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BABY NAME CATEGORY

Modern Baby Names (Page 158)

Explore modern baby names that are short, easy to pronounce, and culturally versatile.

Yakov

Boy

Yakov means supplanter, May God protect, or holder of the heel.

Usage
Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Category
Hebrew

Yakub

Boy

Yakub means God will protect or supplanter.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Yaƙubu

Boy

A lovely baby name of Hausa origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Hausa
Category
All

Yaling

Girl

A variant of Yali, meaning "my God".

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yalwa

Unisex

Yalwa means abundance.

Usage
Hausa
Category
All

Yamina

Girl

Yamina means right hand or oath.

Usage
Arabic (Maghrebi)
Category
Arabic

Yan

Unisex

Yan means God is gracious, beautiful, gorgeous, cliffs, or rocks.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yanai

Boy

Yanai means yahweh answers.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yang

Unisex

Yang means sun, ocean, or light.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yaniv

Boy

Yaniv means he will prosper.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yao

Boy

Yao means born on Thursday, jade, mother of pearl, or friday.

Usage
Ewe
Category
All

Yaping

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yaqoob

Boy

Yaqoob means supplanter, holder of the heel, or may God protect.

Usage
Arabic, Urdu
Category
Arabic

Yaqub

Boy

Yaqub means supplanter, holder of the heel, or may God protect.

Usage
Arabic, Azerbaijani, Quranic
Category
Arabic

Yara

Girl

A variant of Yaran, meaning "A close friend".

Usage
Tupi
Category
All

Yared

Boy

Yared means descent or descending.

Usage
Biblical Hebrew, Ethiopian
Category
Christian

Yaron

Boy

Yaron means he will sing or he will shout.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yarona

Girl

A variant of Yaron, meaning "he will sing, he will shout".

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yaseen

Boy

Yaseen means chapter of the Quran.

Usage
Arabic, Urdu
Category
Arabic

Yaser

Boy

Yaser means to be rich or to become easy.

Usage
Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Category
Arabic

Yasin

Boy

Yasin means 36th chapter of the Quran.

Usage
Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Uyghur
Category
Arabic

Yasir

Boy

Yasir means easy or wealthy.

Usage
Arabic, Urdu
Category
Arabic

Yasmin

Girl

Yasmin means jasmine.

Usage
Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, English (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Category
Arabic

Yasser

Boy

A lovely baby name of Arabic, Persian origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Arabic, Persian
Category
Arabic

Yassin

Boy

Yassin means 36th chapter of the Quran.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Yassir

Boy

A lovely baby name of Arabic origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Yasuko

Girl

A lovely baby name of Japanese origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Japanese
Category
Japanese

Yatzil

Girl

Yatzil means love, mercy, or charity.

Usage
Mayan
Category
All

Yaw

Boy

Yaw means born on Thursday.

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Yawen

Girl

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yaxkin

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Mayan origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Mayan
Category
All

Yazeed

Boy

Yazeed means he who makes progress, increasing, or adding.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Yazhu

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yazid

Boy

Yazid means increasing.

Usage
Arabic
Category
Arabic

Yeganə

Girl

Yeganə means only, sole, or unique.

Usage
Azerbaijani
Category
Azerbaijani

Yehiel

Boy

A lovely baby name of Hebrew origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yehuda

Boy

Yehuda means praise.

Usage
Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yehudi

Boy

Yehudi means jew.

Usage
Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yejide

Girl

Yejide means mother has awakened.

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Yemima

Girl

A variant of Yemi, meaning "I am honorable".

Usage
Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yeruti

Girl

A lovely baby name of Guarani (Hispanicized) origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Guarani (Hispanicized)
Category
All

Yeva

Girl

A lovely baby name of Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian origin, traditionally chosen for girls.

Usage
Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Category
Armenian

Yi

Unisex

Yi means suitable, harmony, ceremony, lustre, or to laugh.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yichen

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yifat

Girl

Yifat means splendor.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yihan

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yijun

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yiling

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yimo

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yin

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Ying

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yinon

Boy

Yinon means he will flourish or he will increase.

Usage
Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yinuo

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yishai

Boy

Yishai means gift.

Usage
Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yishak

Boy

A lovely baby name of Amharic origin, traditionally chosen for boys.

Usage
Amharic
Category
All

Yiting

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yize

Unisex

A lovely baby name of Chinese origin, traditionally chosen for children.

Usage
Chinese
Category
Chinese

Yoav

Boy

Yoav means yahweh is father.

Usage
Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yoel

Boy

Yoel means yahweh is God.

Usage
Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Category
Hebrew

Yohana

Boy

Yohana means God is gracious.

Usage
Swahili
Category
All

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