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Xuda m & f Kazakh
Kazakh word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.

Xuecha f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 茶 (chá) meaning "tea".

Xuehua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 桦 (huà) meaning "birch" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Xuejia f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, beautiful, auspicious".

Xuela f Literature
Named after the fictional character Xuela Claudette Richardson in the novel, "The Autobiography of My Mother", by Jamaica Kincaid. ... [more]

Xuliana f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Juliana.

Xulieta f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Juliet.

Xunqueira f Galician (Rare)
Means "reed bed" in Galician, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nosa Señora da Xunqueira meaning "Our Lady of the Reed Bed". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Cee in Galicia, Spain... [more]

Xunxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Xurdana f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Jurdana.

Xureila f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possible variant of Zuriela.

Xurshida f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xurshid meaning "light, sun".

Xushnoza f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xush meaning "good" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".

Xushnuda f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xushnud meaning "content" or "pleasing".

Xushro'ya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xush meaning "good" and ro'y meaning "face".

Xushro'za f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xush meaning "good" and ro'za meaning "fasting, the month of Ramadhan"

Xusta f Galician
Galician form of Justa.

Xustina f Galician
Galician form of Justina.

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

Xuwa m Chatino
Chatino form of Juan 1.

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

Xuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Xviça m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khvicha. A known bearer of this name is Xviça Biçinaşvili (b. 1974), an Azerbaijani wrestler of Georgian descent.

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

Xylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

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

Xylia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Xyla.

Xyliana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Xylia or Xylina modeled on names ending in liana, such as Juliana and Liliana.

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]

Xylla f Popular Culture

Xylona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Xylon.

Xymena f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Ksymena.

Xynthia f German (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Cynthia.... [more]

Xyza f Filipino

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

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

Xzavia f & m African American
Variant of Xavia, Zavia, or Xavier.

Xzaviana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xaviana.

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

Yaa f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yaa Asantewaa f Asante Twi

Yaakova f Jewish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yaakov.

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

Yaaya f Japanese

Yaba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba

Yabǎlka f Bulgarian
Means "apple" in Buglarian.

Yachanglokpa m Manipuri
COMING SOON!

Yachiha f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 弥 (ya) meaning "increasingly", 千 (chi) meaning "wisdom" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".

Yachika f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 八 (ya) meaning "eight" or 弥 (ya) meaning "increasingly", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower".

Yacma m Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Yacme.

Yada f Thai
Means "philosopher, scholar, wise person" in Thai.

Yadana f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရတနာ (see Yadanar).

Yadhira f Spanish
Variation of Yadira.

Yadviha f Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Hedwig.

Yaeha f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 弥 (ya) meaning "increasingly" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow"; 枝 (e) meaning "twig, branch" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, blessing"; and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" or 羽 (ha) meaning "feather".

Yaeka f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 娃 (e) meaning "beautiful" combined with 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yaela f Hebrew
Variant of Yael.

Yagana f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Yeganeh.

Yaggeta f Indian

Yaghma m Persian
Means "booty, plunder" in Persian

Yagoda f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian ягода "strawberry".

Yagona m Uzbek
Means "sole, only" in Uzbek.

Yaguilla f English

Yağya m Crimean Tatar

Yagya m Sanskrit
"The name means sacrifice."

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

Yahaira f Spanish (Latin American)

Yahaya m Malay, Western African, Hausa
Malay and Hausa form of Yahya.

Yahela f Hebrew
Derived from a verb from the Bible “YAHEL”, meaning “to shine and carry light, to create a halo”.

Yahia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yahya.

Yahíma m & f Taíno

Yahira f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric".

Yahiya m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Turkish
Variant or feminine form of Yahya.

Yahna f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yahnah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yahola m Creek

Yahritza f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yaritza. A known bearer is Mexican-American singer Yahritza Martínez (2006-) of the band Yahritza y su Esencia.

Yahshua m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Varaint transcription of יֵשׁוּעַ (see Yeshua)

Yahusha m Biblical Hebrew
יהושוע (yah-ho-shoo'-ah) = yahusha = Yahuah is my salvation... [more]

Yähüz̦ä m Bashkir

Yəhya m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yochanan (see John).

Yai Henba m Manipuri
Meaning "Humble" and "Respectful".

Yaihenba m Manipuri
Means "humble" in Manipuri.

Yaima f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish

Yaiphaba m Manipuri
Means "very lucky" in Meitei.

Yaira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yair.

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

Yaká f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "sit down, set oneself down, settle" in Shipibo.

Yakachena f Shona
Name that means "Pure"

Yakenya f American (Modern, Rare)

Yaketerina f Russian
Variant of Yekaterina.

Yakha f Chechen
Derived from Chechen ваха (vakha) meaning "to live, to let live, to be alive" (see Vakha).

Yakhita f Chechen
Means "to let live" derived from Chechen ваха (vakha) meaning "to live". Alternatively, it may also be considered a Chechen form of the Arabic name Asiya.

Yakhiya m Dagestani
Lak form of Yahya.

Yakhkha m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Yahya.

Yakhya m Bashkir, Chechen
Bashkir and Chechen form of Yahya.

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]

Yakshanba m Uzbek
Means "Sunday" in Uzbek.

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

Yakshitha f Sanskrit
Meaning-a wonderful girl in sanskrit

Yala m Muslim

Yala f & m Aymara
Means "friend" in Aymara.

Yalanbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ялан (yalan) meaning "steppe" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Yalanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yolanda.

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

Yalda f Persian
From the name of an ancient Iranian festival celebrating the winter solstice (held on either December 20 or 21), during which family and friends come together to eat, drink and read poetry. The name itself is ultimately derived from Syriac ܝܠܕܐ (yaldā) meaning "birth, nativity", most likely originally referring to Christmas (as in the birth of Christ).

Yalena f Russian (Archaic)
A Russian folk form of Yelena.

Yalila f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Jalila.

Yalina f American (Hispanic, Modern)

Yalina f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ya, Li 1 and Na.

Yalitza f Mexican
Maybe a variant of Yelitza.

Yaliya f Russian (Rare)

Yallola f Uzbek
Potentially derived from Uzbek yallo meaning "merry-making".

Yalsumah m & f Dagbani
Means "good things" in Dagbani.

Yalta f Early Jewish
A short form of Ayalta an Aramaic variant of Ayala (Do not confuse with Yaltah)... [more]

Yaltah f Jewish
The name Yaltah is derived from the town Yalta (Crimea). It was borne by the pianist Yaltah Menuhin.

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.

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

Yamanda f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Yamaneika f Obscure
Meaning unknown. A known bearer is the American comedian Yamaneika Saunders.

Yamanúa f Aguaruna
Means "new woman" in Awajún.

Yäm'ata m Eastern African
Ethiopian variant of Adimata.

Yamaya f Japanese

Yamea f Filipino

Yameena f Arabic
Means “blessed” in Arabic.

Yamera f Ukrainian

Yamha f Arabic
Means "dove", from Arabic يمامة (ymāmh).

Yämilä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Jamila.

Yamira f African American (Modern)

Yamna f Afghan

Yamoussa m Western African

Yampanya m & f Luba

Yana f Persian
Means “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.

Yana f Japanese
Meaning: ?

Yana f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Na.

Yanabah f Navajo
Meaning the feminine 'warrior'. Also, it is the name of a Navajo tea. Also known to mean 'she meets her enemy', and 'fragrance of the pinyon pine tree'.

Yanah f Dutch, Belgian
Variant of Yana.

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

Yanaïka f French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Yanaika.

Yanaika f Dutch (Rare)

Yanaina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janaína which has also seen some usage in Spanish-speaking countries.

Yanaisa f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
A Latin-American spelling of Janaisa.

Yanapa f Aymara
Means "help, aid" in Aymara.

Yanara f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

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.

Yandara f Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Iandara.

Yandiswa f South African
Means "increased" in Zulu and "extended" in Xhosa.

Yandra m Indonesian

Yandra f Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iandra.

Yanduza f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yanella.

Yanella f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Gianella or Janella, mainly used in South America. Also compare Yanel, Yaneli and Yanelis.

Yanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).

Yāngba m Manipuri
Variant of Yaangba.

Yang-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 陽 (yang) meaning "sun, sunlight; morning" or 楊 (yang) meaning "willow" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. It can also mean "quantum" or "proton" in Korean.

Yanhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yanica f Maltese

Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).

Yaniela f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Feminine form of Yaniel.

Yanilla f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Jamila.

Yanisa f Thai
Meaning unknown. Possibly from Thai "เป็นใหญ่ด้วยความรู้" (Pĕn h̄ıỵ̀ d̂wy khwām rū̂), meaning "great with knowledge"

Yanislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.

Yanita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitza f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanixia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)

Yanna f Chinese
Combination of Yan 2 and Na.

Yannah f German (Rare), Belgian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yanoka f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 火 (ka) meaning "fire". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yanozha m Apache

Yansika f Indian
Variant of Hansika.

Yanta m & f Quechua
Means "firewood" in Quechua.

Yanua f Shuar
Means "star" in Shuar.

Yanvarina f Russian (Rare, ?)
From Russian январь (yanvar) "January", making it a cognate of Januaria. (Cf. Oktyabrina, Noyabrina.)

Yanwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Yanxia f Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" combined 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Yanzhima f Buryat

Yaochoca m Nahuatl
Means "to make war cries", from Nahuatl yoatl "war, warfare; combatant" and choca "to cry, weep; to bleat, roar, growl".

Yaomeca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yaotl "war, warfare; combatant" and mecatl "cord, rope".

Yaosca f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
From the name of a river in central Nicaragua, hence the heavy concentration of the name's usage in that country.

Yaosha f Chinese
From the Chinese 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" and 纱 (shā) meaning "gauze, thin silk".

Yaoska f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
More commonly used variant of Yaosca.

Yaowapha f Thai
Means "beautiful woman, sweetheart" in Thai.

Yäpa m & f Aymara
Means "excellent, very suitable" in Aymara.

Yapunga f Tumbuka (Archaic)
Means "wind; bringing people together" in Tumbuka.

Yaqeena f Arabic
Feminine form of Yaqeen.

Yaqšïbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir яҡшы (yaqšï) meaning "good" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Yaquica m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Nahuatl yaoquiza "to go to war". Alternatively, may be related to Yaquin.

Yaquira f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yaquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yakisha or Yakeisha, a combination of the phonetic element ya with the name Keisha.

Yaquta f Arabic
Variant form of Yaqut.

Yara f Hebrew, Italian
Italian form and variant transcription of Yaara.

Yara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Short form of Yarina or Yaryna. It can also be used for Yaroslava or Yaraslava.

Yareia f Obscure

Yarela f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yarema m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Jeremiah.

Yarina f Russian
Variant of Irina, perhaps influenced by the Slavic element yaru meaning "energetic".

Yarishna f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps a variant of Yaritza. It is borne by Yarishna Ayala (1991-), a Puerto Rican bodybuilder and fitness model on Instagram. This name was given to 18 girls born in the United States in 2018, and to 28 girls born in the United States in 2019.

'Yarja f Hausa
Means "fair" in Hausa.

Yarka m Kalmyk
Means "lean" in Kalmyk.

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

Yarrabah f English

Yarraka f Indigenous Australian

Yartina f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Yarulla m Tatar (Rare)
Means "Friend of God” in Tatar.

Yaryna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Iryna, still used modernly. Compare Russian Yarina.

Yasamina f Punjabi
Derived from Punjabi ਯਾਸਮੀਨ (yāsamīna) meaning "jasmine", making it the Punjabi form of Yasmin.

Yascha m & f Dutch
Variant of Yasha.

Yaseena f Arabic (Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yasin.

Yasena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yasen.

Yasha f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 叉 (sha) meaning "fork". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yasha f Indian, Sanskrit
Feminine form of Yash.

Yasheema f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Yashika f Sanskrit, Indian
Yashika is an Indian name for girls meaning 'Successful', Yash ko prapth karne wali.

Yashira f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Yasir.

Yashita f Indian
lakshmi-goddess of fame,The one who attain highest degree of fame-one of the nine roop(like aishwarya,vaibhav,yashita...) of ... [more]

Yashmita f Telugu, Indian

Yashna f Uzbek
Means "to flourish, to bloom, to prosper" or "to shine, to blaze" in Uzbek.

Yashodhara f Buddhism
Means "preserving glory" from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, maintaining, bearing"... [more]

Yashovardhana m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Yashovardhan.

Yashuuca m Somali (?)
Somali form of Joshua.

Yasicraja m Tamil

Yasina f Indonesian (Rare), Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh
Feminine form of Yasin.

Yasinta f Indonesian, Javanese, Swahili
Most likely an elaboration of Sinta. Indonesian model Yasinta Aurellia is a well-known bearer.

Yasira f Arabic
Feminine form of Yasir.

Yasirah f Arabic
Means "lenient" in Arabic.

Yasja f Dutch
Dutch form of Yasha, usually used for females rather than males.

Yáskara f Spanish (Latin American), Brazilian

Yaşla m Kalmyk
Means "buckthorn" in Kalmyk.

Yasmeena f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yasmina.

Yasminia f Persian
Form of Yasamin.

Yasmira f Obscure
Variant of Jasmira

Yasna f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasna.

Yasna f Persian (Modern)
An important part of the worship of God in the book of Avesta

Yaśodharā f Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit यशोधरा (see Yashodhara).

Yasoua m Arabic
Biblical Arabic form of Jesus (See Joshua).

Yassa f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yasuchika m Japanese
From 寧 (yasu) meaning "rather, peace" and 親 (chika) meaning "elder". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Yasuha f Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, relax, low, cheap" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.... [more]

Yasuhisa m Japanese
From 廉 (yasu) meaning "clean, honest, inexpensive" and 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, furthermore, yet, forever". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yasuka f Japanese
From 鳩 (yasu) meaning "pigeon, dove (bird of genus Columba)" and 佳 (ka) meaning "good, excellent". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yasumasa m Japanese
From 廉 (yasu) meaning "clean, honest, inexpensive" and 真 (masa) meaning "real, genuine". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yasuna f & m Japanese
From 保 (yasu) meaning "to guard, protect" and 名 (na) meaning "reputation, name, status". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yasuta m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yasutaka m Japanese
From 恭 (yasu) meaning "mercy" combined with 剛 (taka) meaning "strong" or 宇 (taka) meaning "roof, eaves". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yasutora m Japanese (Rare)
From 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" and 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yasuya m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu, an) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 坦 (yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level" combined with 祢 (ya, dei, nei, ne, nai, katashiro) meaning "mausoleum, shrine"... [more]

Yasya f Russian, Ukrainian
Possibly a diminutive of Yaroslava.

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

Yatha m Near Eastern Mythology
Yatha is a pre-Islamic god worshiped by the Sabaeans and Hemyarites of Yemen. Nine kings have a theophoric name prefixed by Yathaʾ.

Yatsuka m Japanese
From 八 (ya) meaning "eight" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 束 (tsuka) meaning "to bunch, to bind, to end". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yatta f African
West Africa, Liberia

Yaudheya m Sanskrit, Hinduism
In the Mahabharata, when Yudhishthira was married to Devika in a self-choice marriage ceremony, arranged by her father Govasena, the king of Sivi Kingdom, they had a son, Yaudheya... [more]

Yauhenia f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Яўгенія (Yauheniya).

Yavanika f Odia
Means "curtain of the stage" in Odia.

Yavanna f Literature
Quenya (High-Elven) for "giver of fruits." Was the Valie (female "angelic spirit") of plants. ... [more]

Yavdokha f Ukrainian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Eudocia.

Yavdonya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Yavdokha.

Yavdoshka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yavdokha.

Yavianda m Indonesian (Rare)

Yavida f Obscure

Yavira f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Elvira.

Yavishtha f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit यविष्ठ yaviSTha "youngest, last born".

Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.

Yawa f Western African, Ewe
Means "born on Thursday" in Ewe.

Yawara m & f Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of adjective 柔らか/和らか (yawaraka) meaning "soft, tender, gentle."... [more]

Yawena f Papuan

Yawhieniya f Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Yauheniya

Yaxia f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Xia.

Yaxmira f Spanish (Latin American)

Yaxya m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Yahya.

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 or Claudia. This coincides with the Spanish word yaya meaning "granny, gran".

Yayah f Sundanese
Diminutive of names that end in -yah or -ah.

Yayaka f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; the evening", 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 火 (ka) meaning "fire". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yayanúa f Aguaruna
Means "star woman" in Awajún.

Yayra f African
blessing... [more]

Yayra f Uzbek
Potentially derived from the verb yayra- meaning "to feel free, to enjoy, to have fun, to rejoice".

Yaza m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရာဇာ (see Yarzar).

Yazenta m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yazmina f Spanish
Variant of Yasmina.

Yballa f Guanche
Variant of Iballa.

Ybba f Old Swedish
Variant of Eyba.

Yda f American (Archaic)
Variant of Ida.

Ydalla m Medieval Spanish

Ydoya f Spanish
Variant of Idoya.

Yeabsira f & m Amharic
Means "The Father's (God's) work" of Amharic origin, the official language of Ethiopia.

Ye-ah f Korean (Rare)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and sino-korean "娥" (a) meaning"Beautiful".

Ye-binna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Binna prefixed with the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice."

Yecatlahua m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl yecatl "fresh water" and tlahua "granting".

Yecenia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yesenia.

Yecla f Spanish (Rare)
From the Spanish city (region Murcia) with the same name.

Yeda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iêda.

Yedda f English (Rare)

Yedida f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Jedidah.

Yedidiya m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidiah.

Yedra f Spanish (Rare)
Directly taken from Spanish yedra, itself a variant of hiedra, "ivy".