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.
Clayne m English (Rare)Probably a blend of the given names
Clay and
Wayne. A known bearer of this name is the American actor Clayne Crawford (b. 1978).
Cloyd m EnglishPossibly a variant of Clyde, influenced by names like Lloyd and Floyd.
Connaghyn m ManxDerived from Old Irish
cú (con) "hound, wolf" and
cenn "head".
Conny f & m Dutch, English, SwedishVariant of
Connie. In Sweden, it is primarily used as a masculine name and as a full name rather than a diminutive.
Constancy m & f English (Puritan)From the English word
constancy meaning "the quality of being constant; faithfulness, steadiness" (derived from Latin
constantia). This was used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, along with the related names
Constance and
Constant, in reference to the constancy of God in one's life.
Coray f & m SpanishIt means a goat that has been skinned in the milk of it's ancestors. Or It mean in or from hollow.
Corlys m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Corlys Velaryon is the head of House Velaryon and the most famous seafarer in the history of Westeros.
Corydon m Literature, English (American)Probably related to Greek κορυδός
(korydos) meaning "lark". This was a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables.
Corypheus m Popular CultureDerived from
coryphaeus, which is the latinized form of the Greek word κορυφαῖος
(koryphaios) meaning "head man, chief, leader". The word itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun κορυφή
(koruphe) meaning "head, top"... [
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Courtenay f & m English (Rare)French place name
Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name
Curtenus, itself derived from Latin
curtus "short").... [
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Coyoltecatl m NahuatlProbably derived from Nahuatl
coyolli "bell" and the affiliative suffix
-tecatl.
Coyolton m NahuatlMeans "little bell", derived from Nahuatl
coyolli "bell".
Coyoltototl m NahuatlMeans "red-winged blackbird" in Nahuatl, derived from
coyolli "bell, jingle bell" and
toltotl "bird".
Coyote m & f American (Rare)From the name of the small dog-like animal. Has been used rarely as a given name since the 1800s, though its use is steadily increasing since the 2000s.
Coyotito m LiteratureMeans "little coyote" in Spanish. Most notably used in the novel 'The Pearl' (1947) by John Steinbeck.
Coyotl m NahuatlMeans "coyote" in Nahuatl, sometimes used to mean "foreigner".
Coysen m Indonesian (Rare)This name is quite uncommon but it is found naturally in certain parts of Indonesia. Some indigenous tribes in Indonesia say that the name means (using rough translation) "Powerful Ancestors".
Cuauhquiyahuacatl m NahuatlMeans "person from Cuauhquiyahuac" in Nahuatl, a location meaning "eagle door" or "eagle gate".
Cuauhtlaxaya m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
cuauhtli "eagle" and
xayacatl "face, mask".
Cuauhyollo m NahuatlMeans "eagle heart" or "centre of the tree, pith" in Nahuatl, from
cuauhtli "eagle" or
cuahuitl "tree, wood" and
yōllōtl "heart, life".
Curley m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Curley or else from an English surname of Norman origin, which may have been from a French place name or perhaps from a nickname meaning "curlew (a bird)" (see also
Curly)... [
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Curly m Popular CultureFrom the English word, used by Jerome Lester Horwitz, a member of the Three Stooges comedy team, as a stage name.
Cyaxares m Old Persian (Latinized), HistoryLatinized form of
Kyaxares, which is the hellenized form of the Old Persian male name
Hvakhshathra or
Uvakhšatara. The meaning of the name is uncertain. This was the name of a Median king from the 6th century BC.
Cybi m WelshPossibly derived from Celtic *
kob(o)- "victory". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded Caergybi (the Welsh name for Holyhead).
Cygnus m AstronomyCygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.
Cyhha m Anglo-SaxonAn unrecorded Old English name, the meaning of which is uncertain. It was perhaps a nickname derived from Proto-Germanic *
kokh- "cough".
Cylon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Kylon. A known bearer of this name was the Athenian nobleman Cylon of Athens, who was one of the Olympic victors of the 35th Olympiad in 640 BC.
Cymochles m Literature, Arthurian CycleFrom the Greek elements κῦμα
(kyma) meaning "swell of the sea, wave, billow" and κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem
The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a knight characterized by indecision and fluctuations of the will... [
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Cynddelw m WelshWelsh name of uncertain origin, perhaps from an Old Celtic element meaning "high, exalted" combined with Welsh or Old Celtic
delw "image, effigy".
Cyne m Anglo-SaxonShort form of names containing the Old English element
cyne meaning "royal, kingly". The surname
Kinsley is derived from the name... [
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Cynegar m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
cynn "rank, family, kin", or possibly the related
cyne "royal", and
gar "spear".
Cynemund m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
cyne "royal" (related to
cynn "rank, family, kin") and
mund "protector, guardian", making it a cognate of
Cunimund.
Cynewulf m Anglo-SaxonMeans "royal wolf", from Old English
cyne "royal" and
wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon poet as well as a king of Wessex.
Cynfael m WelshDerived from the Old Welsh elements
cynt meaning "first, before" and
mael meaning "prince, chieftain, lord".
Cynfran m Medieval WelshDerived from Welsh
cyn "chief" and
bran "crow, raven". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Welsh saint. He was one of the sons of Saint Brychan.
Cynimund m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
cyne "royal" and
mund "protection".
Cynon m Arthurian CycleOne of Arthur’s three Counselor Knights, found in the Welsh Triads and other Welsh texts. He was the son of Clydno.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)From the English word
cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek
kuparissos.
Cywair m WelshDerived from
cywair meaning “proper order, fit state or condition”.
Dacey f & m English (American)Possibly from the Irish word Déiseach, translating to “from the south". A famous bearer of this name is Dacey Cash
Dae-hyeon m KoreanCombination of a
dae hanja, like 大 or 岱, both meaning "big, large, great," and a
hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible" or 現 meaning "appear, present; show, reveal."
Da-hyeon m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
Dahyuka m Old PersianDerived from Old Persian
dahyu meaning "land", possibly a hypocoristic form of another name containing the element.
Daiya m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)This name combines 代 meaning "replace, era, generation", 黛 meaning "blacken eyebrows, black" or 戴 meaning "wear on top, support" (dài) with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem."
Dalay-ool m TuvanFrom Tuvan далай
(dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and оол
(ool) meaning "son, boy".
Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Danyell f & m English (Modern)Variant of
Danielle or
Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
Darvydas m LithuanianBasically means "working to see", derived from Lithuanian
daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (see
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Dary m & f EnglishDiminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Daryo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness".
Daryono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness" combined with either the masculine suffix
-na or the word
ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Daryun m Popular CultureDaryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.
Darzymir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present")... [
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Darzysław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic
dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic
darъ "gift, present")... [
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