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Xochihua m & f Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "flower-bearer, owner of flowers" in Nahuatl, figuratively "to bewitch women; seducer, seductress" or "effeminate man". Derived from xōchitl "flower" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Xochitlicue f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
Means "flower skirt" in Nahuatl, from xōchitl "flower" and icue "her skirt". This was the name of an Aztec goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth, and the mother of the twin gods Xochipilli and Xochiquetzal.
Xochitonal m & f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and tonalli "day, sun, heat; fate, soul". This was also the name of a giant cayman said to reside on the path to the afterlife.
Xochiyotl f Aztec
The name Xochiyotl means heart of a gentle flower. Xochiyotl has an Aztec origin. Which is also Mexican.
Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.
Xömäyrä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Humayra.
Xonxa f Galician (Rare)
Hypocoristic of Asunción.
Xorshid f Persian
Variant of Khorshid.
Xorsid m & f Persian
Variant of Khorshid.
Xörşidä f Tatar
Possibly a Tatar feminine form of Khurshid.
Xoşbəxt m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "happy" in Azerbaijani (a cognate of Khoshbakht).
Xosefa f Galician
Galician form of Josepha.
Xosefina f Galician
Galician form of Josefina.
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.
Xösnä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Husna.
Xösniä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Husniya.
Xösniya f Tatar
Tatar form of Husniya.
Xoxopanxoco f Nahuatl
Means "springtime fruit, fruit of spring" in Nahuatl, derived from xoxopan "spring, green time" and xocotl "fruit".
Xristina f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χριστίνα (see Christina).
Xrystyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Christina.
Xtabay f Mayan Mythology
This is the name of a female demon in Mayan legend.
Xuana f Asturian
Feminine form of Xuan.
Xuanfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain" or 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful".
Xuanjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".
Xuannü f Chinese Mythology
Means "dark lady" or "mysterious lady" in Chinese. This was the name of an ancient Chinese goddess of war, sex, and longevity.
Xuanpin f Chinese
From the Chinese 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 频 (pín) meaning "frequently, again and again".
Xuansa f Chinese
From the Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound" and 飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy".
Xuán-wǔ m & f Chinese, Astronomy
Xuán-Wǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the four Symbols that include all the constellations of Chinese System. Xuán-Wǔ is known as Black Tortoise or Black Turtle in English but Black Warrior in Chinese... [more]
Xuanxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
Xuanyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" or 暄 (xuān) meaning "warm, comfortable, genial" and 翌 (yì) meaning "bright, daybreak, dawn" or 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".
Xuanyin f Chinese
From Chinese 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone"... [more]
Xuanying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" or 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound" and 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
Xuanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" or 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound" and 煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome".
Xuanyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".
Xuaquina f Asturian
Asturian form of Joachima.
Xubi f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, and 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, blue, green".
Xudit f Galician
Galician form of Judith.
Xudite f Galician
Galician form of Judith.
Xuefei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow" or 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly"... [more]
Xuela f Literature
Named after the fictional character Xuela Claudette Richardson in the novel, "The Autobiography of My Mother", by Jamaica Kincaid. ... [more]
Xueling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 凌 (líng) meaning "rise, soar"... [more]
Xuemiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Xue-ren m & f Chinese
Variant transcription of Xueren.
Xuetian f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".
Xuewei f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 玮 (wěi) meaning "rare, valuable", a type of jade, or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve".
Xuexuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge" or 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
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]
Xujing f Chinese
From the Chinese 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious", 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright".
Xujuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Xulan f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious" or 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Xulian f Chinese
From the Chinese 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, waterlily".
Xuliana f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Juliana.
Xulieta f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Juliet.
Xuling f Chinese
From the Chinese 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Xumar f Azerbaijani
Means "languorous, languid (of a gaze); hangover" in Azerbaijani, from Arabic خمار (khumar) meaning "drunkenness, hangover".
Xumeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, or 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious" and 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout" or 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Xune f Basque (Modern)
Invented name, possibly intended as a variant of June. This name was brought to limited public attention by Basque animation film 'Gartxot' (2011). In the film, Xune is a girl who befriends the main character Gartxot and wants to become a minstrel like him.
Xunqueira f Galician (Rare)
Means "reed bed" in Galician, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nosa Señora da Xunqueira meaning "Our Lady of the Reed Bed". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Cee in Galicia, Spain... [more]
Xuqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" or 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful, ingenious".
Xurdana f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Jurdana.
Xushro'za f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xush meaning "good" and ro'za meaning "fasting, the month of Ramadhan"
Xusta f Galician
Galician form of Justa.
Xustina f Galician
Galician form of Justina.
Xuventina f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Juventinus.
Xuwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" or 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Xuxa f Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. The stage name of famous Brazilian singer Xuxa.
Xuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Xuxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
Xuxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".
Xuxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Xuyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious", 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" or 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Xuyên m & f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese 川 (xuyên) meaning "river".
Xuying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance", 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious", 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton", 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid, glossy", 莺 (yīng) meaning "green oriole, finch", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous, bright", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Xuyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring", 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete" or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful, beautiful woman".
Xuzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Xvaramze f Georgian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Khvaramze.
Xylene f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Xylina; an elaborated form of Xyla using the common name suffix lene.
Xylia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Xyla.
Xyliana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Xylia or Xylina modeled on names ending in liana, such as Juliana and Liliana.
Xylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylia or Xyla, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kylie, Riley and Briley.
Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]
Xylona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Xylon.
Xynthia f German (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Cynthia.... [more]
Xzavia f & m African American
Variant of Xavia, Zavia, or Xavier.
Xzherieh f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zuri. The runner-up of one of the episodes in the cooking show Chopped bears this name.
Yaakova f Jewish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yaakov.
Yaar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "forest" in Hebrew, also masculine form of Yaara.
Ya'arit f Hebrew
Variant form of Yaara.
Yaasaman f Balochi
Baloch form of Jasmin 1.
Yaasmiin f Somali
Somali form of Yasmin.
Yaay f Gamilaraay
Variant of Yhi.
Yacalin f Central American
Variant of Jacqueline, used in Honduras.
Yacaton f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "little nose" in Nahuatl, or a diminutive form of Yacatl.
Yache f Jewish, Yiddish
Short form of Yachet or Yachna.
Yachet f Jewish, Yiddish
Some link this name to a pet form of Yocheved, while others say it is a Yiddish form of Jacinthe. See Yachna.
Yachiho f Japanese (Rare)
Japanese feminine name derived from 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain, crest of a wave"... [more]
Yachiru f Japanese
Means "eight thousand flows" in Japanese. Yachiru Kusajishi is the name of the vice captain in squad eleven in Bleach.
Yachouh m & f Ancient Aramaic, Arabic
Aramaic form of Jesus.
Yaci f Guarani
The name Yaci is of Guaraní origin and means moon.
Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).
Yacinthe f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Hyacinthe.
Yadana f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရတနာ (see Yadanar).
Yadhira f Spanish
Variation of Yadira.
Yadin m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "(he) will judge" in Hebrew, also the Hebrew form of Jadon
Yadviha f Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Hedwig.
Yaeji f Korean
Variant romanization of Ye-ji
Yaela f Hebrew
Variant of Yael.
Yaèle f Walloon
Walloon form of Yael.
Yaeli f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yael.
Yaffit f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yaffa.
Yagana f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Yeganeh.
Yag'mur f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Yagmur.
Yahel m & f Spanish
Variant of the Spanish name Yael, maybe influenced by Hebrew name Yahel.
Yaheli f & m Hebrew
Variant of Yahel and Yali.
Yahelor m & f Hebrew
Means “to make a halo of light” in Hebrew. From a combination of Yahel and Or.
Yahiya m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Turkish
Variant or feminine form of Yahya.
Yahritza f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yaritza. A known bearer is Mexican-American singer Yahritza Martínez (2006-) of the band Yahritza y su Esencia.
Yaidelin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Latin American name of uncertain meaning, used particularly in Cuba and Venezuela.
Yaira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yair.
Yaire f Spanish (Caribbean)
Popularity of this name in 2001 is likely from Puerto Rican singer Yaire (real name Yaidelice Monrouzeau)
Ya-jiang f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Jiang meaning elegant river
Yakari f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Yakari Napaltjarri (b. circa 1925), an Australian Aboriginal artist who also happens to be the sister of fellow artists Parara Napaltjarri (c... [more]
Yakhita f Chechen
Means "to let live" derived from Chechen ваха (vakha) meaning "to live". Alternatively, it may also be considered a Chechen form of the Arabic name Asiya.
Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]
Yakinthi f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Hyakinthos.
Yakshika f Dogri
Means "gift of God" or "beauty of the angel" in Dogri.
Yakumo m & f Japanese
This name combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 矢 (shi, ya) meaning "arrow, dart" or 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]
Yalamay f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. This is the name of one of the two daughters of Australian Aboriginal artist Topsy Gibson Napaljarri (b... [more]
Yalan m & f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lan 1.
Yalany m & f Manding
Mandinka name of unknown meaning.
Yalda f Persian
From the name of an ancient Iranian festival celebrating the winter solstice (held on either December 20 or 21), during which family and friends come together to eat, drink and read poetry. The name itself is ultimately derived from Syriac ܝܠܕܐ (yaldā) meaning "birth, nativity", most likely originally referring to Christmas (as in the birth of Christ).
Yalena f Russian (Archaic)
A Russian folk form of Yelena.
Yali f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ya and Li 1.
Yalian f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya, Li 1 and An 1.
Yalien f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ya and Liên.
Yalin f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lin.
Yalina f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ya, Li 1 and Na.
Yaline f Chinese (Modern)
Feminine variant of Yalin, which is combination of the names Ya and Lin.
Yalingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Yaling and An 1.
Yalith f Literature
The name of Noah's daughter in Madeleine L'Engle's Many Waters.
Yalitza f Mexican
Maybe a variant of Yelitza.
Yalta f Early Jewish
A short form of Ayalta an Aramaic variant of Ayala (Do not confuse with Yaltah)... [more]
Yaluta f Miwok
Miwok name meaning "women out on flat telling one another there are lots of farewell-to-spring seed", farewell-to-spring being a flowering plant native to coastal areas of California and the Pacific Northwest (species Clarkia amoena), the seeds of which Miwok people gathered to grind for food.
Yama f Japanese (Archaic)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 山 (yama) meaning "mountain". ... [more]
Yameng f Chinese
From the Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, graceful, refined" and 朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon".
Yami f Spanish
Diminutive of Yamilet, Yamilex and similar names.
Yämilä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Jamila.
Yamile f Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a variant of Yamila.
Yamilex f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila. This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1996 after the character Jamilex Jil appeared on the Venezuelan telenovela Como tú, ninguna (1994-1995).
Yamit f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Yam.
Yamli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my sea" in Hebrew; a combination of Yam and Li 2.
Yampák f Aguaruna
From the Awajun word for a kind of wild tree found near rivers.
Yámpan f Aguaruna
Etymology unknown. In Awajún mythology, this is the name of the wife of the sun.
Yamu f Indian
Hindu. The most common name of a river in India also known as Yamuna or possibly Yami; the name of the river is taken from a Hindu goddess of the same name. The goddess has a brother named "Yam" (YAHM).
Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.
Yan f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of En.
Yana f Persian
Means “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.
Yana f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Na.
Yanabah f Navajo
Meaning the feminine 'warrior'. Also, it is the name of a Navajo tea. Also known to mean 'she meets her enemy', and 'fragrance of the pinyon pine tree'.
Yanah f Dutch, Belgian
Variant of Yana.
Yanaina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janaína which has also seen some usage in Spanish-speaking countries.
Yanaisa f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
A Latin-American spelling of Janaisa.
Yanako f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "long time", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Yanan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 亚 (yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar (a type of tree)" or 男 (nán) meaning "male, man, son"... [more]
Yanano f Shona
Meaning "togetherness; integration; fellowship", longer forms of the name include Ruyanano and Yananiso.
Yanara f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Yanci f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anayansi or a feminine variant of Yancy.
Yande f & m Mwanga
Possibly means "an expression of joy" or "an unexpected gift from God" in Mwanga.
Yandé f Serer, Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name was the Senegalese singer Yandé Codou Sène (1932-2010), who belonged to the Serer ethnic group.
Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.
Yaneli f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Janelle, via Janellie.
Yanella f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Gianella or Janella, mainly used in South America. Also compare Yanel, Yaneli and Yanelis.
Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).
Yanette f Picard, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yan 3, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang in Picardy.
Yanfei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "fall of snow"... [more]
Yangan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yang and An 1.
Yangchan f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yangchen.
Yangchenmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Yangchen and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".
Yangden f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྒྲོན (see Yangdon).
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".
Yangkey f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).
Yangki f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).
Yangming m & f Chinese
Combination of 洋 (see Yang) and 铭 (see Ming).... [more]
Yangskit f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yangkyi.
Yangtsho f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་མཚོ (see Yangtso).
Yangtso f Tibetan
From Tibetan དབྱངས་མཚོ (dbyangs-mtsho) meaning "song of the ocean", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, melody, voice" and མཚོ (mtso) meaning "lake, ocean".
Yangyang m & f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 杨 (yáng) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen" or 扬 (yáng) meaning "raise, lift, spread, scatter"... [more]
Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.
Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.
Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).
Yanislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.
Yanita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.
Yanitsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.
Yanjie f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".
Yanjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".
Yanling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration"... [more]
Yanlong f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 珑 (lóng) meaning “a kind of jade that is for requesting rain and has the figure of Chinese dragon on”.
Yanmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Yanna f Chinese
Combination of Yan 2 and Na.
Yanne f French
French borrowing of Breton Yanna 2. ... [more]
Yannez f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Yann.
Yanpeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".
Yanrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".
Yansi f Indian
Yansi means having a part of anything or everything. ... [more]
Yansika f Indian
Variant of Hansika.
Yanthi f Indonesian
Variant of Yanti.
Yanti f Indonesian
From Sanskrit यान्ति (Yanti), a title of the Hindu goddess Parvati.
Yanuari m & f Indonesian
Variant of Januari.
Yanvarina f Russian (Rare, ?)
From Russian январь (yanvar) "January", making it a cognate of Januaria. (Cf. Oktyabrina, Noyabrina.)
Yanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk".
Yanxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits" or 洵 (xún) meaning "true, real, truly".
Yany m & f Western African
Named from the Kingdom of Yany in Gambia, a diminutive of Yanimarew.
Yanyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Yanyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems", 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 鸢 (yuān) meaning "kite (bird)".
Yao f & m Chinese
Chinese unisex given name written with the Hanzi 瑤 (yáo) and meaning "jade" or "mother of pearl".
Yáochí Jīnmǔ f Far Eastern Mythology
Alternative name or epithet of the Queen Mother of the West, which translates to "Golden Mother of the Nacre Lake" or "Golden Mother of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake".
Yaoji f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 瑶 (yao, meaning “beautiful jade”) 姬 (ji, meaning “princess” or “noble woman”). Yaoji is the goddess of Wushan, a mountain in southern China. Some sources say that she was a daughter of the Flame Emperor, while later ones incorporate her into the Daoist religion by making her a daughter of Xiwangmu.... [more]
Yaojin f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".
Yaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Yaosca f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
From the name of a river in central Nicaragua, hence the heavy concentration of the name's usage in that country.
Yaoska f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
More commonly used variant of Yaosca.
Yaotlachinol m & f Nahuatl
Means "scorching of war" or "destruction of war" in Nahuatl.
Yaowaluck f Thai
Alternate transcription of Yaowalak.
Yaowamal f Thai
Alternate transcription of Yaowaman.
Yaoxing f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Yaoxochitl f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "enemy flower" or "war flower", from Nahuatl yaotl "enemy, combatant; war" and xochitl "flower". This can refer to a type of organised warfare, or to an actual flower, possibly the marigold.
Yaqeena f Arabic
Feminine form of Yaqeen.
Yaquelín f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Jacqueline in use in Latin America. It is especially popular in Cuba.
Yaquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yakisha or Yakeisha, a combination of the phonetic element ya with the name Keisha.
Yaquta f Arabic
Variant form of Yaqut.
Yar f Dinka
Refers to a specific kind of cow in Dinka.
Yara f Hebrew, Italian
Italian form and variant transcription of Yaara.
Yara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Short form of Yarina or Yaryna. It can also be used for Yaroslava or Yaraslava.
Yarai f Gamilaraay
Variant of Yhi.
Yaran f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ya and Ran.
Yardenor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From the name Yarden, the original Hebrew form of the name of the Jordan river, and the name Or, meaning “light”.
Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.
Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]
Yareni f Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Yara 1 or Yara 2. (Also compare Yareli and Yaretzi.) It coincides with the name of a place in Oaxaca, Mexico, which comes from Zapotec i'iya meaning "mountain" or "hill" and reni meaning "blood".
Yari f & m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Allegedly derived from a Taíno word meaning "small gold jewelry", for example necklaces of gold.... [more]
Yarin m & f Hebrew
Masculine and feminine variant of Yaron.
Yarin f & m Japanese
Combination of Ya and Rin
Yarina f Russian
Variant of Irina, perhaps influenced by the Slavic element yaru meaning "energetic".
Yarisbel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Yaris and the popular element -bel.
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