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Zhaleh f Persian
Means "dew" or "hoarfrost" in Persian.

Zhanna f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne.

Zhenya f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy or a Bulgarian diminutive of Evgeniya.

Zhihao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous". Many other character combinations are possible.

Zhivka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Živko.

Zibiah f Biblical
Means "female gazelle" in Hebrew, the feminine form of the word צְבִי (tsevi). In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of King Joash of Judah.

Zikomo m & f Chewa
Means "thank you, greeting" in Chewa.

Zillah f Biblical
Means "shade" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the second wife of Lamech.

Zilpah f Biblical
Means "frailty" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the handmaid who was given to Jacob by Leah.

Zinnia f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn.

Ziynet f Turkish
Turkish form of Zinat.

Zlatka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zofija f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian and Slovene form of Sophia.

Zohreh f Persian
Means "Venus (planet)" in Persian, borrowed from Arabic الزهرة (al-Zuhara), derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Zorana f Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zora.

Zorica f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian diminutive of Zora.

Zosime f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zrinka f Croatian
Possibly from Zrin, the name of a village in Croatia, or from the noble Zrinski family that originated there.

Zsazsa f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsófia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sophia.

Zsuzsa f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zuhura f Swahili, Dhivehi
Means "Venus (planet)" in Swahili and Dhivehi. Both are borrowed from Arabic الزهرة (al-Zuhara), derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Zulema f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Sulayman.

Zümrüd f Azerbaijani
Means "emerald" in Azerbaijani, of Persian origin.

Zuriñe f Basque
Derived from Basque zuri "white". This is a Basque equivalent of Blanca.

Zuzana f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Susanna.

Zyanya f Zapotec
Possibly means "forever, always" in Zapotec. It appears in the novel Aztec (1980) by the American author Gary Jennings.