Submitted Names Containing an

Xiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 爰 (yuán) meaning "lead on to", 缘 (yuán) meaning "margin, reason, cause, fate" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Xmucane f Mayan Mythology
The exact etymology of Xmucane is not definitively established. Some interpretations suggest connections to concepts like "burial" or "earth pit" in old Kʼicheʼ, possibly linking her to themes of the earth and the underworld... [more]

Xopanatl m Nahuatl
Means "spring/summer rain shower" in Nahuatl.

Xordán m Galician
Galician form of Jordan.

Xotlani m Nahuatl
Means "something that grows, blooms" in Nahuatl.

Xoviano m Galician
Galician form of Jovian.

Xoxopanxoco f Nahuatl
Means "springtime fruit, fruit of spring" in Nahuatl, derived from xoxopan "spring, green time" and xocotl "fruit".

Xoz̦aybirgän m Bashkir
Means "the almighty gave" in Bashkir.

Xuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]

Xuana f Asturian
Feminine form of Xuan.

Xuanbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" or 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Xuanbo m Chinese

Xuanchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies".

Xuanfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain" or 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful".

Xuanhui f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 彗 (huì) meaning "broomstick, comet".

Xuanjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".

Xuanlei f Chinese
From the Chinese 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Xuanli f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse".

Xuanliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".

Xuanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".

Xuanlong f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful".

Xuanlun f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Xuan Mai f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese xuan, meaning "spring", and mai, meaning "flower".

Xuanmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, adorned, brilliant" and 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".

Xuanmi f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health".

Xuanming m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 玄 (xuan, meaning “dark, mysterious”) and 冥 (ming, meaning “murky” or “sea”). This is a byname of Yuqiang, the Chinese god of the north, winter and water.

Xuanneng f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 能 (néng) meaning "to be able".

Xuanni f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".

Xuannü f Chinese Mythology
Means "dark lady" or "mysterious lady" in Chinese. This was the name of an ancient Chinese goddess of war, sex, and longevity.

Xuanpin f Chinese
From the Chinese 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 频 (pín) meaning "frequently, again and again".

Xuanqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" and 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic".

Xuansa f Chinese
From the Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound" and 飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy".

Xuanshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Xuantong f & m Chinese
From 宣 (xuān) meaning "to declaire, to announce, to proclaim" and 潼 (tóng) meaning "high, lofty".

Xuanwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Xuán-wǔ m & f Chinese, Astronomy
Xuán-Wǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the four Symbols that include all the constellations of Chinese System. Xuán-Wǔ is known as Black Tortoise or Black Turtle in English but Black Warrior in Chinese... [more]

Xuanxiao m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 玄(xuán, meaning “dark”, “mysterious” or “black”) and 嚣 (xiāo, meaning “noise”). This is the supposed personal name of Shaohao, one of the Five Emperors who ruled in the early days of Chinese civilization.

Xuanxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".

Xuanxiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, luxuriant, refined".

Xuanxu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black" combined with 旭 (xù) meaning "dawn, rising sun, brilliant, radiant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Xuanye m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese hanzi 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" combined with 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, splendid, firelight, flame".... [more]

Xuanyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" or 暄 (xuān) meaning "warm, comfortable, genial" and 翌 (yì) meaning "bright, daybreak, dawn" or 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".

Xuanyin f Chinese
From Chinese 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone"... [more]

Xuanying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" or 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound" and 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".

Xuanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" or 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound" and 煜 (yù) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome".

Xuanyuan m Chinese
From the characters 轩 (xuān, meaning “curtained chariot”, “pavilion” or “lofty”) and 辕 (yuán, meaning “shaft of a cart”). This is the purported personal name of Huangdi (黄帝) or the Yellow Emperor, one of the mythical progenitors of Chinese civilization... [more]

Xuanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Xuanyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Xuanzang m History
From Chinese 玄 (xuán) meaning "black, deep, profound, mysterious" and 奘 (zàng) meaning "fat, stout, great, huge". Xuanzang (c. 602–664) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who traveled to India in the seventh century and described the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism during the early Tang dynasty.

Xuanzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl gem".

Xuanzhuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" and 卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant".

Xuanzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Xuejuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 鹃 (juān) meaning "cuckoo".

Xuelan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" or 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Xuelian f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 连 (lián) meaning "join, connect".

Xueliang m Chinese
From Chinese 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]

Xueluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Xuenan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".

Xueran f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise".

Xueshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".

Xueshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Xuetang f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".

Xuetian f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Xuexuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge" or 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".

Xueyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 巖 (yán) meaning "cliff, rock" or "dangerous, important", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", or 淹 (yān) meaning "flood, submerge, soak"... [more]

Xueyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round", "complete" or 鸢 (yuān) meaning "kite (bird)".

Xuhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring or bracelet".

Xujuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Xulan f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious" or 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Xulián m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Julian.

Xulian f Chinese
From the Chinese 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, waterlily".

Xuliana f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Juliana.

Xuliano m Galician
Galician form of Julian.

Xullán m Galician
Galician form of Julian.

Xuluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Xunhuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Xunlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Xunlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, waterlily".

Xunran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, promise".

Xunxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day-lily".

Xunyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Xuraman f Azerbaijani
Khanty word for "beautiful." Opera singer Xuraman Qasımova is a well-known bearer.

Xurdana f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Jurdana.

Xursandbibi f Uzbek
Derived from xursand meaning "happy, glad" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Xurşidbanu f Azerbaijani (Rare, Archaic)
From the given name Khorshid and Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady".

Xusan m Uzbek
Variant of Khusan.

Xushan f Chinese
From the Chinese 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Xustiniano m Galician
Galician form of Justinian.

Xustinianu m Asturian
Asturian variation of Justinian.

Xuxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Xuxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day-lily".

Xuyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious", 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" or 徐 (xú) meaning "composed, dignified" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Xuyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 栩 (xǔ) meaning "be glad, pleased", also a species of oak, or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring", 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete" or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful, beautiful woman".

Xyliana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Xylia or Xylina modeled on names ending in liana, such as Juliana and Liliana.

Xzander m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander.

Xzandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandra/Zandra.

Xzandria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Xzaviana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xaviana.

Yaa Asantewaa f Asante Twi

Yaalvendan m Indian

Yaangba m Manipuri
Means "fast; speedy" in Meitei.

Yaasaman f Balochi
Baloch form of Jasmin 1.

Yachanglokpa m Manipuri
COMING SOON!

Yadan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅丹 (yǎdān), meaning "yardang", which combines 雅 (yǎ), meaning "elegant, graceful, refined", with 丹 (dān), meaning "cinnabar, red". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yadana f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ရတနာ (see Yadanar).

Yadanar f Burmese
Means "treasure, gem, jewel" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Yadathan m Mandaean Mythology
In Mandaeism, Yadathan is an uthra who stands with Adathan at the Gate of Life in the World of Light, praising and worshipping Hayyi Rabbi.

Yadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter Y. In this special case, an influence from the Southern Slavonic name Jadran cannot be excluded.

Yagaan f & m Mongolian
Means "pink" in Mongolian.

Yagaanchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "pink stone" in Mongolian, from ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone".

Yagaantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pink flower" in Mongolian, from ягаан (yagaan) meaning "pink" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Yagana f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Yeganeh.

Yagianath m Hinduism
Indian (Hindu)- similar to Jagannath

Yağızcan m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Yağız + Can.

Yajian f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined" and 鉴 (jiàn) meaning "mirror".

Ya-jiang f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Jiang meaning elegant river

Yakecan m Tupi (Rare)
Means "the sound of the sky" in Tupi.

Yakhan f Persian
Etymology unknown. It may be related to the Middle Persian yʾknd or Persian یاکند (yakand) meaning "ruby".

Yakshanba m Uzbek
Means "Sunday" in Uzbek.

Yalan m & f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lan 1.

Yalanbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ялан (yalan) meaning "steppe" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Yalanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yalany m & f Manding
Mandinka name of unknown meaning.

Yalian f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya, Li 1 and An 1.

Yalian f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "correct, elegant, refined" and 涟 (lián) meaning "flowing water, ripples".

Yalingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Yaling and An 1.

Yalyane f Siberian, Nenets
Means "light woman". It is given to baby girls as a comparison between them and the sun.

Yaman m Turkish
Yaman Candar is a famous bearer.

Yaman m Kalmyk
Means "goat" in Kalmyk.

Yamanda f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

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.

Yamaneika f Obscure
Meaning unknown. A known bearer is the American comedian Yamaneika Saunders.

Yamano m Japanese
Means "mountain wilderness" in Japanese.

Yamanúa f Aguaruna
Means "new woman" in Awajún.

Yámpan f Aguaruna
Etymology unknown. In Awajún mythology, this is the name of the wife of the sun.

Yampanya m & f Luba

Yamshan m Mari
Means "great thinker" in Mari.

Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.

Yan m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yan) meaning "brave", 顔 (yan) meaning "face, expression" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rock" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Yan m & f Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".

Yan m Burmese
Means "quarrel, hostility, danger" in Burmese.

Yan f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of En.

Yana f Persian
Means “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.

Yana f Japanese
Meaning: ?

Yana f Chinese
Combination of Ya and Na.

Yanabah f Navajo
Meaning the feminine 'warrior'. Also, it is the name of a Navajo tea. Also known to mean 'she meets her enemy', and 'fragrance of the pinyon pine tree'.

Yanagi f & m Japanese (Rare)
From the word which generally refers to a willow tree.... [more]

Yanah f Dutch, Belgian
Variant of Yana.

Yanaha f Navajo
From the Navajo word náhineesyiz meaning "brave".

Yanai m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ya'anay meaning "he answers" or "Yahweh answers". This was the name of a Jewish poet from the 7th century AD.

Yanaïka f French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Yanaika.

Yanaika f Dutch (Rare)

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.

Yanako f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "long time", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Yanakon m & f Thai
From Thai ญาณ (yan) meaning "perception, wisdom, insight" and กร (kon) meaning "creator, performer".

Yanal m Arabic
Means "attain, acquire, achieve" in Arabic.

Yanamayu m Quechua
Means "black river" in Quechua.

Yanan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 亚 (yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar (a type of tree)" or 男 (nán) meaning "male, man, son"... [more]

Yananai f Shona
Meaning “be joined or brought together.”

Yanani m & f Aymara
Means "pair" in Aymara.

Yananiso f Shona
Meaning “togetherness; bringing or binding together”.

Yanano f Shona
Meaning "togetherness; integration; fellowship", longer forms of the name include Ruyanano and Yananiso.

Yanapa f Aymara
Means "help, aid" in Aymara.

Yanar m Turkish
Means "on fire" in Turkish, derived from the word yangin meaning "fire".

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

Yanardağ m Azerbaijani
Means "volcano" in Azerbaijani.

Yanaris f American (Hispanic)

Yanas m Indonesian

Yanauluha m New World Mythology
The great medicine man of the Zuni. He is associated with civilization, agriculture, animal husbandry, social life, healing and knowledge.

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.

Yanaymi m & f Quechua
Means "beloved" in Quechua.

Yanbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Yanbing f & m Chinese
Yan 2 means "beautiful, gorgeous" (often feminine), and "cliff,rocks" (often masculine). Other characters are possible. Bing can mean "ice".

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

Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.

Yancey m English (Modern)
Variant of Yancy.

Yanchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".

Yancho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jan 1.

Yanchun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 衍 (yǎn) meaning "overflow, spill over, spread out, extend" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 椿 (chūn) meaning "camellia (flower)"... [more]

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

Yanci f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" and 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, loving, charitable, benevolent".

Yancuiltzin m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from yancuic "new" with a diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin. This was the name of a 14th-century Tetzcoco tlatoque who co-ruled with Tochpilli under Tepanec suzerainty.

Yandan m Chinese

Yandara f Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Iandara.

Yandarbi m Chechen

Yande m & f South African (Rare)

Yande f & m Mwanga
Possibly means "an expression of joy" or "an unexpected gift from God" in Mwanga.

Yandé f Serer, Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name was the Senegalese singer Yandé Codou Sène (1932-2010), who belonged to the Serer ethnic group.

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

Yandiswa f South African
Means "increased" in Zulu and "extended" in Xhosa.

Yandong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]

Yandra m Indonesian

Yandra f Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iandra.

Yandrick m Maltese (Modern)

Yandro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yanduza f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Yane m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yan 1.

Yane f Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "root". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Iane.

Yaneec f African American (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.

Yanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

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

Yaneta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Янета (see Janeta).

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.

Yanexi f American (Hispanic)

Yanfang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, refined" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way, square"... [more]

Yanfei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "fall of snow"... [more]

Yanfen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" or 棻 (fēn) meaning "aromatic, luxuriant"... [more]

Yanfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", or 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" combined with 風 (fēng) meaning "wind, style", 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]

Yangan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yang and An 1.

Yāngba m Manipuri
Variant of Yaangba.

Yangchan f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yangchen.

Yangchen f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་ཅན (dbyangs-can) meaning "singer" or "vowel, song". This is the Tibetan name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Yangchenmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Yangchen and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Yangden f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྒྲོན (see Yangdon).

Yangdol f Ladakhi
From Tibetan དབྱངས་ཅན་སྒྲོལ་མ (dbangs-can sgrol-ma) referring to the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Yangdon f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་སྒྲོན (dbyangs-sgron) meaning "kindler of song", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, melody, voice" and སྒྲོན (sgron) meaning "to light, to kindle".

Yange m & f Chinese

Yange m & f Korean

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

Yangiberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "young, new" and berdi meaning "gave".

Yangiboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "young, new" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Yangigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yangi meaning "new, fresh, young" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Yangio'roz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yangi meaning "new, young, fresh" and o'roz meaning "hope".

Yangir m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "ibex, wild goat" in Mongolian.

Yangisuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yangi meaning "new, fresh, young" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful, pretty".

Yang-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 陽 (yang) meaning "sun, sunlight; morning" or 楊 (yang) meaning "willow" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. It can also mean "quantum" or "proton" in Korean.

Yangkey f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).

Yangki f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (see Yangkyi).

Yangkyi f Tibetan
From Tibetan དབྱངས་སྐྱིད (dbyangs-skyid) meaning "pleasant melody", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "melody, voice, tone" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "pleased, delighted".

Yángméi f Chinese
It means "bayberry" in Chinese, which comes from Chinese 楊 (yáng) meaning "poplar, willow" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yangming m & f Chinese
Combination of 洋 (see Yang) and 铭 (see Ming).... [more]

Yangpai m & f Manipuri
Means "one who flies" in Meitei.

Yangqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 杨 (yáng) meaning "poplar, willow" and 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".

Yangskit f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Yangkyi.

Yangtsho f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དབྱངས་མཚོ (see Yangtso).

Yangtso f Tibetan
From Tibetan དབྱངས་མཚོ (dbyangs-mtsho) meaning "song of the ocean", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, melody, voice" and མཚོ (mtso) meaning "lake, ocean".

Yangui f Chinese
From the Chinese 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" and 瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous, rose".

Yangwu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸯 (yāng) meaning "female mandarin duck" and 妩 (wǔ) meaning "enchanting, charming".

Yangyang m & f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 杨 (yáng) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen" or 扬 (yáng) meaning "raise, lift, spread, scatter"... [more]

Yangzi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 阳/陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean", or 杨/楊 (yáng) meaning "poplar tree" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child"... [more]

Yangzom f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབྱངས་འཛོམས (dbyangs-dzoms) meaning "endowed with melody", derived from དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "melody, voice, tone, vowel" and འཛོམས (dzoms) meaning "abundant, plentiful".

Yanh m & f Korean

Yanhai f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Yanhong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great"... [more]

Yanhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yanhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned" combined with 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", 徽 (huī) meaning "badge, emblem, insignia, crest" or 晖 (huī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine"... [more]

Yäni f Aymara
Means "perfect, better" in Aymara.

Yani m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

Yani m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "Peace"

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yanic m & f French
Variant of Yannic.

Yanica f Maltese

Yanica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Яница (see Yanitsa).

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.

Yanik m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jannik.

Yanilla f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Jamila.

Yanin f Thai
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jnanin) meaning "wise, intelligent, knowing".

Yaning f Chinese

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

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

Yanisa f Thai
Meaning unknown. Possibly from Thai "เป็นใหญ่ด้วยความรู้" (Pĕn h̄ıỵ̀ d̂wy khwām rū̂), meaning "great with knowledge"

Yanislav m Bulgarian
Probably a newly coined name from Jan 1 and the Slavic name element slava "fame, glory".

Yanislava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yanislav.

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

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

Yanisleydis f Cuban
Not available.

Yaniss m French
Variant of Yanis.

Yanita f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yanitza f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanixán m Caribbean

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

Yanjie f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".

Yanju f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Yanjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".

Yanjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned", 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong", 炎 (yán) meaning "flaming, blazing, burning, red" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, even, balanced, all"... [more]

Yankho f & m Chichewa
"The answer" "Response"

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

Yankoï m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Yanlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" and 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples".

Yanle f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".

Yanli f Chinese
Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Jiang Yanli from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 厌离.

Yanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest".