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Yodfat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Used as a female name in modern Hebrew, Yodfat is a variant of the Hebrew name
Yotvat, which is derived of the Hebrew root TOV, meaning good. ... [
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Yojeong f Korean (Modern, Rare)From the Korean word 요정 (Yo-Jeong), which comes from Sino-Korean 妖精. The character 妖 (Yo (妖)) means "Supernatural." The character 精 (Jeong (정)) means "Spirit." The name means "Fairy" or "Sprite," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Supernatural Spirit." This name can also be spelled with the Hanja 謠 meaning "Song," 曜 meaning "Radiant," 姚 meaning "Pretty," 僥 meaning "Luckily," or 瑤 meaning "Precious stone," for
Yo (요), and 貞 meaning "Virtue" or 晶 meaning "Crystal; Diamond" or "Glittering" for
Jeong (정).
Yomogi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name is used as 蓬 (hou, bu,
yomogi), which refers to the plant known as Artemisia princeps (also ssuk, or Korean/Japanese mugwort).... [
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Yoruba f & m African American (Modern)It could be derived from the Yoruba word
Ori Obba "the Head King". This is the name of a West African ethnic group mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Yoruba Richen (1972- ) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Yotsuba f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name can be used as 四葉, 四つ葉 or よつ葉 with 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four" and 葉 (you, ha) meaning "blade, fragment, leaf, lobe, needle, piece, plane, spear."... [
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Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureCombination of Swedish
yra and
virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).
Yurem m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)Usage of this name in the late 2000s likely comes from Yurem Rojas, who was the winner of the reality TV show '
Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda'.
Yuvali f & m Hebrew (Modern)Diminutive of
Yuval or a combination of the name Yuval and the name
Li 2, then the meaning will be "my stream, my brook" in Hebrew.
Zafiro f Spanish (Modern)Spanish feminine name derived from the word
zafiro meaning "sapphire". This is a modern coinage.
Zhavia f English (American, Modern)Possibly a variant of
Xavia. It was brought to some public attention in 2018 by American singer Zhavia Ward (2001-), also known as Zhavia Vercetti, a finalist on the first season of the American reality television music competition series
The Four: Battle for Stardom.
Živilė f Lithuanian (Modern)Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian
žygiuoti "to move; to march" and
viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of
Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known... [
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Zoeie f Obscure (Modern)Variant of
Zoe. According to the Social Security Administration, Zoeie was given to 6 girls in 2014.
Zohie f Obscure (Modern)Variant of
Zoe. According to the Social Security Administration, Zohie was given to 6 girls in 2018.
Zuhaitza f Basque (Modern)Feminine name derived from Basque
zuhaitz "tree", ultimately from Old Basque
zur "wood" and
(h)aritz "oak" (formerly a generic term for "tree").
Zyshonne m African American (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Zyshawn. Some usage was generated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the fact that several media outlets wrongly identified this as the real name of American rapper Silkk the Shocker (1975-), for example he was called Zyshonne Miller by
Jet magazine in May 1998 and by the
Washington Post in September 2000... [
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Zzyzx m Obscure (Modern)From the place name
Zzyzx. According to the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset, this name was given to 5 boys in both 2010 and 2018.