Names beginning with Y
248 names, with meanings and origins. Part of a library of 12,046.
Ya
Elegant, refined
Chinese
Yaa
Thursday-born
Akan
Yaaba
Grandmother
Other
Yaana
Vehicle / journey (Buddhist Yana)
Sanskrit
Yaara
Honeycomb, sweetness
Hebrew
Yadanar
A treasure, a jewel
Burmese
Yade
A cherished memory
Turkish
Yaduvamshi
Yadu-dynasty / Krishnas lineage
Sanskrit
Yael
Ibex, mountain goat
Hebrew
Yaeli
A graceful ibex
Hebrew
Yaelle
A mountain gazelle
French
Yaffa
Beautiful
Hebrew
Yagaan
Rose-pink
Mongolian
Yagavi
Sacrifice / worship
Sanskrit
Yagmurnur
The light of rain
Turkish
Yagna
Sacrifice / sacred ritual
Sanskrit
Yajamana
Sacrificer / Yajna-patron
Sanskrit
Yajata
Worthy of worship (Vedic)
Sanskrit
Yajika
Sacrificer / worshipper
Sanskrit
Yajna
Vedic sacrifice
Sanskrit
Yajnamayi
Full of sacrifice
Sanskrit
Yajnamurti
Sacrifice-embodied / Yajna-form
Sanskrit
Yajnaphala
Fruit of sacrifice
Sanskrit
Yajnasruti
Sacrifice-fame / Vedic queen
Sanskrit
Yajnavalkya
Vedic-Rishi / Upanishadic-teacher
Sanskrit
Yajnavati
Sacrifice-performer / Yajnavalkya
Sanskrit
Yajnesha
Lord of sacrifice / Vishnu
Sanskrit
Yajnika
Sacrificer / Yajna-performer (Vedic)
Sanskrit
Yakha
Life, long-living
Chechen
Yakira
Precious, dear
Hebrew
Yakshi
Female nature-spirit (Didarganj Yakshi)
Sanskrit
Yakshini
Yaksha-Devi / nature spirit
Sanskrit
Yakshita
Yaksha-Devi / nature-spirit
Sanskrit
Yalda
Birth, winter solstice
Persian
Yalitza
Yalitza Aparicio — first Indigenous Mexican Oscar Best Actress nominee
Spanish
Yalwa
Abundance, prosperity
Hausa
Yamala
Twin / Yamuna-related
Sanskrit
Yami
Twin (Yama's sister, Yamuna river)
Sanskrit
Yamika
Night / Yamuna
Sanskrit
Yamikani
Give thanks
Chichewa
Yaminee
Night / poetic-night
Sanskrit
Yamini
Night
Sanskrit
Yaminimayi
Full of night
Sanskrit
Yamishtha
Best restrained / Yoga-Devi
Sanskrit
Yamit
Of the sea
Hebrew
Yamna
Blessed, fortunate
Amazigh
Yamnika
Restraint / discipline
Sanskrit
Yamuna
The Yamuna river goddess
Sanskrit
Yamunamayi
Full of Yamuna river
Sanskrit
Yamunika
Little Yamuna
Sanskrit
Yan
Swallow; elegant, beautiful
Chinese
Yana
God is gracious
Bulgarian/Russian
Yanaba
Meets the enemy
Other
Yangchen
Goddess of music and learning
Tibetan
Yangzom
Lady of melody (Tibetan-Bhutanese + Yangzom Brauen actress-author)
Other
Yanina
God is gracious
Belarusian
Yanmei
Gorgeous plum blossom
Chinese
Yao
Precious jade
Chinese
Yaprak
A leaf
Turkish
Yaqeen
Certainty, faith
Arabic
Yaqoot
A precious ruby
Arabic
Yaqut
A ruby, a precious gem
Arabic
Yara
Friend, small butterfly
Arabic/Persian
Yarah
Small butterfly; beloved
Arabic
Yarden
Jordan (the river)
Hebrew
Yardena
Feminine of Jordan (Yardena Arazi)
Hebrew
Yardenit
Little Jordan (baptismal site)
Hebrew
Yaren
Close friend
Turkish
Yaretzi
You will always be loved (Aztec / Mexican-American name)
Nahuatl
Yaritza
A modern Latin name
Spanish
Yaroslava
Bright glory
Ukrainian/Russian
Yaroslavna
Anna of Kiev (Queen of France)
Russian
Yarrow
A healing wildflower
English
Yaryna
Peace
Ukrainian
Yasaman
Jasmine
Persian
Yasamin
Jasmine flower (Persian heritage)
Persian
Yasemin
Jasmine
Turkish
Yashaprabha
Fame and radiance
Sanskrit
Yashapriya
Beloved of fame
Sanskrit
Yashashree
Famous + auspicious
Sanskrit
Yashaswini
Famous / Yashaswini Scheme
Sanskrit
Yashika
Successful, famous
Sanskrit
Yashini
Famous / glorious one
Sanskrit
Yashita
Famous
Sanskrit
Yashitha
Famous / renowned
Sanskrit
Yashoda
Krishna's foster mother
Sanskrit
Yashodamayi
Yashoda-embodied / Krishnas-foster-mother
Sanskrit
Yashodha
Buddha's wife
Sanskrit
Yashodhamayi
Full of Yashoda
Sanskrit
Yashodhara
Bearer of glory (Buddha's wife)
Sanskrit
Yashodharini
Fame-bearing (Buddha wife lineage)
Sanskrit
Yashodhi
Ocean of fame
Sanskrit
Yashodini
Bestower of fame
Sanskrit
Yashoja
Born of fame
Sanskrit
Yashomati
Famous / glorious (foster-mother of Krishna)
Sanskrit
Yashomayi
Full of fame
Sanskrit
Yashoraga
Love of fame
Sanskrit
Yashoshri
Fame and fortune
Sanskrit
Yashovani
Fame-voiced
Sanskrit
Yashovanti
Possessing fame
Sanskrit
Yashvi
Famous
Sanskrit
Yasmeen
Jasmine (Arabic / Persian)
Arabic/Urdu
Yasmin
Jasmine flower
Persian/Arabic/Urdu
Yasmina
Jasmine flower (Yasmina Reza, French playwright)
Arabic/Persian
Yasna
A prayer, worship
Persian
Yasoda
Krishna's foster mother (the milkmaid queen)
Sanskrit
Yasomati
Fame-possessing / Yashoda variant
Sanskrit
Yasuko
Peaceful child (Yasuko Takasu - Toradora! Ryuji's mother)
Japanese
Yasy
The moon
Guarani
Yatha
As-it-is / Yatharth
Sanskrit
Yathartha
As-it-is / truth
Sanskrit
Yathi
Ascetic / restraint
Sanskrit
Yati
Ascetic / sage
Sanskrit
Yatra
Pilgrimage
Sanskrit
Yatzil
Beloved, loved one
Mayan
Yayati
Ancient king / Puranic patriarch
Sanskrit
Yayoi
Third month of spring (Yayoi Kusama, polka-dot artist)
Japanese
Yayra
A blessing
Ewe
Yaz
Summer
Turkish
Yazhini
A melodious musician
Tamil
Yağmur
Rain (Turkish)
Turkish
Yebin
Heo Ye-bin - DIA + Pristin K-pop
Korean
Yedida
Beloved (Jedidiah Solomon's birth name)
Hebrew
Yefrosinia
Joy and mirth
Russian
Yefrosinya
Joy and gladness
Russian
Yehudit
From Judah / praised (biblical Judith Apocrypha)
Hebrew
Yeji
Art + wisdom (ITZY K-pop leader)
Korean
Yejide
Image of the mother
Yoruba
Yejin
Talent and treasure
Korean
Yekaterina
Pure
Russian
Yekta
Unique, one of a kind (Persian)
Persian
Yelena
Bright, shining light
Russian/Greek
Yelizaveta
God is my oath
Russian
Yelli
My daughter
Berber
Yemoja
Mother goddess of the ocean
Yoruba
Yen
Peaceful, calm; swallow
Vietnamese
Yenta
Noble, refined
Yiddish
Yentl
Noble, refined
Yiddish
Yeonwoo
A graceful lotus
Korean
Yeranuhi
The blessed one
Armenian
Yerin
Jung Ye-rin - GFRIEND + Yerin Baek soloist
Korean
Yesenia
Of the springtime
Russian
Yeseul
A graceful dewdrop
Korean
Yeshe
Wisdom
Tibetan
Yeshi
Worth a thousand
Amharic
Yesim
Jade
Turkish
Yetunde
Mother has returned
Yoruba
Yeva
Life
Armenian
Yevgenia
Well-born, noble
Russian
Yewa
Orisha of the river Yewa
Yoruba
Yewande
Mother has returned (Yoruba)
Yoruba
Yianna
God is gracious
Greek
Yildiz
Star
Turkish
Yin
Silver
Chinese
Yindi
Sun
Other
Yingtai
Flowering terrace
Chinese
Yiren
Wang Yi-ren - EVERGLOW Chinese member K-pop
Other
Yiska
Biblical Iscah (Sarah midrash)
Hebrew
Ylfa
A she-wolf
Icelandic
Ylja
Gentle warmth
Icelandic
Yllka
Little star
Albanian
Ylva
She-wolf
Old Norse
Ylvi
A she-wolf
Norse
Ymir
Iconic Ymir - Attack on Titan + Norse primordial
Other/Norse
Ynghildur
A battle maiden of Ing
Icelandic
Yoana
God is gracious
Bulgarian
Yocheved
Glory of God (Moses' mother)
Hebrew
Yodit
Praised (Amharic Judith)
Amharic/Hebrew
Yoga
Union / discipline
Sanskrit
Yogamaya
Divine illusion / Vishnus power
Sanskrit
Yogamayi
Yoga-embodied / union-Devi
Sanskrit
Yogamurti
Embodiment of Yoga
Sanskrit
Yoganjali
Yoga-offering / handful of yoga
Sanskrit
Yogashri
Yoga-fortune / Devi
Sanskrit
Yogeshvari
Yoga-Devi / Mistress of Yoga
Sanskrit
Yogeswari
Goddess of Yoga / Devi
Sanskrit
Yogini
Female yogi
Sanskrit
Yoginimayi
Yogini-embodied / Tantric-Devi
Sanskrit
Yogita
United / concentrated
Sanskrit
Yohana
Carrier / chariot
Sanskrit
Yojana
Vedic distance unit
Sanskrit
Yoko
Ocean child (Yoko Ono, avant-garde artist)
Japanese
Yolaine
A violet flower
French
Yolanda
Violet (Yolanda Adams; Yolanda King)
Spanish/Greek
Yolande
Violet (Yolande of Aragon)
Old Germanic
Yolotzin
Little heart, beloved heart
Nahuatl
Yona
A dove
Hebrew
Yonina
A little dove
Hebrew
Yoohyeon
Kim Yoo-hyeon - Dreamcatcher main vocal K-pop
Korean
Yoojung
Choi Yoo-jung - Weki Meki + I.O.I K-pop
Korean
Yor
Iconic Yor Forger - Spy x Family Thorn Princess
Other
Yorgia
Greek feminine of Yorgos (farmer)
Greek
Yoruichi
Iconic Yoruichi Shihoin - Bleach Flash Goddess
Japanese
Yoshiko
Good child, virtuous child
Japanese
Yoshita
Woman
Sanskrit
Yoshitha
Young woman
Sanskrit
Younghee
Prosperous beauty
Korean
Youngji
Heo Young-ji - Kara K-pop variety star
Korean
Youthika
Jasmine
Sanskrit
Youyou
Cry of the deer (Tu Youyou, Nobel Prize chemist)
Chinese
Yr
A yew tree
Icelandic
Yrsa
She-bear
Old Norse
Ysabel
Pledged to God
Hebrew
Ysapy
Dew
Guarani
Ysella
Modest
Other
Yu Yu
Gentle, calm
Burmese
Yua
A loving bond
Japanese
Yuan
Source, origin; fate-connection
Chinese
Yue
Moon, joy
Chinese
Yueling
The spirit of the moon
Chinese
Yueying
Moon blossom
Chinese
Yugadi
Yuga-beginning / new-year
Sanskrit
Yuhuan
Jade ring (Tang concubine Yang Guifei)
Chinese
Yuhui
Kim Yu-hui - CLC vocalist K-pop
Korean
Yui
Bind, tie, only
Japanese
Yujin
Precious, abundant
Korean
Yuju
Choi Yu-na (Yuju) - GFRIEND main vocal K-pop
Korean
Yuki
Snow; happiness
Japanese
Yukiko
A child of the snow
Japanese
Yukino
Snow field (iconic SNAFU anime)
Japanese
Yuko
Gentle child
Japanese
Yukta
United / Yoga-joined
Sanskrit
Yukti
Logic / method
Sanskrit
Yuktimayi
Reason-embodied / logic
Sanskrit
Yulia
Youthful
Russian/Ukrainian
Yuling
Tinkling jade
Chinese
Yuliya
Youthful
Russian
Yumei
Jade plum blossom
Chinese
Yumi
Bow, beautiful reason
Japanese
Yumiko
Bow child / archery child (Japanese + Yumiko Igarashi manga artist)
Other
Yumn
Good fortune
Arabic
Yumna
Good fortune, right side
Arabic
Yun
A cloud, graceful
Chinese
Yuna
Gentle, kind, jasper
Korean/Japanese
Yunjin
Iconic Yunjin LE SSERAFIM K-pop Korean-American
Korean
Yuqi
Iconic Yuqi (G)I-DLE Chinese K-pop main rapper
Chinese
Yura
Elegant; farmer
Korean/Russian
Yuri
Kwon Yu-ri - SNSD 2nd-gen K-pop legend
Korean
Yuriko
A child of the lily
Japanese
Yusra
Ease, prosperity (Quranic)
Arabic
Yusraa
Ease, prosperity
Arabic
Yuval
Genesis 4:21 first musician (biblical music)
Hebrew
Yuvati
Young woman / maiden
Sanskrit
Yvaine
Evening star (Neil Gaiman's Stardust)
English/French
Yves
Ha Soo-young - LOONA yyxy subunit K-pop
Other
Yvette
Yew tree (Yvette Mimieux; Yvette Nicole Brown)
French/Germanic
Yvonne
Yew tree, archer
French/Germanic
Yvoty
Flower
Guarani