This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *** or meaning.
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Youji m & f ChineseDepending on the characters used to spell it, it can have different meanings. ... [
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Youji m JapaneseFrom Japanese 陽
(you) "sun, sunlight" and 二
(ji) "two".
Youjiao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
姣 (jiāo) meaning "handsome, beautiful".
Youju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Youki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 鷹 (you) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Youlan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Youli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".
Youliang m ChineseFrom Chinese 友
(yǒu) meaning "friend, companion" combined with 谅
(liàng) meaning "excuse, forgive" or 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [
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Youma m JapaneseFrom Japanese 洋 (
you) meaning "ocean" combined with 馬 (
ma) meaning "horse". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Youmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Youmu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 妖 (
you) "bewitching" combined with 夢 (
mu) "dream." Other kanji combinations are possible.
Youna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 瑶 (you) meaning "precious jade" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Youna f ChineseFrom the Chinese
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Younan m Arabic, AssyrianForm of
Jonah used by Arab Christians and Assyrians. The word itself also means "Greece" or "Greek" in Arabic.
Younan m ChineseFrom the Chinese
祐 (yòu) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend" and
南 (nán) meaning "south".
Young-Ae f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 英
(yeong) meaning "flower, petal" or "fine, excellent" or 榮
(yeong) meaning "glory, honor" or "flourish, prosper" combined with 愛
(ae) meaning "love". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Young-ah f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 永 (
yeong) meaning "eternal" and 雅 (
ah) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined". Other hanja combinations are also possible.
Young-hoo m & f KoreanFrom Korean
영 (young), could mean "eternal" "flourishing", "beautiful", "flower petals", "brave", "hero" and
호 (hoo), could mean "generous" "warm", "great", "vast", "summer", "sky"... [
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Young-nam m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 永 (
young) meaning "eternal" combined with 男 (
nam) meaning "male". Other Hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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Youngseok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal","fine, excellent", 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honor", 永 (young) meaning "eternal", or "flourish, prosper" and 碩 (seok) meaning "large, big, great", 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", or 石 (seok) meaning "stone, rock".
Young-woo f KoreanFrom the Sino-Korean 榮 (
young) meaning "glory, honour" or 瑛 (
young) meaning "jade", combined with 雨 (
woo) meaning "rain" or 宇 (
woo) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [
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Youning f ChineseFrom the Chinese
幽 (yōu) meaning "quiet, secluded, tranquil, dark" and
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".
Youping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 幼
(yòu) meaning "young, child" or "to protect, to care for" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, flat", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Youqiang m ChineseFrom 有 (
yǒu) meaning "to have, to possess" and 钱 (
qián) meaning "money, cash".
Youran f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".
Youshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
侑 (yòu) meaning "help" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Youto m JapaneseFrom Japanese 陽 (
you) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 人 (
to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Youxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
夏 (xià) meaning "summer".
Youxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Youxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".
Youxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Youya m & f ChineseMeans "graceful" or "elegance" in Chinese.
Youyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Youyou f Chinese (Rare)Adapted from the sentence "呦呦鹿鸣, 食野之蒿" translated as ‘Deer bleat “youyou” while they are eating the wild Hao’ in the Chinese Book of Odes.
Youyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Youzhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" or
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Youzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Yovel m & f Biblical HebrewFrom the Hebrew noun, יוֹבֵל, meaning a ram horn trumpet (shofar) or the Jubilee year prescribed in the Hebrew Bible.
Yovqaytar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yov meaning "enemy" and
qaytar meaning "to repulse, undo, refuse, avert, prevent, stave off".
Yoy f SanskritSanskrit; "Yoy" roughly translates to "lucky".
Yoyo f & m ChineseDerived from Chinese 友
(yǒu) meaning "friend, companion" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations.
Yoyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 世 (
yo) meaning "age, era, period, time; rule" combined with 代 (
yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yozakura f Japanese (Rare, ?)means "night cherry blossom" or "cherry blossoms at evening" in Japanese. Combining 夜 (
yoru) meaning "night" and 桜 (
sakura) meaning "cherry blossom".... [
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Yozberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Yozboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Yozchechak f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
chechak meaning "flower".
Yozdavlat m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness".
Yozjamol f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Yozjon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
jon meaning "soul, spirit".
Yozjuma m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
juma meaning "Friday".
Yozmurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Yoznur m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Yozo m JapaneseFrom 洋 (
yo) meaning "ocean" and 三 (
zo) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Yozora f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夜空 (yozora) meaning "night sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Yozpo'lat m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
po'lat meaning "steel, sword".
Yozqurbon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
yoz meaning "summer" and
qurbon meaning "offering".
Yozuru f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 陽 (
yo) meaning "light, sun" or 洋 (
yo) meaning "ocean" combined with 弦 (
gen, zuru) meaning "string, chord, bowstring".
Ypapanti f GreekFrom the name used in the Eastern Orthodox Church for the festival of Candlemas or Purification (February 2), which commemorates the meeting of the infant Jesus and his mother with Simeon and Anna in the temple... [
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Ypomoni f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)A name meaning "patience" in Greek. This was the name that Helen Dragaš, the wife of Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, took when she became a nun at the Monastery of Lady Martha. Two of her eight children became emperors: John VIII and Constantine XI, that latter of whom was the legendary final Byzantine emperor... [
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Ypres m English (Rare)From the name of the town and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province (see
Ieper), the name first used and peaked during the Battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.
Ýrar m Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Germanic name elements
œrr "mad, furious, wild" and
herr "army".
Yrieix m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)Gallicized form of Latin
Aredius via Occitan
Iriès. This was the name of a 6th-century Catholic saint born at Limoges, France, also known as Saint Aredius, who served for a time in the court of the Franks and then founded the monastery of Atane in Limousin... [
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Yrkill m IcelandicMeaning unknown, though it may be related to Old Norse
yrkja meaning "work".
Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureCombination of Swedish
yra and
virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).
Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, FaroeseOf unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin
ursa (compare
Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [
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Yrys f & m KyrgyzMeans "luck, happiness" in Kyrgyz, ultimately from Arabic إرث
(ʾirth).
Yryskeldi m KyrgyzMeans "luck has come" from Kyrgyz ырыс
(yrys) meaning "luck, happiness" and келди
(keldi) meaning "has come" (from келүү
(kelüü) meaning "to come").
Yrysmamat m KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz ырыс
(yrys) meaning "happiness, fortune" combined with the given name
Mamat.
Yrysty f KazakhEither derived from Arabic إرث
(ʾirth) meaning "inheritance, heritage, legacy" or Kazakh ырыс
(yrys) meaning "wealth, prosperity, abundance".
Ysarn m Occitan, GasconFrom Old High German
īsarn meaing "iron". Saint Ysarn of Toulouse was an abbot at St.
Victor's, Marseilles, France, after serving there as a Benedictine monk... [
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Ysbaddaden m Welsh MythologyThe name of a giant and father of
Olwen in the
Mabinogion, a collection of eleven prose stories collated from medieval Welsh manuscripts.... [
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Ysella f CornishDerived from Cornish
ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Ysmaine f Arthurian CycleOrigin unknown, probably unrelated to
Ismay. It was used in a 13th-century continuation of Chrétien de Troyes'
Perceval, the Story of the Grail, where it belongs to
Perceval's cousin who marries the knight Faradien... [
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Ystradwel f WelshDerived from the Old Welsh name
Stradwel, ultimately from
strat meaning “valley” and
guaul meaning “rampart, boundary”.
Ythier m Medieval FrenchMedieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is
heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to
id "work, labour" or
idhja "negotiate"... [
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Yu m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sejo (1417-1468), seventh king of Joseon.
Yuai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or
钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" or
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
Yuan m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 癒 (yu) meaning "get well, recover", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 悠 (yu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 柚 (yu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful", 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" or 闇 (an) meaning "dark, darkness"... [
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Yuanbao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard",
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or
圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete" and
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".
Yuanbin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
缤 (bīn) meaning "flourishing, thriving".
Yuanchun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple".
Yuanfang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".
Yuangui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia".
Yuanhua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or
缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate" and
华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".
Yuanhuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".
Yuanhuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
璜 (huáng) meaning "semicircular jade pendant".
Yuanhui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or
缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate" and
辉 (huī) meaning "brightness, luster, brilliance" or
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Yuanjin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and
锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".
Yuanjing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and
晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".
Yuanjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Yuanjun m ChineseFrom Chinese 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army".
Yuanlan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Yuanli f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin" and
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Yuanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Yuanmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Yuanmin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, clever".
Yuanming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 渊
(yuān) meaning "deep, profound, abyss" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [
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Yuanni f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑗 (yuàn) meaning "large jade ring" and
霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".
Yuanpan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for".
Yuanping f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming".
Yuanqi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring" and
祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".
Yuanqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 元
(yuán) meaning "first, origin" combined with 庆
(qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration"... [
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Yuanrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever".
Yuanshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Yuanshao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
苑 (yuàn) meaning "park, garden" and
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Yuanshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
书 (shū) meaning "book, letter".
Yuansu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and
素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain".
Yuanwei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 元
(yuán) meaning "first, origin" combined with 蔚
(wèi) meaning "luxuriant, lush, exuberant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Yuanxi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
爰 (yuán) meaning "lead on to" or
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare" or
晰 (xī) meaning "clear, evident, clearly".
Yuanxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Yuanxiang f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 圆 (yuán) meaning "round, circle" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine), 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide"... [
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Yuanxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and
昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
Yuanxiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and
秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, luxuriant, refined".