Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Origin Names (page 5)

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Żaneta f Polish
Polish form of Jeannette.

Žanna f Latvian
Latvian form of Jeanne.

Zara 2 f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zaharina.

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

Zaxaria m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zeb m English
Short form of Zebulun or Zebedee.

Zebadiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has given" in Hebrew, derived from זָבַד (zavaḏ) meaning "to give" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of several Old Testament characters.

Zebedaios m Biblical Greek
New Testament Greek form of Zebedee.

Zebedee m Biblical
From Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaios), the Greek form of Zebadiah used in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of the apostles James and John.

Zechariah m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name זְכַרְיָה (Zeḵarya) meaning "Yahweh remembers", from the roots זָכַר (zaḵar) meaning "to remember" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of many characters in the Old Testament, including the prophet Zechariah, the author of the Book of Zechariah. The name also appears in the New Testament belonging to the father of John the Baptist, who was temporarily made dumb because of his disbelief. He is regarded as a saint by Christians. In some versions of the New Testament his name is spelled in the Greek form Zacharias or the English form Zachary. As an English given name, Zechariah has been in occasional use since the Protestant Reformation.

Zed m English
Short form of Zedekiah.

Zedekiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name צִדְקִיָּהוּ (Tsiḏqiyyahu) meaning "Yahweh is righteousness", from צֶדֶק (tseḏeq) meaning "justice, righteousness" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is the name of the last king of Judah.

Zekeriya m Turkish
Turkish form of Zechariah.

Zekharya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zechariah.

Zeph m English
Short form of Zephaniah.

Zephania m Southern African, Eastern African
Variant of Zephaniah. This form of the name appears to be used in southern and eastern Africa.

Zephaniah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name צְפַנְיָה (Tsefanya) meaning "Yahweh has hidden", derived from צָפַן (tsafan) meaning "to hide" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Zephaniah.

Zephaniel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Hebrew צָפַן (tsafan) meaning "to hide" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of an angel in medieval Jewish mysticism.

Zerachiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Possibly means "command of God" in Hebrew. The Book of Enoch names him as one of the seven archangels. His name is sometimes rendered as Sarakiel.

Zevadya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebadiah.

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

Zhannochka f Russian
Diminutive of Zhanna.

Zsanett f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jeannette.

Zuan m Medieval Italian
Medieval Venetian form of John.