63 Hebrew Boy Names Meaning, Starting With Y

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Yosef	Boy	God shall add
Yehuda	Boy	God will be praised
Yousef	Boy	Jehovah increases
Yahir	Boy	He will enlighten
Yael	Boy	Mountain goat
Yaakov	Boy	Supplanter or he who follows after
Yoel	Boy	God is willing
Yair	Boy	God will teach
Yakov	Boy	Supplanter or holder of the heel
Yohan	Boy	God is gracious

Yehoshua	Boy	Yahweh is salvation
Yisrael	Boy	To struggle with God
Yechiel	Boy	May God live
Yohanna	Boy	Gift of God
Yonatan	Boy	God's gift
Yaqub	Boy	Supplanter; Heel grabber
Yosiah	Boy	Gift of God
Yan	Boy	Beautiful; Gorgeous
Yechezkel	Boy	God will strengthen
Yoan	Boy	Gift from God

Yanely	Boy	Gift of God
Yishai	Boy	Gift
Yago	Boy	God will replace
Yann	Boy	Yahweh is gracious
Yonas	Boy	God is gracious
Yulia	Boy	Youthful and energetic
Yoav	Boy	God is merciful
Yohanan	Boy	God is gracious
Yochanan	Boy	Yahweh is merciful
Yitzhak	Boy	He laughs; Laughter

Yohann	Boy	God is merciful
Yakob	Boy	Supplanter; Variant of Jacob
Yaron	Boy	Joyful or singing
Yoshihiro	Boy	Common good
Yanick	Boy	A form of John; Yahweh is gracious
Yerachmiel	Boy	God will have mercy
Yoshio	Boy	Righteous boy
Yaphet	Boy	God will enlarge
Yasha	Boy	Yahweh will protect; Holder of heel; Supplanter
Ynez	Boy	Pure, innocent, gracious

Yahira	Boy	Gift from God
Yedidya	Boy	Beloved of God
Yeshayahu	Boy	God is salvation
Yotam	Boy	Gift from God
Yissachar	Boy	There is a reward
Yamil	Boy	Beautiful or handsome
Ysabel	Boy	God is my oath
Yankel	Boy	Yahweh may protect
Yaghoub	Boy	Form of Jacob; To heal
Yosep	Boy	God will increase; Assyrian form of Joseph

Youel	Boy	Yah is God
Younan	Boy	Dove
Yazdan	Boy	One who is mild and merciful
Yushua	Boy	God saves
Yagil	Boy	He will rejoice
Yehochanan	Boy	God is gracious
Yigal	Boy	He will redeem
Yirmiyahu	Boy	God will uplift
Yoran	Boy	Singing
Yoshiaki	Boy	To be happy or to be righteous

Yoshiya	Boy	God delivers
Yeshi	Boy	Goddess of peace
Yoshiyahu	Boy	God is my salvation

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