Submitted Names Containing y

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Aabyorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ábiǫrn.
Aabyrn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ábiǫrn.
Aadhya f Hindi
Means "original power" or "first creator" in Sanskrit.
Aadhyasri f Hindi
Possibly a variant of Aadhya
Aaditayan m Indian, Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit word "Aaditya" meaning "Sun."
Aadya f Bengali (Hindu)
Means "first" or "earth" in Bengali.
Aafiya f Arabic
Means “health, freedom from illness”. Derived from the Arabic root AIN-F-A, meaning "to forgive, to cure."
Aaggy m Old Swedish
Variant of Aaghe.
Aagney m Hinduism, Indian
Modern transcription of Agneya.
Aagneya m & f Indian
Variant of Agneya.
Aahliyah f Obscure
Rare variant of Aaliyah.
Aalaya f Odia
Means "home and refuge" in Odia.
Aaldryk m East Frisian
Variant of Alderich recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Aaleiya f Obscure
Variant of Aaliyah.
Aaliya f Pakistani
Variant of Aaliyah.
Aaly m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Ali 1.
Aalyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aliana, possibly influenced by the spelling of Aaliyah.
Aalycia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia (probably influenced by the name Aaliyah).
Aanaya f Indian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the Sanskrit Anaya or as a modern English name, a variant of Anaya.
Aanya f Indian
From a Sanskrit word meaning "inexhaustible"
Aaradhya f Indian
Variant of Aradhya. This name was used by Indian actress Aishwarya Rai for her daughter born 2011.
Aaraya f & m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Arya 1.
Aariya f Various
Possibly a variant of Aariyah.
Aariyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is probably influenced by Aaliyah.
Aarsheya m & f Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit आर्षेय (arśeya) meaning "of sacred descent" or "respectable, venerable".
Aarya f & m Indian, Marathi
Variant of Arya 1.
Aaryamani f Odia
Means "belonging to the Sun" in Odia.
Aaryan m Indian, Marathi
Variant of Aryan.
Aaryav m Hindi
it means a noble person
Aarynn f English
alternative feminized form of Aaron
Aashiya f Indian (Rare)
Means "nest, small dwelling" in Hindi.
Aashray m Hindi
Means "shelter" in Hindi.
Aasiya f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية or Urdu آسیہ (see Asiya).
Aasiyah f Arabic
Variant of Asiya.
Aatrey m Hindi (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Aavya f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism
Means "to animate, to drive, to protect" in Sanskrit.
Aayaan m Persian
Means "long night" in Persian.
Aayan m Arabic
Variant of Aayaan.
Aayat f Arabic
Variant of Ayat.
Aayizah f Arabic
Means "replacement" in Arabic.
Aayra f Arabic, Hinduism, Hindi
Means "intelligence; happiness" in Hindi and Arabic.
Aayu m Hindi
A Hindu name meaning “long life”. It is a variant of Aayush and Aayushi.
Aayush m Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi आयुष (see Ayush).
Aayushi f Indian
Means "one with long life" in Hindu.
Abakhay f Khakas
Means "lady" in Khakas.
Abay m Kazakh
Means "careful, cautious, wary" in Kazakh.
Abaye m Hebrew
Means "little father" in Hebrew. The rabbi Nachmani (see Nachman) (c. 280 – c. 339) was known as Abaye, to differentiate him from his grandfather with the same name.
Abayie m & f Akan
Means "has come well" in Akan.
Abaynesh f Amharic
Means "you are the Nile" in Amharic.
Abayomi m & f Yoruba
Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".
Abbeygale f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Obscure variant of Abigail based on the words abbey and gale.
Abbilyne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbilynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbyck m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Abbygaile f English, Filipino
Variant spelling of Abigail.
Abbygale f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail. This name was given to 63 girls in the year 2007.
Abbyjane f American
Combinaton of Abby and Jane.
Abbylyn f English
Abby with the -lyn suffix.
Abbylynn f American
Rare variant of Abilene using the popular suffix -lyn. Also an combination of Abby and Lynn.
Abbylynne f English
Abby with the -lynne suffix.
Abdakey f Khakas
Khakas form of Eudocia.
Abd al-Qayyum m Arabic
Means "servant of the eternal" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with قيوم (qayyūm) meaning "enduring, everlasting, eternal".
Abdelhady m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الهادي (see Abd al-Hadi) chiefly used in Egypt.
Abdulhady m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الهادي (see Abd al-Hadi).
Abdulkadyr m Kazakh, Tatar, Tajik
Kazakh, Tatar and Tajik form of Abd al-Qadir
Abdul Qayyum m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد القيوم (see Abd al-Qayyum), as well as the Urdu form.
Abdurrahmansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Abdurrahman and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Abdurrasyid m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Abd ar-Rashid.
Abdygany m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Abd al-Ghani.
Abdykadyr m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Abd al-Qadir.
Abdykalyk m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Abd al-Khaliq.
Abdykerim m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Abd al-Karim.
Abdyl m Albanian
Albanian form of Abdullah.
Abdyrahman m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Abd al-Rahman.
Abdyrazak m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Abd ar-Razzaq.
Abeley m Judeo-French
Variant of Abel.
Aberbequeye m Guanche
From Guanche *aberəwwi-keyyă, meaning "dented skull". Alternatively, it may mean "swarthy".
Abernathy f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abernathy.
Aberycusgentylis m Obscure
Aberycusgentylis Balthropp, baptized 25 January 1648 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, was named in honour of the Italian-born Oxford professor and jurist Alberico Gentili (1552-1608) via the Latinized form of his name: Albericus Gentilis.
Abeytu f Omaha-Ponca
Meaning "Green Leaf" in Omaha-Ponca.
Abeytzi m & f Omaha-Ponca
Means "yellow leaf" in Omaha-Ponca.
Abhaya f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "fearless" in Sanskrit.
Abhayankari f Sanskrit (Rare)
The name Abhayankari is of Sanskrit origin, and is used mostly in Hindi speaking countries but also in a few other countries and languages of the world.... [more]
Abhigyan m Hindi
Means "recognition" in Hindi.
Abhimanyu m Hinduism, Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit अभिमन् (abhimān) meaning "to long for, to desire, to wish". In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Abhimanyu is the son of the hero Arjuna.
Abhinay m Hindi
Masculine form of Abhinaya.
Abhinaya f Hindi
Meaning: “expression in an act”... [more]
Abichayil m Biblical Hebrew
Means "my father is might" or "father of strength" in Hebrew.
Abigay f Medieval French, Medieval Walloon
Medieval French and Medieval Walloon form of Abigail.
Abileyza f Popular Culture, Spanish (Rare, ?)
The name of a character (played by actress Geraldine Chaplin) in the 2011 movie There Be Dragons, a period drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s.
Abilyx m Ancient Roman
Abilyx was a Roman nobleman from Hispania who appeared in The Histories of Polybius.
Abimanyu m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Abhimanyu.
Abisay m Spanish
Spanish form of Abishai.
Abiy m Amharic
Means "father's joy" in Amharic.
Abiy f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly a diminutive of Abida.
Ablay m Kazakh
Variant of Abylay.
Ablayar m Uzbek (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. It looks like this is a compound name, of which the first element is probably either 'Abla or Ablay... [more]
Ablyn f Obscure
An invented name, comprised of Ab (such as in Abigail) and Lyn.
Abney f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abney.
Abnody m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Abnody (Russian: Абно́дий) is an old and rare Russian male first name. The patronymics derived from this first name are "Абно́диевич" (Abnodiyevich), "Абно́дьевич" (Abnodyevich; both masculine); and "Абно́диевна" (Abnodiyevna), "Абнодьевна" (Abnodyevna; both feminine).
Abony m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Aba.
Aboyo f Luo
Means "one who saunters" in Luo.
Abriyah f Ancient Hebrew (Rare)
Means "one who loves God".
Abruy m Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی (aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب (ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی (roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze"... [more]
Absyrtus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Name of the Colchian prince, son of Aeëtes, and Medea's brother.
Abu al-Khayr m Arabic
Combination of Abu and Khayr.
Abusupyan m Chechen, Dagestani
Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father of" combined with the name Supyan.
Abuy m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Abraham.
Abuyazid m Chechen
From Arabic أبو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and زَادَ (zāda) "to add, to increase".
Aby m Malayalam
Diminutive of Abraham.
Abyad m Jewish, Judeo-Arabic
Refers to a person with fair skin from the Arabic word abyad.
Abyan m Somali
From the Somali word Abyee which translates to "to complete or to perfect"
Abyasa m Javanese (Rare)
Javanese form of Vyasa.
Abye m Ge'ez
Means "big, large" in Ge'ez.
A-byeol f & m Korean (Rare)
Varaint of Ah-byeol.
Abyl m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Abul. This name is also frequently used as a short form of Abylay.
Abylai m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Abylay.
Abylay m Kazakh
Combination of Abyl with the Kazakh noun ай (ay) meaning "moon". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "father of the moon".... [more]
Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin Abissini, of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة‎ (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
Abyzbikä f Bashkir
From the Bashkir абыз (abyz) meaning "educated" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Abyzou f Near Eastern Mythology
Appears to be a corrupted form of the Greek ἄβυσσος ábyssos "abyss", the Greek itself was borrowed from Akkadian Apsu or Sumerian Abzu.
Abzyan f Udmurt
Derived from Arabic أَب‎ (ab) meaning "father" and Persian جان‎ (jan) meaning "soul".
Acaymo m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Variant of Acaime or else of Akaymo.
Açelya f Turkish
Derived from Turkish açelya "azalea".
Acelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ace 1 using the popular name suffix lyn, possibly inspired by Aislynn or the medieval name Aceline.
Achacy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Akakios via Acacius.
Achariya f & m Thai
Means "teacher, scholar, sage" in Thai.
Achguayaxerax m Guanche Mythology
This is one of Acoran's names and it means "behold the Spirit that sustains the firmament".
Achitzayaa f & m Mongolian
Means "benevolent fate" in Mongolian, from ачит (achit) meaning "gracious, benevolent" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, destiny, fate".
Achiyaku f Quechua
Means "clear water, luminous water", from Quechua yaku meaning "water".
Achmayexguayaxerax f Guanche Mythology
This is one of Chaxiraxi's names and it means "behold his mother, the Spirit that sustains the universe".
Achshiyarshu m Babylonian
Babylonian variant of Ahasuerus.
Achuguayo m Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *at-u wayyu, meaning "here is the spirit". This name was an epithet of Acoran.
Achy m English
Anglicization of Eochaidh
Achyar m Indonesian
Variant of Akhyar.
Achyut m Indian, Hindi
Meaning, "Imperishable; Indestructible."
Acindynus m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Akindynos. St. Acyndinus was a Persian Christian and ordained priest. He was arrested and slain for the faith during the reign of King Shapur II.
Acintya m Indonesian Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit अचिन्त्य (achintya) meaning "incomprehensible, inconceivable". This is the name of the supreme god in Balinese Hinduism, sometimes called Sang Hyang Widhi or Sang Hyang Tunggal... [more]
Acony f English (Rare)
From the Hitchiti word oconee meaning "water eyes of the hills", which lent itself to the name of a wildflower found in the Appalachians Mountains, Acony Bell.
Acuecucyoticihuati f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
The Aztec goddess of the ocean, running water, and rivers, closely associated with Chalchiuhtlicue of whom she is another appearance. She is invoked by Aztec women in labor.
Adaezennaya f Igbo
Means “princess” in Igbo.
Adaliya f Indigenous Australian
Aboriginal / Indigenous Name Of The Nothern Territory’s Of Australia Meaning Rainbow Serpent Spirit
Adaliyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the element adal and the name Aaliyah.
Adanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adanna used in the United States.
Adaryll m African American
An invented name, a combination of the name prefix A- and Daryl... [more]
Adaviye f Crimean Tatar
Meaning unknown.
Aday m Spanish (Canarian)
From Charco Aday ("Aday Pond"), a place in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It may ultimately come from a Spanish surname or from a Guanche name. In any case, it was reclaimed as a Guanche name and has been used in modern times.
Adaya f Hebrew, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Adaiah.
Adayah f Hebrew
Variant of Adaiah.
Adchariya f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัจฉริยา or อัจฉริยะ (see Atchariya).
Addalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lyn.
Addalynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lynn.
Addelynne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.
Addý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Addy 1.
Adedoyin f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown is now honey" in Yoruba.
Adegboyega m Yoruba
Means "the crown has elevated our honour" in Yoruba.
Adejuyigbe m Yoruba
Means "the crown does not allow honour to perish" in Yoruba.
Adekoya m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown rejects suffering" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown", kọ̀ meaning "to refuse, to reject" and ìyà meaning "punishment, suffering".
Adeliya f Russian
Russian form of Adelia.
Adelya f Russian, Belarusian
Russian and Belarusian form of Adela.
Adelys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Adelissa (compare Adelise).
Adelytė f Literature
Diminutive form of Adelė.
Adeniyi m Yoruba, Nigerian
Means "the crown is precious" in Yoruba.
Adeoye m Western African, Yoruba
From Yoruba adé oyè, which literally means "the crown of chieftancy", and is understood to mean "the crown given to me to celebrate my acquired chieftaincy title".
Adeviye f Turkish
Means "goodness" in Turkish.
Adewuyi m & f Yoruba (Modern)
Means "royalty is prestigious" in Yoruba.
Adeya f American (Modern, Rare), Nigerian (?)
Perhaps in part from Yoruba adé meaning "crown". This name was used by the American singer Kehlani for her daughter born 2019.
Adeyemi m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown suits me" or "one who arrives and befits me" in Yoruba.
Adeyemo m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown suits the child" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with yẹ "suitable, worthy" and ọmọ "child".
Adeyinka f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown surrounds me" in Yoruba.
Adhisayan m Tamil
The name is of Tamilian origin, it means one who is filled with wisdom.
Adhitya m Indonesian, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Indonesian form of Aditya as well as an Indian alternate transcription.
Adhy m Indonesian
Variant of Adi 2.
Adilbayar m Mongolian
From Mongolian адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Adil-giray m History
From Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "just, fair" (see Adil) combined with the Turkic title giray denoting a khan of Crimea. A notable bearer was Adil Khan Giray, the khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666-1671.
Adilya f Hebrew
is derived from adi עדי combined with יה Ya (Yahweh) meaning "Jewel of Yahweh"
Adilye f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar feminine form of Adil.
Adinay f Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian آدینه (âdine) meaning "Friday" combined with Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Adithya m Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian form of Aditya.
Aditiyo m Javanese
Variant of Adityo.
Adityanath m & f Hindi
Possible transferred use of the surname Adityanath. Possibly after the famous yogi with the chosen surname of Adityanath.
Adityas m Indonesian
Means "of Aditi", referring to the offspring of the Hindu goddess.
Adityawarman m History, Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit आदित्यवर्मन् (adityavarman) meaning "protection of Aditya" or "protection of the sun", from the name of the Hindu god Aditya combined with Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection, shield"... [more]
Adityo m Javanese
Javanese form of Aditya.
Adiya f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic عَادِيّ (ʿādiyy) meaning "normal, regular, ordinary".
Adiyaa m & f Mongolian
Mongolian form of Sanskrit Aditya.
Adiyiku f Circassian
Means "having white forearms" in Circassian.