YamilexfAmerican (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).
YanayfQuechua, 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.
YanettefPicard, 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.
YelitzafSpanish (Mexican), South American Possibly inspired by the Nahuatl word yelitzli meaning "being, essence." It has been in use in Mexico since at least the turn of the 20th-century.
YeminafHebrew, Spanish A Hebrew name meaning "right hand". This name signifies strength.
YenayfSpanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare) Unclear origin. It is alleged to mean "the one who loves", possibly in connection to Mandarin Chinese 仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted" (making it the Spanish version of Jenai) or a variant spelling of Yanay.
YermafTheatre, 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".
YetivefEnglish (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]
YodielmSpanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American) Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is... [more]
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.
YorielmSpanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American) Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is.... [more]
YorlenyfSpanish (Latin American) Apparently from the English phrase Yours Lenny, signed at the end of letters by a sailor named Lenny Smith to his Costa Rican wife, hence why usage of this name is mainly concentrated in that country.... [more]
YotuelmSpanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American) Mainly seen in Cuba, where there is a clear trend for parents to be creative with names. One might think one element of this name is derived from Hebrew el "God", but that is not so: rather, this name is made up of the Spanish pronouns yo "I", tú "you" and el "he"... [more]
YusielmSpanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American) Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is.... [more]