| 1. | YAGHUB | From Arabian word iaqub "liar", "deceiver" which came to Armenian through Turkish. The corresponding surname is Yaghubyan. |
| 2. | YAKHSHIBEK | From Turkish yaxši "good" and bek "prince" i.e. "good prince". This name was common in villages, the corresponding surname is Yakhshibekyan. |
| 3. | YAROSLAV | Is an old Slavonic name (yar, yarilo "sun" and slava "glory"). |
| 4. | YASABEK | From Turkish name Isabek which is especially used in villages. The short form is Yaso; the corresponding surnames are Yasabekyan, Yasoyan. |
| 5. | YEDIGAR | From Persian word yadigar "angel". It was very common in XIX c. (esp. in villages). Now it is out of use. The short form is Yedo, the corresponding surnames are Yedoyan, Yedigaryan. |
| 6. | YEGHIA | From Hebrew name Eliyya. The Russian variant of this name (Ilya) is also met. |
| 7. | YEGHIAZAR | Is of Hebrew origin, which came from Greek name Heleazar. The short forms are Yegho, Yeghik; the corresponding surname is Yeghiazaryan. |
| 8. | YEGHSHEH | Is of Hebrew origin, an old borrowing which came in two ways, from Assyrian (Yeghishe) and Greek (Yeghise). There also was the form Yelise, which came from Old Jewish. The short form is Yeghish.… 0.2 KB |
| 9. | YEGOR | From Russian name Yegor which means "farmer". It is one of the forms of the Russian name Grigoriy (Greek georgos). |
| 10. | YENGIBAR | From Turkish yengi "new" and Persian bar "foetus" i.e. "new fruit, foetus". It is out of use now. We also have the short form Yengo and the surnames Yengibaryan, Yengoyan. |
