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
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
- 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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