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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Ypola f Medieval Catalan

Ypolita f Medieval French
Medieval variant of Hippolyta, recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.

Yryan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Yrian.

Ysaac m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Isaac.

Ysaak m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Isaac.

Ysabeau f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole
Variant of Isabeau.

Ysabelo m Spanish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Spanish, Filipino
Masculine form of Ysabel.

Ysabet f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Isabet, recorded in 15th-century Valencia.

Ysabiau f Medieval French
Variant of Ysabeau.

Ysaque m Medieval Galician, Judeo-Spanish
Medieval Galician variant of Isaac, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.

Ysavel f Medieval Galician (?), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medival Galician form and Louisiana Spanish variant of Isabel.

Ysebrant m Medieval Dutch
Variant of IJsbrant.

Yselda f Medieval Occitan
Possibly a variant of Isolde.

Ysemay f Medieval English
Variant of Isemay.

Ysenda f Medieval Scottish

Ysentrud f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Isentrud.

Ysidro m Spanish (Latin American), Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Isidore.

Yslana f Brazilian (Rare), Medieval German (Rare)
Spelling variant of Islana.

Ysman m Medieval Flemish

Ysole f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Isolde.

Ysopa f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hyssop. In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents.

Ysoria f Medieval English (Rare), Obscure
Obscure medieval English name of uncertain etymology, though it may be related to the Latin name Isaura, which originated as an ethnic byname and derives from the place name Isauria.

Yspania f Medieval Occitan
Cognate of Spania.

Ythel m Medieval Welsh, Medieval Cornish

Ythier m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of a Germanic name in which the second element is heri meaning "army, warrior"; the first element may be related to id "work, labour" or idhja "negotiate"... [more]

Yuça m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Possibly a short form of Yuçafe.

Yuçafe m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yurde m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Old Spanish variant of George. It has got some uses as a revived name in Cantabria, Spain, in the 2010's.

Yuzhael m Medieval Breton

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.

Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.

Yzabé f Medieval French
Archaic form of Elisabeth.

Zacharia m & f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Zachary, also feminine.

Zacheus m Medieval English, Medieval German, Swedish (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Swedish and medieval English form of Zacchaeus, as well as a German variant of Zachäus.

Zachrie m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Zachary.

Zaerle f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
German Yiddish diminutive of Sarah, first recorded between the late 1300s and early 1400s.

Zaite m Medieval Spanish

Zakarriyya' m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish form of Zechariah.

Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.

Zaleska f Medieval Romanian, Medieval Hungarian (?)
Zaleska was the daughter of Vlad the Impaler and his wife Ilona (or Jusztina) Nelipic.

Zane m Venetian (Archaic), Ligurian, Medieval Italian
Venetian and Ligurian form of John.

Zaneta f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of Giovanna (via Gianeta).

Zańka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zanka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Żanna f Medieval Polish, Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Żużanna and Polish form of Jeanne.

Zanna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zarc m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]

Zawissius m Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zawisza. This name was recorded several times in Brno.

Zbijlud m Medieval Polish
Variant of Zbylut.

Zbilut m Medieval Polish
Variant of Zbylut.

Zbincza f Medieval Czech
Feminine form of Zbygniew.

Zbislav m Medieval Czech
Older form of Zbyslav.

Zbrosław m Medieval Polish
Means "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements zbro ("to fight") and sław ("fame")

Zbygniewa f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Zbygniew.

Zbywoj m Medieval Polish
From the elements zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".

Zdenka f Medieval Czech, Hungarian
Medieval Czech diminutive of Zdeslava. It is also occasionally considered a diminutive of Sidonia.

Zdeslava f Medieval Czech, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zdeslav.

Zebaina f Medieval Italian

Zedena f Medieval Czech (Germanized)
Germanized form of Zdenka.

Zeian m Basque, Medieval Basque

Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".

Zeita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name recorded in the 12th century.

Zelante f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)

Zelva f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.

Zemislaus m Medieval Czech (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Zemislav.

Zemislav m Medieval Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic siem/ziem "family, land" and sława/slava "glory, fame".

Zenete m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Zeuna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Zewi m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Rare)
German transcription of Zvi. It was recorded in medieval German-speaking countries but became very rare in modern times.

Zezilia f Medieval Basque
Basque form of Cecilia.

Zhenjin m Medieval Mongolian
This name means "true gold" in Chinese. Zhenjin (1243 – January 5, 1286) was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat... [more]

Zhytomyr m Medieval Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life", and мир (myr), meaning "peace". This was the name of a Kyivan knyaz, whom the city and region Zhytomyr was named after.

Zianna f Medieval Basque

Ziede f Medieval Baltic
Derived from either Latvian zieds "blossom, bloom; flower" or from Latvian ziedēt "to blossom, to flower". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.

Zierick m Medieval Flemish

Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.

Zigpert m Medieval Romansh
Variant of Sigisbert.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".

Zillia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Gilia.

Zillicken f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Cecilia.

Ziphora f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah.

Zipora f Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Variant of Zipporah.

Zippor f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Zippora f Dutch, German, Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Dutch, German, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Italian form of Zipporah.

Zipura f Judeo-French
Variant of Zipora.

Zita f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Ziti.

Ziti m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Cid (see Ceti).

Zivia f Jewish, Hebrew, Medieval Jewish
Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)

Žiznobude m Medieval Russian
An Old Novgorodian name.

Zoame m & f Medieval Spanish (Hispanicized, ?)
faded sound

Zoan m Medieval Italian, Lombard
Old Lombard form of John.

Zoárd m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Szórád.

Zoete f Medieval Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch soete "sweet" (zoete in Modern Dutch).

Zoeten f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Zoete.

Zoetync f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive or an extended form of Zoete.

Zofeia f Medieval Baltic, Russian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Slavic, Medieval Ukrainian
Variant of Sofija.

Zofeja f Medieval Polish, Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Zofeia.

Zorsch m Medieval Romansh

Zortz m Medieval Romansh

Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.

Zottmund m Medieval Hungarian
Old variant of Zotmund.

Zsadány m Medieval Hungarian

Zuana f Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Zuane.

Zuane m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Venetian form of Giovanni.

Zuárd m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Zoárd.

Zubayda f Judeo-Arabic, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Zubaida.

Zubiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.

Zuchna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zuentibolch m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Variant of Zwentibold.

Zuentibold m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Variant of Zwentibold.

Zuentipolc m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Variant of Zwentibold.

Zuentipolch m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Variant of Zwentibold.

Zumini m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Zumurrud f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Derived from Arabic zumurrud, ultimately from Persian zumrud, "emerald".

Zuria f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country... [more]

Zurixe f Medieval Basque
Variant of Zuria.

Żużanna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Zuzanna.

Zużka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zvenislava f Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian

Zwane f Medieval Flemish
Derived from the Germanic element swan "swan".

Zwnisława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Zwnisław.

Zybert m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Siegbert.

Zymeria f Medieval German
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Zymoen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Simon 1.

Zymprian m Medieval German
Late medieval German form of Symphorian, possibly via its rare variant spelling Zymphorian.... [more]

Zyndram m Medieval Polish

Zyppolt m Medieval German
Contracted form of Sigwald or Sigbald.

Zyppor f Judeo-French
Variant of Zipora.

Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]

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