XhevahirmAlbanian Derived from Albanian xhevahir meaning "diamond; gem, jewel" and figuratively meaning "very nice; goodhearted; precious". It is a cognate of Turkish Cevahir.
Yahelorm & fHebrew Means “to make a halo of light” in Hebrew. From a combination of Yahel and Or.
YahirmSpanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern) Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of Yair. A known bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actor Yahir Othón Parra (1979-), commonly known as Yahir, whose career began on the music reality show La Academia in 2002, the first year Yahir appeared in the top 1000 names in the United States.
Yamagtdelgerm & fMongolian Means "always prosperous" in Mongolian, from ямагт (yamag) meaning "always, constantly" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant"
YashermFilipino, Tausug Possibly a form of Yasir or from Arabic يَعِشْ (yaʿiš) meaning "live" or يُشِيرَ (yušīra) meaning "indicate, mention, reference".
YdermArthurian Cycle, French, Anglo-Norman French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.
YenermTurkish Means "defeat, overcome, triumph" in Turkish.
YenneferfPopular 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]
YmarmAnglo-Saxon Possibly an Old English name in which the second element is mære "famous". Saint Ymar was a 9th-century Benedictine monk at Reculver Abbey in Kent, England, who was killed by marauding Danes... [more]
YmirmNorse Mythology In Norse mythology Ymir was a primeval giant and the first living creature. His grandsons Odin, Vili and Ve used Ymir's slain body to create the world
Yo'ltemirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yo'l meaning "road, path" or "journey" and temir meaning "iron".
Yomarm & fSpanish (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.
YormLiterature 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.
YornazarmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek yor meaning "friend" and nazar meaning "look, glance".
YthiermMedieval French Medieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to id "work, labour" or idhja "negotiate"... [more]
ZabirmArabic From Arabic “zabara” meaning “one who praises”.
ZaccurmBiblical Zaccur of the house of Reuben was the father of Shammua, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
ZaïrmLiterature Appears in medieval legends of the knight-errant Amadis, perhaps related to Zaïre or a place name mentioned in the Old Testament (2 Kings 8:21), Za'ir meaning "little".
ZayyarmBurmese Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).
ZdobymirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [more]
ZdravomirmBulgarian, Croatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zdráve or Serbo-Croatian zdravlje "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".
ZdzimirmPolish Composed of the Polish elements -zdzi meaning 'do' and -mir meaning 'peace', means one who brings peace.
ZegarmFlemish (Rare) The name of three medieval Flemish kings or Berggravin of Ghent. The variant Segar was also used sporadically in England too the name means Sea Spear.
ZetharmBiblical According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, means "he that examines or beholds". In the Bible, this is the name one of the seven eunuchs of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther.
ZevarfUzbek Derived from zevar, the name of a decoration sewn in colourful silk thread on traditional Uzbek footwear called mahsi.
ZeyarmBurmese From Burmese ဇေယျ (zeya) meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).
ZhanarfKazakh Means "shine of the eyes" in Kazakh. Alternately, it may be derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and Arabic نار (nar) meaning "fire".
Zhovkharf & mChechen Derived from Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning "jewel, gem, pearl", as well as a variant transcription of the masculine name Dzhokhar (of the same etymological origin).
ZhyparfKyrgyz From Turkish yıpar, meaning "good smell."
ZhytomyrmMedieval Ukrainian From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life", and мир (myr), meaning "peace". This was the name of a Kyivan knyaz, whom the city and region Zhytomyr was named after.
ZiarmPashto Means "effort, diligence, labour" in Pashto.
Zia-ul-qamarfArabic Means "brilliance of the moon, splendour of the moon" in Arabic.
ZiaurmBengali (Muslim) First part of compound Arabic-derived names beginning with ضيآء ال (ḍiyāʾ al) meaning "light of the" (such as Ziaur Rahman).
ZifarmLiterature, Medieval Spanish Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.
ŽitomirmCroatian, Serbian Means "to live in peace", derived from Proto-Slavic žiti "to live" combined with Slavic mir "peace". In other words, this name is more or less the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Życiomierz.
ZivərfAzerbaijani Means "adornment" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian زیور (zivar).
ŽivomirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective živ "alive, live, living", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "live, alive". Also compare the Serbo-Croatian noun život "life, living, lifetime"... [more]
ZiyarmPashto Alternate transcription of Pashto زيار (see Ziar).
ZiyonurmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek ziyo meaning "divine light" or "enlightenment" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Zoarm & fVarious (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]
ZopharmBiblical Hebrew In the Old Testament Book of Job, Zophar, meaning "chirping; rising early," the Naamathite is one of the three friends of Job who visits to comfort him during his illness.