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Yoon f & m Korean

Yoonis m Somali
Somali form of Yunus.

Yoonjin f Korean
Variant transcription of Yunjin.

Yoonmin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 "allow, consent" or 潤 "soft, sleek" (yun) and Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min)

Yoon-seon f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Yun-seon.

Yoonus m Indian (Muslim), Dhivehi, Sinhalese
Form of Yunus.

Yooyeon f Korean
YOOYEON from girlgroup TripleS

Yoqtan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joktan.

Yoran m Hebrew (Rare)

Yoran m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo yora meaning "body" and the genitive suffix -n.

Yorben m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name looks like it should be a modern form of the Old Norse name Iǫfurbiǫrn (also compare names like Torben), but since the name is predominantly found in Flanders and the Netherlands, it is probably more likely that it is a combination of a name that starts with Yor- (such as Yorick) with Ben 1 or Ben 2.

Yordanis m South American
Variant of Jordan.

Yordanos f & m Ethiopian
Amharic form of Jordan. This is also the name of a river in Lalibela.

Yorden m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jorden.

Yorelvis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
An elaboration of Elvis.

Yoren m Flemish
Variant of Joren.

Yorgen m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Jorgen

Yorman m Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Invented name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Jordan and Norman.

Yornafas m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and nafas meaning "breath".

Yorqin m Uzbek
Means "bright, vivid" or "happy, fortunate, lucky".

Yoryis m Greek
Variant transcription of Γιώργης (see Giorgis).

Yosakon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศกร (see Yotsakon).

Yosakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศกร (see Yotsakon).

Yosaphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศพล (see Yotsaphon).

Yosapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศพล (see Yotsaphon).

Yoselmann m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
an elaboration of Josel combined with the diminutive medieval German suffix mann

Yoselyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joselyn.

Yosias m Spanish

Yosin m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yasin

Yossakon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศกร (see Yotsakon).

Yossakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศกร (see Yotsakon).

Yossaphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศพล (see Yotsaphon).

Yossapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศพล (see Yotsaphon).

Yosselin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yoselin and Jocelyn.

Yosuman f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yasmin.

Yosun f Turkish
Means "moss" in Turkish.

Yothin m Thai
Means "warrior, soldier" in Thai.

Yotin m Thai
Alternate transcription of Yothin.

Yotsakon m Thai
From Thai ยศ (yotsa) meaning "rank, title, prestige" and กร (kon) meaning "doer, performer, creator".

Yotsakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศกร (see Yotsakon).

Yotsaphon m Thai
From Thai ยศ (yotsa) meaning "rank, title, prestige" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Yotsapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยศพล (see Yotsaphon).

Youdon f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan གཡུ་སྒྲོན (see Yudron).

Youen m Breton
Variant of Youenn.

Youenn m Breton
Breton form of Yves.

Youhan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 焓 (hán) meaning "the sound of a fiercely-burning fire".

Youhuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Youjin f Korean
Alternate transcription of Yujin.

Youlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Youn m & f Korean

Youn m Breton
Variant of Yeun.

Younan m Arabic, Assyrian
Form of Jonah used by Arab Christians and Assyrians. The word itself also means "Greece" or "Greek" in Arabic.

Younan m Chinese
From the Chinese 祐 (yòu) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".

Younès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Youness m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yunus chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Young-eun f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 영은 (see Yeong-eun).

Young-gun m Korean

Young-Hwan m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영환 (see Yeong-Hwan).

Young-hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 영현 (see Yeong-hyeon).

Youngman m Korean
Variant romanization of Yeongman

Young-min m Korean

Young-weon f Korean
Variant of Yeong-won

Young-won f Korean
Variant of Yeong-won.

Younten m & f Bhutanese, Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཡོན་ཏན (see Yonten).

Youran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Youren m Chinese
From 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion" or 柚 (yòu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" or 优 (yǒu) meaning "superior, excellent" combined with 人 (rén) meaning "man, person, mankind, people" or 仁 (rén) meaning "compassionate"... [more]

Youshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 侑 (yòu) meaning "help" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Youxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".

Youxuan f Chinese

Youxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".

Youyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Youyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Youzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" or 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Yovanis m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yovani.

Yövgin' m Komi
Komi form of Eugene.

Yovhannes m Armenian (Archaic)
Older Armenian form of Hovhannes.

Yovnatan m Armenian
Variant of Hovnatan.

Yowann m Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish variant of Jowan.

Yọyin m & f Yoruba
Means "bring out honey, sweetness" in Yoruba.

Yozjon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yoz meaning "summer" and jon meaning "soul, spirit".

Yozqurbon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yoz meaning "summer" and qurbon meaning "offering".

Ypatios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hypatios.

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.

Yrjan m Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Yrian.

Yrvin m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Irving.

Yryan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Yrian.

Yrys f & m Kyrgyz
Means "luck, happiness" in Kyrgyz, ultimately from Arabic إرث (ʾirth).

Ysahnn m French (Quebec)

Ysarn m Occitan, Gascon
From 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... [more]

Ysbaddaden m Welsh Mythology
The name of a giant and father of Olwen in the Mabinogion, a collection of eleven prose stories collated from medieval Welsh manuscripts.... [more]

Ysberin m Arthurian Cycle
A warrior in the service of King Arthur who was the son of King Fflergant of Armorica. He is thought by many scholars to be equal to Duke Alan Fyrgan (1084-1112)... [more]

Ysbrân m West Frisian
Variant of Ysbrand.

Ysin m Muslim (Rare, ?)

Ysman m Medieval Flemish

Ysores m Arthurian Cycle
A Saxon warrior.

Ystein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Former Norwegian dialectal variant of Øystein.

Ysten m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Øystein.

Yuan m & f Japanese
From 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"... [more]

Yuan m & f Korean

Yuanbin f Chinese
From the Chinese 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and 缤 (bīn) meaning "flourishing, thriving".

Yuanchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 淳 (chún) meaning "honest, simple".

Yuanhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Yuanjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".

Yuanjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Yuanjun m Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Yuanmin f Chinese
From the Chinese 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, clever".

Yuann f Chinese
Common Chinese Name... [more]

Yuanpan f Chinese
From the Chinese 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for".

Yuanshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Yuanxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".

Yuanxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 勋 (xūn)# meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".

Yuanyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant".

Yuanyuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 圆 (yuán) meaning "round, circular", 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin" or 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin" all combined with themselves... [more]

Yuanzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Yubelkis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Combination of the popular Caribbean Spanish name prefix yu and Belkis. It is mainly used in the Dominican Republic.

Yu-Bin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 有 (yu) meaning "have, possess, exist", 幼 (yu) meaning "infant, young child", 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" or 愉 (yu) meaning "pleasant, delightful" combined with 彬/斌 (bin) meaning "refined" or 頻 (bin) meaning "frequently, again and again"... [more]

Yubin f Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome" and 斌 (bīn) meaning "refined".

Yu-Chan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" or 有 (yu) meaning "have, possess, exist" combined with 燦 (chan) meaning "vivid, illuminating, bright"... [more]

Yuchan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 禅 or 禪 (chán) meaning "meditation, contemplation". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yuchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, valuables" or 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Yu-cheon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 有 "have, own, possess; exist" and 天 "sky, heaven; god, celestial".

Yuchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 春 (chūn) meaning "spring".

Yudas m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Judas

Yudelin f Spanish (Latin American)

Yudelis f Spanish (Latin American)

Yudelkis f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yuden f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan གཡུ་སྒྲོན (see Yudron).

Yudin m Nivkh

Yudon f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan གཡུ་སྒྲོན (see Yudron).

Yudron f Tibetan
From Tibetan གཡུ་སྒྲོན (gyu-sgron) meaning "turquoise lamp".

Yuecan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 粲 (càn) meaning "polish, bright, radiant".

Yuechen f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning" or 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Yuechun f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple".

Yuedan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion".

Yuefan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 帆 (fān) meaning "sail".

Yueguan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 鹳 (guàn) meaning "stork, crane".

Yuēhàn m Chinese
Chinese form of John.

Yuehan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" or 菡 (hàn) meaning "lotus buds".

Yuejian f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 囝 (jiǎn) meaning "baby".

Yuejuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" or 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" and 鹃 (juān) meaning "cuckoo".

Yuejun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 粤 (yuè), a meaningless particle used in sentences also used to refer to the city of Guangdong, or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented, gratified" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army, military", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Yuekun m & f Chinese
From 跃 (yuè) meaning "to jump, to leap" and 坤 (kūn) meaning "earth".

Yuelian f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 连 (lián) meaning "join, connect".

Yuelin f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" or 霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain".

Yueman f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 曼 (màn) meaning "extended, vast" or "beautiful".

Yuemin f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, fast" or "clever".

Yuen m & f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Wan.

Yuenan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".

Yueqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Yueqin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent".

Yueran f Chinese
From the Chinese 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" and 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Yuetian f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven" or 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Yuewan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial".

Yuewen f Chinese
From the Chinese 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Yuexian f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Yuexin f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" or "distant fragrance", 新 (xīn) meaning "new, fresh" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Yuexuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological gem, pearl", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 炫 (xuàn) meaning "shine, glitter".

Yueyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Yueyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver" or "money, wealth".

Yueyuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Yueyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "ability, art, talent".

Yuezhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Yufan m & f Chinese

Yufitran m Berber
Means "more handsome than the stars" in Tamazight.

Yuften m Berber
Means "the best" in Tamazight.

Yugeon m Korean (Rare)

Yugerten m Berber
Original Berber form of Jugurtha.

Yuguan f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 鹳 (guàn) meaning "stork, crane".

Yuhan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "lotus buds" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry".

Yu-hsuan f & m Taiwanese
From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, building, structure" combined with 璿 (xuán) meaning "jade" or "star" or 軒 (xuān) meaning "carriage" or "high, wide", as well as other character combinations.

Yuhuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 驭 (yù) meaning "control, manage, govern" combined with 环 (huán) meaning "circle, ring", 欢 (huān) meaning "happy, pleased" or 寰 (huán) meaning "extensive region, large domain"... [more]

Yu-Jin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 有 (yu) meaning "have, possess", 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant", 釉 (yu) meaning "glaze", 宥 (yu) meaning "forgive, pardon", 俞 (yu) meaning "consent, approve" or 柳 (yu) meaning "willow tree" combined with 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare", 真/眞 (jin) meaning "real, genuine, true" or 晋 (jin) meaning "advance, increase"... [more]

Yujin f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems".

Yujuan f Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" combined with 隽 (juàn) meaning "meaningful, thought-provoking" or 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Yu-kan m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.

Yukgeun m Korean
From 육 meaning 6 and 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".

Yukon m Popular Culture (Rare)
From the Yukon River or Territory, Canada, meaning "Great River" in Gwich’in. Yukon Cornelius is a character in the 1964 Christmas movie, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Yukun m Chinese

Yulan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]

Yulbars m Kyrgyz, Uyghur
Means "tiger" in Kyrgyz and Uyghur.

Yuldus f Tatar
Means "star" in Tatar.

Yulen m Basque (Hispanicized, Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Julen.

Yulenmis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Yulena with the popular suffix -is.

Yules m & f Chinese

Yulian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water, lily"... [more]

Yulianus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Julian.

Yulin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem", 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "continued rain"... [more]

Yulius m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Julius.

Yuluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Yulun f Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Yulyan m Belarusian, Ukrainian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Julian.

Yuman m Chuvash
Means "oak" in Chuvash.

Yuman f Chinese
From the Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 漫 (màn) meaning "overflow of water".

Yu-min f Korean
From Hanja Symbols "楡" meaning "Elm", and "明" meaning "Light". Other combiantions possible.

Yumin f Japanese
From Japanese 釉 (yu) meaning "pottery glaze" combined with 明 (min) meaning "tomorrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yumin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 渝 (yú) meaning "change", 毓 or 育 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Yumís f Aguaruna
Means "palm tree" in Awajún.

Yumn f Arabic
Meaning: Good Fortune, Success... [more]

Yún f & m Chinese

Yun f & m Korean

Yunalis f & m Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a recently coined name. A notable bearer is Yunalis binti Mat Zara'ai (1986-), a Malaysian singer professionally known as Yuna.

Yunan m Literature
A name for the country of Greece, derived from Old Persian. Used as the name of the king of an ancient Persian city, in the province of Zuman, who ended up getting poisoned and died, after having Duban the physician wrongfully executed, in the 'One Thousand and One Nights', a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.

Yunan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yun and An 1.

Yunan m Berber Mythology

Yunchuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate" combined with 川 (chuān) meaning "river, stream"... [more]

Yungchen f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་ཅན (see Yangchen).

Yunian f Chinese
From the Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, think of" or "idea".

Yunjin f Korean
It means cloud brocade.... [more]

Yunjuan f Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "move, carry, fortune, luck, fate" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Yun-jun m Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, e.g. 胤 meaning "descendant," and a jun hanja, like 浚 meaning "deep, bottomless" or 準 meaning "apply, conform; emulate."

Yunmian m & f Chinese

Yunon f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 柚 (yu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound" or 暖 (non) meaning "warm, toasty"... [more]

Yunos m Malay
Malay variant of Yunus.

Yuns m Berber
Central Atlas Tamazight form of Yunus.

Yun-seon f & m Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, like 允 meaning "faith, belief," 潤 meaning "soft, sleek" or 倫 "ethics, morals," and a seon hanja, such as 善 meaning "good, nice," 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," 旋 meaning "spin, rotation," 銑 meaning "cast iron" or 鲜 meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft; shiny."

Yunuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial".

Ýunus m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yunus.

Yunwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, charm, melodious tone" or 蘊 (yùn) meaning "accumulate, contain, depth, profundity" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]

Yunxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "clouds" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Yunyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "clouds" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Yunyun m & f Chinese

Yuon f & m Korean

Yuphin f Thai
Derived from Thai ยุพา (yupha) or ยุพาน (yuphan) meaning "beautiful woman" (a poetic term).

Yupin f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ยุพิน (see Yuphin).

Yuqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder" or "reeds".

Yuqin f Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 钰 (yù) meaning "treasure, solid metal", or 育 (yù) meaning "raise, rear, nourish" combined with 琴 (qín) meaning "zither, lute", 芹 (qín) meaning "celery", or 钦 (qīn) meaning "respect, admire"... [more]

Yuran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Yurdan f & m Turkish, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar

Yürgen m German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jürgen.

Yurin f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (yu) meaning "dream" combined with 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuriorkis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yuröökhelen m Buryat
From the Buryat юрөөхэ (yuröökhe) meaning "bless, (give a) toast".

Yusein m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Husayn.

Yushan f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Yushen f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 莘 (shēn) meaning "long, numerous", also the name of a medicinal plant.

Yushin m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yuushin.

Yusran m Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic يسرا (yusran) meaning "ease, comfort".

Yusshazwan m Malaysian

Yustin m Russian
Russian form of Justinus (see Justin). Also compare Yustina.

Yustinian m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Iustinianus (see Justinian).

Yustinus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Iustinus (see Justin).

Yustus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Justus.

Yustyn m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iustinus (see Justin).

Yustynian m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Iustinianus (see Justinian).

Yusufjon m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Yusuf and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Yusun f Korean

Yusupjan m Uyghur
Uyghur elaboration of Yusup using the Persian suffix جان (jân) meaning "dear, darling".

Yutian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining" or 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calm water" or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness".

Yuuken m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave" or 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" combined with 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuushin m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave" combined with 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuushun m Japanese
From Japanese 祐 (yuu) meaning "to protect" combined with 俊 (shun) meaning "excellence". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Yuuzan m Japanese
From Japanese 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.

Yuvan m Indian, Tamil (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
From Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) meaning “young, youthful, healthy”.

Yuvin m English (Modern, Rare)

Yuwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".

Yuwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 榆 (yú) meaning "elm tree" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Yuxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure", 煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant", 愉 (yú) meaning "cheerful, happy", 誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal" or 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Yuxin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish", 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]

Yuxuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 喻 (yù) meaning "metaphor, analogy, inform, notify", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 舆 (yú, yù) meaning "carriage, cart" combined with 璿 (xuán) meaning "fine jade", 轩 (xuān) meaning "high, lofty", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "daylily"... [more]

Yuxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 珣 (xún), the name of a kind of jade or 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for".

Yuyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant; rich; plentiful, fertile" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem", "glitter of gems", 滟 (yàn) meaning "billowing, overflowing", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose".... [more]

Yuyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver" or "money, wealth" or 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".

Yuyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Yuyun f & m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of names containing the sound yun (or other similar sounds), such as Wahyuni or Yunus.

Yuyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, ability, talent, craft", 韫 (yùn) meaning "hide, conceal" or 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Yuzan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combimation of Yu and Zan.

Yuzhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" or 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise"... [more]

Yuzjon m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yuz meaning "hundred" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Yvelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ivelys.

Yven m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Iven.

Yvenson m Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yvenson. A famous bearer of this name is Yvenson Bernard (1984-) a former professional Canadian football running back.

Yvonn f Scandinavian
Variant of Yvonne.

Ywen m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Iven.

Ywenson m Haitian Creole
Variant of Yvenson.

Ywin m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Yun.

Zaain f Arabic
From Arabic "zaain" meaning "beauty".

Zaaldastan m Georgian
Variant of Zaldastan influenced by the Georgian name Zaal

Zaan m Mongolian
Means "elephant" in Mongolian.

Zaavan m Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew noun זועה (zewa'a) or זעוה (za'awa) meaning "a trembling", from the verb זוע (zua') meaning "to tremble, to quake". In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Seir.

Zababa-eres m Babylonian
Means "Zababa desired", deriving from the Akkadian element eršu ("(of a thing) demanded , desired").

Zabornín m Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian form of Saturninus.

Zabreannon f Obscure
Possibly a blend of Zabrina and Reannon.

Zabulón m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Zebulun.

Zacàrias m Gascon
Gascon form of Zechariah.

Zacariás m Provençal
Provençal form of Zacharias.

Zacaries m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Zechariah.

Zachaeus m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Zachäus.

Zachariáš m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak form of Zacharias.

Zacharijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zachary.

Zacharjáš m Czech
The form of Zacharias used in Czech Bible translations.

Zachäus m German (Archaic)
German form of Zacchaeus.

Zacheüs m Dutch
Dutch form of Zacchaeus.

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.

Zachiejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zacchaeus.

Zachos m Greek (Rare)
Short form of Zacharias.

Zachris m Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Zacharias.