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Wiktórka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Wiktora.

Wilaiporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wilaiphon.

Wilania f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Vilania.

Wilella f English (American, Rare)

Wilhelmus m Germanic (Latinized), German
Latinized form of Wilhelm (see William).

Wilhuff m Popular Culture
Famously used in Star Wars by the infamous Grand Moff Tarkin.

Wilibald m German (Rare, Archaic), Silesian
German variant and Silesian form of Willibald.

Wiljon f Dutch (Rare)
Nickname for Willemien Jonetta, as in the case of Dutch rower Wiljon Vaandrager.

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

Willoh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Willow.

Wilsa f Brazilian, Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Cognate of Willa. Possibly also used as a feminine form of Wilson.

Wimzie f Popular Culture

Winford m American
Transferred use of the surname Winford.

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

Winnefrid f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Winnifred.

Winner m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "winner".

Winny f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winnie.

Winson m Chinese

Wint m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Wiolka f Polish
Diminutive of Wiola.

Wisia f Polish
Diminutive of Wisława and Wiesława.

Wistin m Maltese
Maltese form of Augustine 1 (via Sicilian Austinu).

Witness m English (African), South African
From the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".

Witney f American (Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Witóld m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Witold.

Witołt m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Witold.

Witta m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Vitalis.

Wiwianna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Wiwiana.

Wiwina f Polish
Polish form of Vivina.

Wòjcech m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Wojciech.

Wojgniew m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements voji "soldier" and gniew "anger".

Wojtas m Polish
Augmentative of Wojciech.

Wollert m Norwegian, Swedish

Wong m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Wong 1 or Wong 2.

Woodnut m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Woodnut. Famous bearer is Woodnut S. Burr (1861-1952) who fought for women's legal right to vote in the US.

Woutruide f Dutch (Archaic)
Modern form of Woutruyde (see Woutruyt). It is completely archaic: these days, the name is almost exclusively used to refer to the 7th-century saint Waltrude of Mons (located in the Belgian region of Wallonia).

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

Wraith m & f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture

Wriddhiman m Indian

Wuffa m Anglo-Saxon
Diminutive form of the Old English name element wulf "wolf". This was the name of an early king of East Anglia, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon genealogies.

Wuk m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).

Wuttunee m Cree
Means "porcupine" in Cree.

Wyancombone m Narragansett
Name of a son of Wyandanch.

Wyandanch m Algonquian
Name of a Montaukett sachem who helped to form an alliance between the English settlers and his tribe.

Wyanet f English

Wybo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Wibo.

Wyndelle f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Wendell.

Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.

Wynston m English (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Wyvern m English

Xanatos m Popular Culture, Greek
Variant of Thanatos.

Xando m Portuguese
Variant of Xande.

Xandó m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Xande.

Xandrea f English (American)
Elaboration of Xandra or short form of Alexandrea.

Xane m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1.

Xannie f English (Rare)

Xaquelina f Galician
Galician form of Jacqueline.

Xavér m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Xavier.

Xaviell m Spanish
Variant of Xavier.

Xayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Xénia f Slovak, Hungarian, French (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Slovak, French and Hungarian form of Xenia.

Xenia f Galician
Both a Galician borrowing of Xenia and a short form of Euxenia used as a given name in its own right.

Xeno m English (American, Modern, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno or maybe a Latinized form of Xenon.... [more]

Xeraldo m Galician
Galician form of Gerald.

Xeromo m Galician
Variant of Xerome.

Xeryus m American (Modern, Rare)
Probably influenced by a cologne called Xeryus, which was introduced in 1986 by Givenchy.

Xhemail m Albanian
Albanian form of Cemal.

Xhyljeta f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Juliette.

Xi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine" or "dawn sunlight."

Xiaobo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 哮 (xiào) meaning "roar, bark, howl" or 啸 (xiào) meaning "roar, scream, howl" combined with 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 伯 (bó) meaning "uncle, earl, count"... [more]

Xiaojun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", or 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant" combined with 军 or 軍 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", or 骏 (jùn) "good horse, fast"... [more]

Xiaoxia f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 肖 (xiào) meaning "resemble, imitate" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand"... [more]

Xiaoxiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen" or 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant"... [more]

Xigmacse m Indigenous American

Xildás m Galician
Galician form of Gildas.

Xinxin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 辛 (xīn) meaning "hard, laborious, suffering, bitter" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, daybreak"... [more]

Xixi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, strive" or 西 (xī) meaning "west" combined with themselves... [more]

Xosha f African American (Rare)
Variant of the word Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.

Xosrov m Persian
Variant of Khosrau.

Xuanxu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black" combined with 旭 (xù) meaning "dawn, rising sun, brilliant, radiant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Xuerui f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 芮 (ruì) meaning "small, tiny". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Xueying f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 迎 (yíng) meaning "welcome, receive, greet", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "outstanding, clever, talented" or "husk, head of grain", or 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems"... [more]

Xzayvier m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Yaavi f Indian

Yachal m Biblical Hebrew
Means hope in Hebrew.

Yadana f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရတနာ (see Yadanar).

Yadriel m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe from Adriel with an initial Y added.

Yaeli f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yael.

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

Yagub m Azerbaijani
Variant of Yaqub.

Yahalom f & m Hebrew
Modern Israeli name. ... [more]

Yaharii f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yahia m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Yahya.

Yahiro m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night" combined with 博 (hiro) meaning "abundant; plentiful; rich". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yahree f American (Modern, Rare)

Yailin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

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

Yaketerina f Russian
Variant of Yekaterina.

Yakob m Cornish
Cornish form of Jacob used in Cornish Bible translations.

Yali f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my God", from Hebrew יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God combined with לִי (li) meaning "to me, for me" (compare Li 2).

Yalin f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lin.

Yalitza f Mexican
Maybe a variant of Yelitza.

Yalon m Hebrew (Rare)
Original Hebrew form of Jalon.

Yamaguchi m Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred used of the Japanese surname Yamaguchi.

Yamit f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Yam.

Yanagi f & m Japanese (Rare)
From the word which generally refers to a willow tree.... [more]

Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.

Yandro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yaneec f African American (Rare)

Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).

Yangdon f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་སྒྲོན (dbyangs-sgron) meaning "kindler of song", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, melody, voice" and སྒྲོན (sgron) meaning "to light, to kindle".

Yangzom f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་འཛོམས (dbyangs-dzoms) meaning "endowed with melody", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "melody, voice, tone, vowel" and འཛོམས (dzoms) meaning "abundant, plentiful".

Yani m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.

Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).

Yano f Japanese
From Japanese 也 (ya) meaning "also", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 埜 (ya) meaning "open country, field, wilderness", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop, dealer, seller", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut tree", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow" or 耶 (ya), an interjection combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 暢 (no) meaning "stretch", 弐 (no) meaning "two, second", 展 (no) meaning "unfold, expand", 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 音 (no) meaning "sound", 信 (no) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust" or 倫 (no) meaning "ethics, companion"... [more]

Yaqut f Arabic, Urdu
Means "ruby" in Arabic and Urdu.

Yarin m & f Hebrew
Masculine and feminine variant of Yaron.

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

Yariv m Hebrew
Means "rival" or "he will fight" in Hebrew.

Yaseen m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Yasin.

Yaseena f Arabic (Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yasin.

Yasha f Indian, Sanskrit
Feminine form of Yash.

Yasha’ul m Hebrew

Yashiro m Japanese

Yaşin m & f Turkish
Former Turkish people coming from Central Asia calls lightning as YAŞIN.... [more]

Yasiry f South American (Rare)

Yaskuttsu-s f Cree

Yasmani m Spanish (Latin American)
Yasmani is a masculine given name of Cuban origin.

Yasmany m Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Yasmani.

Yasna f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasna.

Yasniel m Caribbean

Yasuaki m Japanese
From 靖 (yasu) meaning "easygoing, calm, peaceful" and 章 (aki) meaning "chapter". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yasuhito m Japanese
Yasu 1 means "peace, quiet" or "respectful" with different kanji and hito means "person".

Yasuna f Japanese

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]

Yasuo m Japanese
From Japanese 康 (yasu) meaning "peace" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Yasutaka m Japanese

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]

Yasuyuki m Japanese
This name combines 泰 (tai, yasu) meaning "calm, easy, peace, peaceful, Thailand," 康 (kou, yasu) meaning "ease, peace", 靖 (jou, sei, yasu.njiru) meaning "peaceful" or 安 (an, yasu, yasu.i, yasu.maru, yasu.raka) meaning "cheap, contented, low, peaceful, quiet, relax, rested" with 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness", 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku, yuki) meaning "of, this" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey."

Yavanna f Literature
Quenya (High-Elven) for "giver of fruits." Was the Valie (female "angelic spirit") of plants. ... [more]

Yavishtha f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit यविष्ठ yaviSTha "youngest, last born".

Yawo m Western African, Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan. It is tipically given to a boy born this day.

Yazgyul f Armenian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Armenian form of Yazgül as well as the proper transcription of the two Russian Cyrillic spellings of the name.... [more]

Yazlyn f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jazlyn.

Yazmeen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yasmin.

Yeatso f Bhutanese

Yedda f English (Rare)

Yeduard m Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Eduard.

Yehisy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yehonadav m Hebrew

Yelda f Turkish, Kurdish
Turkish form of Yalda.

Yelenka f Russian, South American
Diminutive of Yelena.

Yelitza f Spanish (Mexican), South American
Possibly inspired by the Nahuatl word yelitzli meaning "being, essence." It has been in use in Mexico since at least the turn of the 20th-century.

Yeliz f Turkish
Famous bearer: Turkish actress Yeliz Akkaya... [more]

Yeming m Chinese
From Chinese 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 叶 (yè) meaning "leaf" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Yennefer f Popular Culture
In the fantasy series The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV series adaptation), Yennefer is a powerful mage who, embittered by a cutthroat and ungracious society, leaves the Brotherhood of Northern Mages and goes rogue... [more]

Yeremei m Russian (Rare)
Russian variant transcription of Yeremey.

Yeremiya m Bulgarian (Rare), Ganda
Luganda and Bulgarian form of Jeremiah.

Yerusha f Indian

Yeshey m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཡེ་ཤེས (see Yeshe).

Yester f Armenian
Variant of Esther.

Yesün m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic root *yisün (or *yersün) meaning "nine", a number considered especially lucky and representing abundance.... [more]

Yetkin f & m Turkish
Yetkin is a modern Turkish name which means:... [more]

Yetvart m Armenian
Armenian variant of Edward.

Yevsey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eusebius.

Ygritte f Literature
Created by author George R.R. Martin for a character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire (1996) and its television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). It was borne by a character of the Free Folk.

Yhanie f & m Filipino, Indonesian

Yifan f & m Chinese
Meanings of the Chinese characters: 逸 (yì): "flee, escape, break loose", 一 (yī) "one", 亦 (yì) "also; only", 貽 (yí) "to give to, to hand down, to bequeath"; 凡 (fán) "ordinary; worldly, earthly", 幡 (fān) "banner, flag", 帆 (fān) "sail; sail boat", 範 (fàn) "mould; pattern; model; rule, law".

Yiğitcan m Turkish
Derived from yiğit meaning "heroic" and can meaning "soul, spirit".

Yiru f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Yi and Ru

Yiwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 依 (yī) meaning "rely on", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, craft" combined with 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" or 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Ylber m Albanian, Kosovar
From Albanian ylber meaning ''rainbow''.

Ylbere f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ylber.

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

Ylyshume f African American (Rare)

Yneke f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ineke.

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

Yoab m Ancient Hebrew, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Joab.

Yoad m Hebrew
From Hebrew יועד, in the Old Testament was mentioned as part of a dynasty of returning Hebrew settlers from exile. (Following the Cyrus deceleration)... [more]

Yoandry m Spanish (Caribbean)

Yoanna f Bulgarian, South American
Variant of Yoana.

Yocelyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yoezer m Bhutanese

Yogev m Hebrew
Means "farmer, earthworker" in Hebrew. It may be the Hebrew version of the name George because they have the same meaning.

Yōhei m Japanese

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

Yollotzin m & f Nahuatl, Mexican
Variant of Yolotzin.

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.

Yonder m Spanish (Latin American)

Yonelvis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

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

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

Yordanis m South American
Variant of Jordan.

Yorddy m Spanish (Latin American)

Yorelvis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
An elaboration of Elvis.

Yoren m Flemish
Variant of Joren.

Yoriko f Japanese
From Japanese 依 (yori) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Yoru m & f Japanese (Rare)
Means "night" in Japanese.

Yoseba m Basque

Yosefa f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yosef.

Yoselyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joselyn.

Yoser m Bhutanese

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

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]

Yoshihide m Japanese

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]

Yoshihito m Japanese
From the Japanese 義 (yoshi) "morality," "importance" and 人 (hito) "person." Can also be written as 良仁 ("good" and "nucleolus"), 与人 ("together with" and "person") to name but a few.

Yoshikatsu m Japanese
From Japanese 能 (yoshi) meaning "ability, talent, skill" combined with 活 (katsu) meaning "life". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Yoshino f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 吉 (kichi, kitsu, yoshi) meaning "good luck," 芳 (hou, kanba.shii, yoshi) meaning "fragrant, aromatic," 好 (kou, i.i, kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i, yoshi) or 良 (ryou, (-)yo.i, (-)i.i, yoshi), both meaning "good," 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii, yoshi) meaning "beauty," 佳 (ka, yoshi) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 嘉 (ka, yomi.suru, yoi, yoshi) meaning "auspicious" or 由 (yu, yuu, yui, yoshi, yo.ru) meaning "reason, cause" with 野 (ya, sho, no(-)) meaning "plain, field" or 乃 (nai, dai, ai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji), a possessive particle.... [more]

Yoshitomo m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice", 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "auspicious, praise" or 慶 (yoshi) meaning "jubilation" combined with 知 (tomo) meaning "wisdom"... [more]

Yota m Japanese
Variant transcription of Youta.

Youhei m Japanese

You'il m Arabic
Arabic form of Joel.

Youji m & f Chinese
Depending on the characters used to spell it, it can have different meanings. ... [more]

Youki m Japanese
From Japanese 鷹 (you) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Young-rae m Korean

Youshaʿ m Arabic
Arabic form of Jesse.

Youssouf m Western African
Form of Yusuf chiefly used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Yovanna f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanna or Jovana.

Yovany m Spanish
Spanish form of Giovanni.

Yovka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yovko.

Yovsep m Armenian
Older variant of Hovsep.

Ysa f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Ysabel, Ysabelle, and Ysabella.

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

Yuegu f Chinese

Yuffie f Popular Culture
The name is from a main character in the popular Japanese Role-Playing-Game Final Fantasy VII for the original PlayStation.... [more]

Yūichi m Japanese

Yūichirō m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 優 (yū) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" or 雄 (yū) meaning "male" or 祐 (yū) meaning "divine help" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son"... [more]

Yuine f Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

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

Yujie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure", 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 阶 (jiē) meaning "stairs, steps"... [more]

Yuk m & f Chinese (Hakka)
It means real in Chinese

Yukari f Japanese
From Japanese 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" and 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Yukihime f Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yukima f & m Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yukimi f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" or 陽 (yuki) meaning "light, Yang polarity" or 侑 (yuki) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 見 (mi) meaning "to see; viewing" or 実 (mi) meaning "seed, fruit"... [more]

Yukino f Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" or 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yukta f Indian
Meaning unknown.

Yulena f South American

Yulieski m Spanish (Caribbean)

Yulya f Russian
Variant transliteration of Yuliya.

Yuma m & f Japanese
From Japanese 遊 (yu) meaning "play" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Yumileidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From English You Milady.... [more]

Yuna f Korean
The name can have different meanings. The first syllable can mean "abundant" (yu), "willow" (yu), "child" (yu), "pleased, happy" (yu) and others. The second syllable can mean "hold, catch" (na), "get, reach" (na) or simply be a phonetic character... [more]

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.

Yun-chol m Korean
Variant transcription of Yun-cheol.

Yunisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuni and Leidy.

Yunlei f Chinese

Yunqi m Chinese

Yun-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 "to grant, to allow, to consent" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow"

Yunyun m & f Chinese

Yuo f & m Korean
From Korean it means Lotus Flower

Yuon f & m Korean

Yura f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". It can be also the combination of 夢 (yu) meaning "dream" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric; silk gauze".... [more]

Yuria f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yurika f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" or 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or 由 (yu) meaning "cause, arise from" and 里 (ri) meaning "village, a unit of distance" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear tree" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 果 (ka) meaning "(piece of) fruit" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, scent" or 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase"... [more]

Yuriko f Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yuriorkis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yuriri f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 李 (ri) meaning "plum" and 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yurisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Combination of Yuris and Leidy.

Yuritzi f Purépecha, Spanish (Mexican)

Yusaf m Arabic
Variant of Yusuf.

Yutte f Danish (Rare, ?)
Anglicized form of Jytte in the case of Danish-born actress Yutte Stensgaard (1946-), whose birth name was Jytte.

Yuura f & m Japanese
From Japanese 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" combined with 空 (ra) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.

Yuvan m Indian, Tamil (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
From Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) meaning “young, youthful, healthy”.

Yuya m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yuuya.

Yuzhuo f Chinese

Yūzō m Japanese

Zaahirah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic زاهرة (see Zaahira).

Zaain f Arabic
From Arabic "zaain" meaning "beauty".

Zaakira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zakir.

Zaavan m Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew noun זועה (zewa'a) or זעוה (za'awa) meaning "a trembling", from the verb זוע (zua') meaning "to tremble, to quake". In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Seir.

Zabelia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Žac m Croatian
Short form of Željko.

Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.

Za'darius m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Darius.

Zae m English, African American

Zaelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]

Zafir m Arabic
Means "winner, victor" in Arabic.

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

Zaga f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Zagorka.

Zagorka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From Croatian and Serbian загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.

Zaharija m Croatian, Serbian
A form of Zachariah.

Zaharin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian masculine form of Zaharina.

Zahlie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Zahrin m & f Malaysian

Zaiera f Obscure

Zailyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaim m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.

Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.

Zakiah m American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaccai.

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.

Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.