Submitted Names Starting with Y

Yalon m Hebrew (Rare)
Original Hebrew form of Jalon.

Yalsumah m & f Dagbani
Means "good things" in Dagbani.

Yalta f Early Jewish
A short form of Ayalta an Aramaic variant of Ayala (Do not confuse with Yaltah)... [more]

Yaltah f Jewish
The name Yaltah is derived from the town Yalta (Crimea). It was borne by the pianist Yaltah Menuhin.

Yalti f Indigenous Australian

Yalun f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Yaluta f Miwok
Miwok name meaning "women out on flat telling one another there are lots of farewell-to-spring seed", farewell-to-spring being a flowering plant native to coastal areas of California and the Pacific Northwest (species Clarkia amoena), the seeds of which Miwok people gathered to grind for food.

Yalyane f Siberian, Nenets
Means "light woman". It is given to baby girls as a comparison between them and the sun.

Yam f & m Hebrew
Means "sea, ocean" in Hebrew. Known bearers include Yam Kaspers Anshel (1998-), an Israeli beauty pageant winner, and Yam Madar (2000-), an Israeli basketball player.

Yama f Japanese (Archaic)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 山 (yama) meaning "mountain". ... [more]

Yamabuki f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 山吹, referring to the plant known as Kerria japonica (or just Kerria since it is the sole species in the genus Kerria), which belongs to the rose family. It combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 吹 (sui, fu.ku, fuki) meaning "blow, puff, emit."... [more]

Yamachi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 知 (chi) meaning "knowledge". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yamad m Chechen
Possibly a Chechen form of Ahmad. This claim requires research.

Yamagtdelger m & f Mongolian
Means "always prosperous" in Mongolian, from ямагт (yamag) meaning "always, constantly" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant"

Yamaguchi m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred used of the Japanese surname Yamaguchi.

Yamajesty m African American (Rare)
Contraction of the English phrase your majesty. Also compare Jermajesty.

Yamako m & f Japanese
Means "mountain child" in Japanese.

Yamal m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Jamal.

Yamam m & f Arabic
Means "dove" in Arabic.

Yamamoto m Japanese

Yaman m Turkish
Yaman Candar is a famous bearer.

Yaman m Kalmyk
Means "goat" in Kalmyk.

Yamanda f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Yamandú m Guarani (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Guaraní name meaning "the precursor of the waters (of the world)". This was the name of a 16th-century Guaraní chief.

Yamaneika f Obscure
Meaning unknown. A known bearer is the American comedian Yamaneika Saunders.

Yamano m Japanese
Means "mountain wilderness" in Japanese.

Yamanúa f Aguaruna
Means "new woman" in Awajún.

Yäm'ata m Eastern African
Ethiopian variant of Adimata.

Yamaya f Japanese

Yambo m Western African
A famous bearer was Yambo Ouologuem (1940–2017) a Malian writer. Possibly from the Dogon language.

Yamea f Filipino

Yameena f Arabic
Means “blessed” in Arabic.

Yamel m Caribbean

Yamelis f Spanish

Yamell f Spanish (Mexican)
Its came from Persia but got changed to fit spanish

Yamen m Arabic
Variant transcription of Yamin.

Yameng f Chinese
From the Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, graceful, refined" and 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon".

Yamera f Ukrainian

Yamha f Arabic
Means "dove", from Arabic يمامة (ymāmh).

Yami f Spanish
Diminutive of Yamilet, Yamilex and similar names.

Yami m Japanese
yami means darkess and is from yu-gi-oh but it can be a name and it also means pharaoh

Yami m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "iron, axe" in Shipibo.

Yamiche f Akan
Means "god's gift" in Akan.

Yamie f Japanese
Japanese in origin. Written in kanji as "矢見"

Yamiel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yamila and Daniel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -iel)... [more]

Yämil m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Jamil.

Yamil m Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Jamil.

Yämilä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Jamila.

Yamile f Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a variant of Yamila.

Yamilett f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yamilet.

Yamilette f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamilet.

Yamilex f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila. This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1996 after the character Jamilex Jil appeared on the Venezuelan telenovela Como tú, ninguna (1994-1995).

Yamilexs f American (Hispanic, Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Yamilex.

Yamin m Arabic
Means "right hand" in Arabic.

Yamin f Burmese
Means "beautiful young woman" in Burmese.

Yamini f Indian

Yamir m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
Means "moon" in Sanskrit.

Yamira f African American (Modern)

Yamisuki f Japanese

Yamit f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Yam.

Yamli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my sea" in Hebrew; a combination of Yam and Li 2.

Yamna f Afghan

Yamoussa m Western African

Yampák f Aguaruna
From the Awajun word for a kind of wild tree found near rivers.

Yámpan f Aguaruna
Etymology unknown. In Awajún mythology, this is the name of the wife of the sun.

Yampanya m & f Luba

Yamparu f & m Aymara
Means "elegant" in Aymara.

Yamshan m Mari
Means "great thinker" in Mari.

Yamu f Indian
Hindu. The most common name of a river in India also known as Yamuna or possibly Yami; the name of the river is taken from a Hindu goddess of the same name. The goddess has a brother named "Yam" (YAHM).

Yamudin m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Imamuddin

Yamuel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yamila and Manuel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -uel)... [more]

Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.

Yan m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yan) meaning "brave", 顔 (yan) meaning "face, expression" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rock" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Yan m & f Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".

Yan m Burmese
Means "quarrel, hostility, danger" in Burmese.

Yan f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of En.

Yana f Persian
Means “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.

Yana f Japanese
Meaning: ?

Yana f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Na.

Yanabah f Navajo
Meaning the feminine 'warrior'. Also, it is the name of a Navajo tea. Also known to mean 'she meets her enemy', and 'fragrance of the pinyon pine tree'.

Yanagi f & m Japanese (Rare)
From the word which generally refers to a willow tree.... [more]

Yanah f Dutch, Belgian
Variant of Yana.

Yanaha f Navajo
From the Navajo word náhineesyiz meaning "brave".

Yanai m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ya'anay meaning "he answers" or "Yahweh answers". This was the name of a Jewish poet from the 7th century AD.

Yanaïka f French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Yanaika.

Yanaika f Dutch (Rare)

Yanaina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janaína which has also seen some usage in Spanish-speaking countries.

Yanaisa f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
A Latin-American spelling of Janaisa.

Yanako f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "long time", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yanakon m & f Thai
From Thai ญาณ (yan) meaning "perception, wisdom, insight" and กร (kon) meaning "creator, performer".

Yanal m Arabic
Means "attain, acquire, achieve" in Arabic.

Yanamayu m Quechua
Means "black river" in Quechua.

Yanan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 亚 (yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar (a type of tree)" or 男 (nán) meaning "male, man, son"... [more]

Yananai f Shona
Meaning “be joined or brought together.”

Yanani m & f Aymara
Means "pair" in Aymara.

Yananiso f Shona
Meaning “togetherness; bringing or binding together”.

Yanano f Shona
Meaning "togetherness; integration; fellowship", longer forms of the name include Ruyanano and Yananiso.

Yanapa f Aymara
Means "help, aid" in Aymara.

Yanar m Turkish
Means "on fire" in Turkish, derived from the word yangin meaning "fire".

Yanara f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Yanardağ m Azerbaijani
Means "volcano" in Azerbaijani.

Yanaris f American (Hispanic)

Yanas m Indonesian

Yanauluha m New World Mythology
The great medicine man of the Zuni. He is associated with civilization, agriculture, animal husbandry, social life, healing and knowledge.

Yanay f Quechua, Spanish
From Quechua yanay meaning "my beloved", from yana "lover" and -y, possesive suffix. It can also mean "my blackness" or figuratively "my dark-skinned girl", as yana means "black" in Quechua too.

Yanaymi m & f Quechua
Means "beloved" in Quechua.

Yanbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Yanbing f & m Chinese
Yan 2 means "beautiful, gorgeous" (often feminine), and "cliff,rocks" (often masculine). Other characters are possible. Bing can mean "ice".

Yancarlos m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish adaptation of the composite name Jean 1 Carlos.

Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.

Yancey m English (Modern)
Variant of Yancy.

Yanchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".

Yancho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jan 1.

Yanchun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 衍 (yǎn) meaning "overflow, spill over, spread out, extend" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 椿 (chūn) meaning "camellia (flower)"... [more]

Yanci f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anayansi or a feminine variant of Yancy.

Yanci f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" and 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving, charitable, benevolent".

Yancuiltzin m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from yancuic "new" with a diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin. This was the name of a 14th-century Tetzcoco tlatoque who co-ruled with Tochpilli under Tepanec suzerainty.

Yandan m Chinese

Yandara f Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Iandara.

Yandarbi m Chechen

Yande m & f South African (Rare)

Yande f & m Mwanga
Possibly means "an expression of joy" or "an unexpected gift from God" in Mwanga.

Yandé f Serer, Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name was the Senegalese singer Yandé Codou Sène (1932-2010), who belonged to the Serer ethnic group.

Yandel m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Invented name with the ending -el seen in names like Yanel and Wanel. It was popularized by the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo "Wisin & Yandel"... [more]

Yanderi f Spanish (Latin American)

Yandiel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Puerto Rican

Yandiswa f South African
Means "increased" in Zulu and "extended" in Xhosa.

Yandong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]

Yandra m Indonesian

Yandra f Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iandra.

Yandrick m Maltese (Modern)

Yandro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yanduza f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Yane m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yan 1.

Yane f Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "root". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iane.

Yaneec f African American (Rare)

Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yanella.

Yaneli f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Janelle, via Janellie.

Yanelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanella f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Gianella or Janella, mainly used in South America. Also compare Yanel, Yaneli and Yanelis.

Yanelly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanely f Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanelys f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Yanet f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Janet.

Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).

Yaneth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janeth.

Yanette f Picard, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yan 3, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang in Picardy.

Yanexi f American (Hispanic)

Yanfang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, refined" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way, square"... [more]

Yanfei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "fall of snow"... [more]

Yanfen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" or 棻 (fēn) meaning "aromatic, luxuriant"... [more]

Yanfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", or 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" combined with 風 (fēng) meaning "wind, style", 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]

Yangan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yang and An 1.

Yāngba m Manipuri
Variant of Yaangba.

Yangchan f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yangchen.

Yangchen f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་ཅན (dbyangs-can) meaning "singer" or "vowel, song". This is the Tibetan name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Yangchenmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Yangchen and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Yangden f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྒྲོན (see Yangdon).

Yangdol f Ladakhi
From Tibetan དབྱངས་ཅན་སྒྲོལ་མ (dbangs-can sgrol-ma) referring to the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Yangdon f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་སྒྲོན (dbyangs-sgron) meaning "kindler of song", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, melody, voice" and སྒྲོན (sgron) meaning "to light, to kindle".

Yange m & f Chinese

Yange m & f Korean

Yangervis m Spanish (Latin American)
This name is primarily Venezuelan.

Yangiberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "young, new" and berdi meaning "gave".

Yangiboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "young, new" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yangigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yangi meaning "new, fresh, young" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Yangio'roz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "new, young, fresh" and o'roz meaning "hope".

Yangir m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "ibex, wild goat" in Mongolian.

Yangisuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yangi meaning "new, fresh, young" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful, pretty".

Yang-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 陽 (yang) meaning "sun, sunlight; morning" or 楊 (yang) meaning "willow" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. It can also mean "quantum" or "proton" in Korean.

Yangkey f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).

Yangki f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).

Yangkyi f Tibetan
From Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (dbyangs-skyid) meaning "pleasant melody", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "melody, voice, tone" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "pleased, delighted".

Yángméi f Chinese
It means "bayberry" in Chinese, which comes from Chinese 楊 (yáng) meaning "poplar, willow" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yangming m & f Chinese
Combination of 洋 (see Yang) and 铭 (see Ming).... [more]

Yangpai m & f Manipuri
Means "one who flies" in Meitei.

Yangqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 杨 (yáng) meaning "poplar, willow" and 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".

Yangskit f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yangkyi.

Yangtsho f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་མཚོ (see Yangtso).

Yangtso f Tibetan
From Tibetan དབྱངས་མཚོ (dbyangs-mtsho) meaning "song of the ocean", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, melody, voice" and མཚོ (mtso) meaning "lake, ocean".

Yangui f Chinese
From the Chinese 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" and 瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous, rose".

Yangwu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸯 (yāng) meaning "female mandarin duck" and 妩 (wǔ) meaning "enchanting, charming".

Yangyang m & f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 杨 (yáng) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen" or 扬 (yáng) meaning "raise, lift, spread, scatter"... [more]

Yangzi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 阳/陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", or 杨/楊 (yáng) meaning "poplar tree" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child"... [more]

Yangzom f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་འཛོམས (dbyangs-dzoms) meaning "endowed with melody", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "melody, voice, tone, vowel" and འཛོམས (dzoms) meaning "abundant, plentiful".

Yanh m & f Korean

Yanhai f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Yanhong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great"... [more]

Yanhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yanhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned" combined with 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", 徽 (huī) meaning "badge, emblem, insignia, crest" or 晖 (huī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine"... [more]

Yäni f Aymara
Means "perfect, better" in Aymara.

Yani m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

Yani m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Peace"

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.

Yanica f Maltese

Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).

Yanico m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Yannick.

Yaniel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yanira and Daniel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -iel)... [more]

Yaniela f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Feminine form of Yaniel.

Yanier m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown. It may possibly be a masculine form of Yanira or is otherwise related to it.

Yanik m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jannik.

Yanilla f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Jamila.

Yanin f Thai
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jnanin) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowing".

Yaning f Chinese

Yanire f Spanish (Rare), Basque
Variant of Yanira and Janire.

Yaniro m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Yanira.

Yanisa f Thai
Meaning unknown. Possibly from Thai "เป็นใหญ่ด้วยความรู้" (Pĕn h̄ıỵ̀ d̂wy khwām rū̂), meaning "great with knowledge"

Yanislav m Bulgarian
Probably a newly coined name from Jan 1 and the Slavic name element slava "fame, glory".

Yanislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.

Yanisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean), Cuban
Yanis + Leidy.

Yanisleth m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Yanis with the popular suffix -leth.

Yanisleydis f Cuban
Not available.

Yaniss m French
Variant of Yanis.

Yanita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitza f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanixán m Caribbean

Yanixia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)

Yanjie f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".

Yanju f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Yanjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".

Yanjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 炎 (yán) meaning "flaming, blazing, burning, red" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, even, balanced, all"... [more]

Yankho f & m Chichewa
"The answer" "Response"

Yankiel m Yiddish, Spanish (Latin American), Caribbean
May be a variant of Yankel.

Yankoï m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Yanlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" and 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples".

Yanle f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".

Yanli f Chinese
Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Jiang Yanli from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 厌离.

Yanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest".

Yanling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration"... [more]

Yanlong f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 珑 (lóng) meaning “a kind of jade that is for requesting rain and has the figure of Chinese dragon on”.

Yanlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 焱 (yàn) meaning "flames" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Yanluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Yanlun f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Yanmei f Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive, flatter"... [more]

Yanmi f Chinese (Cantonese)
Means "elegant and clever" In Cantonese Chinese.

Yanmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Yanmin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Yanming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 衍 (yán) meaning "overflow, spill over", or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) "sing, call, cry"... [more]

Yanmo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Yanmu f Chinese (Cantonese)
Means "perfect" in Cantonese Chinese.

Yanna f Chinese
Combination of Yan 2 and Na.

Yannah f German (Rare), Belgian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yannai m Hebrew
Variant of Yanai.

Yannathan m Indigenous Australian
Place name; a rural suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Its name is from a local language and means "walk about, travel, journey, roam".

Yann Badezour m Breton
Breton form of Jean 1-Baptiste, used in reference to the saint.

Yann-Bêr m Breton
Breton form of Jean-Pierre (cf. Yann-Vari).

Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]

Yanneliz f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yanelis mainly used in Venezuela.

Yannely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanneris f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yannez f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Yann.

Yannian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 年 (nián) meaning "year". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yannie f Chinese

Yannik m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yannig.

Yanno m Literature
Used by Eloise Jarvis McGraw in her 1997 Newberry Honor book "The Moorchild". It is borne by the protagonist's step-father.

Yannou m Breton
Diminutive of Yann.

Yann-Vari m Breton
Breton form of Jean-Marie.

Yanny f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jannie.

Yanny m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
Diminutive of Yann, Yannick and perhaps also Giovanni in a select few cases.

Ya'no m & f Cherokee
Means "wolf" in Cherokee.

Yano m Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of Emiliano.

Yano f Japanese
From Japanese 也 (ya) meaning "also", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 埜 (ya) meaning "open country, field, wilderness", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop, dealer, seller", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut tree", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" or 耶 (ya), an interjection combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 暢 (no) meaning "stretch", 弐 (no) meaning "two, second", 展 (no) meaning "unfold, expand", 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 音 (no) meaning "sound", 信 (no) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust" or 倫 (no) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]

Yanoka f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 火 (ka) meaning "fire". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yanozha m Apache

Yanpeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".

Yanping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late", 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 艶 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, voluptuous, romantic" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed" or "wander, travel"... [more]

Yanqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".

Yanqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive".

Yanqing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 彥 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 艷 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" combined with 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, high officer, noble", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Yanqiu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", 硯 (yàn) meaning "inkstone" or 晏 (yàn) meaning "late, peaceful, quiet, tranquil" combined with 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" or 球 (qiú) meaning "ball, sphere, orb"... [more]

Yanquy f Afro-American (Slavery-era), Spanish (Latin American)

Yanran f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" and 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Yanrao f Chinese
From the Chinese 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".

Yanren f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Yanrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".

Yanshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Yanshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".

Yansheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing".

Yanshu m & f Chinese
From 艳 (yàn) meaning "bright, gaudy" and 淑 (shū) meaning "limpid, clear, pure".

Yanshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 炎 (yán) meaning "flame, blaze" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Yanshui f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".

Yansi f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Short form of Anayansi.

Yansi f Indian
Yansi means having a part of anything or everything. ... [more]

Yansika f Indian
Variant of Hansika.

Yansong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir".

Yansu f Chinese
From the Chinese h嫣 (yān) meaning "fascinating, charming" and 稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again".

Yansylu f Tatar
Derived from the Persian جان‎ (jan) meaning "soul" and сылу (sylu) meaning "beautiful".

Yanta m & f Quechua
Means "firewood" in Quechua.

Yanthi f Indonesian
Variant of Yanti.

Yantho m & f Mayan, Mayan Mythology

Yanthungo m Mao
Meaning Unknown.

Yanti f Indonesian
From Sanskrit यान्ति (Yanti), a title of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Yan-ting m Taiwanese

Yanto m Indonesian
Masculine form of Yanti.