The letter Y

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My partner is English and we will be raising our LO (due Sept) in England. I am Cuban :)

It is somewhat of a tradition in my family that our first names begin with Y (although not strictly...tradition may be a strong word)

I would love to find an English first name that starts with a Y. Girl and boy suggestions required. Do you know any nice ones?

Thank you so so much, :o)

Girl: Yvie, Yasmin, Yazmin

Yvonne

Tbh you are not going to find many ‘English’ Y names but there are lots of other Y names from other languages/cultures that are used by the English mainstream.

I don't think we have many Y names, not that I know of.

Girls-
Yulia - just beautiful

Yasmin

Yvonne (the Y sounds like an E here though)

Yvette (same as with Yvonne)

Yara

Boys-

Yardley

I tried to keep them as "English" as possible but I think failed.

I strongly suggest looking at names from your family (maybe a grand parent or great cousin)

I had a look and there are not many Y names used in England. Sorry!

Yseult.

As millicent says.

None of these is English, but all have been used in the UK:

Yseult (French)

Yolanda (Spanish - but you will know this, of course!)

Yelena (Russian)

In the Middle Ages, Isabel was occasionally spelled Ysabel.

Ygritte 😂

@Jamiladodger this is what my other half said but I am trying to prove him wrong 😂 oh well.

Ysobel
Yuri
Yana

Thank you everyone. I realise I am being too rigid. Such a shame! Make more Y names England! 😃😉

I love Yvonne, it sounds very sophisticated to me.

Yvette
Yvonne

Yolanda
Yovonne

Yes, not many English Y names I'm afraid. Y is a tough letter.

How about:

Girl
Yulia
Yelena
Ysobel (may be confusing as we usually spell it with an I)
Yolanda
Ylenia
Yulissa
Boy
Yuri

:/ all not English btw.

Yvonne is English and isn't very common either so it would make nice change to see it on a LO.

Good luck!

Yolanda/Yolande
Yseult

Yvonne is English

It's actually French, but was popular here for a period (60s?). I feel it would be a bit dated.

Yootha?

I used to know an English Ysabelle. Her parents just preferred the name spelled with a Y rather than an I.

Yolanda

Ysella, pronounced ee-zell-ah, it’s a Cornish name.

Ysella is bloomin pretty isn't it! Good shout.

Yolanda
Yara
Yuliana

Yohan
Younis
Yaeshawn nn Shawn?

Yolande

Yvette

Yootha? Actually Aboriginal but made known in the UK by the actress Yootha Joyce.

Yael or Yaelle

Yoela