Names of Length 6

Yousef m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Yusuf, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Yousra f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra) chiefly used in North Africa.

Yrjänä m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Jurian.

Ysabel f Spanish (Archaic)
Medieval Spanish form of Isabel.

Yseult f French (Rare)
French form of Iseult.

Yukiko f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Alternatively, it can come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" with 喜 (ki) meaning "joy" or 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Yulduz f Uzbek
Means "star" in Uzbek.

Yulian m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Julian.

Yuliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Julia.

Yumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" or 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yun-Seo f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 尹 (yun) meaning "govern" or 允 (yun) meaning "allow, consent" combined with 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence", as well as other hanja character combinations.

Yunuen f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning unknown, probably of indigenous (maybe Purépecha) origin. This is the name of an island on Lake Pátzcuaro in Mexico.

Yurena f Spanish (Canarian)
Canarian Spanish name of recent origin, derived from the Guanche word yruene meaning "demon, evil spirit". This word was first recorded incorrectly as yurena by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1803.

Yutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (yutaka) meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful" or 裕 (yutaka) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful". Other kanji can also form this name.

Yuudai m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 雄大 (see Yūdai).

Yuusuf m Somali
Somali form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yuzuki f Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yuzuru m Japanese
From Japanese 譲 (yuzuru) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede", as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.

Yvette f French, English
French feminine form of Yves.

Yvonne f French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
French feminine form of Yvon. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century.

Zaahir 1 m Arabic
Means "shining, brilliant, radiant" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Zaahir 2 m Arabic
Means "clear, evident, manifest, outward" in Arabic, a derivative of ظهر (ẓahara) meaning "to be visible, to be clear". In Islamic tradition الظاهر (al-Ẓāhir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Zababa m Sumerian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Sumerian and Akkadian war god worshipped in the city-state of Kish.

Zaccai m Biblical
From the Hebrew name זַכָּי (Zakkai) meaning "pure". This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.

Zahara f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zohar.

Zahari m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Zechariah.

Zaheer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهير or Urdu ظہیر (see Zahir).

Zahida f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Zahid.

Zahide f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Zahid.

Zahira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zahir.

Zahrah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهرة (see Zahra 2).

Zaiden m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden.

Zainab f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab), as well as the usual form in several languages.

Zakhar m Russian
Russian form of Zacharias.

Zakiah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya).

Zakiya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya).

Zakkai m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zaccai.

Zalman m Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Solomon.

Zalmon m Biblical
Means "shady" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of David's mighty men in the Old Testament.

Zamira f Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zander m English (Modern)
Variant of Xander.

Zandra f English
Short form of Alexandra.

Žaneta f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Jeannette.

Żaneta f Polish
Polish form of Jeannette.

Zareen f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.

Zariah f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaria or Sariah.

Zərifə f Azerbaijani
Means "gentle, pleasant" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ظريف (ẓarīf).

Zarifa f Arabic
From Arabic ظريف (ẓarīf) meaning "elegant, graceful, charming".

Zarina f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, Malay
From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

Zavier m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

Zawadi f & m Swahili
Means "gift" in Swahili, derived from Arabic زواد (zawād) meaning "provisions".

Zayden m English (Modern)
An invented name, using the popular den suffix sound found in such names as Braden, Hayden, Jayden and Aidan.

Zaynab f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly related to Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty"; it could be from the name of a fragrant flowering tree; or it could be an Arabic form of Zenobia, a name borne by a pre-Islamic queen of Palmyra. Zaynab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of the Prophet Muhammad.

Zbyněk m Czech
Diminutive of Zbyhněv, now used independently.

Zdeněk m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zdislav, now used independently. It has sometimes been used as a Czech form of Sidonius.

Zdeňka f Czech
Feminine form of Zdeněk.

Zdenka f Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Zdeněk or Zdenko.

Zdenko m Slovak, Croatian, Slovene
Slovak, Croatian and Slovene form of Zdeněk.

Zedong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east", as well as other character combinations. A notable bearer was the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong (1893-1976).

Zeenat f Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Zinat.

Zeinab f Persian
Persian form of Zaynab.

Zejneb f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.

Zekiye f Turkish
Feminine form of Zeki.

Željka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Željko.

Željko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire", ultimately from Old Slavic želěti.

Zelpha f Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Zilpah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Zenais f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek variant of Zenaida.

Zephyr m Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephyros) meaning "west wind". Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind.

Zerach m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zerah.

Zeresh f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Meaning unknown, probably of Persian origin. In the Book of Esther in the Old Testament she is the wife of Haman the Agagite.

Zerina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zarina.

Zétény m Hungarian
Possibly from the Old Slavic root zętĭ meaning "son-in-law".

Zevida f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebidah.

Zeynəb f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zaynab.

Zeynab f Persian, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Persian زینب (see Zeinab) or Azerbaijani Zeynəb.

Zeynep f Turkish
Turkish form of Zaynab.

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

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

Zharko m Macedonian
Alternate transcription of Macedonian Жарко (see Žarko).

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.

Zhivko m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian form of Živko, as well as an alternate transcription for Macedonian.

Zhubin m Persian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of چوبین (see Chobin).

Zibiah f Biblical
Means "female gazelle" in Hebrew, the feminine form of the word ץְבִי (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.

Zinovy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Ziynet f Turkish
Turkish form of Zinat.

Zlatan m Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derivative of Old Slavic zolto.

Zlatka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zlatan.

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".

Zoilos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zoilus.

Zoilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ζωΐλος (Zoilos), derived from ζωή (zoe) meaning "life". This name was borne by a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher known as a critic of Homer, and also by two Indo-Greek kings. Saint Zoilus was martyred at Córdoba, Spain during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Zoltán m Hungarian, Slovak
Possibly related to the Turkish title sultan meaning "king, sultan". This was the name of a 10th-century ruler of Hungary, also known as Zsolt.

Zorana f Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zora.

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

Zorion m Basque
Means "happiness" in Basque.

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.

Zrinko m Croatian
Masculine form of Zrinka.

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.

Zubair m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from Arabic زبر (zubar) meaning "pieces of iron". Zubair ibn al-Awwam was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and an early Muslim military commander.

Zuberi m Swahili
Swahili form of Zubair.

Zuhair m Arabic
Means "small flower" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to blossom".

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.

Zuriel m Biblical
Means "my rock is God" in Hebrew, derived from צוּר (tsur) meaning "rock" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this name is borne by a chief of the Merarite Levites at the time of the Exodus.

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

Zusman m Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet man" in Yiddish.

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

Zviadi m Georgian
Form of Zviad with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Zvonko m Croatian
Diminutive of Zvonimir.

Zyaire m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zaire.

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