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Zendaya f African American (Modern)
Borne by the American actress Zendaya Coleman (1996-), known simply as Zendaya. Her name was apparently inspired by the Shona name Tendai.

Zenobia f Ancient Greek
Means "life of Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus" and βίος (bios) meaning "life". This was the name of the queen of the Palmyrene Empire, which broke away from Rome in the 3rd-century and began expanding into Roman territory. She was eventually defeated by the emperor Aurelian. Her Greek name was used as an approximation of her native Aramaic name.

Zenovia f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζηνοβία (see Zinovia).

Zeruiah f Biblical
From Hebrew צֳרִי (tsori) meaning "balm, salve". In the Old Testament this name belongs to the sister of King David and the mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

Zhuldyz f Kazakh
Means "star" in Kazakh.

Zhyldyz f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Жылдыз (see Jyldyz).

Zhyrgal m & f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Жыргал (see Jyrgal).

Zigrīda f Latvian
Latvian form of Sigrid.

Zinaida f Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Zenaida.

Zinovia f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Zenobia.

Zitkala f Sioux
From Lakota zitkála meaning "bird".

Zlatica f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatuše f Czech
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zoraida f Spanish
Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.

Zoriana f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Зоряна (see Zoryana).

Zorione f Basque
Feminine form of Zorion.

Zoryana f Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".

Zoubida f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Zubaida chiefly used in North Africa (using French-influenced orthography).

Zsanett f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jeannette.

Zselyke f Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Željka.

Zsófika f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zsófia.

Zubaida f Arabic, Urdu
Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic. This was the name of a 9th-century wife of Harun ar-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.

Zübeyde f Turkish
Turkish form of Zubaida.

Zuleika f Literature
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Arabic origin. According to medieval tradition, notably related by the 15th-century Persian poet Jami, this was the name of the biblical Potiphar's wife. She has been a frequent subject of poems and tales.

Zuleima f Spanish
Variant of Zulema.

Zulekha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زليخا (see Zulaykha).

Züleyha f Turkish
Turkish form of Zuleika.

Züleyxa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zuleika.

Zuzanka f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzanna f Polish, Latvian (Rare)
Polish and Latvian form of Susanna.