset".

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

Welpring m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Wilfredo.

Wenceslau m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Václav.

Wendula f German (Rare), Prague German
German feminine form of Wendel as well as a borrowing of of Vendula.

Wenennefer m Ancient Egyptian
Means "the one who continues to be perfect" in Ancient Egyptian.

Weneriusz m Polish
Polish form of Venerius.

Wenna f Tagalog
Short form of Rowenna.

Wenwei f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 文 (see Wen) and 蔚 (see Wei).... [more]

Werenro f Ancient Egyptian
Werenro is the name given to one of the several daughters of Pharaon Ramesses II (1303-1213 BC), third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (from 1292 to 1189 BC).

Werik'i f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "gold" in Amharic.

Weslene f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Wesley.

Wessie f & m Southern African, English (American, Rare)
Possibly a unisex diminutive of Wesley.

Whyatt m English
Variant of Wyatt.

Wi f & m Sioux
Means "sun" in Lakota.

Wicapiwakan f Sioux
From Lakota wičháȟpi "star" and wakȟáŋ "sacred, holy".

Wichai m Thai
Means "victory" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).

Wiclef m English
Variant of Wyclef.

Wiercia f Polish
Diminutive form of Wiera.

Wies f & m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
This name is unisex in Dutch and Flemish, but strictly feminine in Limburgish.... [more]

Wiflin m Romani
Possibly a Romani form of William or a transferred use of the surname Wiflin.

Wilesindo m Medieval Spanish, Gothic (Hispanicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Medieval Spanish name of Visigothic origin. ... [more]

Willowe f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Willow.

Willye m English
Variant of Willy.

Wilsie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a feminine diminutive form and masculine diminutive of Wilson.

Win f Sioux
Means "woman" in Lakota or another Sioux language.

Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.

Wing m English (Canadian)

Wini f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winnee m English
Diminutive of Winfred.

Winney f English
Variant of Winnie.

Winni f & m English
Variant of Winnie.

Winnifer f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Winifred and Jennifer, or a variant of Gwenhwyfar.

Winta f Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "desire, dream gift" in Amharic and "need" in Tigrinya.

Winterina f Obscure
Elaboration of Winter.

Wirgilia f Polish
Polish form of Virgilia.

Wirgiliusz m Polish
Polish form of Virgilius.

Wisigardis f Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Wisigard.

Wladysus f Medieval Welsh
Meaning unknown, possibly and earlier variant of Gwladus

Włȧdźü f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Władysława.

Wo m & f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese Chinese form of 和 (see He).... [more]

Won m & f Korean
Derived from 元 (won) meaning "first, origin".

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]

Woo-bin m Korean
Woo-bin (surname is Song) is one of main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. Along with Jun-pyo, Ji-hoo and Yi-jung he is part of F4.

Wooi m & f Malaysian
Malaysian transcription of the Chinese character 伟 (wěi, see Wei).... [more]

Woya f Cherokee
Means "dove" in Cherokee.

Wulftrude f Old High German, Medieval French, Gothic, Medieval
Fron the Old High German word wolf and Gothic wulf meaning "wolf" combined with Proto-Germanic þrūþ meaning "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut meaning "maiden".

Wunintira m & f Dagbani
Means "it is God who gives" in Dagbani.

Wyancombone m Narragansett
Name of a son of Wyandanch.

Wynsome f English (British, Rare), English (American)
Variant of Winsome.

Wyola f Medieval Hungarian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Hungarian and Medieval Ukrainian cognate of Viola.

Wyolet f Medieval Scottish (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval Scottish form of Violet.

Xaabsade m Somali
Means "keeper" in Somali.

Xáa'ȯhvó'komaestse m Cheyenne
Means "white ermine" in Cheyenne.

Xə-bla f Abkhaz
Means "golden eye" in Abkhaz.

Xæaxii m Obscure
This name was devised by Elon Musk and Claire Grimes for their son, born in 2020. The name was originally XÆAX-12, but was changed to XÆAXII because California law does not allow the use of numbers in names.

Xajë m Albanian

Xami f Mizo
Means "everything known" in Mizo.

Xanda f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alexandra.

Xanther f Literature
Possibly an elaboration on Xanthe, used in Mark Z. Danielewski's 'The Familiar' series.

Xanto m Italian
Italian form of Xanthus.

Xariton m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khariton.

Xaveria f German
Feminine form of Xaver.

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

Xelia f Dogri
Means "pretty" in Dogri.

Xelín m Asturian
Diminutive of Ánxelu.

Xelu m Asturian
Diminutive of Ánxelu.

Xewali f Assamese
Means "night-flowering jasmine" in Assamese.

Xherdan m Albanian

Xhilda f Albanian
Variant of Gilda.

Xhoi m Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Joey.

Xhuuyaa m Haida
Derived from Haida xhuuyaa "raven" (compare Koyah).

Xiafan f Chinese
From the Chinese chatacter 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer" combined with 帆 (fān) meaning "sail". ... [more]

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]

Xiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak".... [more]

Xiaogu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 顾 (gù) meaning "to look after, to care for"... [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]

Xiaomi f Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey"... [more]

Xiaoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" or 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double"... [more]

Xiaosong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom", 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree"... [more]

Xiaoyao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 遥 (yáo) meaning "remote, distant"... [more]

Xigmacse m Indigenous American

Ximén m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ximeno.

Ximphephani f Tsonga
Means "the saved" in Tsonga.

Xin f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "prosperous, wealthy", 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Xinai f Chinese
From Chinese 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 艾 (ài) meaning "sagebrush, wormwood" or 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Xing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, flourish, prosper", 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet", 惺 (xīng) meaning "clever, intelligent" or 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot"... [more]

Xingyuan m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 星 (see Xing) and 元 (see Yuan).... [more]

Xinnia f Obscure

Xiuyue m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 秀 (see Xiu) and 玥 (see Yue). ... [more]

Xomóó'e f Cheyenne
Means "spear woman" in Cheyenne.

Xomus f Yakut
Means "reed" in Yakut.

Xorsid m & f Persian
Variant of Khorshid.

Xosepín m Asturian
Diminutive of Xosepe.

Xosepu m Asturian
Variant of Xosepe.

Xoveŋ-mey f Tuvan
Means "little cotton" in Tuvan.

Xuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]

Xuán-wǔ m & f Chinese, Astronomy
Xuán-Wǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the four Symbols that include all the constellations of Chinese System. Xuán-Wǔ is known as Black Tortoise or Black Turtle in English but Black Warrior in Chinese... [more]

Xuanye m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese hanzi 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" combined with 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, splendid, firelight, flame".... [more]

Xuri m & f Indigenous American

Xuwa m Chatino
Chatino form of Juan 1.

Ya f Cornish, English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Ia 2.

Ya’ad m & f Hebrew
Means "destination; goal" in Hebrew.

Yaangba m Manipuri
Means "fast; speedy" in Meitei.

Yaba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba

Yacko m African American, Northern African
Possible variant of Yaco.

Yacma m Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Yacme.

Yacme m Aragonese
Aragonese form of James.

Yadielis f Central American (Rare)
Feminine form of Yadiel.

Yadin m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "(he) will judge" in Hebrew, also the Hebrew form of Jadon

Yadissel f Central American

Yaha m Indigenous American
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Yahiko m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 弥 (ya) meaning "go across; widely; full; complete; increasingly; for a long time; forever" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "accomplished young man; prince".... [more]

Yahir m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of Yair. A known bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actor Yahir Othón Parra (1979-), commonly known as Yahir, whose career began on the music reality show La Academia in 2002, the first year Yahir appeared in the top 1000 names in the United States.

Yahola m Creek

Yaihenba m Manipuri
Means "humble" in Manipuri.

Yaiphaba m Manipuri
Means "very lucky" in Meitei.

Yáiza f Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Yaiza.

Yakasu m Bariba
Means "bush" in Bariba, this name is given to a child born in the bush.

Yakchi f & m Tripuri
Means "supernatural" in Kokborok.

Yakhan f Persian
Etymology unknown. It may be related to the Middle Persian yʾknd or Persian یاکند (yakand) meaning "ruby".

Yakshika f Dogri
Means "gift of God" or "beauty of the angel" in Dogri.

Yalitza f Mexican
Maybe a variant of Yelitza.

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.

Yalyane f Siberian, Nenets
Means "light woman". It is given to baby girls as a comparison between them and the sun.

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

Yaman m Kalmyk
Means "goat" in Kalmyk.

Yambo m Western African
A famous bearer was Yambo Ouologuem (1940–2017) a Malian writer. Possibly from the Dogon language.

Yamiche f Akan
Means "god's gift" in Akan.

Yamilett f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yamilet.

Yamilette f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamilet.

Yanaha f Navajo
From the Navajo word náhineesyiz meaning "brave".

Yanar m Turkish
Means "on fire" in Turkish, derived from the word yangin meaning "fire".

Yangming m & f Chinese
Combination of 洋 (see Yang) and 铭 (see Ming).... [more]

Yangpai m & f Manipuri
Means "one who flies" in Meitei.

Yanmi f Chinese (Cantonese)
Means "elegant and clever" In Cantonese Chinese.

Yanmu f Chinese (Cantonese)
Means "perfect" in Cantonese Chinese.

Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]

Ya'no m & f Cherokee
Means "wolf" in Cherokee.

Yansika f Indian
Variant of Hansika.

Yanti f Indonesian
From Sanskrit यान्ति (Yanti), a title of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Yanto m Indonesian
Masculine form of Yanti.

Yaozar m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Azar.

Yaphar m Tripuri
Means "supernatural" in Kokborok.