Names starting with Y
63 names starting with Y, from 16 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.
- YaaGirlAn Akan day name given to a girl born on Thursday, matched with the boy's name Yaw.
- YadielBoyPossibly a variant of Jediael or a modern creation using the biblical ending -iel.
- YadiraGirlMeaning uncertain; possibly derived from an Arabic name.
- YahirBoyMeaning uncertain; possibly a variant of Yair.
- YaleBoyFrom Welsh ial, referring to high or fertile ground.
- YamikaniUnisexFrom Chewa yami: "praise, glorify" and kani: "have become, will become".
- YamilaGirlBeautiful; graceful. Derived from the Arabic name Jamila.
- Yan (Russian, Ukrainian & Belarusian)BoyFrom Hebrew Yohanan: "God is gracious".
- Yan (Chinese)UnisexDepends on the characters chosen: most commonly "beautiful" (艳), "swallow/bird" (燕), or "cliff/rocks" (岩).
- YancyUnisexAn American adaptation of a Dutch surname meaning "Jan's son."
- YanickUnisexFrom John (ultimately from Hebrew): "God is gracious".
- YanielBoyMeaning uncertain; possibly a modern combination of two names.
- YannBoyFrom Hebrew Yohanan: "God is gracious".
- YannicUnisexFrom John (ultimately from Hebrew): "God is gracious".
- YannickUnisexFrom John (ultimately from Hebrew): "God is gracious".
- YannigUnisexA diminished form of Yann, itself the Breton version of Jean: "God is gracious".
- YaraGirlFrom Persian یار (yār), "friend" or "helper", taken into Arabic as a girl's name.
- YaredBoyFrom Hebrew Yered, understood as "descent", carried in Ethiopia as the name of a revered sixth-century saint.
- YareliGirlMeaning uncertain; possibly an elaboration of Yara, a name of unclear origin.
- YarelisGirlMeaning uncertain; an elaboration of Yareli.
- YaretziGirlMeaning uncertain; possibly a variant of Yaritza.
- YarielBoyMeaning uncertain; possibly a variant of Jeriel, or a modern combination using the suffix -iel.
- YarielisGirlMeaning uncertain; the feminine form of Yariel.
- YaritzaGirlMeaning uncertain; an elaboration of Yara.
- YawBoyAn Akan day name given to a boy born on Thursday, matched with the girl's name Yaa.
- YazmínGirlJasmine flower; fragrant.
- YeganəGirlA Persian-derived Azerbaijani name meaning singular, exclusive or the only one of its kind.
- YemayáGirlSpanish form of the Yoruba Yemọja, said to mean "mother whose children are like fish", the orisha of the sea.
- YemọjaGirlFrom Yoruba iye "mother", ọmọ "child" and ẹja "fish": literally "mother of fish", the name of the orisha of rivers and…
- YéniferGirlFair one; white wave.
- YennyGirlFair one; white wave. A diminutive of Jennifer.
- YerayBoyBig; grand. Possibly derived from a Guanche word or place name.
- YeseniaGirlFrom Jessenia, a genus of palm trees found in South America.
- YewubdarGirlAmharic for "beautiful without limit", from wub, "beautiful", and dar, "edge, horizon or shore".
- YezekaelBoyA Breton rendering of the early medieval name Iudicael, borne by a 7th-century saint and legendary ruler of Breton…
- YishakBoyThe Amharic form of the biblical Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzchak, "he laughs" or "he will laugh".
- YoannBoyA name derived from the Hebrew name John, meaning God is gracious.
- YohanBoyA name from multiple origins: from Hebrew meaning God is gracious (French form) or from Sino-Korean elements meaning…
- YohannesBoyThe Amharic form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, "God has been gracious".
- YolandeGirlA name derived from the Germanic root for violet or yew.
- YolotlUnisexThe Nahuatl word for heart, also used for a person's inner spirit.
- YolotzinUnisexFrom Nahuatl yōllōtl ("heart") with the reverential ending -tzin, so roughly "dear heart."
- YoloxochitlGirlBuilt from two Nahuatl words, yōllōtl for "heart" and xōchitl for "flower", so together the name reads as "heart…
- YonasBoyThe Tigrinya and Amharic spelling of the biblical Jonah, from Hebrew יוֹנָה (Yonah), "dove".
- YorkBoyDerived from the ancient city name, ultimately meaning 'yew tree' in Brythonic Celtic.
- YoselinGirlCheerful; joyous. From Jocelyn, likely derived from a Germanic name.
- YseultGirlA name derived from Celtic roots, possibly related to words for fair or white.
- YunaGirlA Japanese name whose meaning varies based on the kanji characters used to write it.
- YunisBoyThe Azerbaijani form of Jonah, a name with biblical origins meaning "dove" in Hebrew.
- YunuenUnisexMeaning unknown; possibly of indigenous origin.
- YuraqUnisexQuechua for "white".
- YurenaGirlDemon; evil spirit. From a Guanche word with complex cultural meaning.
- YusraGirlMeans ease, comfort and prosperity in Arabic.
- YusriUnisexMeans comfort, ease and abundance in Arabic.
- YusufBoyArabic form of the biblical Joseph, derived from Hebrew, with connotations of multiplying or adding.
- YusupBoyA regional spelling of Yusuf, the Arabic name of the biblical and Quranic Joseph, meaning roughly "he will add" or "God…
- YuusufBoySomali spelling of Yusuf, the Arabic form of the biblical and Quranic Joseph.
- YvelineGirlA feminine form derived from Yves, ultimately stemming from Germanic roots meaning 'bow' or 'yew tree'.
- YveliseGirlAn elaborate feminine form created by blending Yves with Élise, combining Germanic and Hebrew origins.
- YvesBoyFrom Germanic roots meaning 'bow' or 'yew tree', this name carries associations with both the weapon and the evergreen…
- YvetteGirlA feminine diminutive form of Yves, derived from Germanic roots meaning 'bow' or 'yew tree'.
- YvonBoyA medieval French diminutive of Yves, sharing the Germanic roots meaning 'bow' or 'yew tree'.
- YvonneGirlA feminine form of Yvon, itself derived from Yves, with Germanic roots meaning 'bow' or 'yew tree'.