This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and a substring is y.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Falaley m Russian (Archaic), LiteratureRussian form of
Thalelaeus. In literature, Falaley is the name of a house serf boy in the 1859 novel "The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants" written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881).
Faly m & f MalagasyMeans "content, glad, happy" in Malagasy.
Fanyana m ZuluFrom Zulu
umfanyana,
abafanyana meaning "little boy".
Fayette m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)Short form of
Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French
faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
Fayiq m ArabicDerived from Arabic فائِق
(fa'iq) or
(fayiq) meaning "excellent, superior".
Fayyaz m Arabic, UrduMeans "abundant, bountiful, overflowing, generous" in Arabic.
Fengye f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 枫, 楓 (fēng) meaning "maple" or 凤, 鳳 (fèng) meaning "phoenix" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf" or 业, 業 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements". Other characters combinations are also possible.
Fenohery m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
feno meaning "full, complete" and
hery meaning "force, power".
Fenray m LiteratureThis is the name of the father of one of the main characters, Conor, from the Scholastic book series Spirit Animals.... [
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Fenway m English (American, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Fenway. The first recorded use of the name in the United States was in 1923, but it briefly increased in usage after the Red Sox won the world series in their home, Fenway Park, in 2013.
Fethry m LiteratureThis name was invented by the cartoonists Al Hubbard and Dick Kinney in 1964 for their new carachter, Fethry Duck, who is Donald Duck's bizarre and out of the box cousin. Fethry Duck didn't have success in the USA, but he became popular in Europe and in Brazil.
Fidelity m & f English (Puritan)From the English word
fidelity, ultimately from the Latin word
fidelis, a derivative of
fidere "to trust". This is one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century.
Finchley f & m EnglishThe baby girl or baby boy name Finchley means “finch’s clearing” or “finches’ clearing”. Finchley is also the name of a district in London in the UK.
Finty m & f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Fintan and other names beginning with a similar sound. A known bearer of the nickname is English actress Finty Williams (1972-).
Fiyanggū m & f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, this was the name of a Jurchen chieftain (d. 1522 CE). After the establishment of the Qing dynasty, he was given the posthumous name Emperor Zheng.
Fiyero m LiteratureBased on the word 'furious'. The name for the love interest of the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, in the book Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
Fleury m FrenchMasculine form of
Fleur. This was the name of an 11th-century prince of France, a son of Philip I.
Flowey m Popular CultureVariant of
Flower. In the RPG Undertale, Flowey is a sentient golden flower, the soulless reincarnation of
Asriel, who tricks the player by calling his attacks "friendliness pellets".
Fluffy m PetFrom the adjective fluffy, which describes something light, soft, and fuzzy. This name is commonly given to pets.
Fotyn m PolishPolish form of Φωτεινός
(Photeinos) and Φωτίνος
(Photinos) via their latinized form
Photinus.
Francysk m Belarusian (Archaic)Belarusian form of
Franciscus. Francysk Skaryna ( 1470-1552) was a Belarusian humanist, physician, translator and one of the first book printers in Eastern Europe, laying the groundwork for the development of the Belarusian language.
Freyþór m Icelandic (Rare)The first element
Frey- in part means "lord" (it is derived from Primitive Scandinavian *
fraujaR "lord") but also refers to the Norse god
Freyr. The second element refers to the Norse god
Þórr (see
Þór).
Frøy f & m NorwegianNorwegian form of
Freyr. Modern feminine usage may be interpreted as a short form of any name starting with
frøy, like
Frøya and
Frøydis.
Frøybiǫrn m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
freyr "lord, master" and
bjǫrn "bear".
Fryco m SorbianLower Sorbian form of
Fritz. Fryco Latk (German: Fritz Lattke), born 1895, was a Sorbian artist and comic-strip artist.
Fukuya m JapaneseFrom Japanese 蔽 (fukuya) meaning "cover, hide, conceal", 焚 (fukuya) meaning "to burn" or 福 (fuku) meaning "good luck, good fortune" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 弥 (ya) meaning "extensive, full, fill, complete, universally"... [
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Fumiya m JapaneseFrom Japanese 文 (
fumi) meaning "writer" combined with 也 (
ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fumiyo f & m JapaneseFrom
Fumi combined with a
yo kanji, such as 代/世 meaning "generation," 与/與 meaning "gift, award" or 四 meaning "four."... [
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Fumiyoshi m JapaneseThis name is used as 文 (
fumi) "writing" combined with 吉 (
yoshi) meaning "good luck", 義 (
yoshi) meaning "righteous", or 良 (
yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [
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Fumiyuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 文 (
fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (
fumi) meaning "history" combined with or 廉 "(
yuki) meaning clean, honest, inexpensive" or 敬 (
yuki) meaning "respect, honor, reverence"... [
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Funye m & f ShonaDeriving from a bird with the same name, known in English as "the go-away bird".
Furnley m English (Australian, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Furnley. Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot (1881-1942), who published his work under the pseudonym Furnley Maurice, was a noted Australian poet.
Fursey m Old Irish, HistoryPossibly derived from Latin
virtus "virtue" via Old Irish
firt. Saint Fursey was an early medieval Irish monk and visionary whose "celebrated visions had considerable influence on dream literature of the later Middle Ages", including Dante's 'Divine Comedy'.
Fuuya m JapaneseFrom Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Fuuyou f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 風 (
fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 菜 (
you) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuyue f & m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) meaning "winter" and 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuyuhiko m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) meaning "winter" combined with 彦 (
hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Fuyuichirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) meaning "winter", 一 (
ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuyuki m & f JapaneseAs a unisex name, this name can be used as 吹雪 or 冬希 with 吹 (sui, fu.ku) meaning "blow, breathe, emit, puff, smoke", 冬 (tou, fuyu) meaning "winter", 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" and 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "beg, beseech, few, Greece, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request."... [
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Fuyuo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) meaning "winter" combined with 夫 (
o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (
o) meaning "male" or 雄 (
o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuyuta m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) "winter" combined with 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Fuyutake m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (fuyu) "winter" combined with 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Fuyuto m JapaneseFrom Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) meaning "winter" combined with 人 (
to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuzzy m Popular CultureA name for someone with a lot of hair. A notable fictional bearer was Fuzzy Lumpkins, a villian from The Powerpuff Girls.
Fwaya m LuoOriginated amongst the LUO tribe in Kenya, East Africa. It is said to mean "Not serious" or "Taking things for Granted". It is also used by the Luhyas in Western province Kenya. But is common in the Nyaurang' Clan of Ugenya in Siaya County... [
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Gaa-binagwiiyaas m OjibweMeans "which the flesh peels off" or "sloughing flesh" or "wrinkle meat" or "old wrinkled meat" in Ojibwe.
Gakuya m JapaneseFrom Japanese 岳 (gaku) meaning "mountain peak" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Gallyon f & m Dutch (Rare)This given name is predominantly feminine in the Netherlands. It is not a typical Dutch first name and therefore its meaning is uncertain; it may possibly have been derived from the British surname
Gallyon, which is Norman-French in origin (and is found in the spelling
Gallion in modern France).... [
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Galymzhan m KazakhFrom Kazakh ғалым
(ghalym) meaning "scholar, expert" (of Arabic origin) and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Gamelyn m Medieval English, LiteratureAnglo-Scandinavian form of
Gamall. In literature,
The Tale of Gamelyn is a romance written in c. 1350 in a dialect of Middle English, considered part of the Matter of England... [
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Gangeya m SanskritIt is a male given name which means "The son of the Ganga". The Ganga is another name for the Ganges river that runs through India. In Hinduism the Ganges is believed to be a holy, sacred river, the embodiment of the goddess Ganga... [
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Gang-Hyeon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 康
(gang) meaning "peace" or 剛
(gang) meaning "hard, rigid, strong" combined with 鉉
(hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron or 賢
(hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise"... [
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G'anitoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
g'ani meaning "rich, wealthy" and
toy meaning "colt".
Gankhuyag m MongolianMeans "steel armour" in Mongolian, from ган
(gan) meaning "steel" and хуяг
(khuyag) meaning "armour".
Ganzaya f & m MongolianMeans "steel fate" in Mongolian, from ган
(gan) meaning "steel" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fate, destiny".
Gaudvydas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective
gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing"... [
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Gawyn m Medieval EnglishVariant of
Gawain. This was used by Nicholas Udall for a character in his comedy
Ralph Roister Doister (written ca. 1552).
Gay m & f KarenMeans "good, suitable, proper" in S'gaw Karen.
Gayland m English (Rare)Combination of
Gay (or possibly
Gayle) with the popular suffix
-land. The name fell out of use after the mid 20th century, alongside similar names, when the word
gay gained the additional meaning of "homosexual".