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Ygrayne f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Igraine used in 'Le Morte d'Arthur', a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore.

Yiacinta f Afro-American (Slavery-era, Archaic)
Variant of Jacinta used in the 19th century.

Yiannos m Greek
Variant transliteration of Γιάννος (see Giannos).

Yille m Dutch (Rare, ?)

Yinah f Nigerian (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yini f Chinese
Means "charming and gentle."

Yinka m & f African
Nigerian unisex name.

Yinte f West Frisian, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jinte.

Yirrise f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yitta f Yiddish
Variant of Yetta.

Yivel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yjduś m Silesian
Diminutive of Edward.

Yla f Filipino

Ylan m French
Gallicized form of Ilan.

Ylane m & f French (Modern, Rare)
As a masculine name, this is a variant of Ylan; as a feminine name, Ylane is a Gallicized form of Ilana.

Ylann m French
Variant of Ylan.

Ylbere f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ylber.

Yleana f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Ileana.

Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.

Ylena f French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern)
Variant of Ilena.

Ylena f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Ylfur f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ylfa.

Yliæne f Old Swedish
Variant of Iliana.

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

Yll m Literature
Yll is the name of a Martian in the story Ylla in the Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury.

Yll m Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll "star".

Ylldrit m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck", and dritë "light".

Yllëza f Albanian
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Ylljet m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Ylljeta.

Ylljeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" and jetë "life".

Yllmir m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Yllmira.

Yllmira f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" and mirë "good".

Yllnor m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Yllnore.

Yllnore f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with the feminine adjective suffix -ore.

Yllzon m Albanian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Ylo m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Variant of Ilo.

Ylona f Dutch, Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Ilona.

Ylse f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Ilse.

Ýma f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Ýmir.

Yma f Silesian
Silesian form of Emma.

Ymaut m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Possibly derived from Livonian im "miracle" and and "gift".

Ymbert m Medieval French
Variant of Imbert.

Ymès m French (Quebec, Rare)

Ymil m Silesian
Silesian form of Emil.

Ynes f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Inés.

Ynessa f South American (Rare)
Variant of Inessa.

Ynez f Various (Rare)
Variant of Inez.

Yngva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Feminine form of Yngve and Yngvar.

Yngvild f Faroese, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Yngvildr.

Ynirre m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Ynja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse ynja "female animal, she-animal".

Ynna f Filipino

Ynyra f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Ynyr (and, as such, the Welsh cognate of Honora).

Yoanna f Bulgarian, South American
Variant of Yoana.

Yoanne m French
Variant of Yoann.

Yoara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Yobe m Western African

Yoben m Romani (Archaic)

Yochabel f Popular Culture
From Ιωχαβέλῃ (Iochabele), the form of Yocheved used by the historian Josephus; also compare Iochabed... [more]

Yoeri m Dutch
Variant of Joeri.

Yogi m Popular Culture
Famous bearer is "Yogi" Berra. He was given the nickname Yogi by a childhood friend who thought that he looked like an Indian Yogi he had seen in a movie.

Yognon f French Creole, Western African

Yohani f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yohevid f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Jochebed.

Yoice f Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian

Yokébed f Biblical French
French form of Jochebed.

Yola f Spanish, English, Dutch
Short form of Yolanda and some of its variants (such as Yolande and Yolanthe).... [more]

Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".

Yolain m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolaine.

Yolaine f French
Variant of Yolande or Violaine.

Yoland m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Masculine form of Yolande.

Yolandi f Afrikaans
Afrikaans variant of Yolande.

Yolane f French, French (Caribbean)

Yolant f Medieval Catalan
Cognate of Yolanda.

Yolany f Spanish (Latin American)

Yolène f French, Haitian Creole, French (Caribbean), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yolent f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Yolande.

Yolente f Medieval Dutch
Medieval variant of Jolande.

Yolia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Yolibeth f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Yoli and Beth.

Yolina f Bulgarian (Rare)

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

Yoline f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yolinia f Filipino (Rare)

Yolita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yomaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Yomara f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

Yome m Western African

Yon m Gascon

Yona f Bulgarian
Contracted form of Yoana. Yona Markova (1855–1923) was a Bulgarian soldier and war heroine. She became famous as a war heroine as she served as a Bulgarian soldier during the Serbo-Bulgarian War posing as a man.

Yoná f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ioná.

Yonara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Yoná.

Yonathan m Jewish, Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Yonatan.

Yoncho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yoniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Léonie.

Yonka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yonko.

Yonko m Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Yoan 2, used as a given name in its own right.

Yony m Spanish

Yopôl m Walloon
Walloon form of Léopold.

Yoran m Hebrew (Rare)

Yoren m Flemish
Variant of Joren.

Yorrick m German, Dutch
Variant of Yorick.

Yosaidy f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)

Yosefa f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yosef.

Yosh m Jewish

Yosha f Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit योषा (yóṣā) meaning "girl, young woman".

Yosuani f Mexican (Rare)

Youenn m Breton
Breton form of Yves.

Youk m Khmer

Youla f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιούλα (see Gioula).

Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.

Younès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Yunus used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Youree f Korean

Youyou f Chinese (Rare)
Adapted from the sentence "呦呦鹿鸣, 食野之蒿" translated as ‘Deer bleat “youyou” while they are eating the wild Hao’ in the Chinese Book of Odes.

Yovka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yovko.

Yovko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yoan 2.

Yowann m Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish variant of Jowan.

Yoyo f & m Chinese
Derived from Chinese 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations.

Ypola f Medieval Catalan

Ypolita f Medieval French
Medieval variant of Hippolyta, recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.

Ýr f Icelandic, Faroese
Directly taken from Old Norse ýr "yew tree; bow".

Yrieix m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a Gallicized form of Aredius. This was the name of a 6th-century Catholic saint born at Limoges, France, also known as Saint Aredius, who served for a time in the court of the Franks and then founded the monastery of Atane in Limousin... [more]

Yrja f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yrjan and Yrjar as well as a variant of Irja as well as a derivation from Old Norse yrja "drizzling rain".

Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]

Yryna f Ukrainian
Variant of Iryna.

Ysaac m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Isaac.

Ysaag m Manx
Variant of Ysaig.

Ysabeau f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole
Variant of Isabeau.

Ysabela f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Isabela.

Ysabet f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Isabet, recorded in 15th-century Valencia.

Ysabiau f Medieval French
Variant of Ysabeau.

Ysaig m Manx
Manx form of Isaac.

Ysaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isaline.

Ysanda f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Ysanna f Various (Rare)
Variant of Ysanne.

Ysanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (British, Rare)

Ysaque m Medieval Galician, Judeo-Spanish
Medieval Galician variant of Isaac, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.

Ysarn m Occitan, Gascon
From Old High German īsarn meaing "iron". Saint Ysarn of Toulouse was an abbot at St. Victor's, Marseilles, France, after serving there as a Benedictine monk... [more]

Ysavel f Medieval Galician (?), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medival Galician form and Louisiana Spanish variant of Isabel.

Ysbaddaden m Welsh Mythology
The name of a giant and father of Olwen in the Mabinogion, a collection of eleven prose stories collated from medieval Welsh manuscripts.... [more]

Ysbal f Manx
Manx form of Isabel.

Ysée f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ysé.

Yselda f Medieval Occitan
Possibly a variant of Isolde.

Yseline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Ysaline.

Ysella f Cornish
Derived from Cornish ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Yselle f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Iselle.

Ysemay f Medieval English
Variant of Isemay.

Ysenda f Medieval Scottish

Ysentrud f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Isentrud.

Ysidra f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Isidra.

Ysin m Muslim (Rare, ?)

Ysman m Medieval Flemish

Ysobel f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Variant of Isobel. Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich (1882-1968) co-founded the 'Scottish Country Dance Society' in 1923.... [more]

Ysobella f Obscure
Variant of Isabella.

Ysole f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Isolde.

Ysoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isoline. Alternatively, according to Jean-Maurice Barbé, it is a derivative of Ysoie or Eusoye, which are French variants of Eusébie.

Ysopa f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hyssop. In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents.

Ysoria f Medieval English (Rare), Obscure
Obscure medieval English name of uncertain etymology, though it may be related to the Latin name Isaura, which originated as an ethnic byname and derives from the place name Isauria.

Yspania f Medieval Occitan
Cognate of Spania.

Ythel m Medieval Welsh, Medieval Cornish

Ythier m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to id "work, labour" or idhja "negotiate"... [more]

Yuaase m Manx
Manx form of Judas.

Yucef m Arabic (Maghrebi), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Yusef.

Yudelkis f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yudenia f Spanish (Latin American)

Yuidose m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yuisa f American (Hispanic, Rare), Taíno (Archaic), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yul m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy.

Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]

Yula f Hebrew (?), Jewish

Yulid f Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Julitta.

Yulie f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יולי (see Yuli 3). A known bearer is Israeli documentary filmmaker Yulie Cohen (1956-).

Yuliet f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Juliet.

Yulistine f Indonesian (Rare)

Yulitta f Indonesian (Rare), Eastern African
Variant of Julitta.

Yuliza f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Julisa.

Yulma f South American, American (Hispanic)

Yulyana f Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian (Modern, Rare)
Belarusian and Ukrainian feminine form of Yulyan. It is also a Russian variant of Yuliana.

Yumara f Spanish (Modern)

Yumilka f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yuna f Ukrainian (Rare)

Yuna f Breton
Probably a Breton form of Úna. This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who settled in Brittany with her brother, Saint Gwenvael.

Yuna f Eastern African

Yunaici f Romani (Archaic)

Yunya f Taiwanese (Rare)

Yu-ri f Korean
Means "a glass pane" from Sino-Korean 琉璃. Alternate characters include 俞 (yu) "consent, approve" or 宥 (yu) "forgive, pardon, indulge" combined with 利 (ri) "gains, advantage, profit, merit".

Yurith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yurit. This name was present in the 1958 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but remained unused.

Yusneili f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yuva m & f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit yuvā (युवा) meaning "youth, young."

Yuvia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Lluvia.

Yuvna f Mauritian Creole (Rare)

Yuzhael m Medieval Breton

Yva f English (Rare), French (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Eva or Iva 1.

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Yvanna f French, French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yvan.

Yvanne f French
Variant of Yvanna.

Yvar m Manx
Variant of Ivar.

Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.

Yvelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Yvelisse f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Spanish variant of Yvelise.

Yvelle f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Yvett f Hungarian (Rare)
HUngarian borrowing of Yvette.

Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvla f Obscure

Yvone f French (Archaic)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvonni f Greek
Greek form of Yvonne.

Yvonnick m French, Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Yvonnig.

Yvonnig m Breton (Rare)
Breton diminutive of Yvon.

Yvor m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ivor.

Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.

Ywald m Silesian
Silesian form of Ewald.

Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]

Yzabel f Filipino

Yzabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabella.

Yzanda f South American
Variant of Ysanda.

Yzmari f Obscure
Possibly a much-mangled form of Ismeria via its variants Ismérie and Ismaria.

Zabel f Galician
Short form of Isabel.

Zabela f Armenian
Variant of Zabel.

Zabele f Walloon
Walloon form of Isabelle. The name coincides with Walloon zabele "bluethroat (bird)".

Zabelia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Zabella f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Isabel.

Zabelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Truncated form of Izabelle.

Zabete f Galician, Walloon
Galician short form of Elisabete and Walloon form of Élisabeth.

Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.

Zabette f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Zabriel m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, possibly a variant of Sabriel or a blend of similar names such as Zane 1 and Gabriel.

Zabrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zabriel.

Zabrina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Zacariá m Provençal
Provençal form of Zacharias.

Zacàrias m Gascon
Gascon form of Zechariah.

Zacarie m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Zechariah.

Zacaries m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Zechariah.

Zacharenia f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias. This coincides with the Greek vocabulary word ζαχαρένια (zacharenia) meaning "sugary", from ζάχαρη (zachari) "sugar, sucrose".

Zachari m French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zacharie.

Zachària m Corsican
Corsican form of Zachariah.

Zacharia m Biblical, English, Hebrew, Indian (Christian)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zachariáš m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak form of Zacharias.

Zacharjáš m Czech
The form of Zacharias used in Czech Bible translations.

Zachasia f American (Rare, Archaic)

Zachäus m German (Archaic)
German form of Zacchaeus.

Zache m Romani (Caló)
Derived from Caló zaché "happy; blessed". Used as a Caló equivalent of Felix.

Zachée m Biblical French
French form of Zacchaeus.

Zachry m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zackri m Obscure
Variant of Zachary.

Zacu m Sardinian
Variant of Jacu.

Zade m English (Rare)

Zadek m Yiddish

Zaelia f English (Rare)

Zaerle f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
German Yiddish diminutive of Sarah, first recorded between the late 1300s and early 1400s.

Zaffira f Italian
Feminine form of Zaffiro.

Zafira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zafir.

Zafrina f Obscure
Etymology uncertain. ... [more]

Zafrira f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Zafrir.

Zagrée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Zagreus.

Zaha f Romani (Archaic)

Zaharia m Romanian, Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Zacharias.

Zaharira f Hebrew (Rare)
Elaboration or variant of Zahara. Famous bearer is Zaharira Harifai, Israeli actress.

Zahariya f Bulgarian

Zahlie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Zaide f Albanian
Albanian form of Zaida.

Zaidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Zadie.

Zaiera f Obscure

Zaig f Breton (Archaic)
Diminutive of Loeizaig.

Zaiga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zaigot "to glisten, to glimmer".

Zailey f American (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zainam f Indonesian, Malaysian, Pakistani

Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.

Zairuška f Czech
Diminutive of Zaira, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zaite m Medieval Spanish

Zaius m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Gaius used in the 1968 film 'Planet of the Apes'.

Zaiyan m Chinese (?)

Zakai m English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Zakkai.

Zakari m Western African, African American (Modern)

Zakari m Basque (Modern)
Variant of Zakarias.

Zakária f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zakariás.

Zakariás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zacharias.

Zakarias m Swedish, Basque, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Form of Zacharias.

Zakary m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakhi m South African

Żakkarija m Maltese
Maltese form of Zachariah.

Žaklīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Jacqueline.

Zalánka f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zalán.

Zalea f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Azalea.

Zalecia f American (Modern, Rare)

Zalee f English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.

Zaleska f Medieval Romanian, Medieval Hungarian (?)
Zaleska was the daughter of Vlad the Impaler and his wife Ilona (or Jusztina) Nelipic.

Záli f Jewish
Hungarian form of Zali.

Záli f Hungarian
Diminutive of Rozália.

Zali f Jewish

Zali f English (Australian)

Zalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Azalia.

Zalika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.

Zalka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Zala, used as a given name in its own right.

Zalma f Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant transcription of Salma.

Zalyna f Malaysian (Rare)

Zamanda f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.