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Ynwa f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
An acronym for You Never Walk Alone, the motto of F.C. Liverpool.
Yoder m English (Rare)
English transcription of Joder.
Yomna f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يمنى (see Yumna) chiefly used in Egypt.
Yor m Literature
In Michael Ende's novel 'Die unendiche Geschichte' ("The neverending story") Yor is a blind miner that helps the main protagonist mining a picture that helps him getting back to the place he came from.
Yorma m German (Rare)
Variant spelling of the Finnish name Jorma.... [more]
Yorrick m German, Dutch
Variant of Yorick.
Yorsch m Obscure
A blend of Jörg (or, maybe Jorge) with Schorsch. Yorsch is also the main protagonist in two independent series of children's books, firstly 'Der letzte Elf' "The last Elf" by Silvana de Mari (appeared in a notable publishing house), secondly the Yorsch series by Christoph Schellenberg (self published).
Yostima f Ethiopian
Buried at Daza, virgin daughter of a King. Saint in the Ethiopian/Abyssinian Church's Coptic Calendar.
Yquem f German (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the famous French vinery Chateau d'Yquem.
Yuel f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
A character from the computer game 'Granblue Fantasy Versus'. The name spilled over to real world usage in Germany 2020/21.
Yüksüdyr f Mari
Means "swan" in Mari.
Yulania f Chinese (Anglicized)
Derived from Yulan (玉兰), meaning "magnolia" in Mandarin Chinese.
Yuna f Popular Culture, Japanese
Yuna is a supporting character in the videogame Final Fantasy X as well as the main character of Final Fantasy X-2. She was the High Summoner who defeated Sin and brought the Eternal Calm. She was named for Yunalesca, who was the first Summoner to defeat Sin according to the franchise mythology.
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.
Yürgen m German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jürgen.
Yuriko f Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Yve f German (Rare)
Short form of Yvonne.
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.
Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.
Zadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter Z.
Zalmoxe m Mythology
A (or the) god of the Getae, a Thracian tribe living in today's Romania.
Zamfir m Romanian (Rare), Old Church Slavic
From the archaic Old Church Slavonic word самфиръ (samfirŭ) meaning "sapphire".
Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.
Zandar m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Xander. This is the name of a character in the G.I. Joe franchise.
Zanilia f Popular Culture
This is the invented English name of the Chinese actress Zhao Liying (赵丽颖).
Zaphkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature, Popular Culture
The name means "God's knowledge". The angel is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel.
Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]
Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]
Zazou f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]
Zdzysława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zdzisława.
Zećira f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zećir.... [more]
Zecke m German (Rare)
Derived from the usual German word Zecke "Tick (the animal)".... [more]
Zeiad m Arabic
Variant of Ziyad.
Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".
Zeitlose f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name of a plant (Colchicum, historically also Crocus).... [more]
Zeldris m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From The Seven Deadly Sins anime.
Zelfira f Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Zölfirä.
Zelinda f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Folklore
Supposedly an Italian form of Selinde, itself a German variant of Sieglinde, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name... [more]
Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.
Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]
Zenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ценка (see Tsenka).
Zenobija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Zenobia.... [more]
Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.
Zenora f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).
Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.
Zeralda f Literature
The main protagonist in the children's book 'Zeralda's Ogre' by Tomi Unger.
Zeruja f German (Rare)
German form of the Biblical name Zeruiah
Zeta f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia. Also compare Zorzeta.
Zhanade f English (Rare)
Maybe a rare variant of Shanade.
Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.
Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.
Zim m English (Rare)
Of unknown origin, maybe a short form of Zimri.
Zimal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Arabic word meaning "robe, garment" and also "preparation for a journey".
Zimbo m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).
Zinnea f Obscure
Variant of Zinnia.
Zipflo m Romani
Maybe a Romani form of Joseph.... [more]
Zirolamo m Friulian
Friulian and Ladinian form of Girolamo.
Ziroli m Romani
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Ziròminu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).
Zirze f German
Germanised form of the name Circe.... [more]
Zitania f Various (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Zita 1.
Zoar m & f Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zohar, means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew. In the Bible, it is the name of the city that Lot fled to (Genesis 19:22).... [more]
Zororo f & m Shona
Rest. "May be speaking of a time of rest or peacefulness experienced by family around time of child's birth".
Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).
Zuerius m Dutch (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
A latinised form of Sweer under the influence of the Biblical name Ahasuerus.
Zuleykha f Azerbaijani, Tatar
Azerbaijani and Tatar form of Zulaykha. Used in the novel "Zuleykha opens her eyes" by Guzel Yakhina.
Zuse m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of Zeus... [more]
Zwentibold m German (Rare, Archaic), History
An Old German rendering of Svatopluk. Zwentibold was the name of a 9th-century Carolingian king of Lotharingia. It may also be interpreted as a variant of Swindebald.
Zwi m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of צְבִי (see Tzvi).
Zybele f German
Germanised form of Cybele.
Zymeria f Medieval German
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Zyppolt m Medieval German
Contracted form of Sigwald or Sigbald.
Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]
Zyrina f English (American)
This can be a variant of Cyrine or transferred from the (originally Russian) surname Zyrina (feminine form of Zyrin).
Zyrine f Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrine.
Zyrus m Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrus.
Zytka f Polish
Diminutive of Zyta.