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Xiu Chinese
From Chinese 修 (xiū) meaning "study, decorate, cultivate" or "tall, long", taken from the name of a son of the legendary emperor Shaohao.

Xue Chinese
From Chinese 薛 (xuē) referring to the ancient state of Xue that existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Ya Japanese
From Japanese ya meaning "night". Note that other kanji interpretations and meanings could be possible.

Yam Hebrew
From the given name Yam.

Yam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ren.

Yan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Yang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.

Yan Chinese
From Chinese 严 (yán) referring to the ancient fief of Yan Jun (嚴君) that existed in what is now Sichuan province.

Yan Chinese
From Chinese 阎 (yán) meaning "gate", also referring to a fief that existed in the ancient state of Jin in what is now Shanxi province.

Yan Chinese
From Chinese 颜 (yán) meaning "face, countenance", also referring to the ancient fief of Yan that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Yang Korean
Korean form of Liang, from Sino-Korean 梁 (yang).

Yang Hui

Yao Chinese
From Chinese 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".

Yap Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.

Yapp English (British)
Derives from Old English ġēap meaning "crooked, bent" and could either refer to a cunning person or someone with crooked features (e.g. curved nose). Famous bearers of this name include English botanist Richard Henry Yapp and Sir Stanley Graham Yapp, Labour politician and first leader of West Midlands County Council.

Yau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qiu.

Yeap Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.

Yee Chinese (Taishanese)
Taishanese romanization of Yu 2.

Yel Turkish
Means "wind, breeze" in Turkish.

Yen Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 严 (see Yan).

Yeng Korean

Yeo Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.

Yeoh Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.

Yeong Korean
Korean form of Yang, from Sino-Korean 楊 (yeong) meaning "willow".

Yeow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Yao.

Yew Chinese (?)

Yick Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yi.

Yid Obscure
Unknown.

Yim Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yan.

Yim Khmer
Meaning uncertain, probably of Chinese origin.

Yin Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From 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 either Shanxi or Henan province.

Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".

Ying Chinese
From Chinese 应 (yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.

Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.

Yiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.

Yong Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Yang.

Yong Korean
Korean form of Long from Sino-Korean 龍 (yong).

Yong Chinese
From Chinese 雍 (yōng) either referring the ancient state of Yong, located in what is now Henan province, or the ancient fief of Yong, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.

Yoo Korean
Alternate transcription of Yu.

Yook Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.

Yorke English
Variant of York.

Yorks English
Variant of York.

Yost American, Dutch (Americanized), German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Joost or German Jost.

You Chinese
From Chinese 尤 (yóu) meaning "especially, particularly".

Youk Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.

Yow Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yao or Rao.

Yu Korean
Korean form of Liu, from Sino-Korean 劉 (yu).

Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yu 2.

Yue Chinese
From Chinese 岳 (yuè) referring to the ancient title Tai Yue (太岳), which was used by officials in charge of sacrificial rituals on mountain sites.

Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.

Yuk Korean
From Sino-Korean 陸 (yuk/ryuk) meaning "dry land; land".

Yung Korean

Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Weng.

Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Rong.

Zaad Dutch
Originating from Dutch, meaning "seed", and in my opinion, ties well with Harald. Harald Zaad.

Zaat Dutch

Zahm Medieval German
Zahm is a nickname from Middle High German Zam meaning "tame".

Zähne German
The German surname Zähne is derived from the Middle High German word "zan," which means "tooth." It is believed that the surname takes its origin from a nickname, most likely bestowed on the original bearer due to either a prominent tooth or a missing tooth.

Zaid Arabic
From the given name Zaid.

Zain Arabic
From the given name Zayn.

Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.

Zeitz German
From a town called Zeitz in Germany. Might be Germanized from Zajec.

Zha Chinese
From Chinese 查 (zhā) referring to the ancient fief of Zha, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from the name of a fief that was part of the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.

Zhai Chinese
From Chinese 翟 (zhái) referring to the ancient state of Zhai, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shanxi province. The character 翟 was originally read as Di but was later changed to Zhai due to dialectal differences.

Zhan Chinese
From Chinese 詹 (zhān) referring to the ancient state of Zhan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty (present-day location uncertain).

Zhan Chinese
From Chinese 展 (zhǎn) meaning "open, unfold, stretch, extend".

Zhang Chinese
From Chinese 章 (zhāng) referring to the ancient fiefdom of Zhang (spelled as 鄣), which existed in what is now Shandong province.

Zhao Hui

Zhen Chinese

Zheng Hui
From the Arabic name Shams.

Zhong Chinese
From Chinese 钟 (zhōng) referring to the ancient fief of Zhong Li that existed in the state of Chu in what is now Anhui or Hubei province.

Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.

Zhuang Chinese
From Chinese 莊 (zhuāng), the posthumous name of king Xiong Lü of the state of Chu (which existed during the Zhou dynasty).

Zhuo Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "outstanding, lofty".

Zinn German
From the German for word for tin "tin." The name indicated someone who worked with the metal. A famous bearer is Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botanist. Carl Linnaeus named the flower Zinnia in his honor.

Ziv Hebrew
From the given name Ziv.

Zoch German
Derived from Middle High German zoche meaning "cudgel, club".

Zoch German
From a place in Germany named Zochau.

Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".

Zou Chinese
From Chinese 邹 (zōu) referring to the ancient state of Zou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Zuhm Low German
Name of a noble family from the island of Rügen.

Zun Chinese

Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".

Zwaan Dutch
Means "swan" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for a person who resembled a swan in some way, an occupational name for a swan keeper, or a patronymic derived from a given name containing the element swan... [more]

Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.

Zwart Dutch
Means "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.

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