Submitted Names Containing y

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Cynimund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne "royal" and mund "protection".
Cynisca f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyniska. Cynisca was born c. 440 BC and was a Greek princess of Sparta. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games... [more]
Cynon m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s three Counselor Knights, found in the Welsh Triads and other Welsh texts. He was the son of Clydno.
Cynosura f Astronomy, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kynosoura) which meant "dog's tail", a derivative of κύων (kyôn) "dog" (genitive κυνός (kynos)) and οὐρά (oura) "tail"... [more]
Cynosure f Astronomy
From the Ancient Greek elements κυνός (kunós) “dog's” and οὐρά (ourá) meaning “tail”. This is an alternate name for Ursa Minor.
Cynric m Anglo-Saxon
Old English younger form of Cyneric and Ceneric.
Cynta f Polish
Diminutive form of Hiacynta.
Cyntek m Polish
Diminutive form of Hiacynt.
Cynthiana f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of Cynthia or a combination of Cynthia and Ana.
Cynthius m Medieval, Medieval French, Medieval Italian, Medieval Portuguese
Latin Cynthius "of Mount Cynthus", an epithet of Apollo.
Cyntia f Polish
Polish form of Cynthia.
Cynwal m Old Welsh, Brythonic
Derived from Proto-Celtic * meaning "dog" and *walos meaning "prince, chief".
Cynwy m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Cynewig found in the Phillimore edition of Domesday Book.
Cypa f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish short form of Cypojra.
Cyparissus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyparissos. In Greek mythology, he was a boy beloved by Apollo.
Cypek m Polish
Diminutive of Cyprian.
Cypojra f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish form of Tziporah.
Cypora f Medieval Jewish, Medieval English
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in England between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Cyppora f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zipporah.
Cypress f & m American (Rare)
From the English word cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek kuparissos.
Cypriaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Cyprian.
Cyprián m Slovak
Slovak form of Cyprian.
Cyprianne f Medieval French
Feminine form of Cyprian.
Cyprilla f Greek
Derived from the plant Cyperus (Κύπερος).... [more]
Cyprille f French
French form of Cyprilla.
Cyprine f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Cypriane.
Cyprión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Cyprian.
Cyprus m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cypress influenced by the name of the country between Europe and Asia that's named Cyprus... [more]
Cypryjan m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Cyprian.
Cypselus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kypselos. This was the name of a tyrant of Corinth from the 7th century BC.
Cyr m French (Rare)
French form of Cyrus or Cyriacus.... [more]
Cyrane f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized, Archaic, ?)
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, which was located in North Africa
Cyree f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrek m Polish
Diminutive of Cyryl.
Cyrelle m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Cyril influenced by -elle.
Cyrena f North Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic North Frisian form of Severine, recorded on the isle of Sylt in the 1600s.
Cyrena f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Serena influenced by Cyrene. A notable bearer was American opera singer Cyrena van Gordon (1892-1964).
Cyrenia f History, Indonesian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrenius. This was the name of a saint from the Roman province of Cilicia in southern Anatolia, who was martyred by burning in 306 at Tarsus, in persecutions of Galerius.
Cyrenius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Κυρήνιος (Kyrenios) which is of unknown meaning, perhaps from the Greek place name Cyrene.... [more]
Cyriak m Czech, Polish (Rare), Slovak
Czech, Polish and Slovak form of Cyriacus.
Cyriaka f Polish
Polish form of Cyriaca.
Cyricus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Late Greek given name Kerykos (see Kirykos) via a corruption that was caused by the name's similarity to names like Kyriakos and Kyrikos.... [more]
Cyriella f English
A feminine form of Cyril and potential variant of Cyrielle
Cyrienne f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrien and variant of Cyria.
Cyrill m German (Swiss), Romansh, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German and Romansh form of Cyril as well as a French variant and a Dutch variant of Cyriel.
Cyrina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrine f French, French (Belgian)
Rare French feminine form of Cyrus.
Cyrine f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Shirin. It tends to be used by Christian Arabs: a notable example is the Lebanese singer Cyrine Abdelnour (b. 1977).
Cyrinus m History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Diminutive of Cyrus (see also Cirino). This is the name of several Christian martyrs from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD.
Cyrion m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyrion. This name was borne by at least two saints.
Cyrstal f English
Variant of Crystal.
Cyryk m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Cyricus.
Cyryla f Polish
Feminine form of Cyryl.
Cyrylla f Polish
Variant of Cyryla.
Cyryna f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyryn.
Cysa f Medieval German
Of unknown origin, maybe a hypochoristic form of names containing sigu "victory".
Cysia f Polish
Short form of Marcysia.
Cythera f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κύθηρα (Kythera), the name of an island of Greece, as well as an ancient town on the island. In Greek mythology, Cythera was the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, being the island to which she first arrived after emerging from the sea, and the source of her epithet Kythereia (Latin: Cytherea)... [more]
Cytka f Polish
Diminutive of Placyda.
Cywair m Welsh
Derived from cywair meaning “proper order, fit state or condition”.
Cywia f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish version of Zivia. A notable bearer was Cywia Lubetkin who was a Warsaw Ghetto underground leader.
Cyzia f Polish
Diminutive of Narcyza.
Czylle f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Diminutive of Cäcilie, recorded in Silesia in the 14th century.
Czyne f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Christine.
D'aakyp m Yakut
Yakut form of Yakov.
D'aakypchaan m Yakut
Diminutive form of D'aakyp.
Daanyaal m Pakistani (Rare, Expatriate)
Form of Daniel used by Pakistanis living in the United Kingdom.
Dabney m English
Transferred use of the surname Dabney.
Dacey f & m English (American)
Possibly from the Irish word Déiseach, translating to “from the south". A famous bearer of this name is Dacey Cash
Daday f Filipino
Diminutive of Candida, Leonarda and other names ending in da.
Dadyar m Kurdish
Variant of Dadwar.
Dae-hyeon m Korean
Combination of a dae hanja, like 大 or 岱, both meaning "big, large, great," and a hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible" or 現 meaning "appear, present; show, reveal."
Dae-hyun m Korean
Variant transcription of Dae-hyeon.
Daely f English (American, Rare)
May be a variant of Daley.
Daelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dale and the popular name suffix lyn, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylyn, Raelyn and Shaelyn.
Daevy f Khmer
Means "angel" in Khmer.
Daeyang m & f Korean
S. Korean word for 'ocean, deep'.
Daffy m English, Popular Culture
Diminutive of David. A popular bearer was the cartoon Daffy Duck.
Dagmoy f Faroese
Older Faroese form of Dagmar.
Dagnýr m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Dagný.
Dahntay m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dante. A notable bearer is the basketball player Dahntay Jones.
Da-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean(Hanja) 多(da) meaning "Excellent, Better, Good" and 惠(hye) meaning "Love, Grace, Beautiful, Intelligent" or 慧(hye) meaning "Wise, Intelligent, Wisdom".
Da-hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
Dahyuka m Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian dahyu meaning "land", possibly a hypocoristic form of another name containing the element.
Daikokutennyo f Japanese Mythology
The Japanese form of the goddess Mahakali or a feminine form of Daikokuten, the god of great blackness or darkness... [more]
Daily f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Daile and Ly.
Dainya f Uzbek (Rare)
Dainya is thought to mean “Bravery” in Uzbek. But a submission from Jamaica claims it means “Thanks”. Dainya is a Aboriginal name.
Daisye f English
Variant of Daisy.
Daisylyn f Filipino
Combination of Daisy and the popular suffix -lyn.
Daisymae f English
Combination of Daisy and Mae.
Daisymay f English (Rare)
Combination of Daisy and May.
Daivyan m Indian (Rare)
"Miracle of Lord Krishna"
Daiya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)
This name combines 代 meaning "replace, era, generation", 黛 meaning "blacken eyebrows, black" or 戴 meaning "wear on top, support" (dài) with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem."
Daiyu f & m Chinese (Rare)
Means "black jade".
Dak-hyeon m Korean
This name is a masculine version of the korean female name Dahyun, or Da-hyeon.
Dakshayani f Hinduism, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada
Means "daughter of Daksha" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Sati.
Dalary f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This was used by Mexican-American singer Larry Hernandez for his second daughter born 2013... [more]
Dalay-kys f Tuvan
From Tuvan далай (dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Dalay-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan далай (dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and оол (ool) meaning "son, boy".
Dalbaray f Yakut
From an alternative Sakha word for "skylark".
Dalbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Means "satellite" from 달 (dal, “moon”) combined with 별 (byeol, “star”).
Daley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Daliya f Chinese
Combination of Da , Li 1 and Ya.
Daliyah f Hebrew
Variant of Dalya.
Dallëndyshe f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dallëndyshe "swallow (bird)".
Dally m English (American), Literature, Indonesian
Short form of Dallas. Dallas 'Dally' Winston from the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton bears this name.
Dally f Scots
Scots form of Dolly.
Dalmatsiy m Russian
Russian form of Dalmatius.
Daltyn m English
Variant of Dalton.
Damasithymos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame" and θυμός (thymos) meaning "soul, spirit", "desire", or "wrath, fury".
Damasiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Damasos.
Damazy m Polish
Polish form of Damasus.
Dammy f Theatre
Used by English dramatist Richard Brome for a character in his play The Weeding of Covent Garden (performed ca. 1633, printed 1659), where it is a diminutive of Damaris.
Dammy m & f Nigerian, Yoruba
Diminutive of Damilola and other Yoruba names containing dam.
Damotychos m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
Damqāya f Babylonian
Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Damya f French, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Damian.
Damya f Berber, Northern African, History
Tamazight feminine given name, an alternative possible given name of the Berber warrior-queen and leader Kahina.
Damyana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyan.
Damyanti f Tamil
Meaning "Beautiful".
Danay f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
English variant of Danaë and Spanish variant of Dánae.
Danay m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaos (also see Danaus).
Danaya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Danaë.
Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)
Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Dančyk m Belarusian
Diminutive of Bahdan.
Dandeny m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Daniel.
Dandy m Medieval English
Diminutive of Andrew.
Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian دان (dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic el meaning "country, society".
Danielys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Combination of Daniela and -lys.
Danilyn f Filipino
Combination of Dani 1 and Lynn.
Daniyaal m Urdu (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Danyal.
Daniyor m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Doniyor, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Daniyar.
Danney m English
Variant of Danny.
Dannyel m & f American
Variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Danvy f Vietnamese
Unknown. Notable individuals with this name include Danvy Pham and Danvy Le.
Dañ-xayaa f Tuvan
Means "dawn-dusk" in Tuvan.
Danya m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Danila 1 and Daniil in Russian and Danylo and Danyil in Ukrainian.
Danya f Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Darya 1 or Daryna (Darina 2 in Russian).
Danyaal m English (Rare), Arabic
Rare variant of Daniel and a variant transcription of Danyal
Danyar m Kurdish
Possibly means "wise" in Kurdish.
Danyel f & m English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Danyell f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Danielle or Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
Danying f Chinese
From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling".
Danyl m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Daniel or Danielle.
Danylko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Danylo.
Danyon m English
Transferred use of the surname Danyon.... [more]
Danyzhu f Zapotec
This is the name of a Zapotec Goddess who guards a religious cave in this ancient civilization’s belief’s. This version may be spelt differently.
Daphy f English
Diminutive of Daphne.
Daralyn f & m English (Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lyn.... [more]
Daralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lynn.... [more]
Darany m Khmer
Means "stars" in Khmer.
Daray f Celtic, Irish
Means "dark"
Darbey m English
Variant of Darby.
Darbye f English
Variant of Darby.
Dargye m & f Tibetan
Means "progress" in Tibetan.
Darisay f Ilocano, Filipino, Maranao
From Ilocano darisay meaning "of good quality, pure, clear" and from Maranao darisay meaning "greatness".
Dariyka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Dariya.
Darlynne f English
Variant of Darlyn.
Darraty f Manx (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Dorothy.
Darry m English
Diminutive of Darrell or other names beginning with the element Darr.
Darrylene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Darryl influenced by Darlene.
Darryll m English
Variant of Darrell.
Darryn m & f American
Variant of Darren.
Darunya f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not ususally used as a given name in its own right.
Darvydas m Lithuanian
Basically means "working to see", derived from Lithuanian daryti meaning "to do, to act" as well as "to work" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
Darvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Darvydas.
Darwisy m Malay
Malay variant of Darwish.
Darwyn m English
Variant of Darwin.
Dary m Russian
Variant transcription of Dariy.
Dary m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Darya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
Daryab m Pashto
Means "river, sea" in Pashto.
Daryan m Persian
A village in north-western Iran
Daryj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Darius.
Darylann f Popular Culture
A compound of the names Daryl and Ann borne by a recurring character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Deborah Richter.
Darylyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Daryl and the popular name suffix lyn.
Daryn m & f English
Variant of Darren.
Daryn m Kazakh
Means "talent" in Kazakh.
Daryo m Tajik
Means "river" in Tajik.
Daryo m Javanese
From Javanese darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness".
Daryogul f Tajik, Uzbek (Rare, ?)
Composed of Tajik дарё (daryo), Uzbek daryo meaning "river" and Tajik гул (gul), Uzbek gul meaning "flower".
Daryona f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Daryono m Javanese
From Javanese darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Daryun m Popular Culture
Daryun is a main character from "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", which is a novel series and anime show.
Daryusha f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Daryushka f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Darzymir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]
Darzysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish darzyć "to bestow, to grant, to endow", which is ultimately derived from Slavic dar "gift, present" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic darъ "gift, present")... [more]
Dascylus m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "teacher, instructor".
Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.