Submitted Names Ending with y

Winsley f American (Rare)

Wintry m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word wintry, "suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy".

Wirnawiy m Quechua
Quechua form of Barnabas.

Wishy f Indian
Diminutive of Mehwish.

Witaliý m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Vitaliy

Witney f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Woodbury m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodbury.

Woodley m English
Transferred use of the surname Woodley.

Worldly m Literature
From Old English woruldlic. A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress."

Worley m English
Transferred use of the surname Worley.

Wormley m English (American)

Worthy m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Worthy.... [more]

Wovey f English (American, Rare)
From the character in the hunger games, Wovey.... [more]

Wray m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wray.

Wrenly f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrensley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrigley f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Wrigley.

Wuendy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Wendy.

Wurzy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A short form of Wurtila.

Wyndy f English (American)

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

Xady f American (Hispanic)
Variant/different spelling of Sadie

Xakery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Xandy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandie.

Xawery m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Ksawery.

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

Xaykhantany m Lao

Xeily f English (American)

Xerenity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serenity.

Xislatoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xislat meaning "virtue, merit" and oy meaning "moon".

Xithlaly f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Citlali.

Xitlaly f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Citlali.

Xmay f Obscure
Possibly a combination of May with the initial X. This name was present in the 1957 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but left unused.

Xoday m & f Tatar
Tatar word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.

Xoey f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

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

Xtabay f Mayan Mythology
This is the name of a female demon in Mayan legend.

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

Xuy m American (Hispanic)
Diminutive form of Jesús

Xyley f English (American)

Y m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 依 (y) meaning "exactly like, precisely as" or 衣 (y) meaning "clothes".

Ý f Vietnamese

Yaay f Gamilaraay
Variant of Yhi.

Yacahüey f & m Taíno

Yachay f Quechua
Means "know, take notice" in Quechua.

Yahiy m Adyghe, Kabardian, Circassian
Circassian version of John, from Yahya.

Yalamay f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. This is the name of one of the two daughters of Australian Aboriginal artist Topsy Gibson Napaljarri (b... [more]

Yalany m & f Manding
Mandinka name of unknown meaning.

Yallaboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yalla meaning "song" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

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

Yanay f Quechua, Spanish
From Quechua yanay meaning "my beloved", from yana "lover" and -y, possesive suffix. It can also mean "my blackness" or figuratively "my dark-skinned girl", as yana means "black" in Quechua too.

Yancey m English (Modern)
Variant of Yancy.

Yanelly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanely f Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yangiboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "young, new" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yangkey f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).

Yanisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean), Cuban
Yanis + Leidy.

Yannely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanny f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jannie.

Yanny m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
Diminutive of Yann, Yannick and perhaps also Giovanni in a select few cases.

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.

Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.

Yarely f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yareli.

Yaremy f Spanish (Mexican)

Yaretzy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Yaretzi.

Yarisley f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Elaboration of Yaris (see also Yarisleidis).

Yarley f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Perhaps a variant of Yarely. It coincides with an English surname which is a variant of Yearley.

Yarofey m Russian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Ierofey. The spelling might have been influenced by Slavic names that contain the Slavic element yaru meaning "fierce, energetic", such as Yaroslav.

Yasiry f South American (Rare)

Yasmany m Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Yasmani.

Yasoy m Eastern African
Potential variant of Youssou.

Yatsentiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Hyacinthus.

Yawheniy m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yevgeniy.

Yawrey f English

Yaxshiboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yaxshi meaning "good, fine" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.

Yealem Tsehay f Amharic
Means "sun of the world" in Amharic.

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

Yeferiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Aitherios.... [more]

Yeffry m Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanic variant of Jeffrey.

Yehisy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yeimy f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jamie or Jaime 2.

Yeisy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yeisi.

Yelboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yel meaning "wind" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yelevferiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eleutherius.

Yelevfery m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eleutherius.

Yeliy m Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
From Greek ἥλιος (helios) "sun, light". In Ukrainian, it is mostly used as saints' names and is heavily associated with religion not often used on people... [more]

Yelladiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Helladios (see Helladius).

Yelpidiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Elpidios (see Elpidius).

Yenay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Unclear origin. It is alleged to mean "the one who loves", possibly in connection to Mandarin Chinese 仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted" (making it the Spanish version of Jenai) or a variant spelling of Yanay.

Yendry f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yenedey m Spanish (Canarian, Modern)
Possibly from Guanche *yennayer "January".

Yeneisy f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Yeniay f Turkish
Feminine name meaning "new moon", from the etymological elements yeni meaning "new, young, recent, fresh" and the common feminine name ending ay, meaning "moon".

Yeniséy f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
More commonly used variant of Yeniséi.

Yepifaniy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Epiphanios (see Epifanio).

Yeremay m Spanish (Canarian, Modern)
Elaboration of Yéremi with the popular suffix -ay (cf. Yeray, Jonay, Aday).

Yeremey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Jeremiah.

Yéremy m & f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yéremi.

Yerofey m Russian (Rare)
Modern form of Ierofey, which is an older Russian form of Hierotheos.... [more]

Yerotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hierotheos.

Yeshay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཡེ་ཤེས (see Yeshe).

Yeshey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཡེ་ཤེས (see Yeshe).

Yetty f Nigerian
Diminutive of Yetunde.

Yevdoksiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eudoxios.

Yevfroniy m Russian
Russian form of Euphronios.

Yevfymiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Euthymios (see Euthymius).

Yevlampiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulampios.

Yevpsikhiy m Russian (Archaic), Literature
Russian form of Eupsychios. In Russian literature, Yevpsikhiy Afrikanovich is a character from the novel Olesya (1898) written by Aleksandr Kuprin (1870-1938).

Yevpsykhiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Eupsychios.

Yevseviy m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Eusebios.

Yevsevy m Russian
Yevsevy comes from Greek origins which mean “pious, devout.”

Yevsey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eusebius.

Yevstafiy m Russian
Russian form of Eustace.

Yevstratiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Eustratios.... [more]

Ygary m Guarani
Means "cedar" in Guarani.

Yibaay m Gamilaraay
A skin name given to male children of Marrii and Buudhaa who marries Gabudhaa... [more]

Yıldıray m Turkish
Means "shining moon", derived from Turkic yuldura meaning "to shine" combined with ay "moon, month".

Yıldızay f Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Turkish yıldız "star" and ay "moon". The name can be used as a reference to the crescent moon and star symbol associated with various Turkic, Middle Eastern and Central Asian traditions and communities, predominantly the Islamic faith and the Ottoman Empire... [more]

Yilqiboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yilqi meaning "horse(s)" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yissendy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Yesenia. This name is borne by Yissendy Trinidad (1992-), a Dominican-born actress.

Yitty f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Jutta or a diminutive of Yetta.

Ylvy f Dutch (Modern), German (Modern)
Variant of Ylvi.

Yoally f Nahuatl
Variant of Yoalli.

Yoandry m Spanish (Caribbean)

Yoanykiy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Ioannikios.

Yohey m Japanese

Yokuy f Atayal

Yolagay m Mari
Means "lazy person" in Mari.

Yolany f Spanish (Latin American)

Yoldorboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yoldor meaning "having a thick mane" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yo'ldoshoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yo'ldosh meaning "companion" and oy meaning "moon".

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.

Yo'ltoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yo'l meaning "road, path" or "journey" and toy meaning "colt".

Yomabay m Bashkir
Masculine form of Yomabika.

Yomg'iroy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yomg'ir meaning "rain" and oy meaning "moon".

Yony m Spanish

Yorboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yorddy m Spanish (Latin American)

Yoriy m Uzbek
Means "help, aid" in Uzbek.

Yorleny f Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently from the English phrase Yours Lenny, signed at the end of letters by a sailor named Lenny Smith to his Costa Rican wife, hence why usage of this name is mainly concentrated in that country.... [more]

Yorliqboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yorliq meaning "order, decree" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yorqinoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yorqin which can mean "bright, vivid", "clear", or "lucky, fortunate, happy"; and oy meaning "moon".

Yosaidy f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)

Youancry f Romani (Rare, Archaic)

Yousry m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسري (see Yusri).

Yovany m Spanish
Spanish form of Giovanni.

Yovondiy m Mari
Mari form of Leonard.

Yoy f Sanskrit
Sanskrit; "Yoy" roughly translates to "lucky".

Yoyoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Mateo.

Yozboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yoz meaning "summer" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yrysty f Kazakh
Either derived from Arabic إرث (ʾirth) meaning "inheritance, heritage, legacy" or Kazakh ырыс (yrys) meaning "wealth, prosperity, abundance".

Ysemay f Medieval English
Variant of Isemay.

Ysyry f Guarani
Means "flowing water" in Guarani.

Yuchy f & m Chinese (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized romanization of Yuqi.

Yucy f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Chinese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yuci.

Yulay m Bashkir
Most likely means "lunar road" from Bashkir юл (yul) meaning "road, way, path" combined with ай (ay) "moon". Alternatively, it could be related to the Hungarian name Gyula... [more]

Yultuzay f Uyghur
From Uyghur يۇلتۇز yultuz "star" and ئاي ay "moon", see also Kazakh Zhuldyzay and Turkish Yıldızay... [more]

Yumeiry f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yumileidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From English You Milady.... [more]

Yuneisy f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yuneisi.

Yunisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuni and Leidy.

Yuniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Iunius (see Junius).

Yurday m & f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish yurt meaning "homeland" and ay meaning "moon, month".

Yurisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuris and Leidy.

Yusdy f Arabic (Latinized, Rare)

Yushkep-kamuy f Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu goddess (Kamuy) of spiders. She often assists Nusa-kor-kamuy in his tasks.

Yusney m Portuguese (Brazilian, Americanized, Modern)
Uma pessoa que carrega consigo a graça de Deus e ilumina a vida daqueles ao seu redor

Yusry m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسري (see Yusri), as well as a Malay variant.

Yuvenaliy m Russian
Russian form of Iuvenalis (see Juvenal) via its variant form Iuvenalius.

Yuvenaly m Russian
Variant of Yuvenaliy.

Yuvoshboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yuvosh meaning "gentle" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yuztoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yuz meaning "hundred" and toy meaning "colt".

Yuzuky f Japanese
Submitted variant of Yuzuki

Ýylgaý m Turkmen

Zabdy f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has given" in Hebrew.

Zacary m English (Modern)
Variant of Zachary.

Zacharey m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachely m Hebrew

Zachory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

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

Zackory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zacky m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zaki.

Zady f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Western African (Rare)
Variant of Sadie.

Zahary m Malay
Variant of Zahari.

Zahneny m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "wise and peaceful" in Hebrew

Zailey f American (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee.

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

Zakery m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakhariy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Zakhar.

Zakhary m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zakhey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Zacchaeus.

Zakiy m Uzbek
Means "bright, intelligent" in Uzbek.

Zakkary m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakkiy m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Zaki.

Zaky m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكي (see Zaki), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Zaldy m Filipino
Short form of Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).

Zalmay m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto زلمی (see Zalmai).

Zamontoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and toy meaning "colt".

Zamry m Malay
Variant of Zamri.

Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.

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

Zarelhy f Spanish (Latin American)
Unknown.

Zasily m Russian (Rare, ?)

Zathapy f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sꜣt-ḥpw meaning "daughter of Apis", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the deity Apis, the sacred bull. This was the second name of Senebtisi.

Zatipy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Ipy", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the goddess Ipy. Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.

Zatty f Various (Modern, Rare), Obscure
Meaning unknown.

Zaurbiy m Circassian
Adyghe (West Circassian) cognate of Zaurbek.

Zawirbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaurbi or Zaurbiy.

Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.

Zayday f Popular Culture

Zayley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zebby m & f English (Rare)

Zebedey m Old Church Slavic
Russian from Zebedee.

Zecherıy m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
Circassian version of Zachariah.

Zeely f Literature, African American
Titular character of the 1967 children's novel 'Zeely,' by Virginia Hamilton.

Zeidy f English (?)

Zeily f English (American)

Zeldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zelda 1.

Zelly f English

Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.

Zenoviy m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Зіновій (see Zinoviy.

Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zephany f South African (Rare)
Feminine form of Zephania.

Zeray m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Means "sower" in Ge'ez and Tigrinya.

Zerenity f African American (Rare)
Variant of Serenity

Zeresenay m Eastern African

Zerny f & m Swedish
Unexplained.

Zevy m Hebrew (?)
Diminutive of Zevulun or Zev.

Zhanbyrbay m Kazakh
Means "rich in rain" in Kazakh, derived from жаңбыр (zhanbyr) "rain" and бай (bay) "rich, wealthy".

Zhuldyzay f Kazakh
From Kazakh жұлдыз (zhuldyz) meaning "star" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Zhumabay m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh жұма (zhuma) or Kyrgyz жума (zhuma) meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin) combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Zibby f American
Diminutive of Elizabeth or Zibiah.

Zicky m Indonesian (Modern, Rare, ?)

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Zikry m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Zikri.

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilolboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zilol meaning "crystal-clear, limpid" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Ziraoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zira meaning "cumin" and oy meaning "moon".

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zithlaly f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Citlalli.

Zitlaly f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Citlalli.

Zmaray m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto زمری (see Zmarai).

Zoeey f Obscure
Variant of Zoe given to 5 girls in 2018.

Zohemy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, rhyming with Nohemi.

Zolkifly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zo'rboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zo'r meaning "force, might" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Zowey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zsadány m Medieval Hungarian

Zubay f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar diminutive form of Zubaida.

Zuboly m Hungarian
Means "loom cylinder" in Hungarian.

Zuby f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Zuba.

Zulay f Chechen
Either a diminutive of Zulaykha or Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Zulay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Probably a shortened form of Zuleika.

Zulfadly m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Zulfadli.

Zulfahmy m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Zulfahmi.

Zuliy f Karachay-Balkar
Diminutive form of Zulihat.

Zulkafly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkeffly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkefly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkiffly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkifley m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkifly m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zully f Spanish (Latin American)
In the case of the Argentine actress Zully Moreno (1920-1999), it was a diminutive of Zulema.

Zuly f Spanish (Caribbean)
The name Zuly is a Puerto-Rican name from my friend. Also a variant of the name Julie with a french accent!

Zurainy f Arabic (Arabized, Rare)

Zury f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Zuri used predominately in Latin America.

Zuzy f Various (Rare)

Zyley f English (American)