Submitted Names Matching Pattern *y*

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *y*.
gender
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Yuzuno f Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "citron" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Yuzuriko f Japanese (Rare)
From 譲 (yuzuri) meaning "allow, permit, concede, yield" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Yuzuto m Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]
Yuzuyu f Japanese (Modern)
From 柚 (yuzu) meaning "citrus" and 憂 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Yvaine f Literature, Various
It is most probable that it is the feminine form of the name Yvain. Though, it is commonly thought of as a combination of Yvonne and Elaine.... [more]
Yvana f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Yvan.
Yvanca f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ivanka. In some cases, the name might be a combination of Yvonne or Yvette with Bianca, as these names used to be very popular in the Netherlands (the former primarily in the 1960s and the latter two chiefly in the 1970s).
Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.
Yvanne f French
Variant of Yvanna.
Yvar m Manx
Variant of Ivar.
Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.
Yve f German (Rare)
Short form of Yvonne.
Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.
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.
Yvertha f Obscure
Combination of Yvette and Bertha.
Yvesmark m Haitian Creole
Possible a combination of "Yves" and "Mark".
Yvetka f Slovak
Ivetka, it is endearment of the name Yvette
Yvett f Hungarian (Rare)
HUngarian borrowing of Yvette.
Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.
Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.
Yvo f Obscure
Diminutive of Yvonne.
Yvonnette f French
Diminutive of Yvonne.
Yvonni f Greek
Greek form of Yvonne.
Yvonnig m Breton (Rare)
Breton diminutive of Yvon.
Yvrose f Haitian Creole
Possibly a contraction of Yvette and Rose.
Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.
Ywald m Silesian
Silesian form of Ewald.
Ywedelle f Obscure
Variant of Udele.
Ywerit f & m Old Celtic, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means either "Ireland" or "the Atlantic Ocean" (which lies in the direction of Ireland from Wales), both meanings derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸīweriyū meaning "earth, soil". This was the name of a parent of Brân in Welsh mythology, either being a variant name of Llŷr (which means "the sea") or the name of his wife.
Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]
Ywin m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Yun.
Ywonne f Swedish
Variant of Yvonne.
Ýyldyrym m Turkmen
Means "lightning" in Turkmen.
Yyvag m Mari
Mari form of Ivan.
Yzabé f Medieval French
Archaic form of Elisabeth.
Yzeir m Albanian
Albanian form of Uzair.
Yzma f Popular Culture
Character from the Disney movie, "The Emperors New Groove."
Yzmari f Obscure
Possibly a much-mangled form of Ismeria via its variants Ismérie and Ismaria.
Yzyrga f Khakas
Means "earring" in Khakas.
Zaakiyah f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaaki.
Zabdy f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has given" in Hebrew.
Zabiyyah f Arabic
Strictly feminine form of Zabi.
Zabryna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina. A notable bearer of this name is the American actress Zabryna Guevara (b. 1972).
Zabya f Arabic
Means "female gazelle" in Arabic.
Zackeriya m Arabic, Turkish
Modern spelling of Zakariyya or Zekeriya influenced by some English forms of that name.
Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.
Zacky m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zaki.
Zacyntha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zacynthus. This name was very rarely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Britain.
Žadvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.
Žadvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žadvydas.
Zadyn m English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Zayden. Zadyn was given to 27 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.
Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]
Zahary m Malay
Variant of Zahari.
Zahiya f Arabic
meaning: bright faced; beautiful
Zahneny m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "wise and peaceful" in Hebrew
Zakariyo m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Zakariya.
Zakarya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zakaryas m Amharic
Amharic form of Zachary.
Zakhariy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Zakhar.
Zakhary m English
Variant of Zachary.
Zakhey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Zacchaeus.
Zakia-yawar m Mandaean
Etymology uncertain. Possibly from the Mandaic zaki meaning "victorious" and yawar meaning "splendid, dazzling".
Zakiryan m Bashkir
Combination of Zakir and the suffix -йән (yän), which is derived from Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being" or "dear, darling".
Zakiy m Uzbek
Means "bright, intelligent" in Uzbek.
Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Zakiyat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Zaki.
Zakiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زکیه (see Zakieh).
Zakiyos m Amharic
Amharic form of Zacchaeus.
Zəkiyyə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zəki.
Zakiyyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya), as well as the Indonesian form.
Zakkiy m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Zaki.
Zaky m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكي (see Zaki), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Zakyius m Obscure
Most likely a variant of Zacchaeus. TikTok and YouTube star Zakyius of The Trench Family bears this name.
Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.
Zakynthos m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown; appears to be pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology he was the legendary founder of a colony on Zacynthus, an island in the Ionian Sea, which derived its name from him.
Zaldy m Filipino
Short form of Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).
Zaleeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaliyah, which is an invented name based on the sound of Aaliyah (also compare Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Maliyah and Taliyah).
Zalmay m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto زلمی (see Zalmai).
Zalya f Russian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Azaliya and Rozaliya.
Zamontoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and toy meaning "colt".
Zamry m Malay
Variant of Zamri.
Zamziya f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy) meaning "solar".
Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.
Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.
Zanya f Chinese
Combination of Zan and Ya.
Zanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid; glossy".
Zapyla m Romani
The given name of a heroic Rom in a Russian Romani fairy tale.
Zaranyika m Shona
Means "populate the world" in Shona.
Zaribzyan m Tatar
Probably a distorted form of Iranian-Arabic zarifan, ultimately derived from the Arabic ظريف (zarif) meaning "nice, companionable, amicable" and the Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, spirit, soul".
Zarliyah f Russian
meaning scattering wind
Zarya f Kazakh (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Zarya f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun заря (zarya) meaning "dawn, daybreak". Also compare the related name Zorya.... [more]
Zaryana f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Zoryana influenced by Russian and dialectal Ukrainian заря (zarya) "dawn", or simply deriving from it. It can also be an elaboration of Soviet Zarya 2.
Zathapy f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sꜣt-ḥpw meaning "daughter of Apis", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the deity Apis, the sacred bull. This was the second name of Senebtisi.
Zatipy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Ipy", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the goddess Ipy. Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.
Zaurbiy m Circassian
Adyghe (West Circassian) cognate of Zaurbek.
Zawirbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaurbi or Zaurbiy.
Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.
Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]
Zaya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).
Zayaa f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Zaya.
Zayaan f & m South African (Rare), Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcript of Zayyan.
Zayaat m & f Mongolian
Means "predestined" or "lucky, fortunate" in Mongolian. Compare Zaya.
Zayan m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayyan.
Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".
Zayar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeya).
Zayda f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaida.
Zaydan m Arabic
Means "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ (zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".
Zaydat f Chechen, Ingush, Karachay-Balkar
Chechen, Ingush, and Balkar form of Zaida.
Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden
Zaydie f Yiddish
Variant of Zaide.
Zayed m Arabic
From the Arabic verb زادا (zada) which means “to increase, to grow”.
Zayit m Hebrew
Means "Olive" in Hebrew
Zaykyoona f Tatar
From the Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]
Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.
Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.
Zaylen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the phonetic element zay with the popular suffix len, likely inspired by names such as Kaylen, Braylen and Jaylen.
Zaylia f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning "solemn", "argent", "zealous", and several more.
Zayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, a combination of Zaylee and Ana. Zayliana was given to 11 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Zaylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee. It could also be understood as an anglicized form of Zélie.
Zaylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylen, the spelling influenced by Waylon. (Also compare Braylon and Jaylon.)
Zaylor m American (Modern, Rare)
Masculine variant of Saylor.
Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.
Zäynäb f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zaynab.
Zaynah f Arabic
Variant of Zayna.
Zayn al-Abidin m Arabic
Means "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين ('abidin) meaning "worshippers".
Zayn al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din).
Zäynäp f Tatar
Tatar form of Zainab.
Zaynap f Chechen
Chechen form of Zaynab.
Zayneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.
Zaynulla m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Zainullah.
Zaynullah m Arabic
Means "beauty of Allah" from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with الله (Allah)
Zayon m American
Zayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [more]
Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.
Zayra f Spanish
Variant of Zaira.
Zayron m Obscure
Likely an invented name.
Zaytun f Arabic
Means "olive" in Arabic.
Zaytuna f Bashkir, Tatar
Derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Zayven m English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xavier or Zavier. According to the SSA, Zayven was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Zayya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).
Zayyan m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).
Zayyar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).
Zbych m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew. A known bearer of this name is the Polish-Australian actor Zbych Trofimiuk (b. 1979).
Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Zbigniew.
Zbyhněva f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Zbyhněv.
Zbylisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from the old Polish verb zbylić (also zbilić or zbelić or bylić), which can mean "to think, to ponder" as well as "to recall, to remember, to remind"... [more]
Zbynek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.
Zbynia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Zbynio m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.
Zbyś m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.
Zbyšek m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zbyhněv and Zbyslav, now used as a given name in its own right.
Zbysia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Zbyslav m Czech (Rare)
Czech cognate of Zbysław.
Zbysław m Polish
Means "to dispel fame", from Slavic zbyti "to dispel" and slava "glory".
Zbysława f Polish
Feminine form of Zbysław.
Zbyśü m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.
Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.
Zbyszka f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Zbyszko m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.
Zbywoj m Medieval Polish
From the elements zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".
Zdobymir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [more]
Zdobysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [more]
Zdzysława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zdzisława.
Zdzysłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zdzisław.
Zecherıy m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
Circassian version of Zachariah.
Zeely f Literature, African American
Titular character of the 1967 children's novel 'Zeely,' by Virginia Hamilton.
Zefanya m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zephaniah.
Zefiryn m Polish
Polish form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).
Zefiryna f Polish
Feminine form of Zefiryn.
Zefyrinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).
Zegeye m Amharic
Means "he delayed" in Amharic.
Zehniya f Uzbek
Variant of Zihniyyah.
Zeldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zelda 1.
Żelimysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" combined with Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think".
Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.
Zeliye f Walloon
Walloon form of Zélie.
Zelmyra f African American (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zelmira or a contraction of Zelma and Elmyra.
Zelyiana f Obscure
Meaning unknown. Social media star Zelyiana of The Trench Family bears this name.
Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]
Žemynėlė f Lithuanian
Elaborated form of Žemyna.
Zenaya f English (Modern, Rare), English (American), African American
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an alternative spelling of Zeniah, derived from Greek name Xenia meaning "hospitality"... [more]
Zengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Zengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.
Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.
Zenonytė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Zenona.
Zenoviy m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Зіновій (see Zinoviy.
Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.
Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.
Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.
Zéphyr m French
French form of Zephyr.
Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.
Zephyranthe f Obscure
From Zephyranthes, the name of a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family, derived from the name of the Greek god Zephyros and Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".
Zephyria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεφύριος (zephyrios) "of the West". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.