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Names starting with Y

Explore names that begin with Y, with notes on the meaning and history of each name.

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Yusuf.

  1. Yusuf

    Boy

    The Joseph connection. Yusuf is an Arabic form of Joseph and appears in the Quran. In Arabic it is written يوسف.

    Behind the meaning. Behind Yusuf is Hebrew Yosef, explained through a verb meaning “to add” or “to increase.”

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