Names that Begin with Y

• Yewande

  Means "mother has returned" in Yoruba.

• Yezekael

  Breton form of Iudicael (see Judicaël).

• Yi

  From Chinese "suitable", "justice", "profit", "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or "ceremony" (also usually only feminine).

• Yianni

  Greek form of John.

• Yiannis

  Greek form of John.

• Yidel

  Yiddish form of Judah.

• Yiftach

  Hebrew form of Jephthah.

• Yigit

  Means "brave" in Turkish.

• Yildirim

  Means "lightning" in Turkish.

• Yildiz

  Means "star" in Turkish.

• Yilmaz

  Means "undaunted" in Turkish.

• Yima

  Ancient Avestan form of Jam.

• Yima Kshaeta

  Ancient Avestan form of Jamshid.

• Yin

  From Chinese "silver", "sound" or "shade".

• Ying

  Ying originates in Chinese language and means "intelligent, clever".

• Yiorgos

  Modern Greek form of George.

• Yirmiyahu

  Original Hebrew form of Jeremiah.

• Yishai

  Original Hebrew form of Jesse.

• Yishma'el

  Hebrew form of Ishmael.

• Yishmeray

  Hebrew form of Ishmerai.

• Yiskah

  Original Hebrew form of Iscah.

• Yisrael

  Yisrael is the original Hebrew variant of Israel.

• Yisra'el

  Original Hebrew form of Israel.

• Yissakhar

  Hebrew form of Issachar.

• Yitzhak

  Hebrew form of Isaac.

• Ylli

  Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".

• Yllka

  Feminine form of Ylli.

• Ylva

  Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

• Yngvar

  Variant of Ingvar.

• Yngvarr

  Old Norse form of Ingvar.