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Yinchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Yinchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Yingcan f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" and 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid, illuminating, bright".

Yingcao f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 樱草, 櫻草 (yīngcǎo) meaning "primrose" which comes from combining 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" with 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw", or from 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip" combined with 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw"... [more]

Yingchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Yingcheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" and 丞 (chéng) meaning "assist, aid".

Yingchun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 迎 (yíng) meaning "welcome, receive, greet" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yingci f Chinese
From the Chinese 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" and 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving, charitable, benevolent".

Yingcong f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" and 聪 (cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".

Yingluck f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยิ่งลักษณ์ (see Yinglak).

Ynocencia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Inocencia.

Yocasta f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Jocasta, particularly used in the Dominican Republic.

Yoccelin f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yocelin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yoselin.

Yocelyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yocelyne f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yocelynn f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yochabel f Popular Culture
From Ιωχαβέλῃ (Iochabele), the form of Yocheved used by the historian Josephus; also compare Iochabed... [more]

Yochana f Jewish
Hebrew for "God's grace". Often used as a female form of Yochanan, it is a rather modern name.

Yochannah f Hebrew
"Yahveh-favored," "Yahveh-graced" or "Yahveh-inclined"... [more]

Yochevet f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Yocheved.

Yochi f Hebrew
Diminutive of Yocheved.

Yoconda f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Gioconda.

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.

Yoice f Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian

Yongchan f Chinese
From the Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "long, eternal, forever" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty".

Yongchen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 咏 (yǒng) meaning "sing song" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".

Yongcheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" combined with 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"... [more]

Yoon-chae f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 윤채 (see Yun-chae).

Yoruichi f Popular Culture
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 一 meaning "one". ... [more]

Youancry f Romani (Rare, Archaic)

Youngchae f Korean (Rare)

Yozchechak f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yoz meaning "summer" and chechak meaning "flower".

Yuanchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple".

Yucai f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".

Yücel m & f Turkish
Means "sublime" in Turkish.

Yu-chae f Korean
From Korean 유채 (yuchae) meaning "rapeseed", which is derived from Sino-Korean 榮 (yeong). Another way to form this name is from Sino-Korean 有 (yu) meaning "have, possess", 遊 (yu) meaning "wandering", or 柔 (yu) meaning "gentle" combined with 彩 (chae) meaning "colour"... [more]

Yuchan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 禅 or 禪 (chán) meaning "meditation, contemplation". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yuchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, valuables" or 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Yu-chi f & m Chinese
Alternative romanization of Yuqi.

Yuchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

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

Yuci f & m Chinese (Rare)
This name is used as 宇慈 (feminine) and/or 于此 (masculine) with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house; building, structure, eaves," 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, charitable, benevolent," 于 (yú) meaning "in, on, at, go to, surname" and 此 (cǐ) meaning "this, these, in this case, then."

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

Yuecai f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 偲 (cāi) meaning "talented".

Yuecan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 粲 (càn) meaning "polish, bright, radiant".

Yuechen f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning" or 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Yuechun f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple".

Yueci f Chinese
From the Chinese 玥 (yuè) meaning "mysterious gem, mythological pearl", 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" or 月 (yuè) meaning "moon, month" and 辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression".

Yuecui f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green" or "kingfisher".

Yukichika m & f Japanese
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used.

Yukiochi f Japanese
雪落 (yukiochi; lit. “Snowdrop”) is a beautiful, floral, and wintery name for your baby snowdrop!

Yulechka f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya.

Yulichka f Russian
Variant of Yulechka.

Yumichika m & f Japanese
"bow" (archery or violin); "relative" or "familiarity"... [more]

Yunaici f Romani (Archaic)

Yunalesca f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
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]

Yun-chae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek" or 允 (yun) meaning "allow, consent" combined with 采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" or 彩 (chae) meaning "colour"... [more]

Yunchuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate" combined with 川 (chuān) meaning "river, stream"... [more]

Yungchen f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་ཅན (see Yangchen).

Yupaycha f & m Aymara
Means "adore" in Aymara.

Yurac m & f Quechua
Means "white" in Quechua.

Yvanca f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ivanka. In some cases, the name might be a combination of Yvonne or Yvette with Bianca, as these names used to be very popular in the Netherlands (the former primarily in the 1960s and the latter two chiefly in the 1970s).

Zacari m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Zachary.

Zacharenia f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias. This coincides with the Greek vocabulary word ζαχαρένια (zacharenia) meaning "sugary", from ζάχαρη (zachari) "sugar, sucrose".

Zacharia m & f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Zachary, also feminine.

Zacharienne f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zacharie.

Zacharine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zechariah.

Zacharoula f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias.

Zachasia f American (Rare, Archaic)

Zacqueline f African American (Rare)

Zacyntha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zacynthus. This name was very rarely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Britain.

Zalecia f American (Modern, Rare)

Zannabach f Amharic
Means "she rained" in Amharic.

Zantedeschia f Obscure
From the genus name of flowering plants native to southern Africa, which was named for the Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi.

Zaochi f Chinese (Rare, ?), Vietnamese (Rare, ?)

Zbincza f Medieval Czech
Feminine form of Zbygniew.

Zdenička f Czech
Diminutive of Zdeňka.

Zdzicha f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.

Zebochehra f Uzbek
From Uzbek zebo meaning "lovely" and chehra meaning "face, look".

Zećira f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zećir.... [more]

Zélatrice f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Zéla and Béatrice.

Zelica f Literature
Used by Thomas Moore in his poem 'Lalla Rookh' (1817), where it belongs to the tragic heroine of the first tale that the poet Feramorz sings to Lalla. In the tale, Zelica and Azim are young lovers who live in the province of Khorassan.

Zelice f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zelica.

Zhanchang f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess.

Zhenechka f & m Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy. As a male diminutive is is mainly used on young kids.

Zhengchun f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "just, right, proper, correct" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, simple, clean".

Zhibekchach f Kyrgyz
Means "silk hair" in Kyrgyz.

Zhichao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 超 (chāo) meaning "surpass, leap over"... [more]

Zhicheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, utmost", 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (a type of plant)" or 稚 (zhì) meaning "immature, young, childish" combined with 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true", 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 澄 (chéng) meaning "clear, pure"... [more]

Zhongcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green" or "kingfisher".

Zhuchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" or 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Zhucui f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green" or "kingfisher".

Zicanna f Sardinian

Zichedda f Sardinian

Zichen f Chinese
From the Chinese 孜 (zī) meaning "be as diligent as possible" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".

Zillicken f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Cecilia.

Zinachidiuto f & m Igbo (Modern)

Zincuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Zina.

Ziricote f English

Zisca f Romansh
Short form of Franzisca.

Zocha f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zochna f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zocueca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.

Zoescarlett f English (Rare)
Combination of Zoe and Scarlett

Zoetync f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive or an extended form of Zoete.

Zuchna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zulaicha f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zulaykha.

Zulaichah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zulaykha.

Zuleica f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Zuleika.

Zuzča f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzička f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Zuzana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zvichanzii m & f Shona
Means "what is it?" in Shona.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.