Ancient Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Ancient.
gender
usage
origin
Xhesika f Albanian
Albanian form of Jessica.
Xián m Galician
From Xulián, the Galician form of Julian.
Xiana f Galician
From Xuliana, the Galician form of Juliana.
Xiao m Galician
Variant of Xián.
Ximena f Spanish
Feminine form of Ximeno. This was the name of the wife of El Cid.
Ximeno m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish or Basque name of uncertain meaning. It is possibly a form of Simon 1, though it may in fact derive from Basque seme meaning "son".
Ximo m Catalan
Valencian diminutive of Joaquim.
Ximun m Basque
Basque form of Ximeno.
Xiomara f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish form of Guiomar.
Xoán m Galician
Galician form of John.
Xoana f Galician
Galician feminine form of John.
Xóchilt f Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Spanish variant form of Xochitl.
Xochipilli m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "flower prince" in Nahuatl, from xōchitl "flower" and pilli "noble child, prince". Xochipilli was the Aztec god of love, flowers, song and games, the twin brother of Xochiquetzal.
Xochiquetzal f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing". This was the name of the Aztec goddess of love, flowers and the earth, the twin sister of Xochipilli.
Xochitl f Nahuatl
Means "flower" in Nahuatl.
Xoel m Galician
Galician form of Joel.
Xolotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Meaning uncertain, of Nahuatl origin, possibly meaning "servant" or "cornstalk". In Aztec mythology Xolotl was a monstrous dog-headed god who guided the dead to Mictlan. He was also associated with lightning, fire and the evening star. He was the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl.
Xornislavŭ m Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Hranislav.
Xosé m Galician
Galician form of Joseph.
Xquic f Mayan Mythology
Means "lady blood", from Classic Maya ix "lady" and k'ik' "blood". In K'iche' Maya legend this was the name of the mother of Xbalanque and Hunahpu.
Xshayarsha m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Xerxes.
Xuan m Asturian
Asturian form of Iohannes (see John).
Xulia f Galician
Galician form of Julia.
Xulio m Galician
Galician form of Julius.
Xurshid m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Khorshid.
Xurxo m Galician
Galician form of George.
Xystos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Sixtus.
Yaakov m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jacob.
Ya'aqov m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jacob.
Yaara f Hebrew
Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew.
Yachna f Hebrew (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Yochanan.
Yacoub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).
Yacouba m Western African
Form of Yaqub used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Yadon m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jadon.
Yael f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jael.
Yago m Spanish
Spanish form of Iacobus (see James). The form Santiago refers more specifically to the New Testament apostles.
Yahya m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form. This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.
Yair m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Spanish (Latin American)
Hebrew form of Jair, as well as a Spanish variant.
Yakau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Jacob (or James).
Yakhin m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jachin.
Yakim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Joachim.
Yakiv m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jacob (or James).
Yakov m Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob (or James), and an alternate transcription of Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (see Yaakov).
Yakub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).
Yaƙubu m Hausa
Hausa form of Yaqub.
Yakup m Turkish
Turkish form of Jacob.
Yam m Semitic Mythology
Means "sea" in Ugaritic. Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El.
Yama 1 m Hinduism
Means "twin" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of death. According to the Vedas he was the first mortal being, or in other words, the first person to die. This name is related to Persian Jam.
Yama 2 m Pashto
Pashto form of Jam.
Yamanu m Egyptian Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed Egyptian form of Amon.
Yamanut f Egyptian Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed Egyptian form of Amonet.
Yami f Hinduism
Means "twin" in Sanskrit. According to the Vedas this was the name of the first woman, the twin sister of Yama, later equated with the river goddess Yamuna.
Yamin m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jamin.
Yamina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic يمين (yamīn) meaning "right hand, oath".
Yamuna f Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu
From the name of an Indian river, a major tributary of the Ganges, derived from Sanskrit यम (yama) meaning "twin". As a Hindu goddess, she is a personification of the river.
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).
Yaqoob m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).
Yaqub m Arabic
Arabic form of Yaʿaqov (see Jacob) appearing in the Quran.
Ya'ra m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jarah.
Yaraslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yaroslav.
Yaraslava f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Yaroslav.
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.
Yarik m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yaroslav.
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.
Yash m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory".
Yasha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yakov.
Yashoda f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu
Means "giver of fame", from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, glory" and दा () meaning "to give". According to the Puranas this was the name of the foster mother of Krishna.
Yasir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "easy, wealthy" in Arabic, derived from the root يسر (yasira) meaning "to be easy, to be rich". 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 (yāsamīn). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.
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 (ʿĪsā), the form in the Quran.
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.
Yazdan m Persian
Means "angel, divinity, saint" in Persian.
Yechi'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jehiel.
Yechiel m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Jehiel.
Yedida f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidah.
Yedidia m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).
Yedidyah m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).
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).
Yehochanan m Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of John (and Jehohanan).
Yehu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehu.
Yehudah m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְהוּדָה (see Yehuda).
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.
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.
Yemelyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Yenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Jenny.
Yered m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jared.
Yeri'ot f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jerioth.
Yermolai m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ермолай (see Yermolay).
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 Yehoshuaʿ (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.
Yéssica f Spanish
Spanish form of Jessica.
Yeva f Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.
Yevdokiya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Eudocia.
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).
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.
Yezekael m Breton
Breton form of Iudicael (see Judicaël).
Yianna f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).
Yiannis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).
Yidel m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish יודאל (see Yudel).
Yima m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Jam.
Yiorgos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).
Yishak m Amharic
Amharic form of Isaac.
Yiska 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.
Yitro m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jethro.
Yitzchaq m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Isaac.
Yitzhak m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Isaac. This was the name of two recent Israeli prime ministers.
Ylfa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ylva.
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 (Yehoḥanan).
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.
Yolanda f Spanish, English
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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.
Yolotl f & m Nahuatl
Means "heart, spirit" in Nahuatl.
Yolotli f & m Nahuatl
Variant of Yolotl.
Yolotzin f & m Nahuatl
Means "beloved heart" in Nahuatl, from yōllōtl "heart" and the suffix tzin "beloved, revered".
Yoloxochitl f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl yōllōtl "heart" and xōchitl "flower".
Yona m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonah. It is a unisex name in modern Hebrew.
Yonah m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yona).
Yoni m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.
Yonina f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yona.
Yonit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yona.
Yora 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.
Yosif m Bulgarian, Tatar
Bulgarian and Tatar form of Joseph.
Yossel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Joseph.
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.
Younes m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
North African and Persian form of Yunus.
Younis m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يونس (see Yunus).
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).
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.
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.
Yudel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Judah.
Yudes f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish short form of Judith.
Yudhisthira m Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit युधि (yudhi) meaning "war" and स्थिर (sthira) meaning "firm, steady". In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, Yudhisthira was the eldest of the Pandavas, the five sons of Pandu. In actuality, he was born to Pandu's wife Kunti by the god Yama.
Yudif f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Judith.
Yuhanna m Arabic
Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).
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.
Yunis m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jonah.
Yunus m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yona (see Jonah). It appears in the Quran.
Yunus Emre m Turkish
Combination of Yunus and Emre, given in reference to the 13th-century poet.
Yura m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.
Yuri 1 m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий, Ukrainian Юрій or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).
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 Yehoshuaʿ (see Joshua).
Yusif m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yusuf.
Yusof m Malay
Malay form of Yusuf.
Yusra f Arabic
Means "wealth, ease" in Arabic, a derivative of يسر (yasira) meaning "to be easy, to be rich".