This is a list of submitted names in which a substring is y; and the length is 8.
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Axicyotl m & f NahuatlProbably from Nahuatl
axicyo, "river where the water forms whirlpools".
Ayaquiuc m & f NahuatlPossibly means "nobody’s younger sibling", from Nahuatl
ayac "no one, nobody" and
iuctli "younger sibling".
Ayastaan m YakutEither from Yakut
айаас (ayaas) meaning "unbroken" or
айа (aya) meaning "fatigue".
Ayatarou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayatsugu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 斐 (
aya) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful" combined with 紹 (
tsugu) meaning "introduce". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Aybergen f KazakhFrom the Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
берген (bergen) meaning "given".
Aycuiton f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, probably a diminutive form of another name, using
-ton.
Aykhanım f KazakhCombination of Kazakh ай (
ay) and ханым (
khanım), literally "moon queen".
Ayontika f SanskritAyontika is heavily associated with both the Goddess Durga & the Goddess Parvati & is sometimes used as an epithet.
Aysulpan f BashkirDerived from Bashkir
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
сулпан (sulpan) meaning "morning star".
Aytolkyn f KazakhFrom Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and толқын
(tolqyn) meaning "wave".
Ayutarou m JapaneseFrom 鮎 (
ayu) meaning "trout", 太 (
ta, o, oo) meaning "big, great", and 郎 (
rou, ryou) meaning "son".
Ayyappan m Hinduism, Malayalam, TamilPossibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ
(acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന്
(appan) or Tamil அப்பா
(appa) both meaning "father"... [
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Bahíyyih f PersianPersian form of
Bahiyya or
Behiye. This name was borne by a member the Bahá'í holy family: Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the only daughter the Bahá'í Faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh.
Bahiyyih f PersianBahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the daughter of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith... [
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Bakytbek m Kyrgyz, KazakhFrom Kyrgyz бакыт
(bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт
(baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Balganym f KazakhDerived from Kazakh бал
(bal) meaning "honey" and ханым
(khanym) meaning "lady, madame".
Balhaniy f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
бал (bal) meaning "honey" and the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler".
Bangyuan m ChineseFrom the Chinese
邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and
元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
Barastyr m Ossetian MythologyMeaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian ruler of the underworld who assigns dead souls either to paradise or his realm, comparable to the Greek
Hades.
Bartleby m LiteratureThis name was apparently invented by the 19th-century writer Herman Melville, who perhaps intended it to mean "Bartholomew's town" from the medieval English name
Bartle, a diminutive of
Bartholomew, combined with the English place name suffix
by meaning "farm, settlement" from Old Norse
býr (compare
Darby,
Colby and
Willoughby).... [
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Bayangöl f BashkirFrom Bashkir
баян (bayan) meaning "happy" and
гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
Baytimer m TatarDerived from
бай (bay) meaning "rich" and
тимер (timer) meaning "iron".
Bazarbay m Kyrgyz, KazakhFrom Persian بازار
(bazar) meaning "market, marketplace" combined with Kyrgyz/Kazakh бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Beibarys m KazakhFrom the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh барыс
(barys) meaning "snow leopard".
Belayneh m Eastern African, AmharicIt is an Amharic expression, which means "the new child is above all others". From the Amharic elements በላይ
(belay) meaning "above" and ነህ
(Neh) means "you".... [
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Benahuya m GuancheMeaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
Bérylune f TheatrePerhaps an elaborated form of French
béryl meaning "beryl", possibly blending it with the word
lune "moon". This was used by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck for a fairy in his play 'The Blue Bird' (1908).
Beyzanur f TurkishTurkish name meaning "very white light", combination of
Beyza meaning "very white" and
Nur meaning "light".
Bingyong m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".
Birthday ? ObscureEnglish word for the anniversary of when someone was born.
Birvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb
byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [
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Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
bjartr "light; bright, shining" and
mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or
mær "daughter" or
mėy "girl".
Blakeney f & m EnglishFrom Old English
blæc meaning "black, dark" or
blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English
eg meaning "island" or
hæg meaning "enclosure".
Bogolyub m BulgarianFrom the Slavic elements
богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and
lyuby meaning "love".
Bo-gyeong f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (
bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (
gyeong).
Bolemysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
bole "large" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Boranbay m KazakhFrom Kazakh боран
(boran) meaning "blizzard, storm" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Boysuluv f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Bożysław m PolishMeans "divine glory", derived from Slavic
bozy "divine" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Brashlyn f English (Rare)Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".
Braunwyn f English (Rare)Probably an English variant of
Bronwyn. A known bearer of this name is Braunwyn Windham-Burke (b. 1977), who stars in the American reality television series
The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006-).
Brayleen f EnglishPossibly a combination of the English surname
Bray, from the Cornish
bre 'hill' combined with the suffix
-leen. Another possibility is that it's a feminized variant of
Brayden combined with the suffix
-leen.
Burgutoy f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
burgut meaning "eagle" and
oy meaning "moon".
Buthayna f ArabicDiminutive of Arabic بثنة
(bathna) meaning "soft, easy, fertile (as in soil or land)" as well as "beautiful, plump".
Buyanbat m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and бат
(batu) meaning "strong, loyal, firm".
Buyinzhu f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, name borne by a Noble Lady (6th rank consort) of the Kangxi emperor. She was the sister of
Nalanzhu.
Byakuran m JapaneseFrom Japanese 百 (
byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (
byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (
ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Byeong-su m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 炳 "bright, luminous; glorious" and 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve". A famous bearer is South Korean footballer Yoo Byung-soo (1988-).
Calybrid f Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish
caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish
caille "veil") and the given name
Bridey with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Bridget" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Calybute m English (Puritan)In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name,
Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book:
Calebot.
Calyhony f Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish
caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish
caille "veil") and Manx
doonagh "church" with the intended meaning of "servant of the Church" or "servant of the Lord".
Carmindy f American (Rare)Perhaps a contraction of
Carmen and
Mindy. American makeup artist Carmindy Bowyer (1971-) appears on the reality television show 'What Not to Wear'.
Carystus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of
Karystos. In Greek mythology, Carystus is the name of a rural demi-god that is native to the Greek island of Euboia. He also lent his name to the ancient Euboian city-state of Carystus.
Cathaysa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Allegedly means "beautiful (big) daisy" in the Guanche language. Recorded as the name of a 7-year-old Guanche girl who was sold as a slave in Valencia in 1494. Cathaysa is also the title of a song recorded by singer Pedro Guerra in the 1980s.