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Baby names starting with Y

Whether you’re looking for a name for your child or even a character in a story you’re writing, there are tons of ideas out there. We’ve compiled helpful guides of names and their meanings to inspire you, from A-Z lists to country-specific names and everything in between.

Yoav

Meaning: praise Jehovah

Origin:Hebrew
4215
Yuyu

Meaning: gentle friend; dream friend

Origin:Japanese
4112
Yori

Meaning: reliable

Origin:Japanese
4111
Yimmi

Meaning: believes

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
4110
Yonah

Meaning: dove

Origin:Hebrew variation of Jonah
4066
Yosef

Meaning: God shall add

Origin:Hebrew
3990
Origin:Variation of Yehudah
3989
Yarik

Meaning: fierce and glorious

Origin:Diminutive of Yaroslav, Russian
3988
Yona

Meaning: bear; dove

Origin:Cherokee or variation of Jonah, Hebrew
3925
Yoli

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Diminutive of Yolanda, Spanish
3924
Yoel

Meaning: Jehovah is his God

Origin:Hebrew
3912
Ylva

Meaning: wolf

Origin:Feminine variation of Ulf, Scandinavian
3797
Yuji

Meaning: relaxed and caring

Origin:Japanese
3709
Yisrael

Meaning: contender with God

Origin:Hebrew
3708
Yael

Meaning: ibex

Origin:Hebrew
3707
Yaroslav

Meaning: fierce and glorious

Origin:Russian
3547
Yanis

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Hebrew
3546
Yalitza Yalitza is an uncommon American name. The na...
Origin:Mexican invented name
3542
Yovan The meaning of Yovan is 'young'. It is a lov...
Origin:Hindi
3481
Yanai

Meaning: he will answer

Origin:Aramaic
3480