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Yami f Hinduism
Means "twin, pair" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the first woman, the twin sister of Yama.

Yamila f Spanish (Latin American)
Form of Jamilah used especially in Latin America.

Yamilé f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila.

Yamilet f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila.

Yamileth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila.

Yamin m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jamin.

Yamuna f Tamil, Telugu
From the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess Yami.

Yan 1 m Belarusian
Belarusian variant form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Yan 3 m French
Variant of Yann.

Yana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana 1.

Yancy m & f English
From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "Jan 1's son".

Yanick m & f Breton, French
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yanina f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanira f Spanish
Spanish form of Ianeira.

Yanis m Greek, French
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάνης (see Gianis). It is also used in France, in part inspired by the Breton names Yann and Yannic.

Yanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yoan 2.

Yankel m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Jacob.

Yanko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yann m Breton, French
Breton form of John.

Yanna 1 f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).

Yanna 2 f Breton
Breton feminine form of Yann.

Yanni m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Yiannis. A famous bearer is the Greek-American musician Yiannis Chryssomallis (1954-), who goes by the single name Yanni.

Yannic m & f Breton
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yannick m & f Breton, French
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yannig m & f Breton
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

Yannis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).

Yao m Ewe
Ewe form of Yaw.

Yaqoob m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yaqub m Arabic
Arabic form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Yara 2 f Tupi
Variant of Iara.

Ya'rah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jarah.

Yaraslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yaroslav.

Yaraslava f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Yaroslav.

Yarav'am m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeroboam.

Yarden m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jordan.

Yardena f Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of Jordan.

Yared m Biblical Hebrew, Ethiopian
Hebrew form of Jared. This form is also used in Ethiopia. It was borne by a semi-legendary 6th-century Ethiopian musician who is considered a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

Yaretzi f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Yaritza.

Yarik m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yaroslav.

Yaritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaborated form of Yara 1 or Yara 2 (using the same suffix as Maritza).

Yarona f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yaron.

Yaropolk m Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and pŭlkŭ "people, host". This name was borne by two rulers of Kievan Rus (10th and 12th centuries).

Yaroslav m Russian, Ukrainian
Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and slava "glory". Yaroslav the Wise was an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv who expanded Kievan Rus to its greatest extent.

Yaroslava f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian feminine form of Yaroslav.

Yasaman f Persian
Variant of Yasamin.

Yasamin f Persian
Persian form of Yasmin.

Yasemin f Turkish
Turkish form of Jasmine.

Yaser m Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Yasir, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Yasha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yakov.

Yasin m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).

Yasir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "to be rich", derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) meaning "to become easy". This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Yasmeen f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين or Urdu یاسمین (see Yasmin).

Yasmim f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Portuguese (mainly Brazilian) variant of Yasmin.

Yasmin f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Means "jasmine" in Arabic and Hebrew, derived from Persian یاسمین (yasamin). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.

Yasmina f Arabic, Spanish (Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Yasmin.

Yasmine f Arabic, French (Modern), English (Modern)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين (see Yasmin).

Yasser m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسر (see Yasir) or Persian یاسر (see Yaser).

Yasu 2 m Theology (Arabized)
Form of Jesus used by Arabic-speaking Christians. Muslims use عيسى ('Isa), the form in the Quran.

Yasuko f Japanese
From Japanese 靖 (yasu), 泰 (yasu) or 康 (yasu) all meaning "peaceful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yauhen m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Eugene.

Yauheniya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Eugenia.

Yavor m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Javor.

Yawan m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Javan.

Yawen f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.

Yaxkin f & m Mayan
From Yaxk'in, the name of the seventh month in the Maya calendar, derived from Classic Maya yax "green, first" and k'in "sun, day".

Yazmin f English (Modern)
Variant of Jasmine.

Yechezkel m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ezekiel.

Yechi'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jehiel.

Yechiel m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Jehiel.

Yedidah f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidah.

Yedidia m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).

Yedidya m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Yedidyah.

Yedidyah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidiah.

Yefet m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Japheth.

Yefim m Russian
Russian vernacular form of Euthymius.

Yefrem m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Ephraim.

Yegor m Russian
Russian form of George.

Yehiel m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְחִיאֵל (see Yechiel).

Yeho'addan f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoaddan.

Yeho'ash m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoash.

Yehochanan m Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of John (and Jehohanan).

Yehonatan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan (and Jehonathan).

Yehoram m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoram.

Yehoshafat m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoshaphat.

Yehosheva f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehosheba.

Yehoshua m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joshua.

Yehowah m Theology
Variant spelling of Yahweh.

Yehoyakhin m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoiachin.

Yehoyakim m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehoiakim.

Yehu' m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehu.

Yehuda m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Yehudah.

Yehudah m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Judah.

Yehudi m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudi.

Yehudit f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Judith.

Yehudiyah f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudijah.

Yekaterina f Russian
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.

Yekholyah f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jecoliah.

Yekhonyah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeconiah.

Yelena f Russian
Russian form of Helen.

Yelisey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Elisha.

Yelizaveta f Russian
Russian form of Elizabeth. This was the name of an 18th-century Russian empress.

Yelysaveta f Ukrainian
Traditional Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.

Yelyzaveta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.

Yemanjá f Afro-American Mythology
Variant of Iemanjá.

Yemayá f Afro-American Mythology
Spanish form of Yemọja, used in various Afro-American syncretic religions in the Caribbean and South America. In Cuba she is identified with Our Lady of Regla, an aspect of the Virgin Mary.

Yemelyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Yemima f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jemima.

Yemọja f Yoruba Mythology
Means "mother of fish" in Yoruba, derived from iye "mother", ọmọ "child" and ẹja "fish". In traditional Yoruba religion she is the goddess of the Ogun River, pregnancy and motherhood.

Yénifer f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Jennifer.

Yénnifer f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Jennifer.

Yenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Jenny.

Yente f Yiddish (Rare)
From French gentille meaning "noble, aristocratic". This is the name of a gossipy matchmaker in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on late 19th-century stories by Sholem Aleichem. Due to the character, this name has also acquired the meaning "gossiper".

Yentl f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Yente.

Yeong-Hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty" or 嬉 (hui) meaning "enjoy, play". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Yeong-Ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" and 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. Feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) were popular in Korea during the period of Japanese rule (1910-1945). After liberation this name and others like it declined in popularity.

Yerachme'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jerahmeel.

Yeray m Spanish (Canarian)
Canarian Spanish name of recent origin, possibly from a Guanche word or place name meaning "big, grand".

Yered m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jared.

Yeri'ot f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jerioth.

Yeriyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeriah.

Yermolai m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ермолай (see Yermolay).

Yermolay m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hermolaos.

Yerushah f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jerusha.

Yeruslan m Folklore
From Tatar Уруслан (Uruslan), which was possibly from Turkic arslan meaning "lion". Yeruslan Lazarevich is the name of a hero in Russian and Tatar folktales. These tales were based on (or at least influenced by) Persian tales of their hero Rostam.

Yeruti f Guarani (Hispanicized)
Variant of Jeruti.

Yesenia f Spanish (Latin American)
From Jessenia, the genus name of a variety of palm trees found in South America. As a given name, it was popularized by the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché in the 1970 Mexican telenovela Yesenia and the 1971 film adaptation.

Yeseniya f Russian
Russian form of Yesenia. The 1971 Mexican movie was extremely popular in the Soviet Union.

Yesfir f Russian
Russian form of Esther.

Yesha'yahu m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Isaiah.

Yeshayahu m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Isaiah.

Yeshua m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Contracted form of Yehoshu'a (see Joshua) used in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible. The form was also used in Aramaic, and was most likely the name represented by Greek Iesous (see Jesus) in the New Testament. This means it was probably the real name of Jesus.

Yésica f Spanish
Spanish form of Jessica.

Yessenia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yesenia.

Yéssica f Spanish
Spanish form of Jessica.

Yeva f Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.

Yevdokim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eudokimos.

Yevdokiya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Eudocia.

Yevfimiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Euthymius.

Yevfrosiniya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Euphrosyne.

Yevgen m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Євген (see Yevhen).

Yevgeni m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgeniy m Russian
Russian form of Eugene.

Yevgeniya f Russian
Russian form of Eugenia.

Yevgeny m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgraf m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eugraphios.

Yevhen m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugene.

Yevheniy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugene.

Yevheniya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eugenia.

Yevlogiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulogius.

Yevpraksiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eupraxia. This was the name of a daughter of Vsevolod I, grand prince of Kyiv, who became the wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV.

Yevstakhiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Eustachius.

Yezekael m Breton
Breton form of Iudicael (see Judicaël).

Yianna f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).

Yianni m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Yiannis.

Yiannis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).

Yidel m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish יודאל (see Yudel).

Yiftach m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jephthah.

Yima m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jam.

Yima Khshaeta m Persian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (see Yima Xshaeta).

Yima Xshaeta m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jamshid.

Yiorgos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Yirmiyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jeremiah.

Yishai m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jesse.

Yishak m Amharic
Amharic form of Isaac.

Yishma'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ishmael.

Yishmeray m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ishmerai.

Yiskah f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Iscah.

Yisra'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Israel.

Yisrael m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Israel.

Yisroel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Israel.

Yissakhar m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Issachar.

Yitro m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jethro.

Yitzhak m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Isaac. This was the name of two recent Israeli prime ministers.

Ylenia f Italian, Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Ilenia.

Ylfa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ylva.

Yllka f Albanian
Feminine form of Ylli.

Ylva f Swedish, Norwegian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

Yngvar m Norwegian
Variant of Ingvar.

Yngvarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvar.

Yngve m Swedish, Norwegian
Modern form of Yngvi.

Yngvi m Norse Mythology
Possibly an Old Norse cognate of Ing. This was an alternate name of the god Freyr, who as Yngvi-Freyr was regarded as the ancestor of the Swedish royal family.

Yngvildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvild.

Yo'ach m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joah.

Yoan 1 m French
French form of Johann.

Yoan 2 m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of John.

Yoana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of John.

Yoann m French
French form of Johann.

Yo'ash m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joash.

Yoav m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joab.

Yochanan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of John (and Johanan). This is a contracted form of the longer name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan).

Yocheved f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jochebed.

Yoda m Popular Culture
The name of a short green alien in the Star Wars series of movies, first appearing in the second movie The Empire Strikes Back (1980). The name has no meaning; it was devised for its sound by creator George Lucas.

Yoel m Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joel, as well as a Spanish variant.

Yohan m French
French form of Johann.

Yohanes m Indonesian
Indonesian form of John.

Yohann m French
French form of Johann.

Yohannes m Amharic
Amharic form of John.

Yōko f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yoko f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽子 or 洋子 (see Yōko).

Yolanda f Spanish, English
From the medieval French name Yolande, which was probably a form of the name Violante, which was itself a derivative of Latin viola "violet". Alternatively it could be of Germanic origin.... [more]

Yolande f French
French form of Yolanda. A notable bearer of the 15th century was Yolande of Aragon, who acted as regent for the French king Charles VII, her son-in-law. She was a supporter of Joan of Arc.

Yolonda f English
Variant of Yolanda.

Yolotli f & m Nahuatl
Variant of Yolotl.

Yona m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yonah).

Yonaguska m Cherokee
Means "drowning bear" from Cherokee ᏲᎾ (yona) "bear" and possibly ᎫᏂᏍᎧ (guniska) "drown". This was the name of a 19th-century Eastern Cherokee chief.

Yonah m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonah. It is a unisex name in modern Hebrew.

Yonatan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan.

Yoni m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.

Yonina f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yonah.

Yonit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yonah.

Yorah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jorah.

Yoram m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joram.

Yorath m Welsh (Rare)
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
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Yorick m Literature, English, Dutch
Possibly an altered form of Jörg. Shakespeare used this name for a deceased court jester in his play Hamlet (1600).

York m English
From an English surname that was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, Latinized as Eboracum, meaning "yew" in Brythonic. In the Anglo-Saxon period it was corrupted to Eoforwic, as if from Old English eofor "boar" and wic "village". This was rendered as Jórvík by the Vikings and eventually reduced to York.

Yosef m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joseph.

Yoselin f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jocelyn.

Yoshimitsu m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful", or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" combined with 光 (mitsu) meaning "light". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Yoshiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).

Yoshirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).

Yoshiyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Josiah.

Yosif m Bulgarian, Tatar
Bulgarian and Tatar form of Joseph.

Yossel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Joseph.

Yōsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Yosuke m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽介 or 洋介 or 洋右 (see Yōsuke).

Yosyp m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Joseph.

Yotam m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jotham.

Youcef m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf) chiefly used in Algeria.

Youko f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽子 or 洋子 (see Yōko).

Younes m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
North African and Persian form of Yunus.

Young f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영 (see Yeong).

Young-Gi m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영기 (see Yeong-Gi).

Young-Hee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영희 (see Yeong-Hui).

Young-Ho m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영호 (see Yeong-Ho).

Young-Ja f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영자 (see Yeong-Ja).

Young-Soo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영수 (see Yeong-Su).

Young-Sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영숙 (see Yeong-Suk).

Younus m Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Yunus.

Youri m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Yuriy.

Yousaf m Urdu
Urdu form of Yusuf.

Yousef m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Yusuf, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Yousra f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra) chiefly used in North Africa.

Youssef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

Yousuke m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽介 or 洋介 or 洋右 (see Yōsuke).

Youta m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽太 (see Yōta).

Yrian m Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Scandinavian form of Jurian.

Yrjänä m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Jurian.

Yrjö m Finnish
Finnish form of Jurian.

Ysabel f Spanish (Archaic)
Medieval Spanish form of Isabel.

Ysbrand m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of IJsbrand.

Yseult f French (Rare)
French form of Iseult.

Yseut f Arthurian Cycle
Old French form of Iseult, appearing in the 12th-century Norman French poem Tristan by Béroul.

Ysolt f Arthurian Cycle
Old French form of Iseult, appearing in the 12th-century Old French poem Tristan by Thomas of Britain.

Yūdai m Japanese
From Japanese 雄 (yū) meaning "hero, manly" and 大 (dai) meaning "big, great, vast", besides other combinations of kanji.

Yudel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Judah.

Yudes f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish short form of Judith.

Yudif f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Judith.

Yugurten m Ancient Berber
Berber form of Jugurtha.

Yuhanna m Arabic
Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Yui f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". It can also come from stand-alone 結 (yui) using a different nanori reading. This name can be formed of other kanji or kanji combinations as well.

Yūji m Japanese
From 祐 (yū) meaning "divine intervention, protection", 雄 (yū) meaning "hero, manly", or 裕 (yū) meaning "abundant" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" or 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Yūka f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.

Yūki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yūko f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 裕 (yū) meaning "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be formed of different kanji characters as well.

Yuko f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Yuli m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлий (see Yuliy).

Yulia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлия or Ukrainian/Belarusian Юлія (see Yuliya).

Yulian m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Julian.

Yuliana f Russian, Bulgarian, Indonesian
Russian, Bulgarian and Indonesian form of Juliana.

Yulianna f Russian
Russian form of Juliana.

Yuliy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Julius.

Yuliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Julia.

Yūma m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yumi f Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or a nanori reading of 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Yūna f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 柚 (yū) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. Other combinations of kanji are also possible.

Yunis m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jonah.

Yunuen f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning unknown, probably of indigenous (maybe Purépecha) origin. This is the name of an island on Lake Pátzcuaro in Mexico.

Yunus m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Jonah.

Yunus Emre m Turkish
Combination of Yunus and Emre, given in reference to the 13th-century poet.

Yura m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yurena f Spanish (Canarian)
Canarian Spanish name of recent origin, derived from the Guanche word yruene meaning "demon, evil spirit". This word was first recorded incorrectly as yurena by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1803.

Yūri f Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" and 里 (ri) meaning "village". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.

Yuri 1 m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий, Ukrainian Юрій or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

Yuri 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Yuriy m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of George. This name was borne by Yuriy Dolgorukiy, a 12th-century grand prince of Kyiv. The Soviet cosmonaut Yuriy (or Yuri) Gagarin (1934-1968), the first man to travel to space, was another famous bearer of this name.

Yury m Russian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

Yusef m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Persian یوسف (see Yousef) or Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

Yusha m Arabic
Arabic form of Yehoshu'a (see Joshua).

Yusif m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yusuf.

Yustina f Russian
Russian form of Iustina (see Justina).

Yusuf m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek, Bengali
Arabic form of Yosef (see Joseph), as well as the form used in several other languages.

Ýusup m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yusuf.

Yusup m Uyghur
Uyghur and Avar form of Yusuf.

Yūta m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 勇 (yū) meaning "brave" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Yutke f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Judith.

Yuu m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優 or 悠 or 勇 (see Yū).