Meaning & History. Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Ima Shumaq, Quechua for "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".
The name Ynes is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Ynes is: Chaste.
Norse Meaning: The name Yngvild is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Yngvild is: Mother of Bishop Brand.
Yohan is a male given name of Syriac Aramaic origin, which means "God is merciful". It is shortened version of the Hebrew word "Yohanan" meaning "Yahweh is gracious". Yohan Benalouane (born 1987), Tunisian football player.
Spanish Meaning: The name Yoana is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Yoana is: God's gift.
Origin of the name Joanna: Middle Latin feminine form of Joannes (God is gracious). The name is derived from the Greek IÅannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehÅhÄnÄn (Yahweh is gracious). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Meanings and history of the name Yobhel: | Edit. the English term Jubilee derives from the Hebrew term yobel (via Latin Jubilaeus), which in turn derives from yobhel, meaning ram; the Jubilee year was announced by a blast on a shofar, an instrument made from a ram's horn, during that year's Yom Kippur.
Hebrew for "God's grace". Often used as a female form of Yochanan, it is a rather modern name. Home » Submitted Names.
Yocheved (also Jochebed) is a Biblical Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is glory." In the Old Testament Yocheved was the mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses.
yodit. LANGUAGE FAMILY: afro-asiatic > semitic > central semitic > hebrew ORIGIN: hebrew NAME ROOT: YEHÛDı̂YTH > Y'HUDíT NATIVE NAME ROOT: YEHÛDı̂YTH (יְהוּדִית) IOUDITH (Ιουδιθ) MEANING: This is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name "yehûdı̂yth > Y'hudít", meaning "he will be praised" or "woman of Judea".
