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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ya.
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Omiya f Japanese
Means "palace, princess" in Japanese.
Omya f Nepali
Name: Omya ओम्या... [more]
Oqmoya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and moya meaning "female camel".
Oriya f & m Hebrew
Derived from combination of the elements ori אורי means "my light" and yah. Meaning together "the light of Yahweh."
Oriya f Japanese
From Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "woven" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night; the evening". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Ortheya f German (Archaic)
Variant of Orthia (compare Orthey).
Orya f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Oriya.
Orysya f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Orysia.
Oviya f Tamil
From Tamil ஓவியம் (oviyam) meaning "painting".
Oxaniya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Oksana.
Oya f Yoruba Mythology, Afro-American Mythology
Literally means "she (who) tore" in Yoruba. ... [more]
Oya f Turkish
Means "lace" in Turkish.
Padmalaya f Hindi
Meaning "One Who Was Born in a Lotus House".
Paksyaltya f Mordvin
Means "field" in Erzya.
Paladdya f Udmurt
Udmurt form of Pelagia.
Panya f Swahili
The crowned one.
Papalya 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. A known bearer of this name was Papalya Nangala, the mother of Australian Aboriginal painter Takariya Napaltjarri (b... [more]
Papatya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish papatya "daisy".
Papaya f English
From the fruit papaya, which is a large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
Parinya f & m Thai
Means "knowledge, awareness, understanding" in Thai.
Parthenya f English (Rare)
Rare spelling variant of Parthenia.
Pasifaya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Pasiphaë.
Pasya f Filipino
Diminutive of Bonifacia.
Patrysiya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Patricia.
Patulya f Laz
Means “snowflake” in Laz.
Payoya f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Pelahiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Pelagia.
Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]
Penya f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Peña.
Petiya m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Variant of Petia
Petroniya f Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Russian form of Petronia.
Phalya f Hinduism
MEANING : a flower, bud ... [more]
Phiriya m & f Thai
Means "bravery, vigour" in Thai.
Phisnaya m & f Aymara
Means "light, agile" in Aymara.
Phitaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Phitchaya f & m Thai
From Thai พิชญ์ (phit) meaning "scholar, wise person". This is a transcription of both the feminine form พิชญา and the masculine form พิชญะ.
Phithaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Phittaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Phitthaya m & f Thai
Means "knowledge, philosophy, science" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā).
Pitaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Pithaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Pittaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Pitthaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Piya m & f Thai
Derived from Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved". The spelling ปิยะ is typically only masculine while ปิยา is only feminine.
Piya m & f Haitian Creole (Rare)
From "Piye" who mean pious.
Ponnya m & f Burmese
Means "good deed, meritorious deed" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya).
Ponya f Nepali
Means "one who loves bamboo" in Nepal.
Poojya f Indian
Poojya is a girl name which has the meaning of very pure, respectful, sacred. It is also one of the names of goddess Saraswati.
Portya f English
Variant of Portia.
Pragya f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajnya) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".
Prajya f Indian
Name - Prajya , Prajyaa प्रज्ञा... [more]
Pranaya m & f Sanskrit
"Love"
Praniya f Sanskrit, Tamil
Meaning is uncertain, possibly meaning "love is the one" in Sanskrit or a variant of Pranitha.
Pranpriya f Thai
From Thai ปราณ (pran) meaning "breath" and ปรียา (priya) meaning "darling, beloved".
Pratijya f Indian
MEANING - promise, swear, agreement , vow, assent, acknowledge, approve... [more]
Pravya f Mizo, Bodo
Means "intelligent" in Bodo and Mizo.
Preeya f & m Indian, Hindi, Thai
Alternate transcription of Priya. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Thailand.
Pujya f Malayalam
Meaning "Respectful" and "Worthy".
Pukhutsya f Nenets
Means "old woman" in Nenets.
Punya m & f Indian, Nepali
Means "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Putsaya f Thai
means "clean"
Puumaya f & m Dagbani
It means the means the womb is cool.... [more]
Pya f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman pie "magpie" (via Old French pie, from Latin pica, the feminine of picus "woodpecker").
Qamariyya f Arabic
From masculine قَمَرِيّ (qamariyy) or feminine قَمَرِيَّة (qamariyya), both meaning "lunar, related to the moon" in Arabic. It may therefore be seen as a strictly feminine variant of Qamar.
Qamya m & f Quechua
Means "pale" in Quechua.
Qhana Qinaya f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and qinaya meaning "cloud".
Qianya f Chinese
千 qian is the number thousand, 雅 ya means graceful.
Qinaya f & m Aymara
Means "cloud" in Aymara.
Qofiya f Uzbek
Means "rhyme" or "rhyming letter" in Uzbek.
Quisqueya f Spanish (Caribbean)
From a Taíno name for the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It has been applied poetically to the Dominican Republic since the Restoration War in the 1860s, and appears in its national anthem (sometimes known as 'Valiant Quisqueyans')... [more]
Qunyquekya f African American (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. This name is borne by Qunyquekya Wallis, the older sister of actress Quvenzhané Wallis.
Quya f Quechua
Means "queen" in Quechua.
Raabiya f Arabic
Variant of Rabi'a or Raabi'a.
Rabbiya f Pakistani (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a.
Radeya f Pakistani
Always happy
Radya m & f Czech, Russian
Czech male nickname for Radim and a Russian female variant of Rada.
Rajabharya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING - queen, wife of king, King's wife
Rakhaya f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Might be a borrowed name from Hindi, meaning “placed”.
Rakiya f African American
Variant transcription of Rakia
Rakiya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rakia.
Ramya f Tamil, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit ramya (रम्य) "lovely; pleasing; delightful; beautiful; charming". ... [more]
Ramziya f Tatar, Bashkir (Russified)
Tatar and Russified Bashkir feminine form of Ramzi.
Ran'ya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Rəsmiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rasmia 2.
Rasu'aya f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
This is the name given to the wife of Arphaxad in the Book of Jubilees.
Rasya f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Rasha.
Rattiya f Thai
Derived from Thai รัตติ (ratti) meaning "night".
Raya f Arabic
Derived either from Arabic ريا (raya) meaning "aroma, fragrance, perfume" or راية (rayah) meaning "flag, banner, ensign".
Raya f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Raya f Hebrew
Means "wife" / "beloved" in Hebrew.
Raya f Indonesian
Means "big, large, grand, great" in Indonesian.
Rayya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "quenched" or "fresh, good scent".
Rayya f Indian
Name - Rayya रय्या... [more]
Rennya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Ranya.
Ren'ya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Renya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Regina.
Revaya f Jewish, Hebrew
Means "overflowing, saturated" in Hebrew, from the element רָוָה (ravah) "to be saturated, drink one's fill". A modern Hebrew word name.
Revolyutsiya f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution". Like names such as Melor and Vilen, this name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Reya f Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit riya "singer; graceful".
Rhya f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Rhea or a feminine form of Rhys
Rieaya f Arabic
Means “caring” in Arabic.
Rizqiya f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek rizq meaning "daily bread".
Robiya f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Raabi'a.
Rocaya f Maranao
Maranao form of Ruqayya.
Rokaya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقية (see Ruqayyah).
Rokeya f Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Ruqayyah.
Rokhaya f Western African
Form of Ruqayyah used in parts of western Africa (particularly Senegal).
Romaniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Romania.
Romiya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Romi, means "my exaltation" and the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God)
Roniya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Roni 1 and the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God), the meaning can be something like "My God is Joy".
Roniya m & f Bulgarian
Roniya means the light of people and the house and also it is a popular and beautiful place in Bulgaria. In the past it mostly used for females but today males also have this name.and in Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
Ronya f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Veronika and Roman.
Ronya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
Roqaya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقية (see Ruqayyah).
Roqayya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقية (see Ruqayyah).
Roquayya f Arabic
Variant transcription of رقيّة (see Ruqayyah)
Rossiya f Russian (Rare)
Means "Russia" in Russian. Used by patriotic parents.
Rosya f Russian
Short form of Yaroslava.
Roukaya f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic form of Ruqayyah
Rouya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رؤية (see Ruya).
Roziya f Tajik
Tajik form of Razia
Rugiyya f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Ruqayyah.
Ruhaniya f Arabic
Means "spirituality" in Arabic.
Ruhiya f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ruh meaning "spirit, soul".
Rumiya f Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
Form of Rumina used in Central Asia.
Ruqaya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقية (see Ruqayyah).
Rutanya f Latvian, Russian
Best known as the given name of a Latvian American actress.
Rüya f Turkish
Means "dream" in Turkish.
Ruzaliya f Central Asian
Probably related to Rozaliya.
Rya f & m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ria, Rhea or Riya, in Brazil, this is a masculine name.
Saadiya f Western African, Indian (Muslim)
Form of Sa'dia used in Western Africa and India.
Saamiya f Arabic
Variant of Samiya.
Saaya f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sa'diya f Arabic, Uzbek
Alternate transcription of Arabic Sa'dia as well as the Uzbek form of the name
Safeya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic صفية (see Safiyya).
Safya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Variant transcription of Safiyyah.
Sahaya f Filipino, Tausug
Means "ray of light, brightness" in Tausug.
Saikhanzaya f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, good, beautiful" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fate, fortune".
Sajiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek saj meaning "rhyming couplets".
Sakhaaya f Yakut
Derived from Yakut Саха (Sakha) meaning "Sakha, Yakut".
Sakuya m & f Japanese, Japanese Mythology
As a unisex name, it can be used as 咲也, 咲哉, 咲弥, 朔夜 or 朔椰 with 咲 (shou, sa.ku, -zaki) meaning "bloom, blossom", 朔 (saku, tsuitachi) meaning "conjuction (astronomy), first day of the month", 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night" and 椰 (ya, yashi) meaning "coconut tree."... [more]
Salameya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Salome.
Samaiya f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on the sounds found in other names such as Amiyah and Shamya.
Samanya f Kaguru
Means "she who is unknown" in Chikaguru.
Səmayə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sumayya.
Samaya f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "tranquil, peaceful" in Sanskrit. From the Sanskrit सामय (sAmaya), from सामयति (sAmayati).
Sameeya f Arabic
Variant transcription of Samiya.
Şəmsiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shamsiyya.
Sanaya f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
MEANING - old, ancient, long lasting, linger. It is derived from Sanskrit word Sanay ( सनय )... [more]
Sandhiya f Indian, Tamil, Kannada
Variant of Sandhya used in southern India.
Saniya f Kazakh, Tatar, Kyrgyz, Urdu
Either derived from Arabic ثَانِي (ṯānī) meaning "second (child)" or a variant of Saniyya.
Saniyə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Saniye.
Sanjya f Indian
Name - Sanjya / Sanjyaa संज्ञा... [more]
Sapya f Mari
Mari form of Sophia.
Saranya f Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Thai
From Sanskrit शरण्य (sharanya) meaning "protector, defender, refuge" or सरण्यु (saranyu) meaning "nimble, quick, agile". This is the name of a Hindu goddess.
Saraya f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, possibly based on Saray (see Sarai), Sariah or Soraya.
Sarinya f Thai
Meaning uncertain.
Saroya f American (Modern, Rare)
Possible spelling of Soraya. It is also used as a form of the Hebrew name Sarah, meaning "princess." Saroya was/is a character in the series StarCrossed.
Saryýa f Turkmen
From the Turkmen sary meaning "yellow".
Sashunya m & f Russian
Russian diminutive form of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Satanaya f Caucasian Mythology
Means "mother of one-hundred (sons)" from Persian صد (sad) (through the Iranian root */sata-/) meaning "(one) hundred" combined with the Northwest Caucasian root /na/ meaning "mother" (descended into Kabardian анэ (ānă) and Adyghe ны (nə)) and the Indo-Iranian suffix /-ya/ meaning "the one who is"... [more]
Satanya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element sa and the name Tanya, probably modelled on Latanya.
Satya m & f Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Assamese, Nepali, Indonesian
Means "pure, virtuous" or "truthful, true" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form सत्य and the feminine form सत्या.
Saumya f & m Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali
Means "cool, moist, northern" or "pleasing, agreeable, gentle" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form सौम्या and the masculine form सौम्य.
Saya f Japanese
From 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 小 (sa) meaning "small, little" and 耶 (ya) meaning "question mark" or 椰 (ya) meaning "palm tree". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Saya f Indian
Saya means Shadow in Hindi.
Sayfiya f Tatar
Tatar feminine form of Saif.
Sebya f Filipino
Short form of Eusebia.
Sedzukiya f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 月 (dzuki) meaning "moon" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sefeniya f Kongo
God has hidden
Seftiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Seftya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Seiya m & f Japanese (Latinized, ?), Japanese
Means "Sincere one." It is the name of Sailor Star Fighter in the Sailor Moon anime.... [more]
Senya m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian short form of Arsen and Arseniy, and other names containing ‘sen’. As a feminine diminutive, it is mostly for Kseniya.
Senya f Japanese
Means "many nights" in Japanese. From 千 (sen) "one thousand" and 夜 (ya) "night, evening".
Septiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Septya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Serviliya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Servilia.
Setiya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Setia.
Setya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Setia.
Sevilya f Crimean Tatar
Possibly from Crimean Tatar севил (sevil) meaning "be loved" or from the name for the city of Seville.
Seya f Indian
Variant of Chhaya.
Shaadiyya f Somali
Somali form of Shadya.
Shacoya f African American
Probably an invented name, possibly blending the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Sequoia.
Shafiyya f Arabic
Means "healer" in Arabic.
Shaivya m & f Hindi
King of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).
Shamsiya f Tajik, Uzbek, Tatar (Rare)
Either from Arabic شمسية (shamsiyya) meaning "parasol, umbrella" or شمسي (shamsiyy) meaning "solar".
Shamsiyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Shamsi.
Shamya f African American (Modern)
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements sha, my and ya, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Amaya and Shania... [more]
Shanaya f & m English
Variant of Shania.
Shanaya f Marathi
The name Shanaya is of Sanskrit origin.... [more]
Shanshiya f Tamil
my wife
Shantoya f African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of Shan- (from names such as Shantae and Chantel) and Toya. Also compare Shantoria.
Shaquoya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shacoya; probably an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Shakia, Shaquila and Sequoia.
Sharifiya f Hausa
Means "born during Ramadan" in Hausa.
Shariya f Urdu
Meaning "Princess", "Sultana".
Shavqiya f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek word shavq meaning "mirth, glee, enthusiasm".
Shawronya f Indian (Parsi)
Beautiful goddess of virtue and femininity
Shaya m & f Arabic, Hebrew
In Arabic, means "worthy, deserving". In Hebrew, likely the feminine form of Shay 2.
Shenya f English (American)
English form of Zhenya.
Shiya f Japanese
From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shiya f Chinese
Combination of the names Shi and Ya.
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]
Shontoya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of names such as Chantel or Chanté and LaToya.
Sho'xiya f Uzbek
Derived from the word 'sho'x meaning "lively, playful, spirited".
Shravya f Bodo
Meaning "Musical Tone".
Shriya f Indian, Odia, Hindi
Means "happiness, glory, prosperity" in Sanskrit, ultimately from श्री (shri).
Shumaliya f Near Eastern Mythology
Name borne by a Kassite goddess that was closely associated with the royal family.
Shya f Indian
Diminutive of Shyamala.
Sidelya f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Turkish name of unknown origin and meaning.
Sidoniya f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Sidonia.
Silya f Filipino
Short form of Cecilia.
Simaya f African American
An elaboration of Maya 2.
Simya f & m Muslim, Hebrew
Means "precious thing, limit".
Sinaya f Hebrew, Jewish
Modern Hebrew name, a feminine form of Sinai. It was given to 8 baby girls born in the United States in 2011.
Sinya f Russian
Short form or diminutive of Aksinya and Yevfrosiniya.