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Names starting with Ya

या (Ya) is the naming syllable of Jyeshtha nakshatra, pada 2, in Vrishchika rashi. These are the 57 names in Kalava's list that begin with it, each with its meaning as the Sanskrit dictionary prints it.

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  1. Yaa या attested

    a name of Lakshmi; going; a car

    yā · MW 838,2 · Apte 891

  2. Yamini यामिनी attested

    ‘consisting of watches’, night

    yāminī · MW 850,1 · Apte 893

  3. Yamuna यामुन attested

    belonging or relating to the river Yamunā (commonly called Jumna)

    yāmuna · MW 851,3 · Apte 893

    Neuter in Sanskrit.

  4. Yasoda यशोदा attested

    conferring fame or renown

    yaśoda · MW 848,2

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

  5. Yasodha यशोधा attested

    conferring splendour or fame

    yaśodhā · MW 848,3

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  6. Yara यरा modern coinage

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning; its source language has not been checked.

  7. Yadavi यादवी attested

    a name of Durga; a female descendant of Y˚

    yādavī · MW 851,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  8. Yamuna यमुना attested

    N. of a river commonly called the Jumnā

    yamunā · MW 847,1 · Apte 889

  9. Yashasvini यशस्विनी attested

    N. of an artery

    yaśasvinī · MW 848,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  10. Yanna यान attested

    (with Buddhists) the vehicle or method of arriving at knowledge; also leading, conducting

    yāna · MW 849,3 · Apte 892

    Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  11. Yami यामी attested

    N. of a daughter of Dakṣa (wife of Dharma or Manu

    yāmī · MW 850,1 · Apte 893

Boys45

  1. Yash यश attested

    beautiful appearance, beauty, splendour, worth

    yaśas · MW 848,2 · Apte 890

    Neuter in Sanskrit.

  2. Yaseen यसीन regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  3. Yasir यसिर regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  4. Yacob यकोब regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  5. Yadav यादव attested

    a name of Krishna; relating to or descended from Yadu

    yādava · MW 851,2 · Apte 892

  6. Yakub यकुब regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  7. Yasar यसर regional

    Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.

  8. Yadumani यदुमणि attested

    N. of a man (father of Parama)

    yadumaṇi · MW 845,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  9. Yama यम attested

    a rein, curb, bridle

    yama · MW 846,1 · Apte 889

    Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls.

  10. Yadu यदु attested

    pl. the people of Yadu or the descendants of king Yadu

    yadu · MW 845,1 · Apte 888

  11. Yadunandan यदुनन्दन attested

    N. of Akrūra

    yadunandana · MW 845,1

  12. Yathees यतीश attested

    N. of various authors (also with paṇḍita)

    yatīśa · MW 841,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  13. Yalla यल्ल attested

    N. of various authors (also with bhaṭṭa and ārya)

    yalla · MW 847,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  14. Yathin यतिन् attested

    an ascetic, devotee

    yatin · MW 841,1 · Apte 885

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

  15. Yazan यजन attested

    the act of sacrificing or worshipping

    yajana · MW 839,1 · Apte 883

    Neuter in Sanskrit.

  16. Yaw यव attested

    (in palmistry) a figure or mark on the hand resembling a barley-corn…

    yava · MW 847,2 · Apte 890

  17. Yadavendra यादवेन्द्र attested

    ‘lord of the Y˚’, N. of Kṛṣṇa

    yādavendra · MW 851,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  18. Yadushreshtha यदुश्रेष्ठ attested

    ‘best of Yadus’, N. of Kṛṣṇa

    yaduśreṣṭha · MW 845,1

  19. Yajata यजत attested

    a name of Shiva; worthy of worship, adorable, holy, sublime

    yajata · MW 839,1 · Apte 883

  20. Yajna यज्ञ attested

    worship, devotion, prayer, praise

    yajña · MW 839,2 · Apte 884

  21. Yajnabhrit यज्ञभृत् attested

    a name of Vishnu; ‘sacrifice-bearer’, the institutor of a sacrifice

    yajñabhṛt · MW 840,1

  22. Yajnaguhya यज्ञगुह्य attested

    a name of Krishna

    yajñaguhya · MW 839,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  23. Yajnaha यज्ञहा attested

    a name of Shiva; destroying or disturbing sacrifice or worship

    yajñahan · MW 840,2

  24. Yajnamaya यज्ञमय attested

    containing the sacrifice

    yajñamaya · MW 840,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  25. Yajnamurti यज्ञमूर्ति attested

    a name of Vishnu

    yajñamūrti · MW 840,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  26. Yajnanga यज्ञाङ्ग attested

    a name of Vishnu; the black-spotted antelope

    yajñāṅga · MW 840,2

  27. Yajnanidhana यज्ञनिधन attested

    a name of Vishnu

    yajñanidhana · MW 839,3

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  28. Yajnapati यज्ञपति attested

    a name of Chandra; lord of sacrifice (applied to any one who institutes and bears the…

    yajñapati · MW 839,3

  29. Yajnarupa यज्ञरूप attested

    having the form of a sacrifice

    yajñarūpa · MW 840,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  30. Yajnarupadhrik यज्ञरूपधृक् attested

    a name of Krishna

    yajñarūpadhṛk · MW 840,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  31. Yajnasadhana यज्ञसाधन attested

    = yajñasādh: performing sacrifice

    yajñasādhana · MW 840,1

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  32. Yajnavahana यज्ञवाहन attested

    performing a sacrifice (as a Brāhman)

    yajñavāhana · MW 840,1

  33. Yajnayoga यज्ञयोग attested

    a name of Vishnu

    yajñayoga · MW 840,1

  34. Yajnesha यज्ञेश attested

    a name of Vishnu; lord of sacrifice

    yajñeśa · MW 840,2

  35. Yajni यज्ञी attested

    abounding in sacrifices (said of Viṣṇu)

    yajñin · MW 840,3 · Apte 884

  36. Yajurgati यजुर्गति attested

    a name of Krishna

    yajurgati · MW 839,2

    In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

  37. Yajva यज्वा attested

    worshipping, a worshipper, sacrificer, (yajvanāmpatiḥ, the moon, )

    yajvan · MW 840,3 · Apte 884

  38. Yamakila यमकील attested

    a name of Vishnu

    yamakīla · MW 846,2

    Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

  39. Yamya याम्य attested

    a name of Shiva; relating or belonging to Yama

    yāmya · MW 851,3 · Apte 893

  40. Yayi ययी attested

    a name of Shiva

    yayin · MW 847,2 · Apte 890

    Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

  41. Yayi ययी attested

    a name of Shiva; a horse

    yayī · MW 847,2 · Apte 889

    Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

  42. Yamir यामीर attested

    the moon

    yāmīra · MW 850,1 · Apte 893

    The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

  43. Yajnakrit यज्ञकृत् attested

    worshipping, performing as

    yajñakṛt · MW 839,3

  44. Yashaskara यशस्कर attested

    causing renown

    yaśaskara · MW 848,2

  45. Yashodhara यशोधर attested

    maintaining or preserving glory

    yaśodhara · MW 848,3

A girl or a boy1

  1. Yaman यामन् attested

    approaching the gods, invocation, prayer, sacrifice; also going, coming, motion, course, flight

    yāman · MW 850,1 · Apte 892

    Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

What the grades mean
attested
The name is a word in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit dictionary, and the meaning is the dictionary's own.
compound
Two dictionary words joined; the meaning gives both halves.
regional
Not a Sanskrit word as it is written, but long given in Indian families: it is in the Indian electoral rolls. A Tamil or Malayalam form of a Sanskrit name says so, and takes that word's meaning.
modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word and not in the rolls: a recent name, seen in US or UK birth registers.

MW is Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), by page and column; Apte is The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890), by page. Where a name is not a Sanskrit word, its Devanagari is worked out from the English spelling.

The four padas of Jyeshtha: नो No · या Ya · यी Yi · यू Yu

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Meanings from Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), and Apte, The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890), as digitised by the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries, CC BY-SA 4.0. Popularity from the US Social Security Administration (public domain), the Office for National Statistics (Open Government Licence v3.0) and Indian electoral-roll first names (Chintalapati, Laohaprapanon and Sood, CC0). Kalava's names data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. The licence. This page is shared under the same licence.