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Yanase JapaneseFrom Japanese 柳
(yana) meaning "willow" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Yanase JapaneseFrom Japanese 簗
(yana) meaning "fish trap" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Yandarov ChechenPossibly from the given name
Yandar, which is of uncertain meaning, perhaps of Turkic or Iranian origin.
Yano JapaneseFrom Japanese 矢
(ya) meaning "arrow" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Yanqi ChineseYanqi is/ was a county of China. It is also the surname of Mao Yanqi, also known as VAVA.
Yanson FilipinoFrom Hokkien 燕孫
(iàn-sun), derived from 燕
(iàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 孫
(sun) meaning "grandchild".
Yantorno ItalianDerived from the word
torno which in Italian means "around".
Yao ChineseFrom Chinese 姚
(yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Yaoyorozu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 百 (o) meaning "one hundred", and 万 (yorozu) meaning "ten thousand"
Yarbrough Anglo-SaxonThe ancient roots of the Yarbrough family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Yarbrough comes from when the family lived in either the parish or the hamlet called Yarborough in the county of Lincolnshire... [
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Yardley EnglishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Yardley, derived from Old English
gierd meaning "branch, twig, pole, stick" and
leah meaning "wood, clearing".
Yardy EnglishThe most likely origin of this surname is that it was used to denote someone who held a piece of land known as a "yarde", from the Middle English word "yerd".
Yari JapaneseFrom the kanji 槍, meaning spear. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Yarmolenko UkrainianRegional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Yarwood Englishhabitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English
earn "eagle" or
gear "yair enclosure for catching fish" and
wudu "wood".
Yashin RussianMeans "son of
Yasha", a Russian diminutive of
Yakov. This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Yasuhiro JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Other Kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Yasui JapaneseYasu (安) "Relaxed, Cheap" and I (井) "Well, Mineshaft ".
Yasui JapaneseFrom Japanese 安
(yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Yasumi JapaneseYasu meaning ‘Restful’ and Mi meaning ‘one’s self/yourself’
Yasuraoka Japanese (Rare)安 (Yasu) means "Cheap, Low, Inexpensive, Rested, Peaceful, Relax".良 (Ra) means "Good, Excellent", and 岡 (Oka) means "Ridge, Hill". A notable bearer is Akio Yasuraoka, he was a composer in his earlier days.
Yasuyama Japanese安 (Yasu) means "peaceful, rested, relax, cheap, low" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Yavari PersianDerived from Persian یاور
(yavar) meaning "assistant, supporter".
Yaw Irish, English, ChineseIrish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of
Qiu.
Yaxley EnglishMeant "person from Yaxley", Cambridgeshire and Suffolk ("glade where cuckoos are heard").
Yayla TurkishMeans "mountain pasture, highland, plateau" in Turkish.
Yaylacıoğlu TurkishMeans "descendant of the nomad" from Turkish
yaylacı meaning "nomad, highlander, transhumant".
Yazdi PersianIndicated a family or person from the city of Yazd in Iran
Ye ChineseFrom Chinese 葉
(yè) meaning "leaf".
Yeardley EnglishMeans "enclosed meadow" in Old English, from Old English
g(e)ard (“fence, enclosure”) +
lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
Yefimovich RussianGrigori Yefimovich who is best known as "Rasputin" was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs (Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra in the early 20th century).
Yelley English (British)The surname Yelley was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed... [
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Yellman EnglishYellman comes from the English words yell and man creating Yellman. The last name Yellman was also given to a person who consistently yelled a lot.
Yellow EnglishNickname for someone who has yellow hair; wore yellow clothing or has a yellow complexion
Yelnats LiteratureInvented by Louis Sacher for his novel "Holes". The name was created because it is Stanley spelled backwards. Stanley Yelnats IV is the main character in the novel.
Yeong KoreanKorean form of
Yang, from Sino-Korean 楊 (
yeong) meaning "willow".
Yesua IndonesianFrom the given name
Yesua, a variant of
Yeshua. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Yett EnglishDerived from the Old English word geat, meaning gate.
Yeukai ShonaYeukai means "Remember".
This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.
Yewdale EnglishDerived from
Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English
ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English
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Yim KhmerMeaning uncertain, probably of Chinese origin.
Yin ChineseFrom Chinese 殷
(yīn) referring to the ancient city of Yin, which existed in what is now Henan province and served as the capital of the Shang dynasty (which reigned from 1600 to 1045 BC and was also called Yin).
Yin ChineseFrom Chinese 尹
(yǐn), a title for a ministerial position in ancient China. It may also refer to the ancient fief of Yin, which existed in what is now the province of either Shanxi or Henan.
Yin ChineseFrom Chinese 印
(yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".
Yíng Chinese (Rare)From the name of the royal house of the Qin Dynasty from the ancient Chinese state also known as Qin.
Ying ChineseFrom Chinese 应
(yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Ylvisåker Norwegian (Rare)Meaning unknown. Famous bearers of this name are the Norwegian comedy duo "Ylvis" consisting of brothers Vegard (b. 1979) and Bård Ylvisåker (b. 1982).
Ymffrostgar Medieval WelshA historic Welsh surname, meaning a brag or boastful person, later shortened to Ffrost and again to Frost.
Yohe Medieval EnglishThe Yohe surname comes from the Old English word "ea," or "yo," in Somerset and Devon dialects, which meant "river" or "stream." It was likely originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a stream.
Yoichi Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 与市 with 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [
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Yoichien Japanese (Rare)与 (Yo) meaning "give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "in the city, market" or "town" and 園 (en) means "garden".
Yoichimae Japanese (Rare)与 (Yo) means "provide, give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "town, market, city" and 前 (mae) "front, forward".
Yokobori JapaneseFrom Japanese 横 (
yoko) meaning “beside, next to” and 掘 (
hori) meaning “ditch, moat, canal”.
Yokoi JapaneseFrom Japanese 横
(yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Yokomizo Japanese横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.
Yokomura Japanese横 (Yoko) means "Beside" and 村 (Mura) means "Village, Hamlet". Check the source if needed.
Yokono JapaneseYoko means "beside" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".
Yokoo JapaneseFrom Japanese 横
(yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 尾
(o) meaning "tail, foot, end".
Yokota JapaneseFrom Japanese 横
(yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Yokotake JapaneseFrom Japanese 横 (
yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 竹 (
take) meaning "bamboo".
Yokote JapaneseYoko ("Beside") + Te , this is the Japanese word for hand. This surname means "Beside a Hand". Michiko Yokote is an example. She wrote the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga and did screenwriting for Masamune-kun's Revenge.
Yokoyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 横
(yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain".
Yomohiro Japanese (Rare)This is a very rare surname with the kanji of all four directions: (東西北南) "east, west, north, south", in that order. Yomo literally means "four directions" and hiro means "extension".
Yomtov Hebrew (Modern)Means "good day", derived from Hebrew יום (
yom) means "day" and טוב (
tov) means "good".
Yonamine JapaneseFrom the Japanese 與 or 与(
yo) "together with," 那 (
na) "what" and 嶺 (
mine) "peak," "summit."
Yoneda JapaneseFrom the Japanese 米 (
yone or
kome) "rice" and 田 (
ta or
da) "rice paddy" or 多 (
ta or
da) "many."
Yoneda JapaneseFrom Japanese 米
(yone) meaning "rice" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".