Hebrew Names that Start With Y

  1. Yehudah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "to praise"
    • Description:

      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.
  2. Yehudit
    • Origin:

      Hebrew variation of Judith
    • Description:

      Stuck in the Old Country.
  3. Yakim
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "he will establish"
    • Description:

      One of many Hebrew Y names kept alive in Israel and in American religious communities.
  4. Yochanna