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Dog names starting with Y

Every name in our list that starts with Y, for girls, boys and either, with the meaning of each. A name that starts with a hard sound carries further across a park than a soft one.

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Girl names (32)

Yaa
Akan day name for a girl born on Thursday · Akan
Yaara
Means honeycomb in Hebrew · Hebrew
Yafa
Means beautiful in Hebrew · Hebrew
Yagmur
Means rain in Turkish · Turkish
Yakira
Means precious in Hebrew · Hebrew
Yalta
A resort town on the Black Sea, set between mountains and the shore
Yanagi
Japanese for willow, also a soft green colour · Japanese
Yara
Means friend or helper in Arabic · Arabic
Yasmin
Means jasmine in Arabic, from Persian · Arabic
Yebin
Graceful and refined · Korean
Yedra
Spanish for ivy · Spanish
Yemoja
Yoruba goddess of rivers and of mothers · Yoruba
Yeonhwa
Korean for lotus flower · Korean
Yeorum
Korean for summer · Korean
Yeou
Means fox in Korean, for a red, foxy dog · Korean
Yildiz
Means star in Turkish · Turkish
Yin
Chinese for silver · Chinese
Yinzhu
Means silver pearl in Mandarin · Chinese
Ylva
Swedish name meaning she wolf · Swedish
Ynys
Welsh for island · Welsh
Yofi
Means beauty in Hebrew, also used to say great · Hebrew
Yonca
Means clover in Turkish · Turkish
Yrsa
Icelandic name meaning she bear · Icelandic
Yue
Chinese for moon · Chinese
Yuja
Korean for yuzu, made into a honeyed citrus tea · Korean
Yulan
Chinese for magnolia, from jade and orchid · Chinese
Yume
Means dream in Japanese, for a dreamy, gentle dog · Japanese
Yumi
Japanese, bow, as in archery · Japanese
Yuna
Gentle and willowy · Korean
Yuri
Korean for glass or crystal · Korean
Yvette
French name meaning yew wood · French
Yvonne
French feminine of Yves, yew wood · French

Boy names (28)

Yak
A shaggy long haired ox of the Himalaya · Tibetan · big dogs
Yakka
Aussie slang for hard work, as in hard yakka
Yama
Means mountain in Japanese, for a big, solid dog · Japanese · big dogs
Yamato
The ancient name for Japan itself · Japanese · big dogs
Yanni
Greek pet form of Ioannis · Greek
Yannis
Greek form of John · Greek
Yaramaz
Means naughty in Turkish · Turkish
Yaroslav
Slavic for fierce and glorious · Russian
Yarrow
A wild meadow herb with flat white flower heads
Yash
Fame and glory · Sanskrit
Yasha
Russian pet form of Yakov · Russian
Yashin
After Lev Yashin, the great Soviet goalkeeper called the Black Spider
Yasu
Peaceful, calm · Japanese
Yaw
Akan day name for a boy born on Thursday · Akan
Yeats
W. B. Yeats, the great Irish poet · Irish
Yellowknife
The capital of the Northwest Territories, famous for northern lights
Yellowstone
The first national park in the world, home of Old Faithful
Yildirim
Means lightning bolt in Turkish · Turkish
Yingxiong
Means hero in Mandarin, bold and legendary · Chinese
Ymir
First giant of Norse myth, the world was made from him · Norse · big dogs
Yong
Chinese for brave · Chinese
Yorick
The king's jester remembered in Hamlet · English
York
Walled cathedral city in the north of England
Yorker
A cricket ball pitched right at the batter's feet
Yowie
The Australian bush version of Bigfoot · big dogs
Yukon
A wild northern land of ice and high peaks · big dogs
Yvain
The Knight of the Lion, who was followed everywhere by a loyal lion · Old French
Yves
French name meaning yew tree · French

Names for either (33)

Yabby
An Australian freshwater crayfish · Wemba Wemba · small dogs
Yakgwa
A Korean honey biscuit fried and soaked in syrup · Korean · small dogs
Yakitori
Grilled chicken skewers from Japanese street stalls · Japanese
Yakut
Means ruby in Turkish · Turkish
Yallingup
A surf town in Western Australia; the name is said to mean place of love · Noongar
Yamba
A fishing and surf town on the north coast of New South Wales
Yankee
American English, a northerner
Yarra
The river that runs through Melbourne
Yatsuhashi
A cinnamon flavoured rice sweet from Kyoto · Japanese
Yazd
An ancient Persian desert city of windcatchers · Persian
Yeehaw
The cowboy whoop of joy
Yellow
The colour of sunshine and buttercups
Yellowhammer
A bright yellow bunting that sings a little bit of bread and no cheese · small dogs
Yerba
South American herb brewed as mate, the name means herb · Spanish
Yeti
The legendary snow creature of the Himalaya · big dogs
Yew
An ancient evergreen found in old churchyards
Yodel
A warbling mountain song, for a dog who sings
Yokan
A firm jellied block of sweet red bean paste · Japanese
Yori
Linked to the Korean word for cooking, warm and lovable · Korean
Yosemite
California valley of granite walls · big dogs
Yoshi
Japanese name meaning good luck or good · Japanese
Youtiao
A golden fried dough stick eaten with congee · Chinese
YoYo
The toy that bounces back up its string, for a dog who never sits still
Yucatan
Mexican peninsula of Mayan ruins and cenotes · Spanish
Yucca
Spiky desert plant with a tall spire of white bells
Yuki
Japanese, snow · Japanese
Yule
Old name for the midwinter feast, from Old English geol · Old English
Yum Cha
Cantonese for drinking tea, the dim sum brunch tradition · Cantonese
Yumak
Means a ball of wool in Turkish, for a fluffy pup · Turkish · small dogs
Yun
Chinese for cloud · Chinese
Yunhai
Means sea of clouds in Mandarin, the view from a mountain top · Chinese
Yunnan
A golden tipped black tea from Yunnan province · Chinese
Yuzu
Fragrant Japanese citrus used for its peel and juice · Japanese

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