Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Y Not?

Perhaps a bit of a cheat, as tons of names contain the letter Y. However, almost none have it as an initial letter...in English, anyway.
I was surprised at how many Y-names actually do appear in the Top 1000. Most are Spanish, Native American, or Arabic (or a mixture thereof!)--Yahir, Yandel, Yusuf/Yosef/Yousef, Yadiel for boys, Yaretzi/Yaritza, Yareli, Yasmin/Yazmin, Yesenia, Yoselin, & Yamilet/Yamileth for girls, and Yael for both.
In the past, Yolanda, Yvette, Yvonne, & Yancy have charted, but no longer.

Boys:
  • Yachin (yah-KHEEN, Hebrew)
  • Yago (YAH-goh, Portuguese, Spanish)--form of Jacob/James
  • Yakim (yah-KEEM, Russian)--form of Joachim/Joaquin
  • Yalçin (yahl-CHIN, Turkish)
  • Yaniv (yah-NEEV, Hebrew)--"he will prosper"
  • Yannick (YAHN-neek, Breton, French)--form of John
  • Yannis (YAHN-nis, Greek)--another form of John
  • Yared (yah-RED, Hebrew)--original form of Jared
  • Yaron (yah-ROHN, Hebrew)--"he sings"
  • Yasen (YAH-sen, Bulgarian)--"ash tree" or "serene"
  • Yavor (YAH-vohr, Bulgarian)--"maple tree"
  • Yefim (yeh-FEEM, Russian)--from Greek, "speaks well"
  • Yefrem (yeh-FREM, Russian)--form of Ephraim
  • Yildirim (YIL-dih-rim, Turkish)--"lightning"
  • Yishai (yee-SHYE, Hebrew)--original form of Jesse
  • Ylur (IL-oor, Icelandic)--"warmth"
  • Yoram (yoh-RAHM, Hebrew)
  • Yorath (YOHR-ath, Welsh)--"worthy lord"
  • Yori (yoh-ree, Japanese)--"trust"
  • Yorick (YOHR-ik, English)--form of George
  • Yrian (EER-ee-ahn, Scandinavian)--another [archaic] form of George
  • Yulian (yoo-lee-AHN, Russian)--form of Julian
  • Yuri (yoo-ree, Russian)--yet another form of George
  • Yvo (EE-voh, Dutch, German)
  • Ywain (ee-WAYN, French)--form of Owen

Girls:
  • Yadira (yah-DEER-ah, Spanish)--from Arabic, "worthy"
  • Yakira (yah-kee-rah, Hebrew)--"beloved, precious"
  • Yamila (yah-MEE-lah, Spanish)--from Arabic, "beautiful"
  • Yamuna (YAHM-uh-nah, Hindi)
  • Yarona (yah-roh-nah, Hebrew)--feminine of Yaron
  • Yara (YAH-rah, Portuguese, Spanish)--from Tupi, "water lady". Also spelled Iara.
  • Yelena (yel-YEH-nah, Russian)--form of Helen
  • Yemima (yeh-mee-mah, Hebrew)--"dove"
  • Yên (ee-en, Vietnamese)--"peaceful"
  • Yeşim (yeh-SHEEM, Turkish)--"jade"
  • Yeva (YEH-vah, Russian)--form of Eve
  • Yıldız (YIL-diz, Turkish)--"star"
  • Yiskah (yees-KAH, Hebrew)--original form of Jessica
  • Ylja (EEL-yah, Icelandic)--from Old Norse, "warm"
  • Ylva (EEL-vah, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "she-wolf"
  • Yngva (EENG-vah, Scandinavian)
  • Yoana (yoh-AHN-nah, Bulgarian)--form of Joan/Jane/Jean
  • Yonca (YOHN-jah, Turkish)--"clover"
  • Yonit (yoh-NEET, Hebrew)--feminine of Jonah
  • Yrja (EER-yah, Icelandic)--from Old Norse, "drizzling rain"
  • Yseult (ee-zoolt, French)--form of Isolde
  • Yuliana (yool-YAH-nah, Russian)--form of Juliana
  • Yuliya (YOO-lee-ah, Bulgarian, Russian)--form of Julia
  • Yumi (yoo-mee, Japanese)
  • Yusra (YOOS-rah, Arabic)--"wealth"
  • Yuzuki (yoo-zoo-kee, Japanese)

Unisex:
  • Yağmur (yah-MOOR ['ah' is very long], Turkish)--"rain"
  • Yarden (yar-DEN, Hebrew)--original form of Jordan
  • Yasu (yah-soo, Japanese)--"peace, peaceful"
  • Yuki (yoo-kee, Japanese)
  • Yun (YOON, Chinese, Korean)
  • Yuval (yoo-VAHL, Hebrew)--"stream"

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