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
	Ygerna	Welsh - Fair Lady; A variant spelling of name Igerna
	Ygritte	Created Name
	Yi	Happy
	Yianna	Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).
	Yianni	Diminutive of Yiannis.
	Yiannis	God is gracious
	Yidel	Alternate transcription of Yiddish יודאל (see Yudel).
	Yiesha	alive and well
	Yieshah	alive and well
	Yiftach	Hebrew form of Jephthah.
	Yigal	He will redeem
	Yigit	Brave
	Yihana	Congratulations
	Yijun	From Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
	Yıldırım	Means "lightning" in Turkish.
	Yildiz	Star
	Yıldız	Means "star" in Turkish.
	Yilma	May He Prosper
	Yilmaz	Unshaken
	Yılmaz	Means "dauntless, intrepid" in Turkish.
	Yima	Avestan form of Jam.
	Yima Khshaeta	Alternate transcription of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (see Yima Xshaeta).
	Yima Xshaeta	Avestan form of Jamshid.
	Yimeyam	Bright
	Yi Min	Smart
	Yin	In the shade
	Ying	Intelligent, clever
	Yionna	sun ray
	Yiorgos	Ahanit
	Yirmeyahu	Hebrew form of Jeremiah.
	Yirmiyahu	God will uplift
	Yishai	A form of Jesse, meaning gift.
	Yishak	Amharic form of Isaac.
	Yishma'el	Hebrew form of Ishmael.
	Yishmeray	Hebrew form of Ishmerai.
	Yiska	Hebrew form of Iscah.
	Yiskah	To gaze
	Yismael	God will listen
	Yisrael	Form of Israel (wrestles with God)
	Yisra'el	Biblical Hebrew form of Israel.
	Yisroel	Yiddish form of Israel.
	Yissachar	There is a reward
	Yissakhar	Hebrew form of Issachar.
	Yitro	Plenty
	Yitta	Light
	Yitzak	Form of Isaac
	Yitzchaq	Biblical Hebrew form of Isaac.
	Yitzhak	Laughter
	Yi Ze	Happy, Shiny As A Pearl.
	Ylenia	Light
	Ylfa	A female wolf.
	Ylisabet	God is my oath
	Ylisabette	God is my oath
	Ylli	Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".
	Yllka	Feminine form of Ylli.
	Yllona	sun ray
	Ylva	Wolf
	Ymelda	universal battle
	Ynes	Chaste
	Ynesita	pure; chaste
	Ynez	chaste
	Yngouf	God's warrior
	Yngvar	Variant of Ingvar.
	Yngvarr	Old Norse form of Ingvar.
	Yngve	First Man
	Yngvi	Possibly an Old Norse cognate of Ing. This was an alternate name of the god Freyr, who as Yngvi-Freyr was regarded as the ancestor of the Swedish royal family.
	Yngvildr	Old Norse form of Ingvild.
	Yngwie	First Man
	Ynocencia	innocence
	Ynyr	Honor
	Yo	Positive
	Yo'ach	Hebrew form of Joah.
	Yoad	God Is Witness
	Yoakim	Form of Jacob
	Yoan	French form of Johann.
	Yoana	God is gracious
	Yoanah	God is gracious
	Yoann	French form of Johann.
	Yoanna	God is gracious
	Yoannah	God is gracious
	Yo'ash	Hebrew form of Joash.
	Yoav	Form of Joab
	Yochana	Thought
	Yochanan	Yahweh is merciful.
	Yocheved	God's Glory
	Yoconda	delight
	Yoda	Warrior, One Who Knows
	Yoder	Family Of Theodore
	Yoel	Form of Joel
	Yoga	Meditation
	Yogadeva	Lord of yoga
	Yogadhipa	The Lord of Meditation
	Yogaj	Arising from Meditation
	Yogamay	Power of Yoga
	Yogamaya	Goddess Durga
	Yoganand	Delighted with Meditation
	Yoganidra	Meditation
	Yoganta	Mercury
	Yogendra	God of yoga
	Yogesh	God of yoga