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
	Yoshino	Respectful, Good.
	Yoshio	Righteous boy
	Yoshiro	Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).
	Yoshirou	Righteous Son
	Yoshita	Lady
	Yoshiteru	Rich Abundant Crystal Ball
	Yoshiya	God delivers
	Yoshiyahu	Hebrew form of Josiah.
	Yosif	Bulgarian form of Yousuf, meaning Allah increases in piety, power and influence.
	Yosifa	Feminine form of Joseph, meaning God will increase.
	Yoskolo	Breaking off sugar-pine cones
	Yosleen	the Gauts
	Yoslene	the Gauts
	Yoslina	the Gauts
	Yosline	the Gauts
	Yossel	Yiddish diminutive of Joseph.
	Yosuke	Helping hand
	Yosyp	Ukrainian form of Joseph.
	Yota	From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other character combinations are possible.
	Yotam	God Is Upright
	Yotimo	A yellow jacket used for carrying pieces of meat from the house to the nest.
	Youcef	Alternate transcription of Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf) chiefly used in Algeria.
	Youel	A form of Joel. It means Yah is God.
	Youenn	A form of Ivo, meaning little archer
	Youko	Sunshine, Light
	Youliya	youthful
	Younan	Assyrian form of Jonah. It means dove.
	Younes	North African and Persian form of Yunus.
	Young	Valient
	Young-Gi	Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영기 (see Yeong-Gi).
	Young-Hee	Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영희 (see Yeong-Hui).
	Young-Ho	Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영호 (see Yeong-Ho).
	Young-Ja	Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영자 (see Yeong-Ja).
	Young Mi	Prosperity, eternal and beautiful
	Young-Soo	Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영수 (see Yeong-Su).
	Young-Sook	Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영숙 (see Yeong-Suk).
	Younis	Alternate transcription of Arabic يونس (see Yunus).
	Younus	Usual Urdu transcription of Yunus.
	Youri	Dutch and French form of Yuriy.
	Yousaf	Yousaf is an Arabic variant of the name Joseph. It means 'to add' or 'to increase
	Yousef	God Will Increase
	Yousha	Girl
	Yousif	A variation of the name Yousuf which is an Arabic version of the name Joseph. It means 'Yahweh will add' or 'to increase'.
	Yousra	Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra) chiefly used in North Africa.
	Youssef	Youssef is taken from the alternative spelling Yousef.
	Yousuf	From Hebrew origin meaning 'God will add', it is an Arabic and Yiddish name and a variant of Joseph.
	Yousuke	Meditate like the ocean
	Youta	Sun, Sunlight
	Yovela	Jubilee
	Yoyko	Mountain
	Yoyly	Violet
	Yrian	Farmer
	Yrjana	Finnish form of Jurian.
	Yrjo	Finnish form of Jurian.
	Ysabeau	God is my oath
	Ysabel	There are many different variations of this name. Of Hebrew origin the name means, 'god's promise'.
	Ysabell	God is my oath
	Ysabella	God is my oath
	Ysabelle	God is my oath
	Ysadora	gift of Isis
	Ysapy	Means "dew" in Guarani.
	Ysbel	God is my oath
	Ysbella	God is my oath
	Ysbrand	Variant of IJsbrand.
	Ysella	Cornish vocabulary name meaning modest.
	Yseult	fair lady
	Yseulte	fair lady
	Yseut	fair lady
	Ysobel	God is my oath
	Ysolda	fair lady
	Ysolde	fair lady
	Ysolt	Fighting the ice battle
	Ysotta	fair lady
	Ysotte	fair lady
	Yu	Kind, Tender, Excelling
	Yua	Tie, Bind, Love, Affection
	Yuan	From Chinese 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters are also possible.
	Yuberta	bright or shining intellect
	Yubhashana	A name of Goddess Mahalakshmi
	Yuda	War
	Yudai	Brave, Manly
	Yudan	Judgment
	Yuddha	War
	Yudel	Yiddish diminutive of Judah.
	Yudelka	praise
	Yudella	wealthy
	Yudelle	wealthy
	Yudes	Yiddish short form of Judith.
	Yudhajit	Victor in war
	Yudhishthir	Eldest among Pandavas
	Yudhister	Represent the truthful
	Yudhisthir	Firm in battle
	Yudhisthira	Derived from Sanskrit युधि (yudhi) meaning "war" and स्थिर (sthira) meaning "firm, steady". In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, Yudhisthira was the eldest of the Pandavas, the five sons of Pandu. In actuality, he was born to Pandu's wife Kunti by the god Yama.
	Yudhvan	Skilled in War
	Yudif	praise
	Yudit	praise
	Yudita	praise
	Yue	Moon
	Yuette	yew
	Yue Yan	Happy, Beautiful