YumanfChinese From the Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 漫 (màn) meaning "overflow of water".
Yu-minfKorean From Hanja Symbols "楡" meaning "Elm", and "明" meaning "Light". Other combiantions possible.
YuminfJapanese From Japanese 釉 (yu) meaning "pottery glaze" combined with 明 (min) meaning "tomorrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yuminm & fChinese From Chinese 渝 (yú) meaning "change", 毓 or 育 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]
YunanmLiterature A name for the country of Greece, derived from Old Persian. Used as the name of the king of an ancient Persian city, in the province of Zuman, who ended up getting poisoned and died, after having Duban the physician wrongfully executed, in the 'One Thousand and One Nights', a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.
Yunchuanm & fChinese From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate" combined with 川 (chuān) meaning "river, stream"... [more]
YunjuanfChinese From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]
Yun-junmKorean Combination of a yun hanja, e.g. 胤 meaning "descendant," and a jun hanja, like 浚 meaning "deep, bottomless" or 準 meaning "apply, conform; emulate."
YunonfJapanese From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 柚 (yu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound" or 暖 (non) meaning "warm, toasty"... [more]
Yun-seonf & mKorean Combination of a yun hanja, like 允 meaning "faith, belief," 潤 meaning "soft, sleek" or 倫 "ethics, morals," and a seon hanja, such as 善 meaning "good, nice," 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," 旋 meaning "spin, rotation," 銑 meaning "cast iron" or 鲜 meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft; shiny."
YunuanfChinese From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial".
Yunwenf & mChinese From Chinese 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, charm, melodious tone" or 蘊 (yùn) meaning "accumulate, contain, depth, profundity" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]
YunxianfChinese From the Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "clouds" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
YunyuanfChinese From the Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "clouds" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
YuphinfThai Derived from Thai ยุพา (yupha) or ยุพาน (yuphan) meaning "beautiful woman" (a poetic term).
YupinfThai Alternate transcription of Thai ยุพิน (see Yuphin).
YuqianfChinese From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder" or "reeds".
YuqinfChinese From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 钰 (yù) meaning "treasure, solid metal", or 育 (yù) meaning "raise, rear, nourish" combined with 琴 (qín) meaning "zither, lute", 芹 (qín) meaning "celery", or 钦 (qīn) meaning "respect, admire"... [more]
Yuranf & mChinese From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".
YusupjanmUyghur Uyghur elaboration of Yusup using the Persian suffix جان (jân) meaning "dear, darling".
Yutianf & mChinese From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining" or 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calm water" or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".
YuukenmJapanese From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave" or 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" combined with 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong". Other kanji combinations are possible.
YuushinmJapanese From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave" combined with 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.
YuushunmJapanese From Japanese 祐 (yuu) meaning "to protect" combined with 俊 (shun) meaning "excellence". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
YuuzanmJapanese From Japanese 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.
YuwanfChinese From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".
YuwenfChinese From the Chinese 榆 (yú) meaning "elm tree" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
YuxianfChinese From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure", 煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant", 愉 (yú) meaning "cheerful, happy", 誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal" or 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Yuxinf & mChinese From Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish", 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]
Yuxuanm & fChinese From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 喻 (yù) meaning "metaphor, analogy, inform, notify", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 舆 (yú, yù) meaning "carriage, cart" combined with 璿 (xuán) meaning "fine jade", 轩 (xuān) meaning "high, lofty", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "daylily"... [more]
YuxunfChinese From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 珣 (xún), the name of a kind of jade or 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for".
YuyanfChinese From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant; rich; plentiful, fertile" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem", "glitter of gems", 滟 (yàn) meaning "billowing, overflowing", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose".... [more]
YuyinfChinese From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver" or "money, wealth" or 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".
YuyuanfChinese From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
YuyunfChinese From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, ability, talent, craft", 韫 (yùn) meaning "hide, conceal" or 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".
Yuzhenf & mChinese From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise"... [more]
YuzjonmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yuz meaning "hundred" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
YvensonmHaitian Creole Transferred use of the surname Yvenson. A famous bearer of this name is Yvenson Bernard (1984-) a former professional Canadian football running back.
ZaavanmBiblical Derived from the Hebrew noun זועה (zewa'a) or זעוה (za'awa) meaning "a trembling", from the verb זוע (zua') meaning "to tremble, to quake". In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Seir.
ZaganmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend In The Lesser Key of Solomon, this is the name of a Great King and President of Hell, commanding over thirty-three legions of demons. Zagan is depicted as a griffin-winged bull that turns into a man after a while.
ZaharinmMalay From Arabic زاهرين (zāhirīn), the plural of زاهر (zāhir) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright".
Zaheenf & mUrdu Means "sagacious, acute, clever, ingenious" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic ذهين (dhahīn).
Zahir al-DinmArabic Means "helper of the faith" or "defender of the faith", derived from Arabic ظهير (ẓahir) meaning "helper, assistant" combined with الدين (ad-dīn) "the faith, the religion".
ZaijianmFilipino (Rare) Possibly an invented name from another name, but coincides with the Hanyu Pinyin reading of Mandarin 再見 "goodbye, see you later" or 再建 "to rebuild, to reconstruct". A famous bearer of this name is Filipino actor and dancer Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla (2001-).
Zaitunf & mArabic, Malay, Indonesian Alternate transcription of Arabic زيتون (see Zaytun), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
ZamudinmCircassian Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]
ZanmItalian, History Diminutive form of Zanni. Zan Ganassa was the stage name of an early actor-manager of commedia dell'arte, whose company was one of the first to tour outside Italy... [more]
Zapopanf & mSpanish (Mexican) From place name Zapopan, taken from the Mexican title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Expectación de Zapopan, meaning "Our Lady of the Expectation of Zapopan."... [more]
ZaribzyanmTatar Probably a distorted form of Iranian-Arabic zarifan, ultimately derived from the Arabic ظريف (zarif) meaning "nice, companionable, amicable" and the Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, spirit, soul".
ZarinfUrdu, Bengali Alternate transcription of Urdu زرین (see Zareen), as well as a Bengali variant.
ZərnişanfAzerbaijani From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نشان (neshan) meaning "sign, mark".
ZarnishonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold" and shon meaning "honour, glory".
ZaroonmUrdu Allegedly means "visitor" in Persian. This name was used for a character on the Pakistani television series Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012-2013).
ZarrātūnnfBalochi Derived from za(r) meaning "gold" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
ZaurkanmCircassian Derived from the given name Zaur combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
ZaveionmAfrican American (Modern, Rare) Variant of Zavion. The name Zaveion was given to 23 boys born in the United States in 2004 according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zayn al-AbidinmArabic Means "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين ('abidin) meaning "worshippers".
ZayonmAmerican Zayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [more]
ZebuleonmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Zebuleon is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world".
Zeinf & mArabic (Feminine) variant transcription of Zayn. A known bearer is Princess Zein of Jordan (1968-), a daughter of the late King Hussein who was named for his mother, Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916-1994).
Zejianm & fChinese From Chinese 澤 or 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm"... [more]
ZeminmChinese From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]
Zenm & fEnglish This name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of Zenon.... [more]
ZenmJapanese This name can be used as 然 (zen, nen, sa, shika, shika.shi, shika.ri) meaning "if so, in that case, so, sort of thing, well," 善 (zen, i.i, yo.i, yo.ku, yoshi.tosuru) meaning "good(ness), virtuous" or 禅 (sen, zen, shizuka, yuzu.ru) meaning "silent meditation, Zen," the latter being the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state.'... [more]
ZephaninmHebrew Means 'Yahweh is in the clouds' originating from Hebrew in accordance to Zeph or Zeph...
ZepherinmHistory (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Ceferino. In the English-speaking world, the Venerable Ceferino Namuncurá (1886-1905) is sometimes known as Zepherin.
ZéphirinmFrench (Archaic), French (African) Variant of Zéphyrin (see Zephyrinus). Though it was a popular French name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, its usage is mainly confined to various French-speaking African nations today.
ZephonmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Variant of Ziphion. Means "hidden" in Hebrew. In the apocryphal Book of Enoch this was the name of an angel sent by the archangel Gabriel, along with the angel Ithuriel, to find the location of Satan after his fall.
ZeppelinmEnglish (Modern) Transferred use of the name of the Zeppelin airships; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]
Zetianf & mChinese, History Means "to the day" in Mandarin Chinese. This is the posthumous name of Wu Zhao, the sole female ruler of the Chinese Empire.
ZhadanmUkrainian Ukrainian non-canonical name meaning "welcomed, desired, wished for", derived as a contracted patriciple of verb zhadaty (жадати) - "to want, to wish for, to desire, to demand, to wish something to somebody, to crave"... [more]
Zhanm & fChinese Derived from the Chinese character 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep; profund; clear" or 瞻 (zhān) meaning "to look forward; to observe" or 占 (zhān) meaning "to divine; to foretell".... [more]
ZhangirkhanmKazakh Combination of the name Zhangir and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
ZhanjinmChinese (Rare) From Chinese 占 (zhān) meaning "to divine, to foretell" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "metal" or "gold", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
ZhanjuanfChinese From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
ZhaofenfChinese From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance".
ZhaojuanfChinese From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Zhaojunf & mChinese From Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army"... [more]
ZhaolanfChinese From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
ZhaolianfChinese From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, waterlily".
ZhaoluanfChinese From the Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, million" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird or 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Zhaominm & fChinese From Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect", 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen" or 召 (zhào) meaning "call together, convene, summon" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]
ZhaoqinfChinese From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".
Zhaorenf & mChinese From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Zhaosenm & fChinese From the Chinese 啁 (zhāo) meaning "chirp, twitter" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
ZhaowenfChinese From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
ZhaoxianfChinese From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 娴 (xián) meaning "refined, elegant".
ZhaoxinfChinese From the Chinese 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin, commence" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".