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Yanay f Quechua, Spanish
From Quechua yanay meaning "my beloved", from yana "lover" and -y, possesive suffix. It can also mean "my blackness" or figuratively "my dark-skinned girl", as yana means "black" in Quechua too.

Yancarlos m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish adaptation of the composite name Jean 1 Carlos.

Yancuiltzin m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from yancuic "new" with a diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin. This was the name of a 14th-century Tetzcoco tlatoque who co-ruled with Tochpilli under Tepanec suzerainty.

Yande f & m Mwanga
Possibly means "an expression of joy" or "an unexpected gift from God" in Mwanga.

Yandel m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Invented name with the ending -el seen in names like Yanel and Wanel. It was popularized by the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo "Wisin & Yandel"... [more]

Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.

Yanisleth m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Yanis with the popular suffix -leth.

Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]

Yareli f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yarexi f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yaretzi.

Yaris m Indonesian (Rare)

Yaris f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, likely inspired by Yara 2 and the popular suffix -is (cf. Odalis, Marlenis).

Yarisbel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Yaris and the popular element -bel.

Yarisleidis f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yaris and Leidis, present mostly in Cuba.

Yarisleth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Yaris with the popular suffix -leth (cf. Yamileth, Yanisleth).

Yarisley f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Elaboration of Yaris (see also Yarisleidis).

Yasutatsu m Japanese
From Japanese 達 (tatsu) meaning "achieve" combined with 廉 (yasu) meaning "clean, honest, inexpensive" or 泰 (yasu) "peace, Thailand"... [more]

Yatrice f Obscure

Yatzi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Invented name inspired by similar names like Yatziri and Yaretzi.

Yatziri f Spanish (Mexican)
Invented name inspired by similar names like Yaretzi and Yaritza.

Yavé m Theology (Hispanicized), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Yahweh.

Yax Ehb Xook m Classic Mayan
Yax Ehb Xook translates to “First Step Shark.”

Yeiden m Spanish (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Spanish form of Jayden reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yeimi f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yeimy.

Yeimy f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jamie or Jaime 2.

Yeisi f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jacey reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yeisy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yeisi.

Yelevferiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eleutherius.

Yeltsin m Spanish (Latin American), Various
Transferred use of the surname Yeltsin, given in honour of the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007).

Yenay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Unclear origin. It is alleged to mean "the one who loves", possibly in connection to Mandarin Chinese 仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted" (making it the Spanish version of Jenai) or a variant spelling of Yanay.

Yeneisy f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Yeneysi f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yeneisy.

Yeremay m Spanish (Canarian, Modern)
Elaboration of Yéremi with the popular suffix -ay (cf. Yeray, Jonay, Aday).

Yéremi m & f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Jeremy reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yéremy m & f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yéremi.

Yesus m Theology (Malayized)
Indonesian and Malay form of Jesus.

Yevheniia f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Євгенія (see Yevheniya)

Yexiel m Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a combination of any name starting with Ye- and any name ending in -iel, such as Daniel and Gabriel.

Yifah f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Hebrew יִפְעָה (yif'ah) meaning "splendor, brightness".

Yliana f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Iliana.

Yodanis m & f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly combining Yolanda and Dani 2 or other names.

Yofri m Obscure
Unknown meaning, possibly a version of Geoffrey.

Yoïn m Dutch (Modern, Rare, ?)

Yolani f & m South African, Xhosa (?)
Likely from Xhosa yolani meaning "you all, be pleasant", itself the imperative plural form of yoli ("to be pleasant").

Yoli f Spanish
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yomar m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly as a combination of the popular elements yo and mar, as a variant of Omar 1 or as a masculine form of Yomara.

Yomii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown; likely comes from the song of the same name by rapper Moneybagg Yo.

Yonadav m Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew form of Jehonadab.

Yónatan m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Jonathan reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yónathan m Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Yónatan.

Yondu m Popular Culture
Yondu is one of the original Guardians of the Galaxy in the comics, and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is the blue skinned guys with the arrow that kills people when he whistles. he also raised the movie's main character Peter Quill.

Yorden m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jorden.

Yorinobu m Japanese
From 依 (yori) meaning "to depend on" and 宣 (nobu) meaning "announce". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yoshihira m Japanese
From Japanese 能 (yoshi) meaning "ability, talent, skill", 悦 (yoshi) meaning "joy, pleased", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "jubilation", 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtue, goodness", or 嘉 (ka, yomi.suru, yoi, yoshi) meaning "auspicious" combined with 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, even"... [more]

Yoshikimi m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" and 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yosmel m Spanish (Latin American)
Unknown meaning, possibly based on other names ending in -el.

Yosua m Indonesian, Spanish (Modern)
Indonesian and Spanish form of Joshua reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yukta f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Yukti.

Yulen m Basque (Hispanicized, Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Julen.

Yulenmis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Yulena with the popular suffix -is.

Yuli f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish and Indonesian form of Julie reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yulimar f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Yuli and the suffix -mar, common in other names such as Gladimar, Leomar and Lilimar... [more]

Yulyan m Belarusian, Ukrainian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Julian.

Yunaida f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Junaydah.

Yúnior m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Júnior.

Yunna f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Yuniya or derived from Russian юная (yunaya) meaning "young". Influenced by names like Anna and Inna.

Yurde m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Old Spanish variant of George. It has got some uses as a revived name in Cantabria, Spain, in the 2010's.

Yure m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Yuri 1.

Yurema f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Jurema or possibly a variant of Yurena.

Yurfa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Giurfa. This name is mainly used in Peru.

Yusmeiro m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Yuuna f Okinawan
The Okinawan name for ‘sea hibiscus’. Also known as the Ryukyuan form of Yuna and Yūna.

Yve f German (Rare)
Short form of Yvonne.

Yvo f Obscure
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Zaeiden m Obscure (Modern)
Obscure variant of Zayden.

Zaia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaya.

Zaiel m Obscure

Zakiyus m Obscure

Zakyius m Obscure
Most likely a variant of Zacchaeus. TikTok and YouTube star Zakyius of The Trench Family bears this name.

Zale m Western African (Rare, ?)
Unknown meaning. It has seen some use in Senegal.

Zale m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zale. In recent years it has seen a slight boost in popularity, possibly influenced by the phonetic element zay.

Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.

Zandaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Zanden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the sounds present in the name Zander with the phonetic element den.

Zandon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zanden.

Zandyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zanden.

Zartasha f Pakistani

Zatanna f Popular Culture
A notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.

Zaveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion.

Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]

Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.

Zaylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee. It could also be understood as an anglicized form of Zélie.

Zea f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Thea or Zia.

Zeah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zea.

Zéléa f French (Belgian, Rare)
Maybe come from "zélée" the french world who mean zealous. Comes from Azélie

Zellie f English (Modern, Rare)
Possible diminutive of names beginning with Zel- (such as Zelda 2, Zelma, and Zelpha) or ending with the sound zel (such as Hazel and Gizelle).

Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.

Zendayah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Zendeya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Zeneida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zenaida.

Zenjiro m Japanese
From 泉 (zen) meaning "natural spring, wellspring" or 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtue" combined with 時 (ji) meaning "time, moment, chance, occasion" or 二 (ji) meaning "two", and then combined with 郎 (rō) meaning "son".

Zeon m Obscure

Zeplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin using the suffix lyn.

Zeplynn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeplyn.

Zeppelin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the name of the Zeppelin airships; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]

Zepplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeplyn.

Zerlinda f Indonesian (Modern, Rare)

Zeven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Zevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven, possibly influenced by Kevin.

Zevyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven and Sevyn.

Zeyn m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zayn.

Zicky m Indonesian (Modern, Rare, ?)

Zigmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

Zigmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Sigmund.

Zigmunt m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

Zillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word zillion, coined in the 1940s to refer to an unspecified large number, itself a blend of the letter Z and million.

Ziortza f Basque
Means "place of daneworts", from Basque zihaurri meaning "danewort, dwarf elder" and the suffix -tza, which indicates a place abundant in something. This is the name of a collegiate church dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the Way of St... [more]

Zocueca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.

Zoraima f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name combining Zoraida and Moraima.

Zori m Armenian
From Armenian զոր (zor) meaning "strength" or "mighty".

Zori f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuri.

Zori f Bulgarian
Short form of Zornitsa.

Zulie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Zuli and Julie.

Zulieth f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, likely inspired by names such as Zulema and Julieth.

Zulimar f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of the given names Zuli or Zulema with the suffix -mar, present in other names such as Gladimar, Yulimar and Lilimar.

Zuri f Mexican

Zuria f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country... [more]

Zuria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Zuri.

Zuria f Malay

Zurya f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuria.

Zutoia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.

Zvezda f Macedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare)
Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.

Zyelle f Obscure
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element zy (cf. Zyaire, Zyana) and Elle.

Zylvia f Obscure
Variant of Sylvia.

Zyshawn m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix zy with Shawn.