Yiddish Names that Start With Y
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- Yeshua
Origin:
Variation of Joshua, HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is my salvation"Description:
Yeshua is often considered the "real" name of Jesus, via the Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English evolution of Yeshua to Iesous to Iesus to Jesus. It is also used as a common alternative of Yehoshua in the later parts of the Hebrew Bible, making it a variation of Joshuah.
- Yetta
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"light"Description:
Too close to yenta.
- Yosel
- Yidel
- Yossel
- Yudel
- Yossil
- Yankel
- Yutke
- Yehudit
Origin:
Hebrew variation of JudithDescription:
Stuck in the Old Country.
- Yehudah
Origin:
Variation of Judith, HebrewMeaning:
"woman from Judea"Description:
Yehudah is the Old World variation of Judith, used mostly for boys.