Christian Baby Girl Names Meanings Starting with Y

Ylenia

Ylenia is an Italian name meaning "plant." Famous real-life people named Ylenia: | Edit.

Yllka

Yllka is an Albanian feminine given name, which means "star". Ylli is the masculine form. People bearing the name Yllka include: Yllka Berisha (born 1988), Swedish model and singer of Albanian origin.

Meaning: Little star Origin: Nigerian

Ylva

Ylva (She-wolf, female Wolf) is an old Swedish female given name. It is the female form of the masculine given name Ulf and is one of the earliest names to appear in documents. The oldest written proof of the name's occurrence in Sweden was Ingrid Ylva, the mother of Birger Magnusson von Bjälbo from about 1200.

Yma

(EE-mə)

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".

Ynes

The name Ynes is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Ynes is: Chaste.

Meaning: Chaste Origin: Latin

Yngvild

Norse Meaning: The name Yngvild is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Yngvild is: Mother of Bishop Brand.

Yoana

Spanish Meaning: The name Yoana is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Yoana is: God's gift.

Meaning: Gods gift Origin: Spanish

Yoanna

Origin of the name Joanna: Middle Latin feminine form of Joannes (God is gracious). The name is derived from the Greek Iōannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehōhānān (Yahweh is gracious). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.

Meaning: God is gracious, Yahweh is gracious

Yobhel

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.

Yocheved

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.