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101 boy names that start with the letter Y

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When we know that a baby is on the way, we begin to think of possible names that we will choose for him or her. Some people choose to choose traditional names in the family, while others choose something different.

In some cases, parents have a preference for a particular letter, so continuing our journey through baby names from A to Z, we share 101 boy names that start with the letter Y.

  • Yaakov / Yakov: Hebrew form of Jacob, means “God has helped”.
  • Yaar: of Hebrew origin, it means “forest”.
  • Yadiel: of Hebrew origin, it means “God has heard”.
  • Yadir: of Arabic origin, it means “beauty”.
  • Yadon: Hebrew form of Jadon, meaning “grateful.”
  • Yael: of Hebrew origin, it means “mountain goat”.
  • Yafeu: of Egyptian origin, it means “energetic”.
  • Yagmur: unisex name of Turkish origin, means “rain”.
  • Yago: Spanish form of Jacob.
  • Yahir: of Hebrew origin, it means “he shines”.
  • Yahya: Arabic and Turkish form of Juan, derived from the Hebrew Yochanan and whose meaning “God is merciful”.
  • Yakim: Russian form of Joaquin, which is of Hebrew origin and means “God will build, build.”
  • Yakiv: Ukrainian form of Jacob.
  • Yale: of Welsh origin, it means “fertile plateau”.
  • Yama: of Sanskrit origin, it means “to reign”.
  • Yaman: of Arabic origin, it means “good news”.
  • Yamato: of Japanese origin, it means “great peace, calm”.
  • Yamid: of Arabic origin, it means “one of the two twins”.
  • Yamil: of Arabic origin, it means “beautiful”.
  • Yamin: of Arabic origin, it means “right-handed, correct”.
  • Yan: Bulgarian form of Juan.
  • Yanai: of Aramaic origin, it means “he will answer”.
  • Yanis: of Hebrew origin, it means “gift of God”.
  • Yaniv: of Hebrew origin, it means “he will prosper”.
  • Yann: Breton form of Juan.
  • Yannick: French name, diminutive of Yann.
  • Yardan: of Arabic origin, it means “king”.
  • Yared: of Hebrew origin, it means “to descend”.
  • Yarev: of Hebrew origin, it means “he will contend”.
  • Yariv: variant of Yarev.
  • Yaron: of Hebrew origin, it means “to sing, to shout”.
  • Yasahiro: of Japanese origin, it means “calm, quiet”.
  • Yash: of Sanskrit origin, it means “glory, fame”.
  • Yasha: Russian diminutive of Yaakov.
  • Yasiel: of Hebrew origin, it means “the one who made God”.
  • Yasir / Yassir: of Arabic origin, it means “prosperous, tolerant”.
  • Yasser: of Hebrew origin, it means “God will take care of us and protect us.”
  • Yasu: of Japanese origin, it means “peace”.
  • Yasuhiro: of Japanese origin, it means “honesty, peace”.
  • Yates: of English origin, it means “guardian of the gates.
  • Yavin: of Hebrew origin, it means “God understands”.
  • Yazid: of Arabic origin, it means “prosperous”.
  • Yefrem: Russian form of Ephraim, which is of Hebrew origin and means “fruitful.”
  • Yegor: Russian form of Jorge, which is of Greek origin and means “farmer, the one who works the land.”
  • Yehudah: of Hebrew origin, it means “praise”.
  • Yemon: of Japanese origin, it means “guardian”.
  • Yen: of Vietnamese origin, it means “calm”.
  • Yeong: of Korean origin, it means “brave”.
  • Yeray: of Canarian origin, it means “the largest and strongest of the tribe”.
  • Yeriel: of Hebrew origin, it means “found by God”.
  • Yerik: of Russian origin, it means “designated by God”.
  • Yeshe: of Tibetan origin, it means “wisdom”.
  • Yeshua: of Hebrew origin, it means “savior”.
  • Yestin: Welsh variant of Justin, meaning “fair, correct.”
  • Yetzael: of Hebrew origin, it means “arrow of God”.
  • Yevgeny: Russian form of Eugene, which is of Greek origin and means “noble”.
  • Yianni: Greek form of Juan.
  • Yiorgos: modern Greek form of Jorge.
  • Yisrael: Hebrew variant of Israel, meaning “he who fights with God.”
  • Yoan: Bulgarian form of Juan.
  • Yoel: Hebrew form of Joel, which means “Yahweh is God.”
  • Yohan: variant of the German Johan, which in turn is a variant of Juan.
  • Yoichi: of Japanese origin, it means “first son”.
  • Yon: variant of Jon, which in turn is variant Juan.
  • Yona: of Native American origin, it means “bear”.
  • Yonah: Hebrew variant of Jonah, meaning “dove.”
  • Yonatan: original Hebrew form of Jonathan, meaning “God has given.”
  • Yong: of Chinese origin, it means “brave”.
  • Yorah: of Hebrew origin, it means “teacher”.
  • Yori: of Japanese origin, it means “trust”.
  • Yorick: Danish form of Jorge.
  • York: is the name of a locality in the United Kingdom, of uncertain etymology, probably from the Viking name Jórvic .
  • Yosha: of Hebrew origin, it means “wisdom”.
  • Yoshi: unisex name of Japanese origin, it means “good luck, good”.
  • Yoshio: of Japanese origin, it means “courage”.
  • Yoshinobu: of Japanese origin, it means “splendid faith”.
  • Yoshito: of Japanese origin, it means “happy individual”.
  • Yoshito: of Japanese origin, it means “straight man”.
  • Yousef: Arabic equivalent of Joseph, which is of Hebrew origin and means “God will provide.”
  • Ysmael: of Hebrew origin, it means “to whom God listens”.
  • Yu: of Chinese origin, it means “brilliant”.
  • Yuan: of Chinese origin, it means “original, unique”.
  • Yuki: of Japanese origin, it can have two meanings: “happiness” or snow “.
  • Yukio: of Japanese origin, it means “happiness, good fortune”.
  • Yul: of Mongolian origin, it means “beyond the horizon”.
  • Yule: of English origin, it means “winter solstice, born in winter”.
  • Yulian: Russian form of Julian, which comes from Julio.
  • Yuma: of Native American origin, it means “son of the chief”.
  • Yumiko: of Japanese origin, it means “friendly”.
  • Yun: of Chinese origin, it means “cloud”.
  • Yunis: of Hebrew origin, it means “dove”.
  • Yurem: of Arabic origin, it means “illuminated by God”.
  • Yuri: Russian and Ukrainian forms of Jorge.
  • Yutaka: of Japanese origin, it means “abundant, prosperous”.
  • Yuu: of Japanese origin, it means “superior”.
  • Yuudai: of Japanese origin, it means “great hero”.
  • Yuval: unisex name, variant of Jubal, which is of Hebrew origin and means “current”.
  • Yuvan: of Hindu origin, it means “young”.
  • Yuven: of Hindu origin, it means “prince”.
  • Yvan: French variant of Juan.
  • Yves: of French origin, it means “yew”.

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