Submitted Names Matching Pattern *y*

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *y*.
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Tayla m Mari
Mari form of Daniel.
Taylalt f Berber
Means "bird" in Tamazight.
Taylar f & m English
Variant of Taylor.
Taylene f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Possibly an elaboration of Tayla/Taylor with the name suffix -lene in the style of Jaylene and Raylene (See also Tayley/Taylee).
Tayleona f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning: God's "Jewel of Nature"... [more]
Tayley f English (American)
Invented name inspired by Taylor and the popular suffix -ley
Taylinn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taelynn, which is a combination of the popular phonetic elements tay and lyn probably inspired by Taylor.
Taylon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements tay and lon (see Braylon).
Taylour f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Taylour.
Taylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tay and lyn.
Taymas m Dagestani, Kazakh, Uzbek
Variant form of Taymaz.
Taymaskhan m Chechen, Kumyk
Derived from Turkic таймас (taymas) meaning "a child whose life's path does not die" combined with the Turkic title Khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Taymaz m Persian, Chechen, Dagestani, Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of the ancient Persian name Tahmasp (also see its Georgian form Tamaz). Alternatively, this name may be a contracted form of Taymuraz, which ultimately comes from the ancient Persian name Tahmuras.... [more]
Tay-mir m Tuvan
Means "peace peace" in Tuvan.
Tayn m & f English
Variant of Tane.
Tayna f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Tayná.
Tayna f Aymara
Means "firstborn child" in Aymara.
Tayná f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Tainá.
Taynah f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Tayná.
Tayo m & f Yoruba
Means "worth joy" in Yoruba. It is often used as a short form of names ending in tayo, such as Olatayo.
Tayo f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tayoko f Japanese
From Japanese 賀 (ta) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate", 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Taypi m & f Aymara
Means "centre" in Aymara.
Tayra f Mari
Mari form of Daria.
Tayran m Persian
Tayran is the name of a champion fictional racehorse who won almost all races ran. His name is really Tayran Blow Away, but everyone calls him Tayran. He has gone through many things, such as he was stolen, he was marked to be stolen after the robbery, and he went through many life-threatening situations due to an evil horse robber, Sectir, and his friend, Claudia... [more]
Tayri f Ancient Berber, Spanish (Canarian)
Means "love" in Tamazight.
Tayron m English
Variant of Tyrone.
Taysa m Greek
Means “bound together” in Greek.
Taysa f Khakas
Khakas form of Taisiya.
Taysa f Ancient Berber, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Means "daisy" in Amazigh (compare Cathaysa).
Tayseer m & f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic تيسير (see Taysir). It is used as a feminine name in Sudan while it is typically masculine elsewhere. A literary bearer was the Jordanian writer and poet Tayseer Sboul (1939-1973).
Tayshaun m African American
Combination of the prefix tay and Shaun.
Taysirah f Arabic
Feminine form of Taysir.
Tayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Tayson or a combination of the phonetic elements tay and son.
Tayte f & m English (Modern)
Unisex variant of Tate. Also used as a diminutive of Tatum.
Taytira f Spanish
Variant of Thyatira.
Taytum f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tatum.
Tayu f & m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of a ta kanji, like 太 meaning "plump, thick," 多 meaning "many, much," 大 meaning "large, big" or 手, the bound form of te meaning "hand," and a yu kanji, such as 結 meaning "tie, bond" or 優 meaning "gentle, elegant."... [more]
Tayuya f Popular Culture
Tayuya is a fictional character from the 'Naruto' manga series. It is spelled with Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason", and 也 (ya) meaning "also".
Tayven m American
Tayven means a strong and dashing young man who is very good at basketball and fortnite, but mostly is very good with the ladies
Tayyab m Arabic, Urdu
Variant of Tayyib.
Tayyaba f Muslim
“Pure, Chaste, Generous, Good-Natured”
Tayyeb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic طيب (see Tayyib).
Tayyim m Arabic (Egyptian)
Tayyim is an Egyptian Arabic name with an unknown origin.
Tayyor m Uzbek
Means "ready" in Uzbek.
Tayys f Arabic
Lebanese and Syrian Arabic form of Thais.
Tayza m Burmese
Means "power, might, authority" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).
Tayzar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese တေဇ (see Tayza).
Tazayyun m & f Arabic
Means "beautification, adorning" in Arabic.
Tazdayt f Kabyle
Means "palm tree" in Kabyle.
Tazêllayt f Berber
Means "pendant" in Tamazight.
Tazhibay m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Tazhibai.
Tazzayt f Ancient Berber
Means "female palm tree" in Amazigh.
Tealyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare combination of Teal and the popular name suffix lyn, based on similar-sounding names such as Keelin and Teagan.
Tealynn f English
A famous bearer is TeaLynn Adamson who starred on “Dance Moms”
Teany f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Dinah and Diana.
Tebarekberhaneyessus m Amharic
This name means "Bless the light of jesus" and is used in Ethiopian families. Mostly Tigray and Gurage.
Tecayehuatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Nahuatl teca yehuani "berserk, dangerous, attacking".
Techiya f Jewish
Hebrew for "rebirth". It is a modern Israeli name, often connected to the rebirth of the state of Israel. It can also be an amuletic name.
Techy f Spanish
Diminutive of Esther.
Tecwyn m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Welsh teg "beautiful; fair" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed". Saint Tecwyn is the patron saint and founder of Llandecwyn in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.
Teddyson m Caribbean
Possibly a variation of Tennyson, possibly modeled on Teddy.... [more]
Tedy m Various
Variant of Teddy.
Teejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials TJ. It has been used sometimes as a standalone name.
Teeny f English
Diminutive of Tina.
Teerayut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thirayut.
Teerayuth m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thirayut.
Tegaday m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Borne by a Guanche boy christened in Seville, Spain.
Tegshbayan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Tegshbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Tegshbuyan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Tegsh-oyuun f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and оюун (oyuun) meaning "cleverness, wisdom, intellect".
Tegshyeröölt m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and ерөөлт (yeröölt) meaning "fated, blessed".
Tegwyn m Welsh
Variant of Tecwyn.
Tehya f English (American)
Probably an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Taya. Though many questionable websites claim this is a Native American name meaning "precious", there is as yet no evidence that it is an authentic name or word in any Native American language.
Teiryu f Japanese
The name Teiryu (停留) uses the Kanji 停/Tei - "to stop" and 留/Ryū - "detain, halt". The name roughly means "halt, stoppage" in Japanese.
Teitný f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse teitr "glad, cheerful, merry" (also compare Teitr) and nýr "new".
Teklya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Thekla.
Telly m & f Various, Greek (Expatriate)
A diminutive of several names, such as Aristotelis, Donatella, Estella, Theodore and more... [more]
Temekey m Altai
Altai form of Timofey.
Temerity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "audacity, recklessness, foolhardy disregard of danger", which is ultimately from Latin temeritatem "blind chance, accident, rashness" (nominative temeritas), from temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly", related to tenebrae "darkness" (from the Indo-European root *temes- meaning "dark").
Temiraliy m Karachay-Balkar
From the names Temir and Ali 1.
Temirniyoz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and niyoz meaning "offering".
Temirtoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and toy meaning "colt".
Temitayo f & m Yoruba
Means "mine is worthy of joy" in Yoruba.
Temyan m Mari
Mari form of Damian.
Temyr m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Timur.
Tenaya f American (Modern, Rare)
This has been in rare use as a feminine given name in the United States since the 1970s. It is possibly taken from the name of a lake in Yosemite, California, which was itself named for a 19th-century chief of the Ahwahnechee (a Miwok people of the Yosemite Valley), whose name may be derived from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star".
Tenaya m Miwok
Possibly from Central Sierra Miwok taná·ya- meaning "evening star". This was the name of a 19th-century Miwok chief for whom Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park was named.
Tenayah f Obscure
Variant of Tenaya.
Tendayi m Shona
Variant of Tendai.
Tenesoya f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, possibly from *tenəsuy(ăh) meaning "she who dives" or "this one is submerged". This was borne by a niece of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria.
Tenghouy f Khmer
There is no concrete meaning or origin for the name TengHouy. However, people with the name TengHouy are resilient, kind, and steadfast but at times could also be indecisive and stubborn. Although these people may not have a well-known meaning attached to their name they show meaning to everyone around them... [more]
Tenghouy f Khmer
Tenghouy is a powerful name. Tenghouy represents kindness, empathy, and strength. People with the name Tenghouy are oftentimes very independent and have the voice of reason. They are quick to help others and put the people they love before themselves... [more]
Teniayo f Yoruba
Means "foundation of joy" in Yoruba.
Tenizbay m Karakalpak
Means "sea" in Karakalpak.
Tentagays f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *te-n-tagayəst, meaning "great bustard". This was recorded as the name of a 20-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Tentay f Filipino
Diminutive of Vicenta.
Tentoy m Filipino
Diminutive of Vicente.
Tenya m Japanese
From Japanese 展 (ten) meaning "expand, unfold" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Teody m Filipino
Diminutive of Teodoro, Teodulo, and other beginning with Teod-. A bearer of this name was Teody Belarmino, a Filipino actor.
Teokryt m Polish
Polish form of Theocritus.
Teoktyst m Polish (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Theoktistos (see Theoctistus).
Tepeyacan m Nahuatl
Means "mountain leader", derived from Nahuatl yacatl "mountain" and yacana "to lead, to guide".
Teray f Filipino
Diminutive of Sotera.
Terenty m Russian
Variant transcription of Terentiy.
Terestyén m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian form of Trisztán.
Terey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Tereus.
Terilyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lyn. According to the SSA, 10 girls were named Terilyn in 2002.
Terilynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lynn. According to the SSA, Terilynn was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Teroy m Filipino
Diminutive of Sotero or Antero.
Terralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Terra using the popular name suffix lyn.
Terry m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Teris influenced by the unrelated English name Terry 1 or Terry 2.
Terryl m & f English (American)
Variant of Terrell. The usage as a feminine during the name mid 20th century was likely due to the popularity of names like Cheryl.
Terrylyn f English
Combination of Terry and Lyn
Terryn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.
Teruya m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 照, 輝, 瑛, 耀 (teru) meaning "to shine" or 晴 (teru, hare, haru) meaning "clear or fine weather, to shine", combined with 祢 (ya) meaning "shrine, mausoleum" or 乎 (ya) an interrogative particle... [more]
Teruyo f Japanese
From Japanese 昭 (teru) meaning "shining" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Teruyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 映 (teru) meaning "glow, shine, projection, to reflect" or 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance, radiance, splendor" combined with 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "auspicious, praise" or 麗 (yoshi) meaning "resplendent, beautiful, lovely, graceful"... [more]
Teruyuki m Japanese
From 昭 (teru) meaning "bright, shining" or 瑛 (teru) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal" combined with 千 (yuki) meaning "thousand" or 志 (yuki) meaning "will, determination, purpose, aspiration, ambition"... [more]
Tery f Greek
Diminutive of Eleftheria.
Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.
Teryn f English
Variant of Taryn.
Teryosha m Russian
Diminutive of Terentiy.
Tesey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Theseus.
Tesfa-egzy m Ge'ez
Means "promise of the Lord" in Ge'ez.
Tessalynn f English
Combo of Tessa and Lynn. Nicknames can be Tessa, Tess, etc.
Tessy f English, Various
Variant of Tessie.
Testimony m & f English
From the English word Testimony: "A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact".... [more]
Tetsukiyo m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" combined with 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy, sacred". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Tetyda f Polish
Polish form of Tethys.
Tetyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Tatiana.
Tevvy f Khmer
Means "angel" in Khmer.
Tewobstya f Ge'ez
Tewobstya is the name of saint Polychronia whose mother of saint George. Tewobstya is a Ge’ez language name meaning “church”... [more]
Texenery m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a 9-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands, primarily as a feminine name.
Teya f Bulgarian
Short form of Doroteya.
Teyacapan f Nahuatl
Means "first-born" in Nahuatl, usually given to the eldest daughter.
Teyahualcatl m Nahuatl
Probably means "person from Teyahualco" in Nahuatl.
Teyahualo m Nahuatl
Means "he encircles people" or "he who surrounds the enemy" in Nahuatl.
Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.
Teyauh f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "someone’s marigold" or "someone’s cloud", from the general possessive prefix te- combined with either yauhpalli "marigold, tagetes" or ayahuitl "cloud, fog, mist".
Teyla f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Tayla. This was the name of one of the main characters in 'Stargate Atlantis'.
Teylan m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Taylan.
Teymoor m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian تیمور (see Teymour).
Teymour m Persian, Arabic (Egyptian)
Persian and Egyptian Arabic form of Timur.
Teýmur m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Teymur.
Teymur m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Timur.
Teymuraz m Georgian
Variant transcription of Teimuraz.
Teyo m Walloon
Walloon form of Théo.
Teyrnon m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from the Brythonic *Tigernonos meaning "great lord".
Teyva f Hebrew
Means "ark" in Hebrew.
Teyyub m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Tayyib.
Tezey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant spelling of Tesey.
Thackeray m English
Transferred use of the surname Thackeray, often inspired by the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.
Thackery m Popular Culture, Literature, English
Transferred use of the surname Thackery.
Thady m Irish
Irish diminutive of Thaddeus, an anglicized form of Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca... [more]
Thamyres f Brazilian
One of the many Brazilian variations of Tomyris.
Thamyris m & f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
As a masculine name, it belonged to a bard who claimed he could out-perform the Muses. When he lost the competition, they punished him by taking both his skill and his eye-sight away.... [more]
Thanayos m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนยศ (see Thanayot).
Thanayot m Thai
From Thai ธน (thana) meaning "wealth, riches" and ยศ (yot) meaning "rank, title".
Thandy f English
Variant of Thandie.
Thaney f History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Teneu. This was the form used in the hagiography of her son, Saint Kentigern.
Thanushiya f Tamil
Meaning unknown at this moment in time.
Thanya f & m Thai
From Thai ธัญ (tan) meaning "wealthy, fortunate".
Thanyalack f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธัญลักษณ์/ธัญญลักษณ์ (see Thanyalak).
Thanyalak f Thai
From Thai ธัญ (thanya) meaning "wealthy, fortunate, prosperous, good" and ลักษณ์ (lak) meaning "sign, mark, characteristic".
Thanyaluck f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธัญลักษณ์/ธัญญลักษณ์ (see Thanyalak).
Thanyaluk f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธัญลักษณ์/ธัญญลักษณ์ (see Thanyalak).
Thanyarat f Thai
From Thai ธัญ (tan) meaning "wealthy, fortunate" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Thatayaone m & f Tswana
Means "his (god's) will" in Tswana.
Thatayotlhe m Tswana
Means "all the strength" in Setswana.
Thatoyaone m & f Tswana
Means "His (God's) will" in Setswana.
Thavery f Khmer
happy,healthy,strong & free from suffering
Thaya m Aymara
Means "cold" in Aymara.
Thaye m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan མཐའ་ཡས (mtha-yas) meaning "limitless, endless, infinite".
Thayer m English
Transferred use of the surname Thayer.
Thayet f Literature
Used in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, by Tamora Pierce.
Thayi m & f Tswana
Decendants of the Nyambane speaking people in Mozambique and descendants of Tswana speaking people in Botswana met in South Africa in the early 1800. The great Nyanale from Mozambique "Nambane" came to South Africa to work in mines.
Thayib m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Tayyib.
Thaylee f English
Probably invented, or a variant of Thalie.
Theary f Khmer
Means "helper" in Khmer.
Thebeyame m Tswana
Means "my shield" in Setswana.
Theeny f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Thenie.
Theerayut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thirayut.
Theerayuth m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thirayut.
Théodwyn f Literature
Means "joy of the people" in Old English, a combination of the elements thiod meaning "people" and wynn meaning "joy" (compare Éowyn)... [more]
Theonymfi f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Theonymphe.
Theonymphe f Late Greek
Means "bride of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife". This name belonged to one of 40 holy virgins martyred in Adrianople at the beginning of the 4th century.
Theonymphi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεονύμφη (see Theonymfi).
Theshanya f Indian
shining star in the middle of the ocean
Thessaly f English
Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. This name is borne by Thessaly Lerner, American stage, film and voice actress.
Thessy f Dutch
Dimmunitive of Theresia or Theresa.
Theya f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Thea and Theia. The only bearer of this name that I know of, is Theya Schilt (1948-2016), a Dutch artist who was also the wife of the Dutch television host and producer Han Peekel (b... [more]
Thinlay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཕྲིན་ལས (see Thinley).
Thinley m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཕྲིན་ལས (phrin-las) meaning "action, act, karma".
Thirayut m Thai
From Thai ธีร (thira) meaning "scholar, philosopher, wise, learned" and ยุทธ (yut) meaning "war, battle".
Thirayuth m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thirayut.
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