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Yoshito m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtue, goodness" or 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason, from, arising from" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 斗 (to) meaning "Big Dipper (the constellation Ursa Major)" or referred to an old unit of liquid measure... [more]

Yoshiya m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]

Yoshiyo f & m Japanese
From 吉 (yoshi, kichi, kitsu) meaning "joy, good luck, congratulations", combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation".

Yoshizo m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be formed with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, fortunate, auspicious", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, excellent", or 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, like", and 三 (zo) meaning "three"... [more]

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.

Youichi m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" and 一 (ichi) "one".

Ysnardo m Spanish (Latin American)

Yudzuki f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 結 (ketsu, kechi, musu.bu, yu.u, yu.waeru) meaning "tie, bind," 優 (yuu, yu, yasa.shii, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "gentle, excel," 悠 (yuu, yu) meaning "quiet, distant," 唯 (i, yui, tada, yu) meaning "unique," 夕 (seki, yuu, yu) meaning "evening," 由 (yu, yuu, yui, yoshi, yo.ru) meaning "reason, cause," 柚 (jiku, yu, yuu, yuzu), which refers to the yuzu citrus fruit, 友 (yuu, tomo, yu) meaning "friend," 弓 (kyuu, yumi, yu) meaning "bow" or 裕 (yuu, suke, yu) meaning "abundant, rich" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "moon, month."

Yuiitsu m Japanese
From Japanese 唯 (yui) meaning "ordinary, usual" combined with 一 (itsu) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yujirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yujiro.

Yukichi m Japanese
From 諭 (yu) meaning "persuade, advise, admonish" and 吉 (kichi) meaning "fortune, good luck". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yukirou m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness", 行 (yuki) meaning "a line of text" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Yulduza f Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Yulduz.

Yulenka f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya.

Yulimar f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Yuli and the suffix -mar, common in other names such as Gladimar, Leomar and Lilimar... [more]

Yulyana f Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian (Modern, Rare)
Belarusian and Ukrainian feminine form of Yulyan. It is also a Russian variant of Yuliana.

Yunaida f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Junaydah.

Yuneisi f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name.

Yuneisy f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yuneisi.

Yuneysi f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yuneisi.

Yuritzi f Purépecha, Spanish (Mexican)

Yuriyko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yusriya f Arabic
Feminine form of Yusri.

Yutasak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Yutthasak.

Yuthana m Thai
Alternate transcription of Yutthana.

Yutsuki f & m Japanese
Most commonly spelled as 結月 for girls, combining Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" with Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Another popular combination is 優月 combining Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, superiority" with Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".

Yuttana m Thai
Alternate transcription of Yutthana.

Yuuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 勇 (yuu) "brave" combined with 一 (ichi) "one".

Yuujiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yujiro.

Yuukata m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夕方 (yuutaka) meaning "early evening".

Yuumiko f Japanese
Variant transcription of Yumiko.

Yuusuke m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 勇介 or 雄介 or 雄輔 or 友介 (see Yūsuke).

Yuvadee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยุวดี (see Yuwadi).

Yuvalor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "stream of light", a combination of the names Yuval and Or.

Yuwadee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยุวดี (see Yuwadi).

Zaafira f Indian, Indian (Muslim), Kannada

Zabriel m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, possibly a variant of Sabriel or a blend of similar names such as Zane 1 and Gabriel.

Zacheus m Medieval English, Medieval German, Swedish (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Swedish and medieval English form of Zacchaeus, as well as a German variant of Zachäus.

Zachory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachrie m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zachary.

Zackeus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sackeus (see Zacchaeus).

Zackory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zafeiro f Greek
From Greek ζαφείρι (zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros) (see Sapphire) through Latin (compare Zafeiris).

Zaffiro m & f Italian (Rare)
Means "sapphire" in Italian.

Zaheeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahida.

Zahirah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهيرة or زاهرة (see Zahira), as well as the Malay form.

Zakarie m English, Hebrew, French

Zakarya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zakayla f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kayla.

Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Zakiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زکیه (see Zakieh).

Zakkary m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zambila f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian zambilă meaning "hyacinth".

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

Zamirah f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zamizit f Agatu
Comes from "zamzita" meaning fairness

Zamudin m Circassian
Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]

Zandria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Zangief m Popular Culture, Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]

Zaphyra f English (American)

Zapopan f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From place name Zapopan, taken from the Mexican title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Expectación de Zapopan, meaning "Our Lady of the Expectation of Zapopan."... [more]

Zaquiel m Spanish
A form of Zachaël (Zachael).

Zarmina f Pashto
From Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" and مينه (mina) meaning "love".

Zatanna f Popular Culture
A notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.

Zaviera f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zavier.

Žavinta f Lithuanian
The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word žavinti (admired).

Zayanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zyana.

Zaytuna f Bashkir, Tatar
Derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".

Zäzilia f German (Archaic)
Variant of Cäcilia.

Zäzilie f German (Archaic)
Variant of Cäcilie.

Zebriel m Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Bible and in a poem titled "Zebriel the Hermit".

Zeffiro m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Zefiro.

Zelalem m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"

Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.

Zelmira f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Form of Želimira and a feminine form of Gelmir. This name belongs to the title character of a Rossini opera; Zelmira (1822) was based on the play Zelmire (1762) by the French playwright de Belloy, about a princess of Lesbos who must save her father and husband from evil political machinations.

Zelphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Zelpha.

Žemuogė f Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian word for "strawberry."

Zenaide f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Zenaida.

Zenjiro m Japanese
From 泉 (zen) meaning "natural spring, wellspring" or 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtue" combined with 時 (ji) meaning "time, moment, chance, occasion" or 二 (ji) meaning "two", and then combined with 郎 (rō) meaning "son".

Zenzele f Xhosa
Means "she will do for herself" in Xhosa.

Zeralda f Literature
The main protagonist in the children's book 'Zeralda's Ogre' by Tomi Unger.

Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]

Zhanara f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zhanar.

Zhaviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. According to the SSA, Zhaviah was given to 7 girls in 2018.

Ziboris f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word ciborí meaning "miraculous". Ziboris is used as the Caló form of Milagros.

Zimbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zinbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Zimbula.

Zindelo m Romani (Rare)
Means "son; sonny" in Romani.

Zinessa f Obscure (Modern)

Ziomara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

Ziortza f Basque
Means "place of daneworts", from Basque zihaurri meaning "danewort, dwarf elder" and the suffix -tza, which indicates a place abundant in something. This is the name of a collegiate church dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the Way of St... [more]

Ziporah f & m Hebrew
alternate spelling of Zipporah

Zitella f Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Zita 1. Nowadays this is a word for 'spinster' and no longer a name.

Ziyafət f & m Azerbaijani
Means "feast, banquet" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ضيافة (ḍiyāfa).

Ziyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziyana.

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.

Zoeanne f English
A combination of Zoe and Anne 1.

Zofijka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô, influenced by the older form Zofija.

Zomawii f Mizo

Zoraima f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name combining Zoraida and Moraima.

Zoranka f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zoran.

Zorawar m Punjabi, Pashto
Derived from Persian زورآور (zur-âvar) meaning "powerful, strong".

Zubairu m Hausa
Hausa form of Zubair.

Zulaika f Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Form of Zulaykha used in several languages.

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

Zuleyma f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Zulema.

Zulfiya f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "lock (of hair), curl, tress".

Zumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zurainy f Arabic (Arabized, Rare)

Zuriela f Spanish (Latin American), American
Feminine form of Zuriel.

Žydrūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žydrūnas.

Zykiera f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zyleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zynthia f German, American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Cynthia.... [more]

Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]