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Yehudah
Hebrew
"to praise"
Anglicized as Judah, this name of a biblical patriarch is given symbolically to boys born on Chanukah; a form of it was spotlighted by violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin.
Yeshua
Variation of Joshua, Hebrew
"the Lord is my salvation"
Yeshua is often considered the "real" name of Jesus, via the Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English evolution of Yeshua to Iesous to Iesus to Jesus. It is also used as a common alternative of Yehoshua…
Yevgeny
Russian variation of Eugene
See EUGENE.
Yitzchak
Yitzchak is the traditional Hebrew form of Isaac, a biblical name meaning 'he will laugh' or 'he will rejoice.' In the Old Testament, Yitzchak was the son of Abraham and Sarah, born to them in their…
Yseult
French variation of Iseult, Celtic
"fair, light-skinned"
Variation of Isolde, the name of a great Celtic heroine. The mononymous French singer Yseult is the most notable bearer today.
Yukio
Japanese
"snow boy"
In the Japanese culture, this name suggests a sense of independence and is one of the popular names for December babies .
Zaccheus
Variation of Zachariah, Hebrew
"the lord has remembered"
A New Testament tax collector was called Zaccheus, the freshest spin on this biblical favorite. And it still gets you to Zac.
Zadie
English variation of Sadie, from Sarah, Hebrew
"princess"
When aspiring British writer Sadie Smith decided to change her name to the more distinctive and zippy Zadie at the age of fourteen, this attention-magnet name was born. But though it might sound like…
Zelig
Yiddish variation of Selig
"blessed, happy"
A super quirky and upbeat choice, if it can ever shake off its ubiquitous-guy Woody Allen identity.
Zen
Japanese
"meditation"
A spiritual word name used by actor Zoe Saldana for her son as well as more recently Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott for their late son. Zen has been trending in recent years along with other spiritual…
Zeus
Greek mythology name
The supreme Olympian god represents a mighty image for a little fella to live up to, but more and more parents are beginning to consider it seriously. The Roman equivalent Jupiter has also come down…
Zevadiah
Hebrew
"God's gift"
One of the most unusual of the "iah" names, it comes with the appealing and usable nickname Zev.
Zhamira
Venezuelan songstress Zhamira Zambrano brought this unusual name to the fore when she became a popular favorite on 2016 singing competition La Banda. Zhamira was one of the fastest-rising girls'…
Zhaqueline
Zhaqueline is a distinctive modern spelling variation of Jacqueline, which ultimately derives from the masculine name Jacques, the French form of Jacob meaning "supplanter." This creative spelling…
Ziazan
Armenian
"rainbow"
This intriguing name from Armenia has a lovely meaning "rainbow" and was used for the adorable protagonist of the film by the same name who hides in a suitcase and ends up going on an adventure to…
Zikomo
Ngono
"thank you"
Gracious African choice.
Zinedine
Arabic
"beauty of the faith"
Zinedine Zidane is France's biggest soccer star, spawning a legion of little Zinedines in that country.
Zinnia
Flower name, from German surname
"Zinn's flower"
Zinnia is an unusual floral choice with a bit more edge and energy than most and beginning to find its way onto namers' wish lists of botanical possibilities. Named after the 18th-century German…
Zivka
Zivka is a feminine Slavic name primarily found in Serbian, Croatian, and other South Slavic cultures. It derives from the Slavic element 'živ' meaning 'life' or 'to live,' with the feminine…
Zlatozara
Bulgarian
"golden glow"
Taken from two slavic root words (Zlato meaning gold and Žara meaning morning glow), this unusual name is catching the attention of parents in both Bulgaria and Russia.