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YAM m : Means "sea" in Ugaritic. Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El.
YAMA m : Means "reign, curb" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of death. He is also regarded as the first mortal being, or in other words, the fir...
YAMATO m : From YAMATO, an ancient name for Japan. It can also refer to the Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century. The individual ...
YAMI f : Means "pair" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the first woman, the twin sister of the first man Yama.
YAMIKANI f/m : Means "be grateful, praise" in Chewa.
YAMILA f : Form of JAMILA used especially in Latin America.
YAMUNA f : From the name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess YAMI.
YAN (1) m : Bulgarian and Belarusian form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
YAN (2) f/m : From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", as well as other Chinese ...
YANA f : Bulgarian and Russian feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
YANCY m : From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "JAN (1)'s son".
YANG f/m : From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese chara...
YANICK f/m : Masculine and feminine diminutive of YANN.
YARED m : Hebrew form of JARED. This form is also used in Ethiopia. It was borne by a semi-legendary 6th-century Ethiopian musician who is considered a saint in...