Girl Names Starting with Y
Girl names that begin with Y — 18 of them, familiar favourites and a few hidden gems, each with its meaning and origin.
18 names
Yaa
Akan (Ghanaian)
Born on a Thursday
GirlVirtue
Yael
Hebrew / Biblical
Mountain goat
UnisexBiblicalHistorical
Yamini
Sanskrit
Night
GirlCelestialLiterary
Yan
Mandarin Chinese
Swallow bird
GirlNature
Yasmin
Persian / Arabic
Jasmine flower
GirlBotanical
Yasmine
Arabic / French
Jasmine flower
GirlNature
Yelena
Russian
Bright, shining
GirlHistoricalMythological
Yesenia
Spanish (from telenovela)
Flower
GirlBotanical
Yetunde
Yoruba (Nigerian)
Mother returns
GirlVirtueHistorical
Ying
Mandarin Chinese
Petal, bravery
GirlVirtueBotanical
Yoon
Korean
Allow, govern, gentle
UnisexVirtue
Yu
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Jade, rain, universe — meanings shift with tone and character
UnisexNatureVirtue
Yue
Mandarin Chinese
Moon
GirlCelestial
Yui
Japanese
Tie, bind, gentle
GirlVirtue
Yuki
Japanese
Snow, happiness
UnisexNature
Yumei
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Elegant beauty
GirlVirtueBotanical
Yumi
Japanese
Beauty, abundance, or reason
GirlVirtue
Yuna
Japanese / Korean
Gentle, to bind with affection
Girl
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