Submitted Names Starting with Y

Yehuntsyawihstotaha f Algonquian

Yehwa f Korean

Yehya m Arabic, Uyghur
Arabic variant transcription and Uyghur form of Yahya.

Yei f Japanese (Rare)
"Flourishing".

Yeidukdatán f Tlingit

Yeilxaak m Tlingit

Yeimi f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yeimy.

Yeimy f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jamie or Jaime 2.

Ye-in f Korean
From Sino-Korean 叡 (ye) "astute, profound, shrewd" and 仁 (in) "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Yeishin f & m Japanese

Yeison m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jason, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yeitso m Navajo, New World Mythology
A fearsome man-eating giant in Navajo myth. He is one of the monstrous anaye.

Ye-ji f Korean
From Sino-Korean 睿 "shrewd, astute, clever, keen" and 知 "know, perceive, comprehend".

Ye-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" (ye) and 珍 "precious, valuable, rare" or 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" (jin). The first syllable can also come from 예수님 (Yesu-nim), the Korean name for Jesus, for meanings like "truth of Jesus".

Yejira f Northern African (Archaic)
“flowing river” or “white flowers”

Yekan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish yek meaning "unique".

Yekara f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Hebrew יְקָרָה (yekara), the feminine form of the adjective יָקָר (yakar), "dear, expensive". This name was considered a variant of Chera.

Yekatyerina f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yekaterina.

Yekber f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish yek meaning "unique" and ber meaning "path, way", perhaps intended to mean "only moving forward".

Yekbûn f Kurdish
Means "solidarity" in Kurdish.

Yekcan f Kurdish
Means "one soul" in Kurdish.

Yekenat m Altai
Altai form of Ignatius.

Yekser f Kurdish
Means "completely, totally" in Kurdish.

Yekshith m Telugu
god chosen.

Yekta f Kurdish
Means "rare" in Kurdish.

Yekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Older form of Jekuthiel, though some sources offer additional possible meanings of "God will nourish" or "doubtful". This was one of the ten names Moses was called throughout his life.

Yela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jela.

Yelba f American (Hispanic)

Yelboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yel meaning "wind" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yelda f Turkish, Kurdish
Turkish form of Yalda.

Yeldirim m Uzbek
Means "lightning" in Uzbek.

Yeldos m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Eldos.

Yelenka f Russian, South American
Diminutive of Yelena.

Yelevfery m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eleutherius.

Yeline f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yeling f Chinese

Yelisafya f Russian (Archaic)
Old Russian vernacular form of Yelizaveta.

Yelitza f Spanish (Mexican), South American
Possibly inspired by the Nahuatl word yelitzli meaning "being, essence." It has been in use in Mexico since at least the turn of the 20th-century.

Yeliz f Turkish
Famous bearer: Turkish actress Yeliz Akkaya... [more]

Yelizavieta f Russian
Variant transcription of Yelizaveta.

Yelizavyeta f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yelizaveta.

Yelka f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jelka.

Yella f German (Rare)
Variant of Jella.

Yelle m Dutch
Variant of Jelle.

Yelm m English
A modification of the native word Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.

Yelma m Amharic
Means "may he prosper" in Amharic.

Yelmer m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jelmer. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch professional racing driver Yelmer Buurman (b. 1987).

Yeltaz m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Gweltaz and Jildaz.

Yelte m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Jelte.

Yeltsin m & f Various
Transferred use of the surname Yeltsin, given in honour of the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007).

Yelu m Manchu
Means "boar" in Manchu.

Yelva f Danish, Theatre
Danish adoption of a short form of the Russian name Yelizaveta. ... [more]

Yelyena f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yelena.

Yemanyá f Yoruba
This name is the name of an Orishá (a feminine deity/goddess) of the Yoruba pantheon. The goddess is also popular in Brazil.

Yemar m Amharic
Means "may he be pleasing" in Amharic.

Yemena f Turkish, Arabic
In Turkish origin the name means “beautiful” it’s a common name in turkey ... [more]

Yemetle f Sotho
Means "beautiful (referred to an object)" in Sotho.

Yemi m & f Yoruba
Means "I am honourable" in Yoruba.

Yemina f Hebrew, Spanish
A Hebrew name meaning "right hand". This name signifies strength.

Yemine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Jemine.

Yeming m Chinese
From Chinese 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 叶 (yè) meaning "leaf" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Yeming f Korean

Yemurai f Shona
Means "appreciate" in Shona.

Yemyo m Burmese (Rare)

Yến f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 燕 (yến) meaning "swallow (the bird)".

Yen f Vietnamese
Variant of Yên used outside of Vietnam.

Yen m & f Korean

Ye-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Yena f Indonesian (Rare)

Yena f Chinese
From the Chinese 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".

Yenasu m Amharic
Means "may they rise" in Amharic.

Yenay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)

Yende f Kongo

Yendembe m & f Lingala
Yendembe is the childhood name of Lonkundo in the Nkundo mythology complex. It means “Take No Orders”.

Yender m Spanish

Yendi f African, Jamaican Patois
This is the name of a town in northeastern Ghana. A famous bearer is Yendi Phillips, she is a Jamaican TV Host, model and beauty queen who the winner of the Miss Jamaica World 2007 beauty pageant, as well as the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant.

Yendry f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yenedey m Spanish (Canarian, Modern)
Possibly from Guanche *yennayer "January".

Yenega f Medieval Basque
Early form of Iñiga.

Yener m Turkish
1. The new soldier "yeni er" pronounced "yener"... [more]

Yenga m & f Central African

Yengan m & f Korean

Yenge f Kongo
Means "peace" in Kikongo.

Yengiga f Wolof, Western African

Yengilchi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yengil meaning "light".

Yengilmas m Uzbek
Means "unbeatable" in Uzbek.

Yengkong m Hmong, Chinese
Means "adorable" or "sweet" in Hmong.

Yeni m Yoruba
Means "fit" in Yoruba.

Yeni f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Eugenia.

Yenia f Spanish (Rare)

Yeniay f Turkish
Feminine name meaning "new moon", from the etymological elements yeni meaning "new, young, recent, fresh" and the common feminine name ending ay, meaning "moon".

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

Yenis m Spanish
Central American; El Salvador

Yeniséi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Derived from place name Yeniséi.

Yenisei f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Unaccented variant (transcription) of Yeniséi.

Yenisel f Spanish (Latin American)

Yeniséy f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
More commonly used variant of Yeniséi.

Yenlik f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Enlik.

Yenn f Chinese

Yenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna.

Yennefer f Popular Culture
In the fantasy series The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV series adaptation), Yennefer is a powerful mage who, embittered by a cutthroat and ungracious society, leaves the Brotherhood of Northern Mages and goes rogue... [more]

Yennenga f Mossi
Yennenga is a legendary princess, and is considered to be the mother of the Mossi people. Her son Ouedraogo was the founder of the Mossi Kingdoms.

Yênnhi f Vietnamese
Combonation of Yên and Nhi.

Yennhi f Vietnamese
Variant of Yênnhi outside of Vietnam among people of Vietnamese descent.

Yenni f Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Jenni.

Yenningtamba m Manipuri
Means "born in spring" in Meitei.

Yenningtambi f Manipuri
Feminine form of Yenningtamba.

Yennipher f Obscure
Variant of Jennifer.

Y-ênok m Rade
Rade form of Enoch. Y- is a masculine name prefix.

Yenovefa f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Greek form of Genevieve.

Yenpape m Manding, Western African

Yente f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jente.

Yenthe f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jente.

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

Yenzo m Japanese (Rare)

Yenzou m Japanese (Rare)

Yeo-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麗 "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 珍 "precious, valuable, rare". A famous bearer is Australian fashion designer Yeojin Bae.

Yeok m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Jungjong (1488-1544), king of Joseon from 1506-1544.

Yeon m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Seonjo (1552-1608), fourteenth king of Joseon.

Yeon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 妍 "beautiful" (yeon) and 兒 "child" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a).... [more]

Yeong-bae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".

Yeong-chan m Korean
Combination of a yeong hanja, like 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 泳 meaning "swim," 映 or 暎, both meaning "shine, reflection," and a chan hanja, such as 燦 meaning "shine; sparkle," 讚 meaning "praise; support," 贊 meaning "help; bright; praise" or 璨 meaning "beautiful gem."

Yeongchang m Korean
From 英 (yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".

Yeongeun f Korean
From 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon) and 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".

Yeong-gwang m Korean
Combination of a yeong hanja, like 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory," and a gwang hanja, e.g. 光 meaning "light."

Yeong-gyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" combined with 均 (gyun) meaning "equal, even, fair".

Yeong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 晛 "sunlight".

Yeongin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal","fine, excellent", 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honor", 永 (young) meaning "eternal", or "flourish, prosper" and 寅 (in) meaning "tiger" or 人 (in) meaning "person, human".

Yeong-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".

Yeong-ji f Korean
From Sino-Korean 齡 "age; years" and 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Yeong-jin m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 振 "raise, excite, arouse action".

Yeong-joon m Korean
Combination of Yeong and Joon.

Yeong-ju f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" (yeong), and 姝 "a beautiful girl", 主 "master, chief owner; host; lord" or 柱 "pillar, post; support; lean on" (ju).

Yeongman m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 萬 "ten thousand; innumerable".

Yeong-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

Yeong-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泳 (yeong) "dive; swim" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", and 民 (yeong) "people, subjects, citizens" or 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" .

Yeong-rae m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 來 "come, coming; return, returning".

Yeongran f Korean
From 映 "project; reflect light" and 蘭 meaning "orchid."

Yeong-saeng m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 生 "life, living, lifetime; birth".

Yeong-sam m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泳 "dive; swim" and 三 "three".

Yeong-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 植 (sik) "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Yeong-un m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 雲 (un) "clouds".

Yeong-ung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英雄 (yeong-ung) meaning "hero." Other hanja combinations are possible.

Yeon-hee m & f Korean

Yeonhwa f Korean
From 妍 "beautiful, handsome; seductive" and 華 (hwa) "flowery; illustrious" or 花 (hwa) "flower; blossoms".

Yeonhyeok m Korean
From 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon) and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Yeon-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 娜 (yeon) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 練 meaning " practice, drill, exercise, train" and combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja combinations are also possible... [more]

Yeon-jin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon), and 珍 "precious" or 眞 "genuine" (jin).

Yeon-jun m Korean
"Yeon" means "year" while "joon" means "genius" but if we combine the name "yeon" and "jun" it means "the fed".All in all,the name "Yeonjun" means "A genius in the year" or "Yearly genius"

Yeon-kyung f Korean

Yeon-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive" and 美 (mi) "beautiful, pretty; pleasing". A famous bearer is Park Yeon-mi (1993-), a North Korean defector and human rights activist.

Yeon-na f Korean (Modern)
Yeonna means cute, charming, and girly like nature.

Yeon-san m Korean
This name is Korean Worst Tyrant's title. King Yeon-San is 10th king in Joseon Dynasty. He's real name is Yi-Yoong (이융/李㦕).

Yeon-seo f Korean

Yeon-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 延 "delay, postpone, defer" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Yeon-sook m Korean
From Sino-Korean 然 yeon ("open immortality, pledge, promise"), 蓮 yeon ("lotus, water lily; paradise), 燕 yeon ("swallow (bird)"), or 連 yeon ("join, connect; continuous; even") and 淑 suk ("good, pure, virtuous")... [more]

Yeon-u m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 軟 "soft, flexible, pliable; weak" or 姸 "beautiful" (yeon), and 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (u).

Yeon-woo m & f Korean

Yeoreum f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 여름 (yeoreum) meaning "summer."

Yeori f Korean
From Sino-Korean 璵 yeo ("beautiful jade") or 麗 yeo ("beautiful, magnificent, elegant") and 利 ri ("gains, advantage, profit, merit"). Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Yeosang m Korean
"sound resonating from a high point"

Yeo-ul f & m Korean
From native Korean 여울 (yeoul) meaning "shallow, rapids, ford." It can also be written with hanja, combining a yeo hanja, like 悆 meaning "glad, happy; comfortable" or 璵 meaning "jade," with an ul hanja, such as 菀 meaning "thick, overgrown" or 蔚 meaning "anguish, suffering".

Yeoville m English (Rare)

Yepafrodit m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Epaphroditos.

Yeping f Chinese
From the Chinese 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight, flame" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".

Yeppeum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" (compare Ippeum).

Yeppeun f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" (compare Yeppeum and Ippeum, derived from the verbal noun of their adjectives).

Yeppole m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yeprad m Armenian
Means "Euphrates river" in Armenian.

Yeprem m Armenian
Armenian form of Ephraim.

Yeprosineh f Armenian
Armenian form of Euphrosyne.

Yeqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".

Yeqon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
means "he shall rise". The name of one of the 200 fallen angels that married woman women and taught humans wicked arts like witchcraft and how to make weapons. Yeqon was the ringleader who first tempted the other Watchers into having sexual relations with humans... [more]

Yer f Hmong

Yerah m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning, "moon, lune."

Yeraldi m Caribbean

Yeraldine f Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanic variant of Geraldine.

Yeraliz f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yeranig f Armenian
Means "happy, blessed" in Armenian.

Yeranik f Armenian
Variant transcription of Yeranig.

Yeranuhi f Armenian
Means "happy, blessed, fortunate" in Armenian.

Yerast m Russian
Russian form of Erastos (see Erastus).

Yerasyl m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Erasyl.

Yeraz f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian երազ (eraz) meaning "dream".

Yerazig f Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Yeraz.

Yerazik f Armenian
Derived from երազ (eraz) meaning "dream".

Yerazuhi f Armenian
From the Armenian երազ (eraz) meaning "dream" and feminine suffix -ուհի (-uhi).

Yerbol m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Erbol.

Yerbolat m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Erbolat.

Yerchanguhi f Armenian
From the Armenian երջանիկ (yerchanig) (See Yerchanig) and the feminine ending ուհի (uhi).

Yerchanig f Armenian
Means "happy, lucky, fortunate" in Armenian.

Yerda f & m Dagbani
Means "trust" in Dagbani.

Yerem m Armenian
Armenian variant of Jeremiah.

Yeremei m Russian (Rare)
Russian variant transcription of Yeremey.

Yeremey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Jeremiah.

Yeremia m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Jeremiah.

Yeremiah m Hebrew

Yeremiya m Bulgarian (Rare), African (Rare)
Variant of Jeremiah.

Yeremya m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Jeremiah.

Yeremyaah m Somali
Somali form of Jeremiah.

Yergu m Amharic
Means "may they be calm" in Amharic.

Yeri m & f Spanish

Yeriel m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriel.

Yerik m Kazakh
Means "freedom, liberty, will" in Kazakh.

Ye-rim f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 琳 "beautiful jade, gem".

Ye-rin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 潾 "clear water".

Yerivai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Jeribai.... [more]

Yerjanik f Armenian
Variant transcription of Yerchanig.

Yerkebulan m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Erkebulan.

Yerkezhan f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "spoiled (child), naughty" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul, essence".

Yerlan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Erlan.

Yerma f Theatre, Spanish (Rare)
The title character in a tragic play by the Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca: Yerma (1934). Her name is the feminine form of the Spanish word yermo meaning "desert" or "barren".

Yermak m Ukrainian, Russian
Name of unclear origin. It may have been a folk form of Hermes via its canonical forms Yerm or Yerma, Hermas via Yermiy, Hermolaos via Yermolay or another canonical name beginning with herm-, such as Hermogenes, Hermokrates or Hermippos... [more]

Yermakhan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" or "brave, courageous" combined with the first part of the given name Makhambet (a form of Muhammad).

Yermek m Kazakh
Kazakh variant transcription of Ermek.

Yermioniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Hermione.

Yernar m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Ernar.

Yernur m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Ernur.

Yeroen m Dutch (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Jeroen.

Yerofey m Russian (Rare)
Modern form of Ierofey, which is an older Russian form of Hierotheos.... [more]

Yeronim m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Yeröölt m & f Mongolian
Means "fated, predestined" or "blessed" in Mongolian.

Yerotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Hierotheos.

Yersultan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Ersultan.

Yer Tanri f Mythology
Turkic Earth goddess, her name is derived from yer meaning "earth" and tanrı meaning "god, deity".

Yerusha f Indian

Yerusha f Indian (Christian)
Yerusha means married / belong to someone.... [more]

Yerussa f Judeo-Spanish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory considers this name a variant of Jerusha.

Yervand m Armenian
Modern Armenian form of Eruand.

Yerzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Erzhan.

Yesa f & m Punu
Means "chance, luck" in Punu.

Ye-sarang f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sarang prefixed with the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice."

Yesav m Armenian
Armenian form of Esau.

Yesaya m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Isaiah.

Yesayi m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Armenian form of Isaiah.

Yeseo f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye), meaning "art; talent, ability" and 瑞 (seo) meaning 'auspicious, lucky". Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Ye-seul f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and the first syllable of Seulgi... [more]

Ye-seul-a f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ye-seul and the first syllable of Areum.

Ye-seul-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Ye-seul combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Ye-seung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than". The first syllable can also come from 예수님 (Yesu-nim), the Korean name for Jesus, for meanings like "Jesus is victorious".

Yesha f English (New Zealand)
Yesha is a rare name used in New Zealand or in Maori. Yesha means beautiful culture.

Yesha f Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Possibly from Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" or यास (yasha) meaning "camelthorn" (a type of plant).

Yeshak m History
Form of Isaac borne by a Coptic martyr saint.

Yeshaya m Hebrew
Variant of Yeshayahu.

Yeshe m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཡེ་ཤེས (ye shes) meaning "wisdom, awareness, knowledge".

Yeshen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 夜神, literally meaning “night spirits”.

Yeshey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Variant transcription of Yeshe.

Yeshi f Amharic
Means "for a thousand". This name is often combined with other names (Yeshi Emebet is an example).

Yeshiemebet f Amharic
Means "mistress of a thousand people", from a combination of Yeshi and Emebet.

Yeshinhorlo m Buryat
Means "the wheel of wisdom" in Buryat.

Yeshwant m Bengali (Hindu)
Hindu Bengali name originating from Northern India. Derives from Bengali meaning " quite the one ". Alternatively can also be seen as " One whose achieved glory ". Possibly a Bengali variant of the Biblical Hebrew " Yeshu ".

Yeshwardhan m Indian
mathlogy names

Yeshwin m Indian, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yashwin.

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

Yesina f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yesine f Amharic
Means “artwork” in Amharic.

Yeskendir m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Eskendir.

Yeslam m Arabic
Means "to deliver", "to bless", or "to protect" in Arabic.

Yesli f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Yesmin f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, Bengali
Bengali form of Yasmin, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic يسمين, Hebrew יסמין, or Urdu یسمین (see Yasmin).

Yesmine f Armenian
Armenian form of Jasmine.

Ye-sol f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 松 "sun, peace, pine tree".

Ye-sol f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art talent, ability" and 松 (sol) meaning "pine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Ye-som f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and Som.

Ye-somang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From So-mang prefixed with the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice."

Yesper m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Jesper.

Yesphir f Russian
Another way to spell Esphir, Yesfir or Esfir in english

Yessine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yasin (chiefly Tunisian).

Yester f Armenian
Variant of Esther.

Yestin m Cornish
Cornish form of Justin.

Yesu m Hebrew
Alternate form of Jesu.

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

Yesugei m Medieval Mongolian
Means "like nine", deriving from the Mongolian element yesun ("nine"). Name borne by the father of Genghis Khan.

Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
Meaning comes from number nine yesun in Mongolian, which is considered especially lucky and represents abundance.... [more]

Yetanya f African American
Influenced by Tanya.

Yetar f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yeter.

Yetbarak m Amharic
Means "may he be blessed" in Amharic.

Yetim m Turkish

Yeting m Chinese

Yetiva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yetive.

Yetive f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]

Yetkin f & m Turkish
Yetkin is a modern Turkish name which means:... [more]

Yetmish m Uzbek
Means "seventy" in Uzbek.

Yetta f Yiddish, Jewish
Possibly a diminutive of Yehudit or Esther, or a variant of Etta.

Yettovqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yettov meaning "seven" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Yetty f Nigerian
Diminutive of Yetunde.

Yetuart m Armenian
Armenian form of Edward.

Yetvart m Armenian
Armenian variant of Edward.

Yeu m Chinese

Yeukai f Shona
Means "remember" in Shona.

Yeun m Breton (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this name a variant of Youenn, others argue that it might be a form of Eozen.

Yeuna f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Yeun.

Yevan m Obscure

Yevdokha f Russian
Diminutive or variant of Evdokiya.

Yevdokia f Russian
Variant transcription of Yevdokiya.

Yevdoksiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eudoxios.

Yevdoksiya f Russian
Russian form of Eudoxia.

Yeveniya f Russian
Means "well born"

Yevette f English (American)
Variant of Yvette.

Yevfimiya f Russian
Variant transcription of Evfimiya.