babynamecircle
Names starting with Y

Girl names starting with Y

Baby girl names that start with Y, with checked meanings.

29 names. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and Apte's Sanskrit–English Dictionary. One is a modern name that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Yashashree ("glory and good fortune"), Yogeshwari ("goddess of yoga") and Yuthika ("a jasmine").

29 names

Yahviयह्वी

Heaven and earth; a Rigvedic word for the restless waters

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yamiयामी

Yāmī, a daughter of Daksha in the Purāṇas

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yaminiयामिनी

"Night"

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yamunaयमुना

The sacred river Yamuna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yashashreeयशश्री

Glory and good fortune; yaśas + śrī

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yashaswiniयशस्विनी

Famous and illustrious

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yashikaयशिका

Modern name; popularly "success" or "fame", from yaśas

Modern Indian (Sanskrit root) · Hindu

Yashitaयशिता

Famous, glorious; from Sanskrit yaśas

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yashnaयश्ना

"Fame" or "prayer" in popular use; a modern name

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yashodaयशोदा

Giver of fame; Krishna's foster-mother

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yashodharaयशोधरा

Bearer of glory; the wife of the Buddha

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yashviयश्वी

Fame and glory; from Sanskrit yaśas

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yasminیاسمین

"Jasmine"

Persian · Muslim

Yazhiniயாழினி

"Player of the yazh" in popular use; Tamil yāḻ, a harp

Tamil

Yeshaयेशा

"Fame, glory" in popular use; origin uncertain

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yogamayaयोगमाया

The divine creative power; a name of Durga

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yogeshwariयोगेश्वरी

Mistress of yoga; a form of Durga

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yoginiयोगिनी

"A female yogi or devotee"; also a name of Durga

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yogitaयोगिता

"One who practises yoga" in popular use; Sanskrit yogita, "enchanted"

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yojanaयोजना

A plan or arrangement; Sanskrit yojanā

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yoshitaयोषिता

A woman; Sanskrit yoṣitā

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yuktaयुक्ता

United and disciplined; also skilful and fitting

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yuktiयुक्ति

Reasoning and skill; also union

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yumnaیمنیٰ

"Blessed, fortunate"; feminine of Arabic ayman

Arabic · Muslim

Yusraیسریٰ

Ease; easy and comfortable circumstances

Arabic · Muslim · International

Yuthikaयूथिका

"A jasmine"

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yutiयुति

Union and coming together

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yuvikaयुविका

Young woman; from Sanskrit yuvan, "young"

Sanskrit · Hindu

YvonneYvonne

"Yew tree", a French feminine of Yves

French (from Germanic) · Christian