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Baby Names Starting
with
Y
YALE: Old English
for "corner of land." This ivy-covered name wins
the Preppie Award hands down. Relative: Yael. Namesakes:
Yale Lary, Elihu Yale, Yale locks.
YANCY: American
Indian interpretation of "Yankee." Namesake:
"Yancy Derringer."
YARDLEY: English for
"of the yard." A sentimental choice for anyone
who wore white frosted lipsticks and ice-blue eye shadow,
compliments of Yardley cosmetics. Namesake: George
Yardley.
YATES: Middle
English for "gate keeper." Has a clean, crisp
sound. Relative: Yeats. Namesake: William Butler Yeats.
YEDDA: Old English
for "singing." Relative: Yetta
YEHUDI: From the
Hebrew for "praise God." Relative: Yehuda.
Namesake: Yehudi Menuhin.
YOLANDA: Greek for
"violet." Relatives: Yolande, Iolanthe, Iolande,
Eolande.
YORK: Old English
for "yew tree" and a place name. Relative:
Yorick. Namesakes: Duke and Duchess of York, Michael York,
"poor Yorick," Sergeant York, New York.
YUL: Mongolian for
"from the far horizon." The baby may be bald
now, but it won't last forever. Namesake: Yul Brynner.
YVES: A French
variation of Ives. Far more popular in France than in the
United States. Relatives: Yvette, Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne, Ives.
Namesakes: Saint Yves, Yves Montand, Yves Saint Laurent,
Yvette Mimieux, Yvonne De Carlo, Yvonne Goolagong.
~ THE BEST NAME FOR
YOUR BABY: A CREATIVE GUIDE TO PROPER NAMES, by Barbara
Binswanger and Lisbeth Mark. Henry Holt and Co., New York,
1990. |
