Names starting with the letter Y

Here you’ll find all the names beginning with the letter Y, followed by the meaning of the name starting with a Y. If the name is blue, it is a name normally given to a boy. If the name has a pink color, then it is usually given to a girl. A green name can be given to both boys and girls.

	Name	Meaning
	Yahui	From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
	Yahveh	Variant of Yahweh.
	Yahvi	Heaven
	Yahweh	A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the Tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), which was transliterated into Roman script as Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God, it was only written and never spoken, which resulted in the original pronunciation becoming lost. The name may have originally been derived from the Hebrew root הָוָה (hawa) meaning "to be, to exist, to become" [1].
	Yahya	God Is Gracious.
	Yaiiua	Bright; Youthful; Vibrant person with youthful energy
	Yaima	Water conduit
	Yair	He Will Enlighten
	Yaira	to illuminate
	Yaiza	From the name of a town in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was used by the novelist Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa for the main character in his Ocean trilogy of books (beginning 1984).
	Yaj	A sage
	Yajat	Worthy of worship
	Yajnadhar	A name of Lord Vishnu
	Yajnarup	A name of Lord Krishna
	Yajnika	Flame
	Yajushi	Related to Yajurve
	Yakau	Belarusian form of Jacob (or James).
	Yakecan	Sky, song
	Yakez	Heaven
	Yakhin	Hebrew form of Jachin.
	Yakim	Established by God
	Yakini	African - An honest Woman; Truthful Lady;
	Yakira	Precious
	Yakiv	Ukrainian form of Jacob (or James).
	Yakootah	Emerald
	Yakov	Supplanter
	Yakova	Held by the heel
	Yaksh	Representative of God, a demi God
	Yaksha	Demi God, sister of Daksha
	Yakshangi	River
	Yaksharaj	Kubera
	Yakshasena	King
	Yakshavarman	Author
	Yakshini	Yaksha
	Yakshit	Who is made forever, permanent, God
	Yakub	Supplanter
	Yakubu	Supplanter
	Yaƙubu	Hausa form of Yaqub.
	Yakup	Turkish form of Jacob.
	Yalanda	Form of Yolanda, meaning violet flower.
	Yalcın	Means "steep" in Turkish.
	Yale	From The Fertile Upland
	Yalena	sun ray
	Yaletha	A variant of Oletha. It means light or nimble.
	Yalina	One who is soft and delicate.
	Yalinda	violet flower
	Yaling	From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.
	Yalitza	Created Name
	Yalonda	violet flower
	Yalqoot	charity
	Yalwa	Means "abundance" in Hausa.
	Yam	Sea
	Yama	Mountain
	Yamabhagini	Yamuna
	Yamac	Means "mountainside, slope" in Turkish.
	Yamahil	Lord Vishnu
	Yamajit	Lord Shiva
	Yamal	One Of A Twin
	Yaman	Proper name
	Yamanu	Reconstructed Egyptian form of Amon.
	Yamanut	Reconstructed Egyptian form of Amonet.
	Yamar	Life, alive.
	Yamaris	A variation of Mary, meaning wished for a child or star of the sea.
	Yamato	Old Japan
	Yameena	One who is prospering.
	Yamesh	Lord Shiva
	Yamha	Dove
	Yami	Pair
	Yamika	Night
	Yamikani	Means "be grateful, praise" in Chewa.
	Yamil	Beautiful
	Yamila	Form of Jamila used especially in Latin America.
	Yamile	Variant of Yamila.
	Yamilet	Beautiful, Elegant
	Yamileth	Beautiful
	Yamilla	Beautiful
	Yamin	Right Hand
	Yamina	suitable, proper
	Yaminah	Blessed
	Yamini	Nocturnal, night
	Yaminichandra	A name of Lord Vishnu
	Yamir	Moon
	Yamira	Moon
	Yamka	Budding Flower
	Yamna	On the right side, one who is always right.
	Yamparti	Sweet
	Yamuna	River
	Yamya	Night
	Yan	Pretty Colors / Swallow Bird
	Yana	God is gracious
	Yanaba	She Meets Her Enemy
	Yancey	Yankee
	Yancy	Created Name
	Yandel	Created Name
	Yanenowi	She Guards The Corn
	Yang	From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
	Yangkyi	An adorable girl.
	Yanichel	Gift Of God
	Yanick	God is gracious
	Yanina	Diminutive of Yana.