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Ullagreth f Obscure
Variant of Ullagreta.

Üllar m Estonian
Variant of Ülo.

Ullariikka f Finnish
Finnish variant of Ulriika.

Ullbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Rare variant of Ullabritt.

Ulof m & f Finnish
Finnish form of Olof.

Ulpukka f Finnish
From Finnish ulpukka meaning "spatterdock, yellow water-lily, cow lily, yellow pond-lily (flower)".

Ulriika f Finnish
Finnish form of Ulrika.

Ulrikki m Finnish
Finnish form of Ulrich.

Ulriks m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Ulrik.

Ulu f Igbo
Given for the second-born female.

Ulûsît f Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant form of Orûsît or from Greenlandic uluusiit meaning "cloudberry".

Uluusiit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ulûsît.

Ûluvfe m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Oluf.

Úlvar m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Ulfarr.

Ulver m Danish
Danish modern form of Ulfarr.

Úlvheðin m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ulfheðinn.

Umeerinneq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Umêríneĸ.

Umehito m Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Umeno f Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Umêríneĸ f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Unaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Unâĸ.

Unâĸ m Greenlandic
Means "harpoon" in Greenlandic.

Unatsiaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "beautiful, precious harpoon". Combination of Unâĸ and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".

Unatsiaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Unatsiaĸ.

Ungiuk f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Unkai m & f Japanese
From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or 界 (kai) meaning "world, border". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Unnbjörn m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".

Unndór m Icelandic
Variant of Unnþór.

Unni f Sami
From Sami unni meaning "small".

Unnsteinn m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with steinn "stone".

Unnþór m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and þórr "thunder".

Unny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Unni.

Uoc f Vietnamese
Means "wishes" in Vietnamese.

Upshur m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Upshur.

Urenna f Igbo
Means "father's pride" in Igbo.

Urime f Albanian
Feminine form of Urim.

Úrœkja m Old Norse
From Old Norse úrœkja meaning "to neglect, to not ask after, to reck not".

Ursille f Norwegian
Variant of Ursula.

Úrsúla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ursula.

Urzula f Latvian (Rare), Hungarian
Latvian form of Ursula and Hungarian variant of Orsolya via German Ursula.

Utaha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Utaichi m Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or 市 (ichi) meaning "market". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Utaka f Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" or 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower"... [more]

Utari f Japanese
From Japanese 詩 (uta) meaning "poem" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utawa f Japanese
From Japanese 詩 (uta) meaning "poetry, poem" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Utazou m Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" or 藏 (zou) meaning "storing place; depository". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ûtdlat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Olga.

Utdloríka f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Ullorikka, the Greenlandic form of Ulrikke.

Utertoĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "the returned one (the family member who has come home again)" in Greenlandic.

Utertoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Utertoĸ.

Utertúnguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Combination of Utertoĸ and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Utertunnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Utertúnguaĸ.

Uttîlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ottilia.

Uula m Finnish
Finnish form of Ola 1 and diminutive of Uljas.

Uuli m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûle.

Uullat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ûtdlat.

Uvdloriaĸ m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Ulloriaq.

Uxi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse byname and given name meaning "ox".

Vaage m Danish
Danish form of Våge.

Vaapi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Fabian.

Vadelma f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "raspberry" in Finnish.

Vaghn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vagn.

Vagne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Vagn.

Vagni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vagne.

Vagnur m Faroese
Faroese form of Vagn.

Vaito m Finnish (Rare)
Derived from a Finnish word vaiti meaning "silent, quiet".

Valbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "those slain in battle" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree" (compare Björk)... [more]

Valdet m Albanian
Masculine form of Valdete.

Valería f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valeria.

Valerică m Romanian
Diminutive of Valeriu.

Valery f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Valintén m Walloon
Walloon form of Valentin.

Valio m Finnish
From Finnish valio meaning "an outstanding individual, a pick, choice, elite".

Valkyrja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse valkyrja meaning "chooser of the slain" (see Valkyrie).

Vállju m Sami
Sami form of Valio

Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.

Vallý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Vally.

Valny f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Valný.

Valtimaari m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Valtimâre.

Valtimâre m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Waldemar.

Valtýr m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".

Valý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Vallý.

Vänhild f Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish vän "fair, beautiful" and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".

Vani m Old Norse
From Old Norse vanr meaning "wont, accustomed or lacking, wanting".

Vapi m Finnish
Finnish short form of Vaapi.

Vápni m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse vápn meaning "weapon".

Vår f Norwegian
Younger form of Vár.

Värun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vírún.

Vassili m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Vaste m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Old Swedish names ending in -vast (see Fasti).

Vatnar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vatnarr.

Vatnarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.

Veerukka f Finnish
Diminutive of Vera 1.

Veig f Icelandic
Variant of Veiga.

Vékell m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Old Norse variant of Víkæll.

Vélaug f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Velaug f Norwegian
Younger form of Vélaug.

Vélaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Vélaug.

Vémundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vémundr.

Véný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse name derived from the elements vé "temple, sanctuary" (related to Gothic weihs "holy") and nýr "new".

Veny f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Véný.

Verá f Sami
Sami form of Vera 1.

Vesteri m Finnish
Finnish variant of Vester.

Vestri m Old Norse
From Old Norse vestr meaning "west".

Ví m Old Norse
From Old Norse ví "sanctuary".

Viačeslavas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vyacheslav.

Vibs f Danish
Danish diminutive of Vibeke.

Vibse f Danish
Variant of Vibs.

Vickee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Victoria.

Vicktor m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Victoría f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Victoria.

Vidkunn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Víðkunnr.

Vidunn f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian name with the combination of viðr "forest", "wood", "tree" and unnr "wave" or a combination of víðr "wide", "large", "extensive" and unnr "wave".

Viena f Finnish
Variant of Vieno. Viena may also refer to the area of White Sea Karelia or White Karelia in the northwestern Russia, known as Vienan Karjala or Viena in Finnish and Karelian.

Việt m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.

Viet m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Việt used outside of Vietnam.

Vietnam m American
From the name of the Asian country.

Vígdögg f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse víg meaning "war, battle" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").

Viggó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Viggo.

Vighild f Norwegian
Norwegian name with the combination of vígr "in fighting condition, able to fight" and hildr "battle, fight".

Vighman m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígmaðr.

Vígmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements víg "fight, battle" and maðr "man".

Vígr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vígr meaning "in fighting condition, able to fight".

Vígþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse víg "war, battle" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).

Vigun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígundr.

Vígundr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Vigur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígr.

Vihtor m Finnish
Finnish form of Victor.

Viidrik m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Vidrik.

Viik m Finnish
Finnish short form of names containing the name element VIG "battle, fight" or a Finnish spelling of Viki.

Viiliarmi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Vîliarme.

Viinu f Finnish
Finnish form of Vina.

Viivvá f Sami
Sami form of Viva.

Víkæll m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Víkætill.

Víkætill m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and ketill "cauldron".

Vikke m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Viik or a Finnish spelling of Vicke.

Vikko m Finnish
Variant of Vikke.

Viktoriana f Obscure
Variant of Victoriana.

Viktualia f Literature
Derived from Swedish viktualier meaning "victuals". This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Vîla m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Villads.

Vilhe m & f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelm.

Vilhelmína f Icelandic, Slovak (Archaic)
Icelandic and Slovak form of Wilhelmina.

Vilhialmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Wilhelm.

Vîliarme m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of William.

Villa f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Willa.

Villi m & f Finnish, Estonian
Means "wild" in Finnish. It could also be used as a shortening of Villiam.

Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.

Vilmiina f Finnish
Finnish short form of Vilhelmiina.

Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.

Vímundr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and mund "hand, protection".

Vina f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of Wina.

Vineke f Danish
Nordic form of Wineke.

Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.

Vinsi m Faroese
Faroese form of Vincentius.

Vinston m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Winston.

Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".

Vintr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vetr.

Vintrliði m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vetrliði.

Viol f Danish
Short form of Viola.

Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.

Violetë f Kosovar (Rare)
Variant of Violeta.

Virginía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virginia.

Vírún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and rún "secret".

Virvá f Sami
Sami form of Virva.

Visi f Spanish
Diminutive of Visitación.

Viðfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements viðr "forest, wood, tree" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Viðja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse viðja "withy".

Viðjar m Icelandic
Possibly a masculine form of Viðja.

Viula f Finnish
Finnish variant of Viola.

Viviena f American (Rare)
Variant of Viviana.

Vivienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Viviana.

Vivika f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Variant of Viveka.

Vivikka f Finnish
Finnish variant of Vivika.

Vl'koslav m Russian
Means "great glory". Combination of vl'ko "great" and slava "glory".

Volbmar m Sami
Sami form of Volmar.

Volfgang m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Croatian and Czech form of Wolfgang.

Volia m Russian
Means "wish".

Vopni m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Vápni.

Vote m Finnish
Diminutive of Voitto.

Vucus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Vulle m Sami
Sami form of Olle.

Vuoitu m Sami
Sami form of Voitto.

Vương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 王 (vương) meaning "king".

Vusumuzi m Zulu
Means "builder of the home" in Zulu.

Vyjayanthimala f Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) meaning "banner, flag" combined with माला (mālā) meaning "garland, wreath". A known bearer is Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936-), a Tamil Indian actress and dancer.

Wadee m Arabic
Means "calm, peaceful" in Arabic.

Wagaye f Amharic
Means "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.

Waghn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vagn.

Wagn m Danish
Variant of Vagn.

Wagna f Danish
Variant of Vagna.

Wahiba f Arabic
Feminine form of Wahib.

Wakoto f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "Japan, Japanese, peace, harmony" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Wally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Vally.

Watako f Japanese
From Japanese 綿 (wata) meaning "cotton" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Wave f & m English (Rare)
From Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.

Wawaka f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" duplicated and combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Wawami f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Wawana f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Wawawa f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" duplicated and combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Way m English
Transferred use of the surname Way.

Waylin m English (Rare)
Variant of Wayland.

Waylonn m English (Rare)
Variant of Waylon.

Waylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wayland using the phonetic element lyn.

Weelum m Scots
Scots form of William.

Wemund m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vímundr.

Weneke f Low German (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Low German variant of Wineke.

Werik'i f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "gold" in Amharic.

Westen m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Weston.

Westlee m & f English
Variant of Westley.

Weyland m English (Rare)
Variant of Wayland.

White m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname White.

Wicktor m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Wiefe f Frisian, Low German
Variant of Wiebe or from Low German and Old Frisian wîf meaning "wife, woman".

Wiefke f Frisian, Low German
Variant of Wiebke or diminutive of Wiefe.

Wife f Frisian, Low German
Frisian and Low German variant of Wiefe.

Wifke f Frisian, Low German
Frisian and Low German variant of Wiefke.

Wigberta f Old High German
Feminine form of Wigberht.

Wigge m Old Danish, Danish, Swedish
Variant of Vigge.

Wighman m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vígmaðr.

Wikitōria f Maori
Maori form of Victoria.

Williama f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Feminine form of William.

Williams m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Williams.

Willihelm m Old High German
Variant of Willehelm.

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Willo f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Willsa f Various (Rare)
Rarer form of Wilsa and possibly an extended form of Wil.

Winca m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Vincent.

Wirdżiniô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Virginia.

Wluiet m Medieval English
Middle English form of Wulfgeat.

Woo-suk m Korean
Variant transcription of U-seok.

Wortwin m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German wort "word" and wini "friend".

Wowreena f Pashto
Means "white like snow" or "snow white" in Pashto, ultimately from واوره (wâwra) "snow".

Wowrina f Pashto, Afghan
Variant of Wowreena.

Wulfgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name derived from the elements wulf "wolf" and Geat, referring to a member of a North Germanic tribe (from present-day Götaland in southern Sweden; note, the legendary hero Beowulf was a Geat).

Wyetta f African American
Feminine form of Wyatt.

Xalîd m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Khalid.

Xandres m Basque
Basque form of Andrés.

Xarles m Basque
Basque form of Charles.

Xavér m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Xavier.

Xetsa f Ewe
Means "twin" in Ewe.

Xinmin m Chinese

Xola m & f Xhosa
Means "be at peace" or "to forgive" in Xhosa.

Xov f Hmong
Means "thread" in Hmong.

Yaa f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yago m & f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yahnah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yahnn m American (Rare)
Variant of Jan 1.

Yahye m Somali
Somali form of Yahya.

Yaima f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish

Yanah f Dutch, Belgian
Variant of Yana.

Yanet f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Janet.

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yanuar m Indonesian
From the name of the month of January (Januari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in January.

Yasuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Yasuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (yasu) meaning "love, affection", 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yasuichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful", 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm", 保 (yasu) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend" or 靖 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Yasunari m Japanese
From Japanese 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" combined with 成 (nari) meaning "to become". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible. ... [more]

Yasuno f Japanese
From Japanese 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yasunori m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm", 恭 (yasu) meaning "respect" or 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" combined with 範 (nori) meaning "boundary; rule; law, to control"... [more]

Yasuto m Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 靖 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm, easygoing", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person"... [more]

Yatarou m Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Yatoko f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 涛 (to) meaning "large waves" or 燈 (to) meaning "light" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yayaka f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; the evening", 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 火 (ka) meaning "fire". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yen f Vietnamese
Variant of Yên used outside of Vietnam.

Yendi f African, Jamaican Patois
This is the name of a town in northeastern Ghana. A famous bearer is Yendi Phillips, she is a Jamaican TV Host, model and beauty queen who the winner of the Miss Jamaica World 2007 beauty pageant, as well as the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant.

Yenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna.

Yeshi f Amharic
Means "for a thousand". This name is often combined with other names (Yeshimebet is an example).

Yeshimebet f Amharic
Means "mistress of a thousand people", from a combination of Yeshi and Emebet.

Yetty f Nigerian
Diminutive of Yetunde.

Yevsei m Russian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yevsey.

Ylja f Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse ylja "to warm, to heat".

Ylur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "warmth" in Icelandic.

Ymke f & m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Imke. But in other words, you could also say that this name is a diminutive of Yme.... [more]

Yngveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingveig.

Yngvör f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Yngvǫr.

Yngvor f Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Yngvǫr.

Yohana m Swahili
Swahili form of John.

Yohance m African American (Rare), Hausa (?)
Used by American comedian, writer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for his son born 1973. According to a 1973 issue of Jet magazine, Gregory and his wife Lillian found the name in a book called Names from Africa, and Yohance 'means "God's gift" in the Hausa language of Nigeria.'

Yolahnda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yolinda f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yolanda influenced by Linda.

Yoltzin f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "little heart" in Nahuatl.

Yomiko f Japanese
From Japanese 代 (yo) meaning "generation", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yones m Arabic
Variant of Younes.

Yong-nam m Korean
Variant transcription of Young-nam.

Yonis m Arabic
Variant of Yones.

Yordi m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge or a variant spelling of Jordi.... [more]

Yorio m Japanese
From Japanese 頼 (yori) meaning "rely" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yoshia f & m Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (yoshi) meaning "favour, benefit", 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "happiness, blessed, good fortune, auspicious", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant", 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtuous, good, goodness", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason" or 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 吾 (a) meaning "I, me", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 開 (a) meaning "open, unfold, unseal", 空 (a) meaning "sky" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Yoshifumi m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice", 愛 (yoshi) meaning "love, affection", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good" or 孝 (yoshi) meaning "filial piety" combined with 文 (fumi) "sentence"... [more]

Yoshihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (yoshi) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "celebrate", 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtuous, good, goodness", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant", 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason", or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince"... [more]

Yoshihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 愛 (yoshi) meaning "love, affection", 伊 (yoshi) meaning "Iraq, Iran", 允 (yoshi) meaning "to grant, to allow, to consent", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 可 (yoshi) meaning "passable", 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise, auspicious", 賀 (yoshi) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate", 歓 (yoshi) meaning "happy, pleased, glad", 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice", 宜 (yoshi) meaning "best regards", 義 (yoshi) meaning "right conduct; righteousness; justice; morality", 圭 (yoshi) meaning "jade pointed at top", 恵 (yoshi) meaning "favour, benefit", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "celebrate", 厳 (yoshi) meaning "strict, rigorous, rigid, stern", 垢 (yoshi) meaning "grime", 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness; what one likes", 孔 (yoshi) meaning "hole, aperture, opening", 克 (yoshi) meaning "gram, gramme", 善 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen", 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant", 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason", 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 贇 (yoshi) meaning "affable, agreeable, pleasant" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean"... [more]

Yoshiichi m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (yoshi) meaning "excellent" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yoshiichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yoshiji m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yoshikane m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" combined with 兼 (kane) meaning "concurrently, in addition" or 懐 (kane) meaning "feelings". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Yoshinaka m Japanese
From Japanese 善 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" or 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason" combined with 心 (naka) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 央 (naka) meaning "centre, middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, terms"... [more]

Yoshinobu m Japanese
From Japanese 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason", 栄 (yoshi) meaning "glory, honor", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 圭 (yoshi) meaning "jade pointed at top" or 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" combined with 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch"... [more]

Yoshinori m Japanese

Yoshita m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "right conduct; righteousness; justice; morality" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.