African Baby Names Starting with Y

231 African names beginning with the letter Y — discover their meanings and cultural roots.

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231 names
Yahveh
Equatorial Guinea

Name of God

Yahweh
DR Congo

God

Yahya
Gambia

Gracious

Yai
South Sudan

the firstborn

Yainkain
Sierra Leone

sweetheart

Yak
Sudan

one who is brave

Yaka
Togo

The first born

Yakala
DR Congo

One who is loved

Yakapa
Central African Republic

Born in the afternoon

Yakare
Niger

little one

Yakembe
Central African Republic

Born during the dry season

Yakété
Central African Republic

Queen of the village