Elements Starting with Y

y Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic suffix meaning "my".

ya 1 夜 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yè.

ya 10 映 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yìng.

ya 2 耶 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yé.

ya 3 也 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "to be, also", an on reading of yě.

ya 4 哉 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zāi.

ya 5 矢 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shǐ.

ya 6 八 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bā.

ya 7 谷 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gǔ.

ya 8 English
Phonetic element /jɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /jə/).

ya 9 Igbo
Igbo suffix meaning "him, her, his, hers" (third-person pronoun).

yá 芽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud, sprout".

yà 亚, 亞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "second" or "Asia".

yǎ 雅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

yaʿara יַעֲרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "honeycomb".

yaḏa יָדָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to praise, to thank".

yaḏiḏ יָדִיד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "beloved, friend".

yagmur Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "rain".

yah יָהּ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yaḥal יָחַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to wait, to hope".

yake 宅 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhái.

yaḵol יָכֹל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be able, to prevail".

yama 1 यम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "twin".

yama 2 山 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shān.

yamana يمن Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be lucky, to go to the right".

yamika Chewa
Chewa word meaning "be grateful".

yamīn يمين Arabic
Arabic word meaning "right hand, south".

yamin יָמִין Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "right hand, south".

yán 1 岩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cliff, rocks".

yán 2 延 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stretch, prolong".

yán 3 研 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, research, grind, sharpen".

yán 4 妍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful".

yàn 1 艳, 艷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, gorgeous".

yàn 2 彦, 彥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, handsome, learned".

yàn 3 燕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "swallow (bird)".

yáng 1 洋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ocean".

yáng 2 阳, 陽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "light, sun, male".

yáng 3 杨, 楊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "willow, poplar, aspen".

yāng 央 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "center".

yáo 遥, 遙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, remote".

yār یار Persian
Persian word meaning "friend, companion".

yara יָרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to teach, to throw, to rain".

yaraḏ יָרַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to descend".

yasaf יָסַף Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to add, to increase".

yāsamīn یاسمین Persian
Persian word meaning "jasmine".

yaśas यशस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fame, praise, glory".

yashaʿ יָשַׁע Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to save, to deliver".

yasira يسر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be easy, to be rich".

yasu 1 康 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of kāng.

yasu 2 安 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ān.

yasu 3 坦 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of tǎn.

yasu 4 保 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of bǎo.

yasu 5 靖 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jìng.

yasu 6 泰 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of tài.

yaṯar יָתַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remain, to exceed, to abound, to excel".

yaṭav יָטַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be good, to be happy".

ye 藝, 예 Korean
Korean reading of yì.

yé 耶 Chinese
Chinese character used as an interjection.

yè 1 夜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "night".

yè 2 叶, 葉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "leaf".

yě 1 野 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "field, wilderness, wild".

yě 2 也 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "also", classically used as a word expressing support or agreement.

yẹ Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "suitable, worthy".

yẹ́ Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "praise, favour".

yeho יְהוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yehuḏi יְהוּדִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Jew".

yên 安 Vietnamese
Means "calm, peaceful", derived from ān.

yeon 1 娟, 연 Korean
Korean reading of juān.

yeon 2 妍, 연 Korean
Korean reading of yán.

yeong 1 英, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yīng.

yeong 2 榮, 영 Korean
Korean reading of róng.

yeong 3 永, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.

yeong 4 映, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yìng.

yeong 5 泳, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.

yeong 6 瑛, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yīng.

yesh יֵשׁ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "existence".

yí 1 宜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "suitable, proper".

yí 2 怡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "joy, harmony".

yí 3 仪, 儀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ceremony, rites".

yì 1 毅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".

yì 2 义, 義 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "justice, righteousness".

yì 3 益 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "profit, benefit".

yì 4 艺, 藝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "art, talent, craft".

yì 5 翼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wing".

yī 1 一 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "one".

yī 2 伊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "he, she, this, that" (third-person pronoun).

yī 3 衣 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clothing, garment".

yī 4 依 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rely on".

yíká Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "surround".

yima 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "twin".

yín 银, 銀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "silver, money".

yìn 1 印 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stamp, seal, India".

yìn 2 Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "praise".

yìn 3 胤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heir, successor".

yǐn 尹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "govern, oversee".

yīn 1 慇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "careful, anxious, attentive".

yīn 2 音 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sound, tone".

yīn 3 荫, 蔭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shade, shelter, protect".

yíng 1 营, 營 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "encampment, barracks".

yíng 2 蛍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firefly".

yìng 映 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reflect light".

yǐng 1 颖, 穎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clever, grain tip".

yǐng 2 影 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "image, shadow".

yīng 1 英 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero".

yīng 2 樱, 櫻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cherry blossom".

yīng 3 瑛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade".

yinzhu Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "pearl", of Chinese origin.

ym ым Kazakh
Kazakh possessive suffix meaning "my".

ymn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "right hand, south".

yo 1 יוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yo 2 代 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dài.

yo 3 世 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shì.

yo 4 余 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yú.

yō 1 洋 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yáng.

yō 2 陽 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yáng.

yodhana योधन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fighting, battle".

yoko 横, 橫 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "beside, next to, across", a kun reading of héng.

yol Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "road".

yōllōtl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "heart, life".

yomi 読, 讀 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dú.

yona יוֹנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "dove".

yǒng 1 永 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "perpetual, eternal".

yǒng 2 泳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dive, swim".

yǒng 3 勇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brave".

yong 勇, 용 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.

yori 頼, 賴 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lài.

yoshi 1 吉 Japanese
Means "good luck", from a Japanese nanori reading of jí.

yoshi 2 義 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yì.

yoshi 3 良 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of liáng.

yoshi 4 芳 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of fāng.

yoshi 5 悦, 悅 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yuè.

yoshi 6 由 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yóu.

yoshi 7 好 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of hǎo.

yóu 由 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reason, cause".

yòu 1 祐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "divine intervention, protection".

yòu 2 佑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, protect, bless".

yòu 3 柚 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit".

yòu 4 右 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "right hand, west".

yòu 5 诱, 誘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "persuade, lure, attract".

yǒu 1 友 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friend, companion".

yǒu 2 优, 優 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "superior, excellent".

yǒu 3 悠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, leisurely".

yǒu 4 有 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "have, possess, exist".

ýr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "yew tree, bow".

ytn 𐤉𐤕𐤍 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to give".

yu 1 裕, 유 Korean, Japanese
Korean and Japanese reading of yù.

yu 2 結 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jì.

yu 3 夕 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of xī.

yu 4 優 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese nanori reading of yǒu.

yu 5 由 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yóu.

yu 6 弓 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of gōng.

yu 7 友 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yǒu.

yu 8 有, 유 Korean
Korean reading of yǒu.

yú 1 愉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pleasant, delightful".

yú 2 于 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "in, on, at".

yú 3 余 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surplus".

yú 4 俞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "consent, approve".

yú 5 虞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "concerned, anxious". It also refers to an ancient fiefdom that was located in present-day Shanxi province.

yù 1 裕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful".

yù 2 玉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".

yǔ 1 雨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rain".

yǔ 2 宇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "house, eaves, universe".

yǔ 3 羽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "feather".

yū 1 優 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kan'on reading of yǒu.

yū 2 雄 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xióng.

yū 3 悠 Japanese
Means "permanence", a Japanese on reading of yǒu.

yū 4 勇 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yǒng.

yū 5 柚 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yòu.

yū 6 裕 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yù.

yū 7 祐 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yòu.

yū 8 有 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of yǒu.

yū 9 結 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jì.

yuán 1 元 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first, origin".

yuán 2 原 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "source, origin, beginning" or "meadow, field, plain".

yuán 3 袁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long robe".

yuán 4 源 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "source, origin".

yuàn 1 媛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful woman".

yuàn 2 院 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "courtyard, institution".

yudhi युधि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "war".

yuè 1 月 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "moon".

yuè 2 悦, 悅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "joy, pleased".

yuè 3 越 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cross, go over, surpass", also referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam.

yui 結 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jì.

yuki 1 雪 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xuě.

yuki 2 幸 Japanese
Means "happiness, good luck", a Japanese nanori reading of xìng.

yuki 3 行 Japanese
Means "row, line", a Japanese nanori reading of háng.

yuki 4 之 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhī.

yultuz Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "star".

yume 夢 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of mèng.

yumi 弓 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gōng.

yún 1 昀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sunlight".

yún 2 云, 雲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cloud".

yǔn 允 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, consent".

yun 1 潤, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of rùn.

yun 2 允, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yǔn.

yun 3 昀, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yún.

yun 4 尹, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yǐn.

yun 5 胤, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yìn.

yuri 百合 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "lily".

yutaka 1 豊, 豐 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of fēng.

yutaka 2 裕 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yù.

yuval יוּבָל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "stream".

yuzu 柚 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yòu.

yuzuru 譲, 讓 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ráng.