Message: "BAs from UK" - Behind the Name

BAs from UK

by Sofia

6/14/2011, 12:42 PM

GIRLS:

Zafira Elaine Mary (Carla & Simon)
Zeva Lilly (Hannah & Joel)
Zoe Alison Elizabeth (Johanna and Robin), brothers Jake and Alec
Zoe Anne (Keith and Lynne, grandmother Anne), brother Scott
Zoe Joy (Niall and Emma)
Zoey Catherine (Stephen and Gillian), brother Jamie

BOYS:

Zac Martins (Silvia and Nicholas) –Martins is mother’s maiden name
Zach James (Rachel & James)
Zacharias John (John & Joanne)
Zachary Joseph (Zoe & Jonty), sister Ruby
Zachary Matthew Michael (Matthew and Victoria)
Zack Cooper (Tessa and Michal)
Zavier Thomas Knox (Tasneem & Simon), siblings Zakari and Zahra

#BAs

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- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)

6/15/2011, 12:08 AM

Zafira Elaine Mary is exciting!

- Orsino (bananarama)

6/14/2011, 6:14 PM

Nice, but pretty boring. Yet I'll give it a pass since not many names start with Z.

- Rose-Berry

6/14/2011, 1:56 PM

Zafira is a type of car in the UK (a Vauxhall) but I've always thought it makes a nice name! I have a feeling it's Sapphire in another language but I might have imagined that.

Classromms in five years' time are going to be full of Zacks of one sort or another! I do like Zoe but not Zoey.

- Bear +3

6/14/2011, 1:44 PM

I know Zoe (the only spelling I care for) is popular and some think it's cutesy. But I've always loved it's energy and classical Greek charm. I'd prefer something a little more exotic as a mn than the names listed. But overall I'm happy to see so many Zoes. Zoe Catherine (if I can tweak) is my favorite.

Zafira and Zeva are nice, but I'm always iffy until I see some background on a name that isn't in the database.

Zachary (etc.) is king of Z boy names, isn't he? My favorite form is Zacarius ("zah-CAHR-ee-us"), but all of them are great. Zachary John is my favorite here.

I love Xavier, but not Zavier.

This message was edited 6/14/2011, 1:45 PM

- Sofia +2

6/14/2011, 2:10 PM

I assume Zeva is a form of Ziva or Zev.
Zafira is a form of Sapphire (in Croatian it's Safir) -http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/zafira
Don't have any info on popularity or usage though.

This message was edited 6/14/2011, 2:11 PM

- Bear +1

6/14/2011, 3:30 PM

Interesting. Zeev and Ziv have different meanings in Hebrew. I would have pronounced them the same way. Does anyone know for sure?

And if Ziva is "ZHEE-vuh" then sign me up right now. Gorgeous sound and meaning.

I still can't warm up to Zafira, sorry. It reminds me of a video game character. Even Sapphire does, so knowing the meaning / variant doesn't help me. :-/

But Ziva is making up for all that in spades. She's going on my long list right now. Thanks!

- Sofia

6/15/2011, 2:43 PM

The Hebrew Ziva is pronounced ZEE-vah (there's an Israeli lead character on the show NCIS named Ziva, so you can hear it there).
The Slavic Živa is pronounced ZHEE-vah (ž=French J in Jacques).

As for Zeev and Ziv, I assume that Zeeev and Zev are pronounced ZEHV.

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