This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is South American; and the pattern is *y*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Yma f Quechua (?)Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Quechua
ima shumaq meaning "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".... [
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Yndiara f BrazilianYndiara Asp is a Brazilian skateboarder who participated in the Olympic Games, Tokyo 2021.
Yorleny f Spanish (Latin American)Apparently from the English phrase
Yours Lenny, signed at the end of letters by a sailor named Lenny Smith to his Costa Rican wife, hence why usage of this name is mainly concentrated in that country.... [
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Yotuel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)Mainly seen in Cuba, where there is a clear trend for parents to be creative with names. One might think one element of this name is derived from Hebrew
el "God", but that is not so: rather, this name is made up of the Spanish pronouns
yo "I",
tú "you" and
el "he"... [
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Yuna m BrazilianIn Brazilian Portuguese, it means "dark river", and is derived from
Tupi 'y, water, +
un, black.