Names that Begin with Y

• Yalçin

  Means "steep" in Turkish.

• Yale

  From a Welsh surname which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial).

• Yam

  Means "sea" in Ugaritic.

• Yama

  Means "reign, curb" in Sanskrit.

• Yamanu

  Reconstructed Egyptian form of Amon.

• Yamato

  Refers to the ancient Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century.

• Yami

  Means "pair" in Sanskrit.

• Yamila

  Form of Jamila used especially in Latin America.

• Yamuna

  From the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess Yami.

• Yan

  Bulgarian and Belarusian form of Ioannes (see John).

• Yana

  Bulgarian and Russian feminine form of Ioannes (see John).

• Yancy

  From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning " Jan 's son".

• Yanick

  Masculine and feminine diminutive of Yann.

• Yanis

  Yanis is a Greek variant of John.

• Yaniv

  Means "he will prosper" in Hebrew.

• Yankel

  Yiddish diminutive of Jacob.

• Yanko

  Diminutive of Yan.

• Yann

  Breton form of John.

• Yanni

  Variant transcription of Yianni.

• Yannic

  Masculine and feminine diminutive of Yann.

• Yannick

  Masculine and feminine diminutive of Yann.

• Yannis

  Variant transcription of Yiannis.

• Yaqub

  Arabic form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

• Ya'rah

  Original Hebrew form of Jarah.

• Yarden

  Hebrew form of Jordan.

• Yardena

  Hebrew feminine form of Jordan.

• Yardley

  Yardley is an English name and means "kindling forest".

• Yared

  Hebrew form of Jared.

• Yarin

  Yarin is a Hebrew name and means "to understand".

• Yarnell

  Yarnell is an English name and it was given to an eagle"s roost.