Yua: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Tie and love
Origin
Japanese
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
YOO-ah

Yua is a Japanese girl's name meaning “tie and love”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Dark or Night — Mysterious, Moody, and Magnetic.

Meaning & Origin of Yua

Meaning: Tie and love.

Origin: Japanese.

A common claim: Gentle night Actually: Yua most often combines kanji meaning 'tie' or 'bind' with 'love', having no connection to the night.

How to Pronounce Yua

YOO-ahIPA /juːɑː/

Popularity of Yua

Yua doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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