These
names are used in a modern context.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Vivonne f English (Modern, Rare)French place name used as a personal name; Vivonne is a town in western France whose name is derived from the nearby River Vonne.
Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)From the Icelandic word
vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.
Waawaate Ojibwe (Modern)Means "Northern Lights" in Ojibwe. Waawaate Fobister is a Canadian actor best known for their semi-autobiographical one-man play, Agokwe.
Wamwema m & f Swahili (Modern, Rare)A Christian surname with swahili origin that mean belonging to the one that is good. Belonging to God who is the only one that is good.
Winnetou m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)Winnetou is a fictional Apache chief in several works of the German novelist Karl May. According to an apocryphal story the name means "burning water". The name is probably made up by Karl May.... [
more]
Wynja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (
wynn) and Gothic � (
winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic
*wunjō "joy, delight".
Xairexis f Obscure (Modern)Possibly an invented name. It was borne by contestant Xairexis García on the Spanish-language talent show
La Voz Kids.
Xanadu f Various (Modern)From the name of the summer capital of the 13th-century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, located in Inner Mongolia, China. It is an anglicized form of Chinese 上都
(Shangdu), derived from 上
(shàng) meaning "above, upper" and 都
(dū) meaning "city".
Xareni f Spanish (Mexican, Modern)Invented name in the same fashion as
Yaretzi and
Nayeli. Despite popular belief on the Internet, it was coined at most in the late 20th century and it is not related to any goddess or princess in Otomi folklore.
Xen m & f English (Modern)Variant of
Zen. This name was used by American actors Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin for their son born 2001.
Xende m Galician (Modern, Rare)Name of various villages in Galicia, like the parish of Xende (Lama, Pontevedra). The toponyms are hypotesized to ultimately come from some Germanic forename.
Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον
(xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.
Yael m American (Modern)Modern variant of
Yale possibly influenced by French
Gaël. This name first overtook the feminine popularity in 2003 with 110 boys over 80 girls and then suddenly raised in popularity in the United States in 2008 with 226 boys born over 94 girls... [
more]
Yahir m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern)Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of
Yair. A known bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actor Yahir Othón Parra (1979-), commonly known as Yahir, whose career began on the music reality show
La Academia in 2002, the first year Yahir appeared in the top 1000 names in the United States.
Yali f & m Hebrew (Modern)Means "my God", from Hebrew יָה
(yah) referring to the Hebrew God combined with לִי
(li) meaning "to me, for me" (compare
Li 2).
Yamabuki f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name is used as 山吹, referring to the plant known as Kerria japonica (or just Kerria since it is the sole species in the genus Kerria), which belongs to the rose family. It combines 山 (san, sen,
yama) meaning "mountain" and 吹 (sui, fu.ku,
fuki) meaning "blow, puff, emit."... [
more]
Yeppeun f Korean (Modern, Rare)From the present determiner form of adjective 예쁘다
(yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" (compare
Yeppeum and
Ippeum, derived from the verbal noun of their adjectives).
Ye-seul f & m Korean (Modern)Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다
(yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and the first syllable of
Seulgi... [
more]
Ye-som f & m Korean (Modern)Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다
(yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and
Som.
Yitong f Chinese (Modern)The name Yi(in Chinese character“怡” means "happy" or "joy", and the name Tong(in Chinese character“童”means "child" or "innocent")can be put together, meaning "happy, joy, innocent and pure".
Ylvi f German (Modern)The name was most likely invented for the character of a little girl in the German film "Wickie und die starken Männer", released in 2009. It was probably based on the Scandinavian name
Ylva meaning "she-wolf"... [
more]