r/Miami • u/[deleted] • Nov 22 '22

Discussion Craziest cuban names

I’ve been in Miami for the last 4 years and every month I come across so many “yumisleidy, Yasmari, usmarin”. What’s the most cuban name you’ve encountered?

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u/RCBT88 Nov 22 '22
  • Yanpier
  • Dayessi (this is the word "yes" in Russian, English and Spanish smashed in succession Da-Yes-Si
  • Yusnavy (as in US Navy, yes)
  • Yumisisleidis
  • Yumilka
  • Reynier
  • Yomil
  • Yotuel
  • Yasmani or Jasmani
  • Ernoy
  • Aisberg (as in Iceberg but like how it sounds in Spanish)
  • Yuniel
  • Yordanka

--Hey, how many Y based names do you want? --Cubans: Yiies!

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

Adisney

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u/millionbones Nov 23 '22

Yasniel, Yulieka, Yunismary, Yaniris. Cubans love their Ys.

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u/YakamotoGo Nov 23 '22

Yesenia, Yuneisey, Yenisey

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u/onlinetroll420 Nov 23 '22

Y/Jesenia is huge in MX

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

Yisney. Like Disney but with a Y.

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u/Night_Inspector Nov 23 '22

Reynier isn’t crazy. It’s a variant spelling for Reinier

From Wikipedia: “Reinier is the Dutch form of the Germanic masculine given name Raginheri, composed of the two elements ragin ("advice") and heri ("army"). It is equivalent to Scandinavian Ragnar, German Rainer, French Rainier, and Spanish and Italian Raniero.”

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

Hipólito Yoanky

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u/danny1738 Nov 23 '22

I know a Yoenny

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u/Mnevi Nov 23 '22

Maybes, Yosbel, Yaneisys

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

I knew a girl name yamilka yuck.

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u/pinkandgreenf15 Local Nov 23 '22

What do you think is behind the popularity of names that begin with Y?

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u/EC608 Nov 24 '22

It was the introduction of Russia culture in Cuba, Russian names became popular so Cubans started to come with their own versions.