Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Chinese; and the first letter is Y.
gender
usage
letter
Ya f Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Yahui 雅惠 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with (huì) meaning "favour, benefit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Yaling 雅玲 f Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.
Yan 2 艳, 岩, 艷 f & m Chinese
From Chinese (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar fashion.
Yang 洋, 阳, 陽 m & f Chinese
From Chinese (yáng) meaning "ocean" or (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Yating 雅婷 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful". Other character combinations are possible.
Yawen 雅雯 f Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with (wén) meaning "cloud patterns". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.
Yazhu 雅筑 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with (zhù) meaning "lute, zither, build". Other character combinations are also possible.
Yi 宜, 毅, 义, 益, 艺, 怡, 仪, 義, 藝, 儀 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "suitable, proper", () meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", () meaning "justice, righteousness", () meaning "profit, benefit", () meaning "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or () meaning "ceremony, rites" (also usually feminine). Other characters can also form this name.
Yihan 一涵, 艺涵, 藝涵 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "one" or () meaning "art, talent, craft" combined with (hán) meaning "contain, include". This name can also be formed from other combinations of similar-sounding characters.
Yijun 怡君 m & f Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "joy, harmony" combined with (jūn) meaning "king, ruler". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
Yin 银, 音, 荫, 銀, 蔭 f & m Chinese
From Chinese (yín) meaning "silver, money", (yīn) meaning "sound, tone" or (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Ying 英, 颖, 影, 穎 f & m Chinese
From Chinese (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", (yǐng) meaning "clever", or (yǐng) meaning "image, shadow", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Yinuo 一诺, 依诺, 一諾, 依諾 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "one" or () meaning "rely on" combined with (nuò) meaning "promise, approve". Other combinations of similar-sounding characters can also form this name.
Yong 勇, 永 m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese (yǒng) meaning "brave" or (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja meaning "brave". It can be formed by other characters besides those listed here.
Yu 玉, 愉, 雨, 宇, 裕 f & m Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", () meaning "pleasant, delightful" or () meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.
Yuan 元, 原, 媛 m & f Chinese
From Chinese (yuán) meaning "first, origin", (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters are also possible.
Yue 越, 月, 悦, 悅 f & m Chinese
From Chinese (yuè) meaning "cross, surpass", also referring to the Yue people, or (yuè) meaning "moon". Other characters can form this name as well.
Yun 云, 允, 雲 f & m Chinese
From Chinese (yún) meaning "cloud" or (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other Chinese characters that are pronounced in a similar way.