Baby girl names beginning with Y– with origins and meanings
Looking for baby name ideas for a girl that start with the 25th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some names you can say yes to, along with their origin and meaning
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Our list of popular baby girl names beginning with Y with meanings and origins will help you decide if your newborn could be a Yakini, Yasmin or Yseult
1. Yakini
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: truthful, honest
2. Yakira
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: precious
3. Yasmin
- Origin: Persian
- Meaning: the original Persian form of the flower Jasmine
- Also: Yasmine, Yasmina
4. Yasu
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- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: peaceful
5. Yara
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: water lady, small butterfly
6. Yashi
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: glory
7. Yepa
- Origin: North American Indian
- Meaning: snow maiden
8. Yetty
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: ruler of the household
9. Yoi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: born in the evening
10. Yolanda
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: violet
- Also: Viola, Yolande (French form)
11. Yseult
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: fair, light-skinned
- Also: Isolda
12. Yvonne
- Origin: French
- Meaning: yew tree; the feminine form of Yves
- Also: Yvette
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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