Russian Names that Start With Y
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- Yuna
Origin:
Japanese, Breton, Korean, ChineseDescription:
An attractive, widely appealing, multicultural option. KPOP singer Yuna may be attracting some attention to her name.
- Yelena
Origin:
Russian variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining one"Description:
One of many international versions of this classic.
- Yasha
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"supplanter"Description:
A less-known member of the Sasha-Misha family, deriving from Yakov, the Russian form of Jacob.
- Yuri
Origin:
Russian variation of GeorgeDescription:
Common Russian name familiarized here via cosmonaut Yury Gagarin and a character in Dr. Zhivago, but we don't see it ever gaining permanent resident status.
- Yeva
Origin:
Russian and Armenian variation of Eve, HebrewMeaning:
"life"Description:
A Top 10 name in Moscow. In Russian, the emphasis is put on the first syllable.
- Yelisei
- Yakov
Origin:
Russian variation of JacobMeaning:
"supplanter"Description:
What a difference a couple of letters make: Old World version of most popular name never quite made it out of the shtetl.
- Yekaterina
Origin:
Russian variation of KatherineDescription:
An intriguing, elaborate form of Catherine, although the similar Ekaterina may be more usable in Anglophone countries.
- Yeremy
- Yvor
- Yevgeniya
Origin:
Russian form of EugeniaMeaning:
"well born"Description:
In an English-speaking country, stick with Eugenia.
- Yevgenia
- Yula
- Yerik
- Yevgeny
Origin:
Russian variation of EugeneDescription:
See EUGENE.
- Yaryna
- Yarina
- Yevka
- Yefrem
- Yudita
Origin:
Russian variation of JudithDescription:
The original is so out of style that this Olde World version sounds almost cool.