African Names Starting With Y
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African Baby Names That Start With Y Letter & Meaning (List 1)
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| Name | M/F | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Yaa |  |
Meaning : Born On Thursday Used in : African, Ghana |
| Yaa-asantewa | |
Meaning : A Woman Of Iron Used in : African |
| Yafeu |  |
Meaning : Bold ( Fante Origin ) Used in : African, Egyptian, Ghana |
| Yahimba | |
Meaning : There Is Nothing Like Home Used in : African |
| Yahminah | |
Meaning : Proper With Respect (Egypt) Used in : African |
| Yahya | |
Meaning : God's Gift (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Egyptian, Arabic, Australian, Persian, Iranian, Lebanese, Malaysian, Muslim, Parsi, Pashtun, Sindhi, Swahili, Turkish, German |
| Yakini | |
Meaning : Used in : African, African, Swahili |
| Yakubu | |
Meaning : Jacob (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Yami | |
Meaning : In Hindu meaning is : people(origin Japanese) Used in : African, Hindu, Sanskrit |
| Yaminah | |
Meaning : In arabic meaning is : Suitable, proper. Used in : Arabic, French, African, Arabic, Sindhi, Egyptian |
| Yanni | |
Meaning : In hebrew meaning is : Form of Yannis. Gift of God; The Lord is gracious. Used in : African, Arabic, Hindu, Hebrew, Greek |
| Yao | |
Meaning : Born On Thursday (Ewe Origin ) Used in : African, Ghana, Chinese, Australian, Japanese |
| Yasini | |
Meaning : Rule, Principle Used in : African, Swahili |
| Yasmin | |
Meaning : Jasmine ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : Arabic, French, German, Jamaican, Jewish, American, African, Arabic, Persian, Hindu, Hebrew, Malaysian, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili, Danish, Gujarati, Oriya, Egyptian |
| Yatima | |
Meaning : An Orphan (Kiswahili) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Yawo | |
Meaning : Born On A Thursday Used in : African, Ghana, African, Ghana |
| Yazid | |
Meaning : In Hindu meaning is : increase, abundance (origin Arabic) Used in : African, Arabic, Hindu, Muslim |
| Yehudit | |
Meaning : In hebrew meaning is : Praise Used in : Hebrew, African, Australian, Hebrew |
| Yejide | |
Meaning : The Image Of Mother Used in : African |
| Yemane | |
Meaning : In american meaning is : Used in : American, African |
| Yenenesh | |
Meaning : Good News Used in : African |
| Yera | |
Meaning : Warrior (Southern Africa) Used in : African, Basque |
| Yerodin | |
Meaning : Studious (Congo) Used in : African |
| Yesenia | |
Meaning : A Name Of A Tribe In Africa Used in : French, Latin, Spanish, American, African, Australian, Chinese |
| Yeshi | |
Meaning : For A Thousand (Ethiopia) Used in : African |
| Yetty | |
Meaning : Ruler Of The Household Used in : American, African |
| Yetunde | |
Meaning : Mother Returns Used in : African |
| Yohance | |
Meaning : God's Gift (Hausa Origin ) Used in : African |
| Yohaness | |
Meaning : God's Gift (Ethiopia) Used in : African |
| Yolanda | |
Meaning : In American meaning is : Violet flower Used in : French, German, Greek, Jamaican, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Greek, American, African, Australian, Danish, Dutch |
| Yolonda | |
Meaning : In french meaning is : Variant of Violet flower. Used in : French, Greek, American, African, Australian |
| Yonette | |
Meaning : In american meaning is : The grace, mercy of our Lord Used in : American, African, Australian, Chinese |
| Yoofi | |
Meaning : Born On Friday Used in : African, Ghana |
| Yooku | |
Meaning : Born On Wednesday Used in : African, Ghana |
| Yorkoo | |
Meaning : Born On Thursday Used in : African, Ghana |
| Yoruba | |
Meaning : A People In Nigeria Used in : African |
| Yuda | |
Meaning : In Indonesian meaning is : war Used in : African, Indonesian |
| Yumna | |
Meaning : Good Luck Used in : African, Arabic, Australian, Sindhi, Swahili |
| Yusef | |
Meaning : In hebrew meaning is : God shall multiply Used in : African, Arabic, Australian, Hebrew, French, Polish |
| Yusra | |
Meaning : Ease Used in : Australian, African, Arabic, Australian, Sindhi, Swahili |
| Yusuf | |
Meaning : He Shall Add To His Power Used in : American, African, Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Hebrew, Malaysian, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili, German |