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Živa f Slavic Mythology, Slovene, Serbian
From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.

Živka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Živko.

Živko m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from the South Slavic word živ meaning "alive, living".

Ziynet f Turkish
Turkish form of Zinat.

Zlata f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

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

Zlatica f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zlata.

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

Zlatuše f Czech
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlota f Jewish (Rare)
From Polish złoto "gold", used as a translation of Yiddish Golda.

Zoe f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Czech, Ancient Greek
Means "life" in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation of Eve. It was borne by two early Christian saints, one martyred under Emperor Hadrian, the other martyred under Diocletian. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by a ruling empress of the 11th century.... [more]

Zoé f French, Hungarian
French and Hungarian form of Zoe.

Zoè f Catalan
Catalan form of Zoe.

Zoë f Dutch, English
Dutch form and English variant of Zoe.

Zoey f English (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

Žofia f Slovak
Slovak form of Sophia.

Zofia f Polish
Polish form of Sophia.

Žofie f Czech
Czech form of Sophia.

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".

Zoi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Zoe.

Zoie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoila f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Zoilus.

Zoilo m Spanish
Spanish form of Zoilus.

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.

Zoja f Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Form of Zoe in several languages.

Zopyros m Ancient Greek
Means "glowing" in Greek. This was the name of a Persian nobleman who aided his king Darius in the capture of Babylon. He did this by mutilating himself and then going to the Babylonians claiming that it had been Darius who did it to him. After gaining their trust he betrayed them.

Zora f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "dawn, aurora" in the South Slavic languages, as well as Czech and Slovak.

Zoran m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of Zora.

Zorana f Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zora.

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

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

Zorka f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zora.

Zoroaster m History
English form of Zarathustra, via the Greek form Ζωροάστρης (Zoroastres).

Zoroastres m Avestan (Hellenized)
Greek form of Zarathustra.

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

Zosia f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

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

Zosimos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zosimus.

Zosimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ζώσιμος (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from ζώσιμος (zosimos) meaning "viable" or "likely to survive". This was the name of several early saints and a pope.

Zoticus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζωτικός (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικός (zotikos) meaning "full of life". This was the name of several early saints.

Zotikos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zoticus.

Zowie f English (Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.

Zsanett f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jeannette.

Zsazsa f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zselyke f Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Željka.

Zsiga m Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zsigmond.

Zsigmond m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sigmund.

Zsófia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sophia.

Zsófika f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zsófia.

Zsóka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Erzsébet or Zsófia.

Zsuzsa f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsanna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Susanna.

Zsuzsi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zuan m Medieval Italian
Medieval Venetian form of John.

Zula 1 f Polish (Rare)
Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zuleima f Spanish
Variant of Zulema.

Zulema f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Sulayman.

Zümra f Turkish
From Turkish zümrüt meaning "emerald", derived via Arabic from Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos).

Zurab m Georgian
Georgian form of Sohrab.

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.

Zuza f Slovak, Polish
Slovak and Polish diminutive of Susanna.

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

Zuzanka f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Zuzana.

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

Zuzia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zuzka f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zvezdana f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian and Slovene form of Zvjezdana.

Zvi m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צְבִי (see Tzvi).

Zvjezdana f Croatian
Derived from Croatian zvijezda meaning "star".

Zvonimir m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements zvonŭ "sound, chime" and mirŭ "peace, world". Dmitar Zvonimir was an 11th-century Croatian king.

Zvonimira f Croatian
Feminine form of Zvonimir.

Zvonko m Croatian
Diminutive of Zvonimir.

Zygfryd m Polish
Polish form of Siegfried.

Zygmunt m Polish
Polish form of Sigmund.

Zyta f Polish
Possibly a Polish form of Zita 1, or possibly a short form of Felicyta.