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Xaneiro m Galician
Galician form of Januarius.

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

Xano m Galician, Portuguese
Hypocoristic of Alexandre.

Xanthene f American (Rare)
Modern elaborated form of Xanthe. It coincides with the name of a yellow organic heterocyclic compound; xanthene dyes tend to be fluorescent and brilliant, yellow to pink to bluish-red.

Xantippa f History
Latinate form of Xanthippe. Saint Xantippa or Xanthippe and her sister Saint Polyxena were Spanish martyrs of the 1st century... [more]

Xaquín m Galician
Galician form of Joachim.

Xara f American (Rare)

Xaria f English (Modern, Rare)

Xaupie m Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Xaviara f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xay m Lao
Means "victory" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).

Xaykhantany m Lao

Xayrigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xayr meaning "blessing" or "charity" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Xeah f American (Modern, Rare)

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

Xelas m New World Mythology, Salishan
Name used by the Lummi people of northwest Washington state for the Transformer, a being that appears in the mythologies of many indigenous peoples who inhabited the Pacific Northwest Coast. This legendary figure (or figures) is also known as Xáays in Squamish and Xa:ls in Halkomelem.

Xelmiro m Galician
Galician form of Gelmiro.

Xeluco m Galician
Diminutive of Anxo.

Xeraldina f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Geraldina.

Xerónima f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Geronima.

Xeryus m American (Modern, Rare)
Probably influenced by a cologne called Xeryus, which was introduced in 1986 by Givenchy.

Xesca f Catalan
Diminutive of Francesca.

Xesco m Catalan
Diminutive of Francesc.

Xetania f Indigenous American

Xetsuwu m Tlingit

Xevi m Catalan
Diminutive of Xavier.

Xhulia f Albanian
Albanian form of Julia.

Xhuliana f Albanian
Albanian form of Juliana.

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

Xi f & m Chinese
Meaning "careful" or "happiness."

Xia f English
Diminutive of Alexia.

Xiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name using the -iana trend in such names like Kiana 2 and Tiana.

Xiangwu m Chinese

Xigmacse m Indigenous American

Xilberto m Galician
Galician form of Gilbert.

Xilonen f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Probably means "doll made of maize", from Nahuatl xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob" and nenetl "doll, idol". This was an aspect of Chicomecōātl, an Aztec goddess of agriculture, also called "the hairy one" in reference to the hair-like tassels of the corn.

Xima f Catalan
Diminutive of Joaquima.

Xinés m Galician
Galician form of Ginés.

Xinghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, flourish, prosper" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Xinhai m Chinese

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]

Xion f & m Popular Culture, English
Variant of Zion.

Xisca f Catalan
Diminutive of Francesca.

Xisco m Catalan
Diminutive of Francesc.

Xiuhcuetzin f Aztec, Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, greenish thing", "year, comet", or "flame, fire", cueitl "skirt", and -tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix... [more]

Xiuhtecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "turquoise lord" or "lord of fire", from Nahuatl xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, green/blue thing" or "year, comet" or "flame, fire", and tecuhtli "lord". This was the name of the Aztec god of fire, daytime, and heat, one of the oldest known Mesoamerican deities.

Xiu-xiu f Chinese
Means "develop" or "legacy" in Chinese.

Xiwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine", 锡 (xī) meaning "tin", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, strive, expect", or 喜 (xǐ) meaning "like, love" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Xocas m Galician
Hypocoristic of Xoaquín and Xaquín.

Xochi f Mayan
Diminutive of Xochitl.

Xocotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "fruit" in Nahuatl, referring specifically to sour or acidic fruits such as hog plums. This was the name of the Aztec god of fire and the planet Venus.

Xoey f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

Xoie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

Xok m Lao

Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.

Xolshakar f Uzbek
Derived from xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet".

Xonia f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a modern variant of Sonia.

Xorshid f Persian
Variant of Khorshid.

Xosha f African American (Rare)
Variant of the word Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.

Xosrov m Persian
Variant of Khosrau.

Xšayāršā m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Xerxes.

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]

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]

Xueliang m Chinese
From Chinese 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]

Xulián m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Julian.

X'unéi m Tlingit

Xus m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus.

Xustina f Galician
Galician form of Justina.

Xuventina f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Juventinus.

Xuxa f Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. The stage name of famous Brazilian singer Xuxa.

Xyleena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Xylla f Popular Culture

Xystus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ξυστος (Xystos), which meant "scraped (smooth), polished" (from xyein "to scrape"). This was the birth name of the pope Saint Sixtus I. It was also borne by a Kemetian martyr saint.

Xyzaac m Obscure

Xzander m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander.

Xzandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandra/Zandra.

Xzandria f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria/Zandria.

Yaari f Yupik

Yaba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba

Yabelle f Armenian (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Yabou m African (Rare)

Yacatecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "nose lord" or "lord of those who go" in Nahuatl, from yacatl "nose, point; something in the lead" and tecuhtli "lord". This was the Aztec god of travelling merchants.

Yacine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

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

Yaco m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Jacobo.

Yadoux m French Creole

Yafei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 亚 (yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, rich, luxurious", 非 (fēi) meaning "not, wrong" or 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly"... [more]

Yafiet m Ethiopian

Yaghoub m Persian
Persian form of Jacob.

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

Yahola m Creek

Yairelys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yareli.

Yajaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yaketerina f Russian
Variant of Yekaterina.

Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]

Yakym m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yakim. This was borne by the Blessed Yakym Senkivskyi (1896-1941), a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest martyred under Soviet regime.

Yala m Muslim

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.

Yamajesty m African American (Rare)
Contraction of the English phrase your majesty. Also compare Jermajesty.

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

Yäm'ata m Eastern African
Ethiopian variant of Adimata.

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

Yamen m Arabic
Variant transcription of Yamin.

Yamisuki f Japanese

Yamna f Afghan

Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.

Yanas m Indonesian

Yanauluha m New World Mythology
The great medicine man of the Zuni. He is associated with civilization, agriculture, animal husbandry, social life, healing and knowledge.

Yandel m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Of unknown meaning. Popularized by the Puerto Rican singing duo Wisin y Yandel, in which Yandel is a phonetic spelling of the singer's real name Llandel Veguilla Malavé... [more]

Yandong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]

Yanelly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yaneth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janeth.

Yanette f Picard, American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yann, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang.

Yanexi f American (Hispanic)

Yange m & f Chinese

Yanico m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Yannick.

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]

Yanneris f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yanny f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jannie.

Yanozha m Apache

Yanquy f Afro-American (Slavery-era), Spanish (Latin American)

Yany m & f Western African
Named from the Kingdom of Yany in Gambia, a diminutive of Yanimarew.

Yaotl m Aztec, Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "enemy, combatant" in Nahuatl.

Yaounou m & f Western African

Yaqui m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yaqulpak m Yupik
Meaning, “eagle.”

Yarde m English
Transferred use of the surname Yarde.

Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.

Yarrio m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yarrio.

Yaset m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim

Yashan m Chinese

Yashmita f Telugu, Indian

Yasina f Indonesian (Rare)

Yasine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin.

Yaskuttsu-s f Cree

Yaso f Eastern African, Central African

Yasoy m Eastern African
Potential variant of Youssou.

Yassa f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yata m African, Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yates m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yates.

Yatie f Arabic
A famous bearer of this name is Yatie, who was a queen of the Nomadic Arab tribes of Qedar. She ruled in the 8th century.

Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.

Yawn m Arabic
Means "day" in Arabic.

Yawrey f English

Yaya m Indonesian, Western African
Indonesian form of Yahya as well as the form used in parts of western Africa.

Yaya f Spanish
Diminutive of Eladia. This coincides with the Spanish word yaya meaning "granny, gran".

Yayauhqui m & f Aztec, Nahuatl
Means "dark (colour), swarthy" in Nahuatl.

Yayo m Spanish
Diminutive of Spanish names ending in -o including Gerardo, Diego, and Santiago.

Yazenta m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yazmeen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yasmin.

Yazmine f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jasmine.

Ybba f Old Swedish
Variant of Eyba.

Yda f American (Archaic)
Variant of Ida.

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.

Yeduard m Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Eduard.

Yeghnig f Armenian
"hind; red deer."

Yehl m New World Mythology, Tlingit
The Tlingit creator-god, the bringer of culture as well as a trickster. He stole fire and gave it to humankind. Assuming the shape of a large raven, he flew over the primal fog and dissipated it with his wings until the first lands emerged... [more]

Yehuntsyawihstotaha f Algonquian

Yehwa f Korean

Yeidukdatán f Tlingit

Yeilxaak m Tlingit

Yeitso m Navajo, New World Mythology
A fearsome man-eating giant in Navajo myth. He is one of the monstrous anaye.

Yekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Older form of Jekuthiel, though some sources offer additional possible meanings of "God will nourish" or "doubtful". This was one of the ten names Moses was called throughout his life.

Yelm m English
A modification of the native word Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.

Yeltsin m & f Various
Transferred use of the surname Yeltsin, given in honour of the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007).

Yengiga f Wolof, Western African

Yeni f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Eugenia.

Yenpape m Manding, Western African

Yeo-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麗 "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity"

Yeppole m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yerah m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning, "moon, lune."

Yeshak m History
Form of Isaac borne by a Coptic martyr saint.

Yeslam m Arabic
Means "to deliver", "to bless", or "to protect" in Arabic.

Yesu m Hebrew
Alternate form of Jesu.

Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
Meaning comes from number nine yesun in Mongolian, which is considered especially lucky and represents abundance.... [more]

Yevan m Obscure

Yeye m & f Nigerian (Rare)

Yeyo m Spanish
Diminutive of Spanish names ending in -io, such as Sergio, Aurelio, and Edelio.

Yezo m Fula, Western African
A name used by the Fula people, who are the largest ethnic group in Western Africa and the Sahel.

Ygritte f Literature, Popular Culture
Ygritte is the name of a ‘wildling’ or ‘free folk’ character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]

Yiacinta f Afro-American (Slavery-era, Archaic)
Variant of Jacinta used in the 19th century.

Yides f Yiddish
Diminutive of Yehudis and Yehudit.

Yidexinnaribu m Mongolian (Rare, ?)

Yigal m Jewish, Biblical
Means "he will redeem" in Hebrew. Yigal was one of the men sent as spies to the land of Canaan. A famous bearer of the name was Israeli politician Yigal Allon.

Yille m Dutch (Rare, ?)

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]

Yinah f Nigerian (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Ying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip", 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustre of gems", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 营 (yíng) meaning "encampment, barracks", 膺 (yīng) meaning "undertake, bear, receive" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Yingxue f & m Chinese
From Chinese 瑩 (yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, picture, image" combined with 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow"... [more]

Yini f Chinese
Means "charming and gentle."

Yirrise f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yisü m Mongolian (Archaic)
Meaning, "nine" from yesun, considered auspicious and representing adundance. See also Yesün and Yesun Tege.

Yitta f Yiddish
Variant of Yetta.

Yivel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yiyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 伊 (yī), a third person pronoun, 依 (yī) meaning "rely on" or 一 (yī) meaning "one" combined with themselves... [more]

Yleana f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Ileana.

Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.

Ylving m Medieval English

Ylvis m Spanish
Variant of Elvis.

Yma f Quechua (?)
Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Quechua ima shumaq meaning "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".... [more]

Yma f Western African, Manding
Manding and Susu form of Mary.

Ymar m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly an Old English name in which the second element is mære "famous". Saint Ymar was a 9th-century Benedictine monk at Reculver Abbey in Kent, England, who was killed by marauding Danes... [more]

Ymès m French (Quebec, Rare)

Ynirre m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yo m Chinese
Means "friendship" in Chinese.

Yoarashi f Japanese

Yobe m Western African

Yo-da-gent f Iroquois
Allegedly means "she who saves" or "she who carries help" in the Oneida language. This was the honorary Oneida name of Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka Hill, given to her by the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.

Yogi m Popular Culture
Famous bearer is "Yogi" Berra. He was given the nickname Yogi by a childhood friend who thought that he looked like an Indian Yogi he had seen in a movie.

Yogita f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "enchanted, wild" in Sanskrit.

Yognon f French Creole, Western African

Yohani m Indigenous Taiwanese
Potential variant of Yohanis.

Yohanis m Indonesian
Indonesian form of John.

Yohji m Japanese
Variant of Yōji.

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]

Yoki f Hopi
Means "rain" in Hopi.

Yola f Spanish
Short form of Yolanda.

Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".

Yolana f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Yolanda.

Yoland m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Masculine form of Yolande.

Yoli f Spanish
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yoline f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yolly f Haitian Creole, Filipino
A famous bearer of this name is Yolly Roberson (Haiti, 1955-) a Miami attorney and Democratic politician who serves as the representative for District 104 of the Florida House of Representatives.

Yoltzin f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "little heart" in Nahuatl.

Yomara f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

Yome m Western African

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.

Yongming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Yongzhi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 用 (yòng) meaning "to use, to employ" combined with 志 (zhì) meaning "will, determination, aspiration", 之 (zhī) denoting possession or modification of a word, or 治 (zhì) meaning "to govern, to administer", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Yony m Spanish

Yoon-a f Korean
Variant transcription of Yun-a.

Yordanos f & m Ethiopian
Amharic form of Jordan. This is also the name of a river in Lalibela.

Yorke m Scottish, English
Variant of York and transferred usage of the surname Yorke.

Yoshimi m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness" or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful". It can also derive from 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise; auspicious" and 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit", used mainly for males.... [more]

Yosie f English (Rare, Archaic, Expatriate)
Variant of Josie.

Yoskeha m New World Mythology
The principal deity of the Iroquois, creator of everything good.

Yostima f Ethiopian
Buried at Daza, virgin daughter of a King. Saint in the Ethiopian/Abyssinian Church's Coptic Calendar.

Youk m Khmer

Youla f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιούλα (see Gioula).

Youping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 幼 (yòu) meaning "young, child" or "to protect, to care for" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, flat", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Youssou m Western African

Youyou f Chinese (Rare)
Adapted from the sentence "呦呦鹿鸣, 食野之蒿" translated as ‘Deer bleat “youyou” while they are eating the wild Hao’ in the Chinese Book of Odes.

Yov m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Job.

Yovko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yoyi f Spanish
Diminutive of Yolanda.

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

Ypres m English (Rare)
From the name of the town and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province (see Ieper), the name first used and peaked during the Battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.

Yrchard m Scottish, History
Borne by a 7th-century Scottish saint who was a disciple of Saint Ternan and a bishop to the Picts.

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]

Ysabeau f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole
Variant of Isabeau.

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

Ysabell f Popular Culture (Rare)
Variant of Isabell

Ysabella f Spanish
Variant of Isabella.

Ysabelle f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Isabelle

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]

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]

Ysin m Muslim (Rare, ?)

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.

Yuan m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 源 (yuán) meaning "headspring; source; root" or 淵 (yuān) meaning "abyss; deep; deep water" or 元 (yuán) meaning "head; chief; first; primary" or 遠 (yuǎn) meaning "distant; far; remote" or 缘 (yuán) meaning "edge; to climb up; to ascend; cause"... [more]

Yuana f African American (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Juana.

Yücel m & f Turkish
Means "sublime" in Turkish.

Yudenia f Spanish (Latin American)

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.

Yuejun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 粤 (yuè), a meaningless particle used in sentences also used to refer to the city of Guangdong, or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented, gratified" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army, military", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Yuffie f Popular Culture
The name is from a main character in the popular Japanese Role-Playing-Game Final Fantasy VII for the original PlayStation.... [more]

Yuhui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, building" combined with 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Yuidose m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yuji m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yūji.

Yu-kan m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.

Yukina f Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) "snow" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yukon m Popular Culture (Rare)
From the Yukon River or Territory, Canada, meaning "Great River" in Gwich’in. Yukon Cornelius is a character in the 1964 Christmas movie, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Yul m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy.

Yulduza f Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Yulduz.

Yule m English
Transferred use of the surname Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).

Yuli f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "July (the month)" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of July. It can be also used as a diminutive of names such as Yuval or Yoel.

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

Yulma f South American, American (Hispanic)

Yuna f Korean
The name can have different meanings. The first syllable can mean "abundant" (yu), "willow" (yu), "child" (yu), "pleased, happy" (yu) and others. The second syllable can mean "hold, catch" (na), "get, reach" (na) or simply be a phonetic character... [more]

Yuna f Eastern African

Yuna m Brazilian
In Brazilian Portuguese, it means "dark river", and is derived from Tupi 'y, water, + un, black.

Yungai f Indigenous Taiwanese

Yunliang m Chinese

Yūnosuke m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 勇 (yuu, isa.mu) meaning "bravery, courage," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male," 優 (yuu, yu, yasa.shii, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "gentle, excel," 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich," 由 (yu, yuu, yui, yoshi, yo.ru) meaning "reason, cause" or 友 (yuu, tomo) meaning "friend" with 之助/之介 (nosuke), from 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku), a possessive particle, 助 (jo, suke.ru, tasuke.ru) meaning "assist, help," and 介 (kai, suke) meaning "mediate, help, care."... [more]

Yuritzi f Mayan, Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Yuritzi is a Mayan name used in Mexico which means "moon's lightening-bearer goddess".

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

Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.

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

Yvaine f Literature, Various
It is most probable that it is the feminine form of the name Yvain. Though, it is commonly thought of as a combination of Yvonne and Elaine.... [more]

Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.

Yvenson m Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yvenson. A famous bearer of this name is Yvenson Bernard (1984-) a former professional Canadian football running back.

Yvett f Hungarian (Rare)
HUngarian borrowing of Yvette.

Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvla f Obscure

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

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]

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

Yzanda f South American
Variant of Ysanda.

Yzma f Popular Culture
Character from the Disney movie, "The Emperors New Groove."