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Yogi m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yogev.

Yogi m Indian, Hindi, Indonesian
From a word denoting a practitioner of yoga, a set of Hindu and Buddhist disciplines centred around spiritual insight and tranquility. The word itself is ultimately from Sanskrit योग (yoga) meaning "yoking, joining, attaching".

Yoginampati m Malayalam
Means "lord of the yogis" in Malayalam. A yogi is a devotee or adherent of yoga.

Yogita f Indian, Marathi
Means "enchanted, wild" in Sanskrit.

Yogyasri m Malayalam
Meaning "Good".

Yohad m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "Judgment Day" (Hebrew: יום הדין).

Yohanan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (see Yochanan and Johanan). It is also a variant transcription of Aramaic יוחנן, borrowed from Hebrew.

Yohannan m Assyrian, Ancient Aramaic, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Syriac and Aramaic form of Yoḥanan (see John), as well as the form used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in India.

Yohevid f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Jochebed.

Yoihenba m Manipuri
Means "humble" in Meitei.

Yon m Hebrew
Short form of Yonah.

Yonadav m Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew form of Jehonadab.

Yonan m Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Syriac form of John, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in the Indian state of Kerala.

Yonathan m Jewish, Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Yonatan.

Yonel m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "dove of God", a combination of Yonah and El. Also a modern Hebrew form of Ionel, the Romanian version of John.

Yooni f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi
MEANING- Youthful woman, young, strong, healthy

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

Yoqtan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joktan.

Yorai m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Modern)
Jorai, 1 Chronicles 5:13.

Yoran m Hebrew (Rare)

Yosefa f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yosef.

Yosel m Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Yossel

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

Yosha f Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit योषा (yóṣā) meaning "girl, young woman".

Yoshita f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit योषित् (yoṣít) meaning "young woman, girl".

Yosi m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yosef.

Yosl m Yiddish (Rare)
a variant of Yosel (see Yosel influenced by Polish (Yiddish) pronunciation

Yossi m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yosef.

Yotvat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Used as a female name in modern Hebrew, Yotvat is derived of the Hebrew root TOV, meaning good. ... [more]

Yousuf m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf), as well as an Urdu and Bengali variant.

Yovish m Indian

Ysamotika m Indian (Parsi)
From the Scythian *Zamapatika meaning “landlord”.

Ytzik m Yiddish, Jewish
Diminutive of Yitzhak, using the Yiddish diminutive suffix tzik. It was sometimes Anglicized as Izzy.

Yuda m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Rare Hebrew form of Judah. Predominantly used by the Jewish communities in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

Yudhishthir m Hindi, Bengali
Modern form of Yudhishthira.

Yudke m Yiddish (Rare)
A diminutive of Yehudah, making it a masculine equivalent of Yutke.

Yug m Indian
The word yug means "linking or joining something together" in Sanskrit. The word yug in hindi means "world." There are 4 yugs according to Hinduism. it is derived from the word yugam.

Yugandhar m Telugu

Yugank m Indian (Sanskritized)
Meaning--Part of an Era; End of an Era

Yugavilasini f Telugu

Yujineedevi f Malayalam

Yukti f Indian
"A way to do something"... [more]

Yula f Hebrew (?), Jewish

Yuli f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "July (the month)" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of July.

Yulie f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יולי (see Yuli 3). A known bearer is Israeli documentary filmmaker Yulie Cohen (1956-).

Yumbalkhangbi f Manipuri
Means "she who knows how to look after the home" in Meitei.

Yumjao f Manipuri
Mother Goddess

Yumna f Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Dhivehi
Means "right-handed, lucky" in Arabic, the feminine form of أيمن (see Ayman).

Yuni f Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Indian, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada
Means "connection, union" or "young woman" in Sanskrit.

Yusaf m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf) or Urdu یوسف (see Yousaf).

Yuseph m Filipino (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Form of Yusuf (see Joseph).

Yuta f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddishfied variant of the German given name Jutta via the Yiddish transcription יוטא

Yuva m & f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit yuvā (युवा) meaning "youth, young."

Yuva f Hebrew (Modern)
Feminine short form of Yuval.

Yuvali f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yuval or a combination of the name Yuval and the name Li 2, then the meaning will be "my stream, my brook" in Hebrew.

Yuvalor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "stream of light", a combination of the names Yuval and Or.

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

Yuvaraj m Indian
Modern variant transcription of Yuvaraja.

Yuvarani f Tamil, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit युवराज्ञी (yuvarajni) meaning "crown princess", making it a feminine form of Yuvraj. Also compare Rajni and Rani.

Yuvashi f Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit युवश (yuvaśa) meaning "young, youthful".

Yuvi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yuval.

Yuvika f Hindi

Yuvraj m Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit युवराज (yuvaraja) meaning "heir apparent, crown prince" (literally "young king"), from युवन् (yuvan) meaning "young" and राज (raja) meaning "king".

Zaafira f Indian, Indian (Muslim), Kannada

Zabari m Hebrew

Zâbel f Konkani
Konkani form of Isabel.

Zabel f Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Elizabeth, borrowed from Portuguese Isabel and used by Konkani Catholics.

Zaboo f & m Pakistani, Indian (Muslim)

Zacharia m Biblical, English, Hebrew, Indian (Christian)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zachely m Hebrew

Zadek m Yiddish

Zaerle f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
German Yiddish diminutive of Sarah, first recorded between the late 1300s and early 1400s.

Zafarullah m Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Means "victory of God" from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar) meaning "success, victory" combined with Allah.

Zafran m Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
From Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān) meaning "saffron".

Zafrir m Hebrew
Variant of Tzafrir.

Zafrira f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Zafrir.

Zaha f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "clear; pure" in Hebrew from the root צ־ח־ח‎ (ts-kh-kh). It also means "bright; shine" in Arabic.... [more]

Zaharira f Hebrew (Rare)
Elaboration or variant of Zahara. Famous bearer is Zaharira Harifai, Israeli actress.

Zahava f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) meaning "gold".

Zahavah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zehava.

Zahavit f Hebrew
Variant form of Zahava.

Zahed m Arabic, Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic زاهد (see Zahid), as well as the Persian and Bengali form.

Zaheed m Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahid.

Zaheeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahida.

Zaheen f & m Urdu
Means "sagacious, acute, clever, ingenious" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic ذهين (dhahīn).

Zahiruddin m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Variant transcription of Zahir al-Din.

Zahneny m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "wise and peaceful" in Hebrew

Zahoor m Urdu
Derived from Arabic ظهور (zuhur) meaning "rise, emergence, appearance".

Zaib f & m Pashto, Urdu
Means "beauty" in Pashto and "ornament" in Urdu ultimately from Persian زیب zib.

Zainul m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with زين ال (Zayn al) meaning "beauty of the" (such as Zayn ad-Din).

Zaitoon f Urdu
Urdu transcription of Zaitun.

Zakarie m English, Hebrew, French

Zakatuddin m Indonesian, Indian (Muslim)
Combination of Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh) meaning "purification" and Arabic الدين (ad-din) meaning “the faith”.

Zakatullah m Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Pashto
Combination of Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh) meaning "purification" and Allah

Zakir m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Azerbaijani
Means "remembering, recalling, grateful" in Arabic, a derivative of ذاكر (dhākara) meaning "to memorise, to learn, to study".

Zala m Indian (Rare)

Zamaan m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic or Urdu زمان (see Zaman).

Zameer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضمير or Urdu ضمیر (see Zamir).

Zamir m Hebrew
Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.

Zamirah f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zani m Hebrew
Hebrew, Meaning gift from God

Zaraq m Urdu
"dark blue" in Urdu

Zare f Yiddish

Zared m Hebrew
Means "trap" in Hebrew

Zareef m Indian, Pakistani

Zareena f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zarina.

Zaren f Bengali (Hindu)
Variant of Zarin.

Zarin f Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu زرین (see Zareen), as well as a Bengali variant.

Zarine f Persian, Indian
Variant of Zareen.

Zarlish f Urdu
Means "bar of gold" in Urdu.

Zarna f Indian
A small stream of sweet water

Zarona f Dogri
Means "lake of water" in Dogri.

Zaroon m Urdu
Allegedly means "visitor" in Persian. This name was used for a character on the Pakistani television series Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012-2013).

Zartab m & f Indian, Pakistani

Zayan f Bengali (Americanized, Rare)
bright

Zaydie f Yiddish
Variant of Zaide.

Zayit m Hebrew
Means "Olive" in Hebrew

Zaylia f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning "solemn", "argent", "zealous", and several more.

Zaza m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "moving around in a cyclic way" from the Hebrew root זוז (zwz).... [more]

Zazu f & m Hebrew, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Zaza (Biblical name) and a diminutive of Elisheva. It is also said to be one of the words to say "movement" in Hebrew.... [more]

Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), History
Means "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.

Zecharias m Hebrew
A variant of Zechariah which comes from the name Zachary

Zecharya m Hebrew
Form of Zechariah.

Zedediah m Hebrew

Zeeha f Pakistani, Arabic, Urdu
Zeeha is a modern invented name, formed by blending the names Zeeshan and Maha.

Zeel f Indian
Name means waterfall

Zeenat-un-nissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of زینت النساء (Zinat un-Nisa)

Zeeshan m Urdu
From Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor of, owner of" and شَأْن (šaʾn) meaning "honour, dignity, rank".

Zeest f Persian (Rare), Urdu (Rare)
Means “life” in Persian.

Ze'ev m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Zeev.

Zeeva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Ze'ev.

Zeew m Hebrew (Polonized)
A polonized spelling of Zeev

Zeff m Hebrew
Meaning: God has hidden

Zehara f Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew.

Zehari f Hebrew
"to shine, brightness"

Zehava f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Zahava.

Zehavah f Hebrew
"golden"

Zehavi f Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew/Jewish equivalent for the English name “Goldie.”

Zeidel m Yiddish
Zeidel's language of origin is Yiddish and it is also used mainly in the Yiddish language.

Zeldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zelda 1.

Zelekman m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
variant of Seligmann

Zelik m Yiddish
An Eastern Slavic variant of Zelig

Zell m Hebrew, Popular Culture

Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.

Zemira m & f Biblical, Hebrew, English
Feminine form of Zimri.

Zemirah f Hebrew
Variant of Zemira.

Zenab f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) as well as an Urdu form.

Zenoa m Hebrew

Zephanin m Hebrew
Means 'Yahweh is in the clouds' originating from Hebrew in accordance to Zeph or Zeph...

Zerla f Yiddish
Variant of Zaerle.

Zerle f Yiddish
a Judeo-German spelling of Zirel

Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Zeruya f Hebrew (Rare)
Hebrew form of Zeruiah. This is borne by Israeli novelist Zeruya Shalev (1959-).

Zeshan m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zeeshan.

Zevy m Hebrew (?)
Diminutive of Zevulun or Zev.

Zeyde m Yiddish
Means "grandfather" in Yiddish.... [more]

Zhaleo m Mao
Meaning Unknown.

Zhavia f Hebrew
Means "golden one" in hebrew

Zia m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [more]

Zian m Malayalam
Meaning "Life Strong".

Ziaul m Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with ضياء ال (diya al) meaning "splendour of the" (such as Ziya ad-Din).

Zierle f Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Zaerle.

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zimbo m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).

Zimle f Yiddish

Zimra f Hebrew, Dutch (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of either Zimri or Zimran. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the model and journalist Zimra Geurts (b... [more]

Zimran m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]

Zindel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.

Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Zipi f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew ציפי (see Tzipi).

Ziporah f & m Hebrew
alternate spelling of Zipporah

Zirel f Yiddish

Zisa f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish zis "sweet".

Ziskind m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "sweet kid" in Yiddish, derived from Süsskind.

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zivah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Ziva.

Zivel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ziv and El means "brightness of God" in Hebrew.

Zivia f Jewish, Hebrew, Medieval Jewish
Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Ziviah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ziv and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.

Zivya f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zivia.

Ziyauddin m Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Arabic alternate transcription of Ziya al-Din as well as the Indian form.

Zlate f Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic word zlato "gold", this was used as a symbolic name (compare Golda).

Zobair m Bengali
Bengali form of Zubair.

Zobiakhluni f Mizo

Zochhuanawma m Mizo

Zodingliani f Mizo

Zofakzuala m Mizo

Zofsha f Pakistani, Indian
Most probably Hindi or Urdu

Zoha f Urdu
Means "light" in Urdu.

Zohara f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Zohar.

Zohariah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Zohar and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the names of God.

Zomawii f Mizo

Zoon f Kashmiri
Means "moon" in Kashmiri.... [more]

Zophiel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature
Apparently either means "watchman of God" or "rock of God" in Hebrew. It could also be a variant of Jophiel, since the angel Jophiel is also regularly called Zophiel in various sources... [more]

Zoraiz m Urdu, Pashto
Means "spreader of light" from Arabic root زَرَعَ (z-r-y) meaning "to sow, spread".

Zorawar m Punjabi, Pashto
Derived from Persian زورآور (zur-âvar) meaning "powerful, strong".

Zore f Yiddish
An Ashkenazic form of Sarah

Zortel f Yiddish
Variant of Tzurtel.

Zoyana f Bengali, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi

Zoyna f Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaina.

Zoysa f & m Bodo
Meaning "Unique".

Zoze m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Joseph, borrowed from Portuguese José. Used by Konkani Catholics.

Zuanv m Konkani
Konkani form of John, borrowed from Portuguese João. Used by Konkani Catholics.

Zubeen f Dogri, Kashmiri
Means "someone who touches the sky" in Dogri and Kashmiri.

Zubeida f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu زبیدہ (see Zubaida).

Zuber m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu زبیر (see Zubair).

Zuff m & f Hebrew
Variant of Tzuf.

Zuha f Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Malay
Derived from Arabic ضُحَى (ḍaḥḥā) meaning "sacrifice, immolate" or "morning, forenoon".

Zuiskind m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Ziskind

Zulaikha f Arabic (Rare), Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Zulaykha as well as the form used in several languages.

Zulfiker m Bengali
Bengali form of Zulfiqar.

Zulfiqarkhan m Urdu
Combination of Zulfiqar and Khan

Zulfiqaruddin m Urdu (Rare), Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Combination of Zulfiqar and Arabic دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith, belief".

Zulikha f Urdu
Urdu form of Zuleika.

Zulqarnain m Urdu, Malay
Urdu and Malay form of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zunair m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "moonlight, shine of the moon" in Urdu.

Zunaira f Urdu, Punjabi
Feminine form of Zunair.

Zunairah f Urdu, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Urdu alternate transcription of Zunaira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zunera f Urdu
Means "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.

Zuni f Kashmiri
Variation of the word 'Zoon' which means moon in Kashmiri

Zusia m Yiddish
Might be a pet form of Ziskind, Zusman or any male name being in זוס meaning "sweet"

Zuzah f Hebrew
Variant of Zuza.

Zveha f & m Hindi
Meaning Unknown.

Zvika m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צביקה (see Tzvika).

Zviya f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zvi.

Zwi m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of צְבִי (see Tzvi).

Zyan m Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Zian.

Zyndel m Yiddish
Variant of Zindel

Zysia f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Zyskind m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish transcription of Ziskind

Zysla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Zisel.