Submitted Names in the Dominican Republic

Udelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Udelia is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning: "song"; "praise God"; "fortunate or prosperous in battle".

Uladislao m Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently an Hispanicized form of Vladislav. Uladislao Augier (1826-1908) was an Argentine politician.

Uldarico m Spanish (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Ulderico.

Ulicer m Caribbean

Ulpiano m Italian, Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Italian and Spanish form of Ulpianus.

Ulrico m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and Italian form of Ulrich.

Ultima f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Ultimo.

Unay m Spanish
Variant of Unai.

Upenak m Indigenous American

Urayoán m Spanish (Caribbean), Taíno
Name of a Taíno chief from the island of Puerto Rico. Chief Urayoán ordered the drowning of conquistador Diego de Salcedo to determine whether the Spanish were gods.

Urías m Spanish
Spanish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.

Urselia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Ursula.

Ursino m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Ursinus.

Ursulina f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Latin
Diminutive or extended form of Ursula, as -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix (from Latin -īna meaning "belonging to"). This essentially makes the name a double diminutive of Ursa... [more]

Úrsulo m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Ursula.

Usain m English, Caribbean
Probably a form of Husayn. Usain Bolt is a Jamaican runner who broke the world record in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Usmail m Spanish (Caribbean)
Commonly used by Cubans and Cuban-American immigrants, this name is inspired by the U.S. Mail service.

Utina f Indigenous American
Means "woman of my country"

Uziel m Spanish, Hebrew, Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Uzziel.

Uzmail f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Usmail.

Valdes m Spanish
Spanish

Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.

Valen m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.

Valensa f Spanish

Valentiniano m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Valentinian.

Valentinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentina.

Valentinito m Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino.

Valerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Valéry (via Walericus, a Latinized form of Walherich).

Valerita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Valeria.

Valle f Spanish
Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]

Valquiria f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Valkyrie.

Valvanera f Spanish
From Latin Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.

Vanesita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Vanesa.

Vaneska f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Vanessa influenced by Valeska.

Vannesa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vanquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Vario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varius.

Varrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Varro.

Varroniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varronianus.

Vaytiare f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Vaitiare.

Vedasto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Filipino
Italian and Spanish form of Vedastus. The name is also in use in the Philippines, which is a remnant of the influence that Spain has had over the country, what with the country having been part of the Spanish Empire for several centuries.

Velon m Caribbean, Saint Lucian

Venancia f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Venantia.

Vendaval m Spanish

Venecia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican), South African (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. As a Spanish name it could be a variant of Benecia or taken from the Spanish place name (see Venecia).

Venico m Spanish (Latin American)

Ventu m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.

Ventura m & f Spanish
Truncated form of Buenaventura.

Venturi m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.

Veralicia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Vera 1 and Alicia. It is mainly used in El Salvador.

Verdana f Spanish (Latin American)

Verdona f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Veredas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "paths, lanes" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Veredas and Nuestra Señora de las Veredas, meaning "The Virgin of the Paths" and "Our Lady of the Paths" respectively.... [more]

Veremunda f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Veremund.

Veridiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Italian, Venetian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese, Venetian and Spanish form of Viridiana as well as an Italian variant of this name. Blessed Veridiana was a Benedictine virgin and recluse... [more]

Verito f Spanish
Diminutive of Verónica, via its short form Vero 2.

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Vermundo m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Visigothic name from the Ancient Germanic name Wermund, possibly composed of the elements wer "true", and mund, "protector".

Vero f Spanish
Short form of Verónica.

Vero m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Verus.

Veru f Spanish
Diminutive of Veronica.

Vespasio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vespasius.

Vesquever m Caribbean (Rare)

Veturio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Veturius and Masculine form of Veturia.

Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.

Vianca f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

Viancey m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]

Vibio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Vibius.

Vicen m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.

Vicencio m Spanish
Variant of Vicente.

Vicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.

Vico f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Vico "Our Lady of Vico", patron saint of Arnedo (La Rioja). The name derives from Latin vicus "neighborhood, settlement".

Victorico m Spanish
Spanish form of Victoricus.

Victorio m Spanish
Spanish form of Victorius.

Victorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Victoria.

Vicyohandri m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Vida f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Means "life" in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese.

Vidalia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Vidal.

Vidalina f Spanish (Latin American)

Vielka f Spanish (Latin American)
Seemingly derived from Polish wielka, the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective wielki meaning "big, large; great, grand." It is most often used in Panama.

Viena f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from place name Viena, which is the Spanish name for the city of Vienna.

Vigberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Wigbert.

Vildor m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spelling variant of Wildor.

Villaviciosa f Spanish (Rare)
From the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Villaviciosa and Nuestra Señora de Villaviciosa, meaning "The Virgin of Villaviciosa" and "Our Lady of Villaviciosa" respectively.... [more]

Vilmita f Spanish
Diminutive of Vilma.

Vinciono m Spanish
Means "Come on a Cone" in Spanish

Vine m Indigenous American (?)
Perhaps from the surname Vine. This was borne by the Native American activist, writer and theologian Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005).

Vinicia f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vinicio.

Viniciano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vinicianus.

Vino m Spanish, Italian

Violeto m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Violeta.

Viqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Victoria.

Virella f American (Rare, Archaic), Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Virgenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Virgen (compare Carmenza).

Virgilia f Late Roman, Theatre, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Vergilius (see Virgil). This is the name of Coriolanus' wife in Shakespeare's play of the same name.

Virgilina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Virgília and Virgilia.

Virtu f Spanish
Diminutive of Virtudes.

Virtud f Spanish (Rare)
Singular form of Virtudes.

Vis m Spanish
Diminutive of Victor or Victorio.

Visi f Spanish
Diminutive of Visitación.

Vistano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Wystan.

Vitaliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Vitaliano.

Viter m Spanish (Caribbean)

Vitimiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Vithimer.

Vivianita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Viviana.

Vivianna f Hungarian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Viviana and Viviána.

Vivion m Spanish (Rare)
Variant masculine version of Vivion. Vivion de Valera (b. 1910) was a son of Irish politician Eamon de Valera, named after his Cuban grandfather Juan Vivion de Valera.

Volumnio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Volumnius.

Volusiano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Volusianus.

Voretta f American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Vurbana f Bulgarian, Spanish (?)
Feminine form of Vurban.

Vyta f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vita 1.

Wagner m Brazilian, Caribbean
Transferred from the German surname Wagner.

Waheenee f Indigenous American
Buffalo Bird Woman (ca. 1839-1932) was a traditional Hidatsa woman who lived on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Her Hidatsa name was Waheenee, though she was also called Maaxiiriwia (variously transcribed as Maxidiwiac)... [more]

Walberto m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Walbert.

Walde m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Waldemar.

Walerico m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Valerico.

Walfrido m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Walfrid. This name is chiefly popular in Cuba and Brazil.

Wandy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Wanel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Invented name using the element -el, similarly to Yarel. It is popular in the Dominican Republic.

Waquin m Spanish (Latin American)
Likely originates as a variation of Joaquín.

Warita f Caribbean, Central American, Muslim

Weayaya m & f Indigenous American
Derived from the Dakota word wiiyaye meaning "sunset".

Wences m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Wenceslao, Wenceslada and their variants.

Wencesla f Spanish (Archaic)
Variant of Wenceslada.

Wenceslaa f Spanish
Feminine form of Wenceslao.

Wenceslada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wenceslao.

We'wha m Indigenous American
A Zuni name of unknown etymology. We'wha was a Zuni Native American lhamana from New Mexico, and a notable weaver and potter.

Wifredo m Spanish

Wilber m American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Wilbur.

Wilberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Wilbert.

Wildon m American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Wildor m German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Maybe a dithematic name formed of the Germanic name element willo "will" and the name of the Germanic god Thor.... [more]

Wilfrido m Spanish
Spanish form of Wilfrid.

Wilian m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of William.

Wilker m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilker.

Williana f Brazilian, Caribbean
Possibly the feminine variation of Willian.

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Willman m & f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willman.

Wilmarie f Afrikaans, South African, Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilma, Willem or Wilfredo, and Marie or a feminine form of Wilmar... [more]

Wilmary f Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and Mary... [more]

Wilmarys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María, or Wilmar suffixed with -ys (compare Wilmary and Wilmarie).

Wilnelia f Spanish (Latin American)
This given name is predominantly found in Latin America. Seeing as it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names, this name is probably a combination of a name starting with Wil- (such as Wilberto and Wilfredo) with a name that contains -nel- (such as Cornelia, Nélida and Tusnelda).... [more]

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

Winema f Indigenous American
Means "chief" or "woman chief" in Modoc. Name borne by a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter during the Modoc War.

Winifer f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A famous bearer is Dominican volleyball player Winifer Fernández (1995-).

Winnifer f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Winifred and Jennifer, or a variant of Gwenhwyfar.

Wisin m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Luisín. This is the artistic name of Juan Luis Morera Luna, one of the components of the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo "Wisin & Yandel".

Wiston m Spanish (Latin American), English (African), French (African), Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Witerico m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Witeric.

Wivina f Medieval, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the Franco-Flemish abbess and saint Wivina of Groot-Bijgaarden (c. 1103-1170). She is known in modern French as Wivine de Grand-Bigard. After her lifetime, the usage of this name has mainly been in her honour.... [more]

Wolfgango m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese adoption of Wolfgang.

Wowtā f Warao, Indigenous American
Wowtā is the Warao frog goddess.

Wuendy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Wendy.

Wulfstano m Spanish
Spanish form of Wulfstan.

Xaina f Pakistani (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Xanat f Totonac, Indigenous American
Means "flower" and "vanilla" in Totonac.

Xantipa f Spanish
Spanish variant of Xanthippe.

Xaupie m Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.

Xavianna f American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Elaborated form of Xavia.

Xaviara f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xaviel m Spanish (Rare)
This name is possibly a combination of Xavier with a Hebrew name ending in -iel, such as Gabriel. However, given the fact that this name has been around in the Spanish-speaking world since at least the 18th century, it could also be an independent name of its own (in which case its etymology is unknown), as combining names in that manner generally seems to be a fairly modern phenomenon in the Spanish-speaking world.... [more]

Xaviell m Spanish
Variant of Xavier.

Xéhachiwinga f Indigenous American
Means "mountain wolf woman" in Winnebago.

Xelda f American (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Xelenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Xetania f Indigenous American

Xigmacse m Indigenous American

Ximenita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ximena.

Ximenito m Spanish
Diminutive of Ximeno.

Xiomar m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Spanish variant of Guiomar.

Xiomaris f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant form of Xiomara using the -i/ys suffix.

Xiomarys f Spanish
Variant of Xiomaris.

Xionel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ximeno and Lionel.

Xitlalic f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Citlali.

Xoch f Spanish
Diminutive of Xóchitl and Xochiquetzal.

Xonia f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a modern variant of Sonia.

Xorge m Spanish (Latin American)

Xureila f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possible variant of Zuriela.

Xuri m & f Indigenous American

Xus m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus.

Yacahüey f & m Taíno

Yaco m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Jacobo.

Yáder m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Nicaragua.

Yadhira f Spanish
Variation of Yadira.

Yadiel m Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Jehudiel.

Yadier m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown. It may possibly be a masculine form of Yadira or otherwise related to it. Also compare Yadiel and Yair... [more]

Yadir m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Yadira.

Yadis f Spanish (Latin American)

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

Yaha m Indigenous American
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Yahaira f Spanish (Latin American)

Yaharii f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yahel m & f Spanish
Variant of the Spanish name Yael, maybe influenced by Hebrew name Yahel.

Yahíma m & f Taíno

Yahir m Spanish (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.

Yaidelin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Latin American name of uncertain meaning, used particularly in Cuba and Venezuela.

Yaidyl f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aidyl.

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

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

Yaima f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish

Yaimillie f Caribbean

Yaire f Spanish (Caribbean)
Popularity of this name in 2001 is likely from Puerto Rican singer Yaire (real name Yaidelice Monrouzeau)

Yairelys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yareli.

Yaisel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Big and strong Spanish warrior

Yajaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yakal m Spanish

Yalila f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Jalila.

Yamandú m Guarani (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Guaraní name meaning "the precursor of the waters (of the world)". This was the name of a 16th-century Guaraní chief.

Yamel m Caribbean

Yamelis f Spanish

Yami f Spanish
Diminutive of Yamilet, Yamilex and similar names.

Yamiel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yamila and Daniel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -iel)... [more]

Yamil m Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Jamil.

Yamile f Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a variant of Yamila.

Yamilett f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yamilet.

Yamilette f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamilet.

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).

Yamuel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yamila and Manuel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -uel)... [more]

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.

Yanara f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Yanay f Quechua, Spanish
From 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.

Yancarlos m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish adaptation of the composite name Jean 1 Carlos.

Yanci f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anayansi or a feminine variant of Yancy.

Yandel m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Invented name with the ending -el seen in names like Yanel and Wanel. It was popularized by the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo "Wisin & Yandel"... [more]

Yanderi f Spanish (Latin American)

Yandiel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Puerto Rican

Yandro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yanella.

Yaneli f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Janelle, via Janellie.

Yanelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

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.

Yanelly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanely f Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanelys f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanet f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Janet.

Yaneth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Janeth.

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.

Yangervis m Spanish (Latin American)
This name is primarily Venezuelan.

Yanico m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Yannick.

Yaniel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is most likely a combination of two given names, such as Yanira and Daniel (or an other Hebrew name that ends in -iel)... [more]

Yaniela f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Feminine form of Yaniel.

Yanier m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown. It may possibly be a masculine form of Yanira or is otherwise related to it.

Yanire f Spanish (Rare), Basque
Variant of Yanira and Janire.

Yaniro m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Yanira.

Yanisleidy f Spanish (Caribbean), Cuban
Yanis + Leidy.

Yanisleth m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Yanis with the popular suffix -leth.

Yanitza f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanixán m Caribbean

Yanixia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)

Yankiel m Yiddish, Spanish (Latin American), Caribbean
May be a variant of Yankel.

Yanneliz f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yanelis mainly used in Venezuela.

Yannely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Yanneris f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yanquy f Afro-American (Slavery-era), Spanish (Latin American)

Yansi f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Short form of Anayansi.

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.

Yaquelín f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Jacqueline in use in Latin America. It is especially popular in Cuba.

Yaqui m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yaquira f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]

Yarela f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yareli f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yarelis f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Yarellys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yareli.

Yarelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yarelis.

Yaremis f Spanish (Latin American)

Yaretzy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Yaretzi.

Yarexi f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yaretzi.

Yari f & m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Allegedly derived from a Taíno word meaning "small gold jewelry", for example necklaces of gold.... [more]

Yariel m Spanish, Hebrew
Of Hebrew & Spanish origin, meaning "Lion of God". Possibly related to the names Yadiel and Ariel.

Yarielis f Spanish (Latin American)
Unknown.

Yarieliz f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Yarelis.

Yarimar f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yaris f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, likely inspired by Yara 2 and the popular suffix -is (cf. Odalis, Marlenis).

Yarisbel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Yaris and the popular element -bel.

Yarishna f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps a variant of Yaritza. It is borne by Yarishna Ayala (1991-), a Puerto Rican bodybuilder and fitness model on Instagram. This name was given to 18 girls born in the United States in 2018, and to 28 girls born in the United States in 2019.

Yarisleidis f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yaris and Leidis, present mostly in Cuba.

Yarisleth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Yaris with the popular suffix -leth (cf. Yamileth, Yanisleth).

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

Yarley f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Perhaps a variant of Yarely. It coincides with an English surname which is a variant of Yearley.

Yashfir m Caribbean (Rare)

Yashira f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Yasir.

Yasiel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a variant of Jasiel. A known bearer of this name is Yasiel Puig (b. 1990), a Cuban professional baseball player.

Yáskara f Spanish (Latin American), Brazilian

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

Yasmany m Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Yasmani.

Yasmín f Spanish
Variant of Yasmin.

Yasniel m Caribbean

Yassel m Spanish (Modern), Arabic
May be a variant of Yasser (Arabic: ياسر), meaning "easy" or "wealthy."

Yasuri f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yavalis f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine Spanish form of Jovilas.

Yaxmira f Spanish (Latin American)

Yaya f Spanish
Diminutive of Eladia or Claudia. This coincides with the Spanish word yaya meaning "granny, gran".