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Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [more]

Şevîn f Kurdish
Means "night-grazing" in Kurdish.

Shabahang f Persian
Means "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.

Shade m & f English
From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.

Shahla f Persian, Urdu
Means "dark blue (eyes)" or "dark red (eyes)" in Persian.

Shanli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Shefali f Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit शेफालि or शेफाली (shephali) meaning "night-flowering jasmine (a type of plant)".

Sheuly f Bengali
Bengali word for the plant Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, also known as "night-blooming jasmine". Ultimately from Sanskrit śephāla (शेफाल) via phāla (फल).... [more]

Shili m & f Chinese
From Chinese 实 (shí) meaning "real, honest", 时 (shí) meaning "time, era, season", 史 (shǐ) meaning "history" or 石 (shí) meaning "stone" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "inside, village", 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine)... [more]

Shioriko f Japanese
From Japanese 栞 (shiori) meaning "bookmark" or 汐 (shio) meaning "evening tide, night tides", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shiya f Japanese
From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shizuya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 耶 (ya) meaning "wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox" or 弥 (ya) meaning "universally"... [more]

Shuangying f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection".

Sîber f Kurdish
Means "shade, shadow" in Kurdish.

Sinthgunt f Germanic Mythology
Sinthgunt is a figure in Germanic mythology, attested solely in the Old High German 9th- or 10th-century "horse cure" Merseburg Incantation. In the incantation, Sinthgunt is referred to as the sister of the personified sun, Sunna... [more]

Sorayo f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ssynuo m & f Yi
Means "black leopard" in Yi.

Suhaimi m & f Malay, Indonesian
Derived either from Arabic سحيم (suhaim) meaning "black, dark" (a diminutive of سحم (sahima) meaning "to become black, to be blackened") or سهيم (suhaim) meaning "arrows" (the plural of سهم (sahm) meaning "arrow, dart")... [more]

Sumika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 角 (sumi) meaning "angle, corner, square, horn, antlers", 恭 (sumi) meaning "respect, reverent", 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook", 好 (sumi) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 住 (sumi) meaning "dwell, reside, live, inhabit", 淑 (sumi) meaning "graceful, gentle, pure", 純 (sumi) meaning "genuine, purity, innocence", 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure", 清 (sumi) meaning "pure", 菫 (sumi) meaning "violet", 朱 (su) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody", 珠 (su) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 涼 (su) meaning "cool, refreshing", 鈴 (su) meaning "bell", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 水 (mi) meaning "water" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 家 (ka) meaning "house, home, family, professional, expert, performer", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist", 風 (ka) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 河 (ka) meaning "river", 樺 (ka) meaning "birch (esp... [more]

Sunisa f Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and นิสา (nisa) meaning "night".

Suzuya f Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night" or 弥 (ya) meaning "universally". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Symela f Greek
From the name of the Sumela monastery, which is located in Trabzon, Turkey. It is derived from Greek σου μελά (sou mela) meaning "black mountain".

Tamalut f Berber
Berber feminine name meaning "shadow".

Taowan f Chinese
From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peace, marriage" and 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".

Temerity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "audacity, recklessness, foolhardy disregard of danger", which is ultimately from Latin temeritatem "blind chance, accident, rashness" (nominative temeritas), from temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly", related to tenebrae "darkness" (from the Indo-European root *temes- meaning "dark").

Teniu'usi m & f Polynesian
Means "the dark coconut" in Bellonese.

Terava f Tahitian
From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and rava meaning "dark, brownish".

Tetsuna f Japanese
This name combines 哲 (tetsu, aki.raka, satoi, saba.ku, shi.ru) meaning "clear, philosophy", 徹 (tetsu) meaning "clear, penetrate, pierce, sit up (all night), strike home", 達 (tatsu, da, -tachi, tetsu) meaning "accomplished, arrive, attain, reach" or 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane) meaning "iron" with 夜 (na) meaning "night"

Tianfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 绯 (fēi) meaning "scarlet, dark red" or 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant".

Tianxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful", 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" or 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid", 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, hope for, rare" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Tingli f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 利 (lì) meaning "advantage, profit, merit", 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Tingxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 希 (xī) meaning "hope, hope for" or "rare" or 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

Tlilcoatl m & f Nahuatl
Means "black snake" in Nahuatl, derived from tlilli "black ink, soot, charcoal" and coatl "snake, serpent". Also a Nahuatl term for the Middle American indigo snake.

Tlilticoatl m & f Nahuatl (Hispanicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tlilcoatl, replacing the first element with tliltic, "black".

To'qoyim f Uzbek
Derived from to'q meaning "prosperous" and potentially in this context too "dark coloured" and oyim, an obsolete term for aristocratic women.

Tsillah f Ancient Egyptian
Means "shadow" in Egyptian.

Tsimanka f Asháninka
From the Ashaninka tsimankaantsi meaning "shade, shadow".

Tsugumi f Japanese
This name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" or 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makoto, makotoni, mi) meaning "reality, truth", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea."... [more]

Tsukiya f & m Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tsukiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or from 月夜 (tsukiyo) meaning "moonlit night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tsuruya m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Tsuru meaning "Crane" + Ya meaning "Also" or "Night". Names that end in "ya" are usually for males though. Tsuruya is a minor character from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Tsuruya m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane" or 蔓 (tsuru) meaning "vine" combined with 夜 (ya, yoru) meaning "night" or 屋 (ya) meaning "shop". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name... [more]

Tsuya f & m Japanese
From Japanese 艶 (tsuya) meaning "luster" or from Japanese 月 (tsu) meaning "moon" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tumma m & f Finnish
Means "dark" in Finnish.

Tungigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek tungi meaning "night" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Turac f Azerbaijani
Means "black francolin" in Azerbaijani.

Ungoliant f Literature
Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.

Varjo m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "shadow" in Finnish.

Waku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 新 (wa) meaning "fresh, new", 笑 (wa) meaning "laugh", 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" or 航 (wa) meaning "navigate, sail, cruise, fly" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 雲 (ku) meaning "cloud", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine" or 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red"... [more]

Wamlisapa f Sioux
Means "black eagle" in Lakota. From the Lakota waŋblí (wahm-hel'-lee) 'eagle, golden eagle', and sah'-pah "black".

Wanchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Wanfeng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple tree" or 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit".

Wanjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 靖 (jìng) meaning "pacify, calm", 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", or 敬 (jìng) meaning "respect, honour".

Wanju f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Wanling f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Wanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 玫 (méi) meaning "rose", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".

Wanshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial", 纨 (wán) meaning "white silk" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Wanwu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 乌 (wū) meaning "black, dark" or "crow, raven".

Wanxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Wanxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Wanyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating".

Wanyu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wings", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light sunlight", 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Wanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, mysterious gem".

Wanzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".

West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.

Won-a-pa-lei f Literature
Means "the girl with the long black hair" in the fictional language of the Native American tribe in American author Scott O'Dell's children's novel 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'. It is the 'common' name, or the name shared with others, of Karana (which is her 'secret' name) who is the young protagonist of the story.

Xara-xïs f Khakas
Means "black girl" in Khakas.

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

Xiangying f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom".

Xiaomeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo", 潇 (xiāo) meaning "sound of beating wind and rain" or 宵 (xiāo) meaning "night, evening, dark" and 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of moon" or 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".

Xiaowan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth", 宛 (wǎn) meaning "seem", 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".

Xiaoxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 潇 (xiāo) meaning "beating sound of wind and rain" and 宵 (xiāo) meaning "night, evening, dark". Other character combinations are also possible.

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

Xiaoye f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 夜 (yè) meaning "night", or 业, 業 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]

Xilu f Chinese
From the Chinese 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" or 喜 (xǐ) meaning "be fond of, like, love, happy, happy event" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Ximei f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Xiniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Xinwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".

Xinxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night".

Xinyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire" or 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" and 杳 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, dark, mysterious, deep" , 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, secluded, refined", 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade", 钥 (yào) meaning "key, lock", or 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".

Xinye f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning" or 忻 (xīn) meaning "delightful, joyful" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight, flame", 夜 (yè) meaning "night, dark" or 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Xixia f Chinese
From the Chinese 熹 (xī) meaning "brightness, dawn, dim light, glimmer" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Xixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Xiyan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating", 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".

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]

Xuanli f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Xuannü f Chinese Mythology
Means "dark lady" or "mysterious lady" in Chinese. This was the name of an ancient Chinese goddess of war, sex, and longevity.

Xuanxu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black" combined with 旭 (xù) meaning "dawn, rising sun, brilliant, radiant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Xuanyin f Chinese
From Chinese 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone"... [more]

Xuexi f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

Xuying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance", 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious", 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton", 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid, glossy", 莺 (yīng) meaning "green oriole, finch", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous, bright", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".

Yachiyo f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 弥 (ya) meaning "increasingly" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow"; 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, reason" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom"; and 代 (yo) or 世 (yo) meaning "world, generation", or 夜 (yo) meaning "night, evening".

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

Yahiro m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 博 (hiro) meaning "abundant; plentiful; rich". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yakiko f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening", 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, esteem" and 子 (ko) meaning "child".

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]

Yakuu f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 空 (kuu) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yami m & f Japanese
Means "dark, darkness" in Japanese.

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.

Yano f Japanese
From Japanese 也 (ya) meaning "also", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 埜 (ya) meaning "open country, field, wilderness", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop, dealer, seller", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut tree", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" or 耶 (ya), an interjection combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 暢 (no) meaning "stretch", 弐 (no) meaning "two, second", 展 (no) meaning "unfold, expand", 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 音 (no) meaning "sound", 信 (no) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust" or 倫 (no) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]

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.

Yanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk".

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

Yasumi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful", 恭 (yasu) meaning "respect", 康 (yasu) meaning "peace", 妥 (yasu) meaning "gentle", 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm", 悌 (yasu) meaning "brotherly, respectful", 寧 (yasu) meaning "rather", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 保 (yasu) meaning "to raise; to rear", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 靖 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing" or 晏 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, quiet", 州 (su) meaning "prefecture", 寸 (su) meaning "measurement" or 壽 or 寿 (su) both meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit", 純 (mi) meaning "pure", 身 (mi) meaning "body, identity", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 生 (mi) meaning "raw, live", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 己 (mi) meaning "self", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook, remote place" or 満 (mi) meaning "fullness"... [more]

Yatoko f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 涛 (to) meaning "large waves" or 燈 (to) meaning "light" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

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

Yaying f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom".

Yelan f Popular Culture
From Chinese 夜 (yè) meaning "night" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]

Yeshen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 夜神, literally meaning “night spirits”.

Yewan f Chinese
From Traditional Chinese - 夜晚 (Yèwǎn) meaning "Night"

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.

Yingbo f Chinese
From the 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" and 波 (bō) meaning "wave".

Yingli f Chinese
From the Chinese 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Yingwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip", 应 (yīng) meaning "answer, respond, reply, agree" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, picture, image" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]

Yingxi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颖 (yǐng) meaning "rice tassel, sharp point" or "clever", 盈 (yíng) meaning "fill, full of, overflowing", 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, shining, dazzling", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid" or 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine" and 希 (xī) meaning "rare" or "hope for", 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream", 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" or 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

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]

Yingyu f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "petal, flower, leaf", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight, dazzling" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Yö m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "night" in Finnish.

Yogiri f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (yo) meaning "night" and 霧 (giri) meaning "mist".

Yohual m & f Nahuatl
Means "night" in Nahuatl.

Yohualticitl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl yohualli "night" and ticitl "healer, midwife, physician". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of childbirth, associated with steam baths, medicine, and difficult births.

Yohualxoch f Nahuatl
Means "night flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a kind of flowering plant used medicinally.

Yoimiya f Japanese
From Japanese 宵 (yoi) meaning "night" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine, temple". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yoru m & f Japanese (Rare)
Means "night" in Japanese.

Yoruichi f & m Japanese
Combination of "night" and "one".

Yoruko f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 夜子 with 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)." Alternatively, it can be used as ヨル子 with ヨル, the phonetic characters representing Yoru, and 子.... [more]

Yorutsuki f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Youning f Chinese
From the Chinese 幽 (yōu) meaning "quiet, secluded, tranquil, dark" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Yozakura f Japanese (Rare, ?)
means "night cherry blossom" or "cherry blossoms at evening" in Japanese. Combining 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom".... [more]

Yozora f Japanese
From Japanese 夜空 (yozora) meaning "night sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Yuan m & f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 癒 (yu) meaning "get well, recover", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 悠 (yu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 柚 (yu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful", 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" or 闇 (an) meaning "dark, darkness"... [more]

Yumerei f & m Japanese
Yumerei means "dark dream". the kanji used are 夢(mu, yume) meaning "dream" and 黎(kuro, ri) meaning "dark".

Yunalesca f Popular Culture
Lady Yunalesca is a non-player character and antagonist from Final Fantasy X, who also appears in Final Fantasy X-2. She was the first summoner to defeat Sin and bring forth the Calm. According to the game's lore, Summoner Yuna was named after Yunalesca.... [more]

Yuriya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily", 揺 (yuri) meaning "swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate", 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten", 癒 (yu) meaning "healing, cure", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 憂 (yu) meaning "melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy", 有 (yu) meaning "exist", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason", 祐 (yu) meaning "help" or 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 谷 (ya) meaning "valley", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut tree", 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 耶 (ya), an interjection... [more]

Yuyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure", 誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise", 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wing" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 杳 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, dark, mysterious", 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, secluded", 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".

Yuye f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious", 芋 (yù) meaning "taro, tuber", 萸 (yú) meaning "dogwood, cornelian cherry", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather", or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" combined with 叶 or 葉 (yè) both meaning "leaf", 烨 or 燁 (yè) both meaning "glorious, bright, splendid", 夜 (yè) meaning "night", or 业 or 業 (yè) both meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]

Yuyuko f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" or 幽 (yu) meaning "dark", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" or duplicated using 々 combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]

Zeroyo f Japanese
From Japanese 零 (zero) meaning "zero" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Zhenxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 汐 (xī) meaning "night tide, evening ebb tide", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare".

Zhimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Zil m & f Arabic
Meaning: “Shadow”

Zilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zilmar. Alternatively, it may be derived from Persian zilmat "dark, darkness".

Zixuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Ziying f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems", 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection", or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".

Ziyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 幽 (yōu) meaning "tranquil, secluded, quiet, dark".

Zulfa f Arabic
Means "first part of the night" or also "with a finely chiselled nose" in Arabic.