This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Mexican; and a substring is y.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Moya f SpanishMeaning "estate of Modius" from the Latin Modianus, with Modius derived from the Latin modus meaning 'measure'. Traditionally a Spanish surname deriving from Moya, in Cuenca, or similarly named places in Valencia, Lugo, and the Canary Island.
Náyade f SpanishFrom the Spanish word
náyade meaning "Naiad", which is a river nymph in Greek and Roman mythology; it derives from Greek Ναιάς
(Naias) (plural Ναϊάδες
(Naiades)), itself a derivative of the verb νάω
(nao) "to flow".
Norkys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)Meaning: Unknown. Norkys Yelitza Batista Villarroel, born August 30, 1977 (known simply as Norkys Batista), is a Venezuelan actress, model and former beauty pageant titleholder.
Piyoton f NahuatlPossibly means "little chicken", from Nahuatl
piyo, "chicken" (borrowed from the Spanish onomatopoeia
pío), and the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Quenyazton f & m NahuatlPossibly means "how will she go?", from Nahuatl
quen "how? what? in what manner?" and
yaz "will go", combined with the diminutive suffix
-ton.
Rossy f SpanishDiminutive of
Rosa 1 and
Rosana. Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), better known as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress, singer and model.
Sairy f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for
Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).
Sarayma f Spanish (Modern)In the case of Spanish flamenco singer Sarayma (1991-) who helped popularise the name within the last several years, it originated from her full given name
Saray Macarena.
Sugey f Spanish (Latin American)Supposedly popularised by the Venezuelan telenovela
Una muchacha llamada Milagros, which first aired in September of 1973 in Venezuela and was already airing in the United States by June of 1976, the year the name and its variants entered the SSA data for the first time (there may have been rare uses of this name before 1973)... [
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Tapayaxi m & f NahuatlMeans "toad" in Nahuatl. Alternately, could derive from
tapayaxin "chameleon, salamander".
Tecayehuatl m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly related to Nahuatl
teca yehuani "berserk, dangerous, attacking".
Teyacapan f NahuatlMeans "first-born" in Nahuatl, usually given to the eldest daughter.
Teyauh f & m NahuatlPossibly means "someone’s marigold" or "someone’s cloud", from the general possessive prefix
te- combined with either
yauhpalli "marigold, tagetes" or
ayahuitl "cloud, fog, mist".
Tomiyauh f & m NahuatlMeans "our maize flower", derived from Nahuatl
to- "our" and
miyahuatl "maize tassel flower".
Yanay f Quechua, SpanishFrom 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.
Yaocihuatl f & m NahuatlMeans "war woman, warrior woman" in Nahuatl, from
yaotl "combatant; war, battle" and
cihuatl "woman".
Yaoxochitl f & m Nahuatl, MexicanMeans "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.
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".
Yecatlahua m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl
yecatl "fresh water" and
tlahua "granting".
Yerma f Theatre, Spanish (Rare)The title character in a tragic play by the Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca:
Yerma (1934). Her name is the feminine form of the Spanish word
yermo meaning "desert" or "barren".