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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
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Ynez f Various (Rare)
Variant of Inez.
Ynwa f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
An acronym for You Never Walk Alone, the motto of F.C. Liverpool.
Ynyra f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Ynyr (and, as such, the Welsh cognate of Honora).
Yo m & f Japanese (Rare)
It can be spelled with 洋 (yo) meaning "ocean", 窈 (yo) meaning "quiet, deep" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "night" in Finnish.
Yodfat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Used as a female name in modern Hebrew, Yodfat is a variant of the Hebrew name Yotvat, which is derived of the Hebrew root TOV, meaning good. ... [more]
Yoh m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yo.
Yojeong f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 요정 (Yo-Jeong), which comes from Sino-Korean 妖精. The character 妖 (Yo (妖)) means "Supernatural." The character 精 (Jeong (정)) means "Spirit." The name means "Fairy" or "Sprite," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Supernatural Spirit." This name can also be spelled with the Hanja 謠 meaning "Song," 曜 meaning "Radiant," 姚 meaning "Pretty," 僥 meaning "Luckily," or 瑤 meaning "Precious stone," for Yo (요), and 貞 meaning "Virtue" or 晶 meaning "Crystal; Diamond" or "Glittering" for Jeong (정).
Yolana f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Yolanda.
Yolando m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolanda. Known bearers include Yolando Mallozzi (1901-1968), a Brazilian artist, and Yolando Pino (1901-1992), a Chilean folklorist and academic.... [more]
Yolani f Central American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Likely an altered form of Yolanda. It is mainly used in Honduras.
Yomii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown; likely comes from the song of the same name by rapper Moneybagg Yo.
Yomogi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 蓬 (hou, bu, yomogi), which refers to the plant known as Artemisia princeps (also ssuk, or Korean/Japanese mugwort).... [more]
Yongan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yong and An 1.
Yono f Japanese (Rare)
Combination of a yo kanji, e.g. 与 meaning "gift, award," and a no kanji, e.g. 野 meaning "field."... [more]
Yoru m & f Japanese (Rare)
Means "night" in Japanese.
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]
Yosene f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Josine.
Yosha f Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit योषा (yóṣā) meaning "girl, young woman".
Yostina f Arabic (Egyptian, Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of يوستينا (see Youstina).
Yosuga m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 縁 (yosuga) meaning "clue, way, means; relative; reminder, memento," derived, via a sound shift, from a combination of archaic verb 寄す (yosu) meaning "to bring near, put close, let come near" and 処 (ka) meaning "place, spot."... [more]
Yota f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γιώτα (see Giota).
Yotsuba f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 四葉, 四つ葉 or よつ葉 with 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four" and 葉 (you, ha) meaning "blade, fragment, leaf, lobe, needle, piece, plane, spear."... [more]
Yotsuha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 四 (yotsu) meaning "four" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yotvat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Used as a female name in modern Hebrew, Yotvat is derived of the Hebrew root TOV, meaning good. ... [more]
Youli f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γιούλη (see Giouli).
Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.
Youville m & f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Youville. This name was given in honor of Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771), the first Canadian-born person to be canonized.
Youyou f Chinese (Rare)
Adapted from the sentence "呦呦鹿鸣, 食野之蒿" translated as ‘Deer bleat “youyou” while they are eating the wild Hao’ in the Chinese Book of Odes.
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]
Yquem f German (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the famous French vinery Chateau d'Yquem.
Yrja f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yrjan and Yrjar as well as a variant of Irja as well as a derivation from Old Norse yrja "drizzling rain".
Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of Swedish yra and virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).
Yrse f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Yrsa.
Yrsi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Yrsa.
Ysaé f French (Rare)
A other version of Ysé.
Ysé f Theatre, French (Rare)
Used by Paul Claudel for a character in his play 'Partage de midi' (1906). Perhaps it is derivative of Yseult.
Ysobel f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Variant of Isobel. Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich (1882-1968) co-founded the 'Scottish Country Dance Society' in 1923.... [more]
Ysoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isoline. Alternatively, according to Jean-Maurice Barbé, it is a derivative of Ysoie or Eusoye, which are French variants of Eusébie.
Ysoria f Medieval English (Rare), Obscure
Obscure medieval English name of uncertain etymology, though it may be related to the Latin name Isaura, which originated as an ethnic byname and derives from the place name Isauria.
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.
Yuel f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
A character from the computer game 'Granblue Fantasy Versus'. The name spilled over to real world usage in Germany 2020/21.
Yuho f Korean (Rare)
Combination of Korean Hanja "夢" meaning "Dream", and "星" meaning "Star". Other Korean Hanja Combinations possible.
Yuisa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 侑 (yu) meaning "help, assist, 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothing" combined with 彩 (sa) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yu-ja f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 柚子 (yuja) meaning "yuzu, citron," referring to the citrus species Citrus junos. Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well.
Yukihimekumiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow", 姫 (hime) meaning "a lady, a princess", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Yukii f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason", 紀 (ki) meaning "century" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yukine f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 千 (yuki) meaning "thousand" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Yukiru f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, luck, good fortune" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 琉 or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Yukuko f Japanese (Rare)
From 往 (yuku) meaning "to go, to head towards, past, previous" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]
Yulenmis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Yulena with the popular suffix -is.
Yulianiya f Medieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Medieval Ukrainian feminine form of Yulian also used rarely in the modern day.
Yulid f Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Julitta.
Yulyana f Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian (Modern, Rare)
Belarusian and Ukrainian feminine form of Yulyan. It is also a Russian variant of Yuliana.
Yumi f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 玉米 (yùmǐ) meaning "corn, maize, ear", which is a combination of 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" and 米 (mǐ) meaning "rice; meter". Other character combinations that can make this name are: 萸 (yú) meaning "dogwood, cornelian cherry", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 芋 (yù) meaning "taro, tuber", 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather", or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" combined with 蜜 (mì) meaning "honey, nectar; sweet" or 米 (mǐ) meaning "rice; meter"... [more]
Yunako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, 奈 (na), a phonetic character combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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]
Yunalis f & m Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a recently coined name. A notable bearer is Yunalis binti Mat Zara'ai (1986-), a Malaysian singer professionally known as Yuna.
Yunan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yun and An 1.
Yunano f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 優 (yū, masaru) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 柚 (yū, yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character and 乃 (no), a possessive particle... [more]
Yunna f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Yuniya or derived from Russian юная (yunaya) meaning "young". Influenced by names like Anna and Inna.
Yuraka f Japanese (Rare)
From a combination of 遊 (yu) meaning "play", 良 (ra) meaning "good", and 霞 (ka) meaning "mist". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Yurday m & f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish yurt meaning "homeland" and ay meaning "moon, month".
Yureymi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Yeimy and Yurema.
Yurfa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Giurfa. This name is mainly used in Peru.
Yuriha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yuriho f Japanese (Rare)
From 有 (yu) meaning "exist", 里 (ri) meaning "village", and 穂 (ho) meaning "grain". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Yurith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yurit. This name was present in the 1958 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but remained unused.
Yurixi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yuritzi. A known bearer is Mexican politician Ana Yurixi Leyva Piñón (1973-).
Yusurako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桜桃 (yusura) meaning "cherry" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yuta f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddishfied variant of the German given name Jutta via the Yiddish transcription יוטא
Yutte f Danish (Rare, ?)
Anglicized form of Jytte in the case of Danish-born actress Yutte Stensgaard (1946-), whose birth name was Jytte.
Yuvalor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "stream of light", a combination of the names Yuval and Or.
Yuvashi f Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit युवश (yuvaśa) meaning "young, youthful".
Yuvielka f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Vielka with the prefix Yu-, used mainly in Nicaragua.
Yuwi f Japanese (Rare)
Rare variant of Yui.
Yuyuka f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" or 柚 (yu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" duplicated and combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
Yuyuki m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" or 遊 (yu) meaning "to play" with 喜 (ki) meaning "joy", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle" or 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" and then combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]
Yuyuko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" or 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" duplicated using 々, and then combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Yuzan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combimation of Yu and Zan.
Yuzuriko f Japanese (Rare)
From 譲 (yuzuri) meaning "allow, permit, concede, yield" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
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).
Yve f German (Rare)
Short form of Yvonne.
Yvett f Hungarian (Rare)
HUngarian borrowing of Yvette.
Zabriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Zabrina and Briana.... [more]
Zabryna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina. A notable bearer of this name is the American actress Zabryna Guevara (b. 1972).
Zacari m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Zachary.
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.
Zaelee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee. Zaelee was given to 8 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]
Zaffiro m & f Italian (Rare)
Means "sapphire" in Italian.
Zafrira f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Zafrir.
Zagorka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From Croatian and Serbian загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.
Zaharira f Hebrew (Rare)
Elaboration or variant of Zahara. Famous bearer is Zaharira Harifai, Israeli actress.
Zahavah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zehava.
Zakelina f Greek (Rare)
Greek borrowing of Jacqueline.
Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.
Zaleeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaliyah, which is an invented name based on the sound of Aaliyah (also compare Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Maliyah and Taliyah).
Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.
Zalya f Russian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Azaliya and Rozaliya.
Zambake f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zambak "lily".
Zambila f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian zambilă meaning "hyacinth".
Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.
Zampeti f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Zampia f Late Greek (Rare)
Byzantine Greek form of Isabella. This name was borne by a daughter and granddaughter of Manouel II Palaiologos (r. 1391–1425).
Zamziya f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy) meaning "solar".
Zanazan f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "different, various" in Armenian.
Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.
Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.
Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)
The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [more]
Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]
Žarana f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
A Serbo-Croatian name meaning "early", "from an early age" or "premature". A notable name bearer is Žarana Papić (1949-2002), an influential Serbian social anthropologist and feminist theorist. This name shares a similar spelling with the Sanskrit name Zarana, but holds a distinctly different meaning.
Zarina f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tsarina and diminutive of Zara.
Žarka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Žarko.
Zarlia f English (Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Zarlee.
Zarmuhi f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian zarm meaning "kin, family" and the feminine suffix "-uhi". It is found more commonly in Western Armenia.
Zarya f Kazakh (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Zaryana f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Zoryana influenced by Russian and dialectal Ukrainian заря (zarya) "dawn", or simply deriving from it. It can also be an elaboration of Soviet Zarya 2.
Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]
Zayaan f & m South African (Rare), Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcript of Zayyan.
Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".
Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.