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.
Python m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Python was an enormous earth-dragon (usually depicted as a serpent in ancient Greek art) who lived near the city of Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi. The creature was named after the city, whose name was ultimately derived from the Greek verb πύθω
(pytho) meaning "to rot, to decay"... [
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Pyurvya m KalmykDerived from Kalmyk пүрвə
(pürvä) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)", related to Tibetan
Phurbu.
Pyxis m AstronomyPyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from
Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses)... [
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Qadry m ArabicQadry is a masculine name meaning "capable", related to the Arabic name
Qadir.
Qarabiy m Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
къара (qara) meaning "black" and
бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".
Qarachaqay m HistoryPossibly derived from Turkic
*qarčïğa(y) meaning "hawk". Qarachaqay Khan was a 17th-century Iranian military commander of Armenian origin.
Qaynan m Near Eastern MythologyQaynan was a god worshipped by the Sabaean people in pre-Islamic South Arabia. Based on etymology, Qaynan may have been the god of smiths.
Qhuyani m AymaraMeans "deposit of minerals, crystals or fossils" in Aymara.
Qiangying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or
嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf",
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of crystals",
莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or
潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around".
Qianyue m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [
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Qiaoyan f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud" or
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and
妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Qiaoyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or
乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony".
Qiaoying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and
滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid",
迎 (yíng) meaning "receive, welcome" or
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Qiaoyu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud",
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" or
翘 (qiào) meaning "lift, elevate" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather",
钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or
誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise".
Qiaoyue f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or
越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Qiliçbiy m Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar къылыч (qılıç)
meaning "sword, saber" and бий (biy)# meaning "bey, prince".
Qingyang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 慶
(qìng) meaning "to celebrate, celebration" combined with 陽
(yáng) meaning "light, sun", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Qingye f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and
晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Qingyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" or
庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and
翌 (yì) meaning "bright, daybreak, dawn" or
漪 (yī) meaning "ripples on water, swirling".
Qingyou f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and
悠 (yōu) meaning "far, remote, distant".
Qingyu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather",
庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate", or
清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and
煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant",
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain",
妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair" or
钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure".
Qingyun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 青
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" or 庆
(qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" combined with 云
(yún) meaning "cloud", 运
(yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate" or 韵
(yùn) meaning "rhyme, charm, melodious tone"... [
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Qinying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and
英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Qiyam m ArabicEither from Arabic قَيِّم (qayyim), meaning "valuable, worthy," or Arabic قِيام (qiyām), meaning "establishment, resurrection."
Qiying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune" and
滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy".
Qoyllur m Inca MythologyQoyllur is the goddess of the stars in Inca Mythology. Her name derives from
quyllur, meaning ‘star’ in Quechua.
Quday m & f KazakhKazakh word for
God, ultimately derived from the Persian name
Khuda.
Quenyazton f & m NahuatlPossibly means "how will she go?", from Nahuatl
quen "how? what? in what manner?" and
yaz "will go", combined with the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Quhyar m Old PersianWas the last ruler of the Karenid dynasty (in modern Iran), ruling briefly in 839 until his assassination.
Quilindschy m ObscureIn the case of Dutch soccer player Quilindschy Hartman (2001-), it is a combination of
Quirine (the name of his sister) and
Lindschy (possibly a Dutch form of
Lindsay).
Quiyauh m NahuatlMeans "it has rained", derived from Nahuatl
quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm", the nineteenth day sign of the tonalpohualli.
Qunying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 群
(qún) meaning "group, crowd, flock" combined with 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Quoyle m LiteratureThe name of the main character in E. Annie Proulx‘s The Shipping News (1993). The name apparently is based on the English word
coil.
Quraisy m Indonesian, MuslimPossibly derived from the Quraysh tribe. The Quraysh were a powerful merchant tribe that controlled Mecca and its Ka'aba and that according to tradition descended from
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Quyết m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 決
(quyết) meaning "decide, determine".
Qyburn m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Qyburn is a former maester who was expelled from the Citadel for unethical experiments and necromancy.
Rabgay m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan རབ་རྒྱས
(rab-rgyas) meaning "very broad, very wide", derived from རབ
(rab) meaning "very, extremely" and རྒྱས
(rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".
Radiy m Russian (Rare), Tatar (Rare)Variant form of
Radik. Also note that
radiy is also the Russian word for radium, an alkaline earth metal. The name was used in the Soviet era in reference to scientific progress.
Radomysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
rad "care" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Rahayu f & m Javanese, Indonesian, MalayMeans "healthy, secure, safe, prosperous" in Javanese. It is a unisex (primarily feminine) name in Indonesia, while it is solely feminine in Malaysia.
Rainsey m KhmerRefers to the rays of sun going away from the Buddha.
Raiyuu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 雷 (
rai) meaning "thunder" combined with 遊 (
yuu) meaning "to play". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ramayan m Indian (Muslim)Relating to Ramadon,to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.Meaning "Revolution".
Ransley m English (British)Ransley is a name and it’s used for a boy of Old English origin. It may derive from the Old English words hraefn (Raven) and leah (meadow), which combine to mean “Raven meadow”. Another possible meaning is “reed marsh fam”... [
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Ran'ya m & f JapaneseFrom 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.
Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular CultureFrom the English word,
rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.
Rasydan m MalayCame from the 18th century. Rasydan was a King from the Malayan land. He was a good looking king with a perfect body.
Ravyar m KurdishOld kurdish name even in using right now it's mean Hunter
Rayan m & f PersianMeans "smart", "wise" or "thinker" in Persian
Rayber m LiteratureUsed for a character in Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away (1960).
Rayco m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Possibly derived from the Guanche word *
răyyək, referring to a member of the Irăyyăkăn, a noble tribe of the Adrar des Ifoghas area of Mali. According to Antonio de Viana's epic poem
Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604), this was the name of a late 15th-century Guanche captain and ambassador who served under Beneharo, the king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), at the time of the Spanish conquest of the island.
Reaksmey f & m KhmerMeans "light, ray, beam" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit रश्मि
(rashmi).
Reiya m JapaneseFrom 怜 (
rei) meaning "wise" and combined with 也 (
ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Reiyoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 零 (rei) meaning "zero", 余 (yo) meaning "over, more than" combined with 子 (shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ren'ya m & f JapaneseFrom 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.
Restytut m Polish (Rare)Polish form of
Restitutus. A known bearer of this name was the Polish historian and political activist Restytut Staniewicz (1929-2011).
Rey m & f English, Popular CultureVariant of
Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.
Reyer m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)Medieval Dutch form of
Reier, which is nowadays a bit more common than Reier itself, but not as common as the modern (variant) spelling
Reijer, which is the most prevalent out of the three of them.... [
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Reyher m Medieval Spanish (Rare)There is a River by the name of REYHER! It's location is close to the city of Prague. Once belonged to Orissa. River is still there!
Reykdal m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)From an Icelandic surname that was probably derived from a place name composed of Old Norse
reykr meaning "smoke" and
dalr meaning "dale, valley".
Reyniel m SpanishMaybe a blend of Reynaldo and Daniel. It is very common in Cuba.
Reynir m IcelandicTaken directly from Icelandic and Old Norse
reynir meaning "rowan, mountain ash".
Reynkin m EnglishName of one of Reynard's cubs in Reynard the Fox, a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables.
Reyr m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
reyrr, a type of plant, known as the common reed in English (genus Arundo). This also coincides with the Icelandic word for a type of grass known as "sweet vernal grass" in English (Anthoxanthum odoratum).