Submitted Names Matching Pattern *y

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *y.
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Dicky m English, Indonesian
Diminutive of Richard or William.
Diddy m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Diminutive of Yedidiya or Jedidiah (for boys) and Adi 1 (for girls, and sometimes for boys).
Dierry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Thierry.
Diéry m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Diéric.
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Digory m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish
Variant of Diggory, used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his 'Chronicles of Narnia' series.
Dihy f Malagasy
Means "dance" in Malagasy.
Dilcey f American (South, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Possibly a variant of Dulcie or Dilly. Margaret Mitchell used this name in her historical novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it belongs to a slave on Scarlett O'Hara's plantation.
Dimby m & f Malagasy
Means "successor" in Malagasy.
Dimitriy m Russian
Russian form of Demetrius.
Dimitry m French
Variant of Dimitri.
Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)
The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dimmy m French
Diminutive of Dimitri.
Diny f Dutch
Diminutive form of Dina 1 or Dina 2.
Dionisiy m Russian
Russian from Dionysius.
Diony m Filipino
Diminutive of Dionisio.
Diosmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Josmary apparently influenced by Spanish Dios "God". It was used for a character in the Venezuelan telenovela 'Toda una dama' (2007-2008).
Dipsy m Popular Culture
The name of one of the Teletubbies who are green.
Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.
Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.
Divine-authority m English (Puritan)
derived from the authority of God, referring to the Scripture. Popular with Puritans
Divinity f African American (Modern)
Middle English from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity.’
Djehuty m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian ḏḥwtj meaning "he who is like the ibis", the original form of Thoth.
Djimy m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Haitian variant of Jimmy.
Dоnmuşay f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish dоnmuş meaning "frozen" and ay meaning "moon".
Doady m Literature
Diminutive of David used in the Charles Dickens novel 'David Copperfield'.
Dobby m Popular Culture
The name of a House-Elf in the Harry Potter series of books.
Docey f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of vernacular form of Docia.
Dockery m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dockery.
Dody f English (American)
Diminutive of Dolores. Could also probably be a variant of Dodie.
Dogberry m Literature
Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play Much Ado About Nothing. The name probably comes from "dogberry", another name for mountain ash, also called rowan.
Doletbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Most likely from Persian دولت (dowlat) meaning "state, government, country" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Dolley f English
Variant of Dolly.
Dolphy m Filipino
A Nickname of Rodolfo and Rudolph. Also an anglicised form of Dolfje.
Dolunay m & f Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Donnaghey m Manx
Manx form of Donnchadh. This name has traditionally been Anglicized as Dennis.
Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.
Dontray m African American
Blend of Donte with the phonetic element tre.
Dony m Arthurian Cycle
Dony is Florimell's dwarf who searches for her in Books 3 and 5 of "The Faerie Queene".
Dooky m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is known to have been used as a nickname for both genders.
Dooley m American
Transferred use of the surname Dooley.
Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Doray f Filipino
Diminutive of Dolores, Isadora and Teodora.
Dorethy f Medieval Irish
Variant of Dorothy, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.
Dorjay m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.
Dorjey m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Dorji.
Dorotey m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Dorotheos.
Dorry f English
Variant of Dory.
Dorsey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dorsey.
Dory m Hebrew, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Hebrew דּוֹרִי (See Dori).
Doryty f Cornish
Cornish form of Dorothy.
Dotschy f Romani
The name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.
Dotsy f English
Variant of Dotsie.
Douangchay m & f Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Dovesary f Literature
The name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.
Dovy m Scots
Diminutive of Joseph.
Doy m Filipino
Diminutive of Diosdado, Leonardo and other names ending in do.
Draumey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.
Dricky f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Hendrika.
Drury m English
Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.
Dsmitry m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dimitri
Duberley m Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Duberney, using the -ley suffix. This name is mainly used in Colombia (variants without the final e are mainly used in Peru).
Duberney m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of the surname Duvernay, mainly used in Colombia.
Dudly m English
Variant of Dudley.
Duffy m American
Transferred from the surname Duffy 1 or Duffy 2.
Dukey m English
Diminutive of Duke.
Duley m Yakut
Means "deaf" in Yakut.
Durjonoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel", jon meaning "soul" and oy meaning "moon".
Dušambay m Balochi
Means "Monday" in Balochi.
Dustey m English
Variant of Dusty.
Duy m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 維 (duy) meaning "maintain, preserve, tie, fasten".
Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".
Dymphy f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Dymphna and Dymphina.
Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.
Dyurgiy m Karelian
Karelian form of Gregory.
Dzaky m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zaki.
Dzmitryy m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Dzmitry.
Dzulkefly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.
Dzulkifly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.
Dzuy m Vietnamese
Variant of Duy.
Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.
Earley m English (American)
Variant of Early or a nickname for Earl.
Early m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Early.
Eashey m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yeshe.
Easley m American
From the name of a South Carolina city established in the 19th century by William King Easley.
Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.
Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.
Eberly f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Eberly. According to the SSA, 5 females were named Eberly in 2017.
Ebonney f Icelandic
Variant of Ebony.
Echedey m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
From Guanche ⵂⴻⴷⴻⵢ ‎(ehedey), from *ezădăy meaning either "to unite, join, reconcile" or "to know, recognize". Echedey or Ehedey was a mid-15th century mencey (aboriginal leader) of the kingdom of Tihuya on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain).
Ecstasy f Obscure
Taken directly from the drug ecstasy.
Edeeney f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a Manx form of Edwina.
Edeny f Medieval English
Variant of Eden, a medieval diminutive of Edith.
Edhy m Javanese
Variant of Edi 2.
Edroy m African American (Americanized)
The name is derived from the Latin words "istunus" or "iustus", which means "just"
Edwy m Medieval English
Modern form of Eadwig. It now normally appears only in scholarly works referring to the short-lived Edwy, King of the English (941-959, reigned 955-959).
Edy m Javanese
Variant of Edi 2.
Efendy m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Effendi.
Effandy m Malay
Malay variant of Effendi.
Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.
Effy m & f Hebrew
Diminutive for names that starting with "Ef" like Efraim and Efrat
Egay m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Edgar.
Egey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aegeus.
Egidiy m Russian
Russian form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Ehsonoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ehson meaning "good work, good deed" or "present, gift" and oy meaning "moon".
Eiley f Scots
Variant of Eily.
Eilley f Scottish (Archaic, ?)
In the case of the Scottish-born American frontier figure Eilley Bowers (c.1827-1903), it was presumably an anglicized form of Eilidh.
Eily f Scots
Scots form of Eilidh.
Eirny f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Eirný.
Eirný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".
Eiry f Welsh
Older form of Eira 1.
Eisley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Eisley. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Mos Eisley is a town on the planet Tatooine. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.
Eiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or "new moon; waxing moon".
Ejebay f Turkmen
Feom eje meaning "lady, mother" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy"
Elbey m Turkish
Hacı İlbegi (14th c.) One of well known commanders in Early Ottoman history. Consists of two elements, el meaning country, nation, folk and beg, meaning lord or sir. Simply means lord of the land.
Elby m English
English form of Ælfwig.
Eldey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Elegy m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Elegy or from the word elegy, early 16th century from French élégie, or via Latin, from Greek elegeia, from elegos ‘mournful poem’.
Eleksey m Altai
Altai form of Aleksei.
Elevfery m Russian (Archaic)
Alternate transcription of Russian Елевферий (see Yelevfery).
Elinoy f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Eli 2 means "My God", and the name Noy means "beauty".
Eliy m Russian
Russian form of Eli 1, though it could also be a variant form of Iliya.
Eljay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials LJ.
Elladiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Helladios (see Helladius).
Ellamy f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ellamy.
Ellany f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellany.
Ellarudy f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rudy.
Ellerly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellerly.
Elley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of Ell-, a new name element taken from names like Ella 2, Ellen 1, Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Elley m Yakut
From the name of Elley Bootur, a Yakut cultural hero who founded the pastoral economy of the Yakut people.
Elliemay f English
Combination of Ellie and May.
Ellody f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Élodie.
Ellory m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.
Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.
Eloisy f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eloise reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.
Éloy m French
Variant of Éloi.
Elray m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elroy.
Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.
Elwy f & m Welsh
It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".
Ely m Russian
Variant transcription of Eliy. A known bearer of this name was Ely Bielutin (1925-2012), a Russian visual artist and art theoretician.
Elzy f & m American
Variant of Elzie. Diminutive of names containing Elz or Els or similar sounds.
Emary f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.
Emayatzy f Obscure
In the case of American actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980-) her name was invented by her Panamanian-born father as a combination of Emma, the name of her maternal grandmother, with Yatzy, allegedly the name of a princess from Panama (perhaps a misunderstanding of Anayansi).
Embrey f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Embry.
Embry m & f Literature, English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Embry. It was used by Stephenie Meyer for a character in her 'Twilight' series of books.
Emeney f English (Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *moyni- "treasure" - which became muin in Old Welsh, and mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).
Emeny f Medieval English
Medieval name of uncertain origin. Seems to be of Germanic origin. It was Latinized as Ismene.
Emerley f English (Modern)
Combination of Emer and Lee. Similar to Emerlyn, Emerald and Emery. Variant of Emerlie.
Emerly f English (Modern)
Variant of Emerley.
Emersby m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Emersby.
Emiley f Brazilian (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Emily or just a variant for Emily.
Emiliy m Russian
Russian form of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emily f German
Variation of Amalia.
Emilý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Emily.
Emjay f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials MJ.
Emly f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Emily or a modern combination of Emma and the syllable -li-, found in names like Anneli or Elisabet.
Emmakay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and Kay.
Emmaly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emily, the spelling influenced by Emma.
Emmamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and May
Emmany f American (Rare)
Apparently a combination of Emma and Bethany. Alternatively it could be a variant of the medieval name Emeney.
Emmary f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emery influenced by the spellings of Emma and Mary.
Emmery m & f English
Variant of Emory.
Emmey f English
Variant of Emmy
Emmily f English
Variant of Emily.
Emmly f English
Contracted form of "Emily"
Emmý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Emmy.
Emsley f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was given to 55 girls in 2018.
Emý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Emy.
Emyley f English
Variant of Emily.
Enapay m Sioux
Means "roars bravely in the face of danger" in Lakota. From the Lakota uŋȟnápi, from ȟná 'to groan, snort, growl, grunt, utter like a bear (as an expression of emotional excitement or self encouragement in meeting pain or danger bravely, also anger, sorrow)'.
Enday m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of Iskandar.
Energiy m Soviet, Russian
Masculine form of Energiya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Energy m Obscure
From the English word energy, from French énergie, or via late Latin from Greek energeia, from en- ‘in, within’ + ergon ‘work’.
Enny f Scandinavian
Variant form of Enna (inspired by Jenny, Henny and other names ending with -ny)
Ensley f English
Variant of Ainsley.
Envy f English (American, Modern, Rare), Literature
From the English word envy meaning "envy, resentful desire", itself ultimately from Latin invidia, of the same meaning (compare Invidia). Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Envy, which was introduced by Gucci in 1997.
Ephy f English
Variant of Effie.
Epifaniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Epiphanius.
Eray m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and ay meaning "moon".
Erby m English
Transferred use of the surname Erby.
Erekay f Mordvin
Means "live, alive" in Moksha.
Eremey m Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant transcription of Yeremey.
Erenay f Turkish
From Turkish eren "saint, mystic, dervish" (cf. Eren) and ay "moon".
Ergashoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek ergash meaning "to follow" and oy meaning "moon".
Eriskay f Scottish
From the name of the Scottish island of Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see Eric.
Erkaoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled" and oy meaning "moon".
Ermolay m Russian
Variant transcription of Ermolai.
Ernwy m Medieval English
Medieval variant of Earnwig.
Erny m English
Diminutive of Ernest.
Ersy f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Έρση (see Ersi).
Erubey m Spanish (Mexican), American
There was a boxer in the early 1970s in Mexico named Erubey Carmona, but he had changed his name from Eudibiel. Since all the people I can find with this name are young Mexican or Mexican-American men, I'm beginning to think the name originated with this boxer... [more]
Eshpay m Mari
Etymology uncertain, although it may be linked to the ancient Tatar word ash meaning
Esley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Esley.
Esmay f English
Variant of Esmé.
Esmeray f Turkish
Derived from Turkish esmer "dark" and ay "moon".
Espy f English
Diminutive form of Esperanza
Essey f English
Diminutive of Vanessa, Esther, Estelle, or other feminine names with the "es" sound.
Essy f Swedish
Variant of Essi.
Esthefany f Spanish
A version of Estefany, feminine for Stefan, or a version of the more common Esther and Stephanie.
Esty f Jewish
Variant of Estee.
Eternity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word eternity meaning "existence without end; infinite time", ultimately from Latin aeternitas. Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Eternity, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 1988.
Ethelmary f English (Rare)
Combination of Ethel and Mary. Ethelmary Oakland was a silent era child actress.