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
	Yaymos	Unknown
	Yayoi	Relax, Birth, Spring
	Yayota	A beautiful woman
	Yaza	King
	Yazan	A determined man.
	Yazdan	One who is mild and merciful.
	Yazeed	Enhance
	Yazenia	Flower
	Yazhu	From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 筑 (zhù) meaning "lute, zither, build". Other character combinations are also possible.
	Yazid	Addition, Increase
	Yazmean	Yasmin, Yasmine, Yasmeen, Yasmyna, Yasmina, Yazmin, Yazmine, Yasemin, Yazmeen, Yasmeena, Yasamin, Yazmyn
	Yazmin	Jasmine
	Yazmynah	Jasmine
	Ye	Light
	Yeardleigh	Form Of Yardley
	Yeardley	Form Of Yardley
	Yeats	Gates
	Yechezkel	God will strengthen
	Yechiel	May God live
	Yechi'el	Biblical Hebrew form of Jehiel.
	Yedaiah	God is my salvation
	Yedda	A woman with a beautiful voice.
	Yedhant	Brightness
	Yedida	Hebrew form of Jedidah.
	Yedidia	Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).
	Yedidya	Beloved of God
	Yedidyah	Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).
	Yedugiri	Hills
	Yeesha	alive and well
	Yefet	Hebrew form of Japheth.
	Yefim	good to speak
	Yefrem	Russian form of Ephraim.
	Yegane	A woman of incomparable beauty.
	Yeganeh	Unique
	Yegor	A farmer
	Yehiel	Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְחִיאֵל (see Yechiel).
	Yeho'addan	Hebrew form of Jehoaddan.
	Yeho'ash	Hebrew form of Jehoash.
	Yehochanan	God is gracious
	Yehonatan	Hebrew form of Jonathan (and Jehonathan).
	Yehoram	Hebrew form of Jehoram.
	Yehoshafat	Hebrew form of Jehoshaphat.
	Yehosheva	Hebrew form of Jehosheba.
	Yehoshua	Jehovah Saves or The Lord is my salvation
	Yehowada	God's Day
	Yehowah	Variant spelling of Yahweh.
	Yehoyakhin	Hebrew form of Jehoiachin.
	Yehoyaqim	Hebrew form of Jehoiakim.
	Yehu	Hebrew form of Jehu.
	Yehuda	Praise, Exalt
	Yehudah	Praise, Exalt
	Yehudi	Praise, Exalt
	Yehudis	Praised
	Yehudit	praise
	Yehudiya	Hebrew form of Jehudijah.
	Yeira	to illuminate
	Yeisser	Unknown
	Yejide	Mother's picture
	Ye Joon	Ye means Art, Talent, or Craft,Yoon means Handsome
	Ye-Jun	From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art, talent, craft" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome", as well as other hanja combinations.
	Yekamarnath	Lord Shiva
	Yekangana	Krishna's sister
	Yekaparna	Parvati's sister
	Yekapatala	Parvati's sister
	Yekara	costly, precious
	Yekata	Unity
	Yekaterin	pure
	Yekaterina	Pure; Virginal
	Yekath	Sage
	Yekavali	Necklace
	Yekholya	Hebrew form of Jecoliah.
	Yekhonya	Hebrew form of Jeconiah.
	Yelda	Night
	Yele	One who befits the family.
	Yelena	Form Of Helen
	Yelisabeta	God is my oath
	Yelisabetta	God is my oath
	Yelisaveta	God is my oath
	Yelisey	Russian form of Elisha.
	Yelizabet	God is my oath
	Yelizaveta	God is my oath
	Yelizavetha	God is my oath
	Yelysaveta	Devoted to God
	Yelyzaveta	Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.
	Yema	Joy
	Yemanja	Variant of Iemanjá.
	Yemaya	Clever
	Yemelyan	Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
	Yemima	Warm like a dove
	Yemina	suitable, proper
	Yemoja	Means "mother of fish" in Yoruba, derived from iye "mother", ọmọ "child" and ẹja "fish". In traditional Yoruba religion she is the goddess of the Ogun River, pregnancy and motherhood.
	Yen	Peace
	Yenakshi	One who has deer-like eyes
	Yenene	Wizard poisoning a sleeping person
	Yenge	Work
	Yenibeth	Unknown
	Yenifer	White Wave
	Yennifer	Spanish variant of Jennifer.
	Yenny	Spanish variant of Jenny.
	Yente	From French gentille meaning "noble, aristocratic". This is the name of a gossipy matchmaker in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on late 19th-century stories by Sholem Aleichem. Due to the character, this name has also acquired the meaning "gossiper".