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The Name Begins With The Letter Y:

YA  f  Chinese
Means "elegant" in Chinese.

YAA  f  African
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.

YAAKOV  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JACOB

YACHIN  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JACHIN

YACHNA  f  Jewish
Perhaps a feminine form of YACHIN

YADIRA  f  English (Hispanic)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name.

YAEL  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of JAEL

YAFA  f  Jewish
Variant transcription of YAFFA

YAFE  m & f  Jewish
Variant and masculine form of YAFFA

YAFFA  f  Jewish
Derived from Hebrew יָפֶה (yafeh) meaning "beautiful".

YAFFE  m & f  Jewish
Variant transcription of YAFE

YAĞMUR  f  Turkish
Means "rain" in Turkish.

YAHVEH  m  Theology
Variant of YAHWEH

YAHWEH  m  Theology
A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Waw Heh), transliterated into Roman script Y H W H...

YAHYA  m  Arabic
Arabic form of Yochanan (see JOHN).

YAIR  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JAIR

YAKIM  m  Russian
Russian form of JOACHIM

YAKIV  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of JACOB

YAKOV  m  Jewish, Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB, and a Hebrew variant transcription of YAAKOV.

YALE  m  Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial).

YAM  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Means "sea" in Ugaritic...

YAMA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "reign, curb" in Sanskrit...

YAMATO  m  Japanese
Refers to the ancient Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century...

YAMI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pair" in Sanskrit...

YAMUNA  f  Indian
From the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess YAMI.

YAN  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

YANA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

YANCY  m  English
Meaning unknown, possibly related to YANN or JAN

YANICK  m & f  Breton, French
Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN

YANIV  m  Jewish
Means "he will prosper" in Hebrew.

YANKEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JACOB

YANKO  m  Bulgarian
Pet form of YAN

YANN  m  Breton, French
Breton form of JOHN

YANNI  m  Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNI

YANNIC  m & f  Breton, French
Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN

YANNICK  m & f  Breton, French
Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN

YANNIS  m  Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNIS

YARDEN  m & f  Jewish
Hebrew form of JORDAN

YARDENA  f  Jewish
Hebrew feminine form of JORDAN

YAROMIR  m  Russian
Russian form of JAROMÍR

YARON  m & f  Jewish, English
Means "to sing" or "to shout" in Hebrew.

YAROPOLK  m  Russian
Russian form of JAROPEŁK

YAROSLAV  m  Russian
Russian form of JAROSŁAW

YAROSLAVA  f  Russian
Russian feminine form of JAROSŁAW

YASAMIN  f  Iranian
Persian form of JASMINE

YASEN  m  Bulgarian
Means "ash tree" in Bulgarian.

YASH  m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit (yashas) meaning "glory, fame".

YASHA  m  Russian
Russian pet form of YAKOV

YASHMINE  f  English
Variant of YASMINE

YASIR  m  Arabic
Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic yasira "to make easy"...

YASMIN  f  Iranian, English
Persian form of JASMINE

YASMINA  f  English
Variant of JASMINE

YASMINE  f  English
Variant of JASMINE

YASSER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of YASIR

YASU  f & m  Japanese
From Japanese 安 "peaceful", 康 "peace" or 坦 "level".

YAVOR  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JAVOR

YAVUZ  m  Turkish
Means "stern, grim" in Turkish.

YAW  m  African
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.

YAZMIN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of JASMINE

YECHEZKEL  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of EZEKIEL

YEFIM  m  Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ευφεμιος (Euphemios), the masculine form of EUPHEMIA.

YEFREM  m  Russian
Russian form of EPHRAIM

YEGOR  m  Russian
Russian form of GEORGE

YEHIEL  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JEHIEL

YEHOWAH  m  Theology
Variant spelling of YAHWEH

YEHUDAH  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JUDAH

YEHUDI  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JEHUDI

YEHUDIT  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of JUDITH

YEJIDE  f  Yoruba
Means "image of the mother" in Yoruba.

YEKATERINA  f  Russian
Russian form of KATHERINE

YELENA  f  Russian
Russian form of HELEN

YELIZAVETA  f  Russian
Russian form of ELIZABETH

YEMELYAN  m  Russian
Russian form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).

YEMIMA  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of JEMIMA

YEN  f  Vietnamese
Means "peace" in Vietnamese.

YENTE  f  Yiddish
Possibly a variant of YENTL...

YENTL  f  Yiddish
Yiddish form of the French nickname Gentille, meaning "noble, aristocratic".

YERED  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JARED

YERMOLAI  m  Russian
Russian form of HERMOLAOS

YESENIA  f  Spanish (Mexican)
From Jessenia, the genus name of a type of tree found in South America...

YESFIR  f  Russian
Russian form of ESTHER

YESSENIA  f  Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of YESENIA

YETER  f  Turkish
Means "enough, sufficient" in Turkish.

YEVA  f  Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian form of EVE

YEVDOKIYA  f  Russian
Russian form of EUDOCIA

YEVGENI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

YEVGENIY  m  Russian
Russian form of EUGENE

YEVGENIYA  f  Russian
Russian form of EUGENIA

YEVGENY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

YEVHENIY  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of EUGENE

YEVPRAKSIYA  f  Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ευπραξια (Eupraxia), which was derived from Greek ευ "good" and πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise"...

YEWANDE  f  Yoruba
Means "mother has returned" in Yoruba.

YI  f  Chinese
Means "happy, cheerful" in Chinese.

YIANNI  m  Greek
Greek form of JOHN

YIANNIS  m  Greek
Greek form of JOHN

YIDEL  f  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JUDITH

YILDIZ  f  Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.

YIN  f  Chinese
Means either "silver" or "polite" or "sound" or "shade" in Chinese.

YIORGOS  m  Greek
Modern Greek form of GEORGE

YITZHAK  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of ISAAC...

YLLI  m  Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".

YLLKA  f  Albanian
Feminine form of YLLI

YLVA  f  Scandinavian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

YNGVAR  m  Danish, Norwegian
Variant of INGVAR

YNGVE  m  Scandinavian
Derived from the name of the Norse god ING.

YOAN  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOHN

YOANA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JOHN

YOAV  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JOAB

YOCHANAN  m  Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of JOHN...

YOCHEVED  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of JOCHEBED

YOEL  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JOEL

YOKO  f  Japanese
Variant transcription of YOUKO

YOLANDA  f  English, Spanish
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, but it is possibly connected to the French name Violante which means "violet".

YOLANDE  f  French
French form of YOLANDA

YOLONDA  f  English
Variant of YOLANDA

YONAH  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JONAH

YONATAN  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JONATHAN

YONCA  f  Turkish
Means "clover" in Turkish.

YONG  m & f  Korean
Means "bravery, courage" in Korean.

YONI  m  Jewish
Pet form of YONATAN

YONINA  f  Jewish
Feminine form of YONAH

YONIT  f  Jewish
Feminine form of YONAH

YORAM  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JORAM

YORATH  m  Welsh
Anglicized form of IORWERTH

YORDAN  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JORDAN

YORDANA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JORDAN

YORDANKA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JORDAN

YORGOS  m  Greek
Variant transcription of YIORGOS

YORI  m  Japanese
Means "trust" in Japanese.

YORICK  m  English
Altered form of JORCK... [more]

YORK  m  English
From a surname, which was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England...

YOSEF  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JOSEPH

YOSHI  m & f  Japanese
From Japanese 吉 "good luck", "righteous", or "good".

YOSHIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 良 (yoshi) "good", (yoshi) "fragrant" or (yoshi) "joy" combined with (ko) "child".

YOSHIRO  m  Japanese
Variant transcription of YOSHIROU

YOSHIROU  m  Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) "righteous" and 郎 (rou) "son".

YOSIF  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOSEPH

YOSYP  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of JOSEPH

YOUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" or 洋 (you) "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YOUNG  m & f  Korean
Means either "forever" or "prosperity" in Korean.

YOUSEF  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YOUSSEF  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YOUTA  m  Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".

YRJÄNÄ  m  Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE

YRJÖ  m  Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE

YSABEL  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ISABEL

YSEULT  f  French
French form of ISOLDE

YU  f & m  Chinese
Means either "jade" or "honour" or "happy" or "rain" in Chinese.

YUA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" and 愛 (a) "love, affection".

YUDA  m  Indonesian
Means "war" in Indonesian.

YUDEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH

YUI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 衣 (i) "clothing, garment"...

YUINA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yui) "tie, bind" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

YUKI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 幸 "happiness" or 雪 "snow"...

YUKIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) "snow" combined with 子 (ko) "child"...

YUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 子 (ko) "child".

YULI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of YULIY

YULIA  f  Russian
Variant transcription of YULIYA

YULIAN  m  Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIAN

YULIANA  f  Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIANA

YULIANNA  f  Russian
Russian form of JULIANA

YULIY  m  Russian
Russian form of JULIUS

YULIYA  f  Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIA

YUMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 弓 "archery bow"...

YUMIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) "archery bow" or 由 (yu) "reason" with 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YUN  f  Chinese
Means "clouds" in Chinese.

YUNUS  m  Arabic
Arabic form of JONAH

YURI (1)  m  Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of YURIY

YURI (2)  f  Japanese
Means "lily" in Japanese.

YURIY  m  Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of GEORGE...

YUSEF  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of YUSUF

YUSHUA  m  Arabic
Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see JOSHUA).

YUSRA  f  Arabic
Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic.

YUSSEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JOSEPH

YUSTINA  f  Russian
Russian form of JUSTINA

YUSUF  m  Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Yosef (see JOSEPH).

YUTKE  f  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JUDITH

YUU  m & f  Japanese
From Japanese 優 "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 "distant, leisurely".

YUUDAI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 雄 (yuu) "hero, manly" and 大 (dai) "large, great".

YUUKA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" and 花 (ka) "flower".

YUUKI  m & f  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 希 (ki) "hope", 輝 (ki) "radiance" or 生 (ki) "life".

YUUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 裕 (yuu) "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YUUMA  m  Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 真 (ma) "real, true".

YUUNA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 柚 (yuu) "citron" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

YUUTA  m  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 勇 (yuu) "brave" combined with 太 (ta) "thick, big".

YUUTO  m  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person" or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".

YUVAL  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of JUBAL

YUZUKI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 月 (zuki) "moon".

YVAIN  m  Welsh Mythology
Old variant of OWAIN

YVES  m  French
Derived from Germanic iv meaning "yew"...

YVETTE  f  French
French feminine form of YVES

YVO  m  German
German form of YVES or YVON

YVON  m  French
Derived from Germanic iv meaning "yew".

YVONNE  f  French
Feminine form of YVON

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