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Zaaidh m Muslim, ArabicThe meaning of the name Zaaidh is "Abundance" or "Plentiful" or "Growing"
Zaaki m ArabicMeans "one who increases in growth and goodness" in Arabic.
Zaali m GeorgianForm of
Zaal with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Zaavan m BiblicalDerived from the Hebrew noun זועה
(zewa'a) or זעוה
(za'awa) meaning "a trembling", from the verb זוע
(zua') meaning "to tremble, to quake". In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of
Seir.
Zabad m BiblicalZabad is the name of seven men in the Hebrew Bible. Zabad means "gift" or "endowment."
Zabbai m BiblicalOf unknown meaning. This is the name of the father of
Baruch, who "earnesty repaired" part of the Jerusalem wall.
Zabi m & f ArabicMeans "gazelle" in Arabic, this is also the name of a star.
Zabibe f Ancient Semitic, HistoryOld Arabic name, possibly related to the modern Arabic noun زَبِيبَة
(zabība) meaning "raisin". This was the name of an 8th-century BC queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe. She was a vassal of the Assyrian king
Tiglath-Pileser III.
Zabibu f SwahiliSwahili name meaning "grapes" which comes originally from Arabic word zabīb meaning 'raisins', given to five girls in the US in 2023
Zabir m ArabicFrom Arabic “zabara” meaning “one who praises”.
Zabivaka m Popular Culture, PetFrom a blend of the Russian noun собака
(sobaka) "dog" and the verb забивать
(zabivat') "to strike". This name was used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup official mascot, Zabivaka the Wolf, designed by 22-year-old student designer Ekaterina Bocharova.
Zabou f FrenchDiminutive of
Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.
Zabu m Popular CultureThis name is used for a a fictional saber-toothed tiger in Marvel Comics.
Zaca m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
zacatl "grass, hay, straw".
Zacahuehue m NahuatlProbably derived from
zacatl "grass, hay" and
huehue "elder, old man".
Zacancatl m NahuatlPossibly derived from
zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and the suffix
-catl.
Zaccur m BiblicalZaccur of the house of
Reuben was the father of
Shammua, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Zacharenia f GreekGreek feminine form of
Zacharias. This coincides with the Greek vocabulary word ζαχαρένια
(zacharenia) meaning "sugary", from ζάχαρη
(zachari) "sugar, sucrose".
Zacnosław m PolishDerived from Polish
zacny "noble, respectable, upright" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Zaddock m English (Rare)(Anglicized) variant of
Zadok. A bearer of the variant
Zadock was Congressman Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.
Zadeni m Georgian MythologyMost likely derived from Persian یزدان
(yazdân) meaning "god, divinity, angel". Zadeni (also transcribed as
Zaden) was a pagan god of fruitfulness and the harvest in pre-Christian Georgian mythology.
Žadgailas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Zadie f EnglishVariant of
Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.
Zadig m ArmenianFrom Armenian
Զատիկ (zadig / zadik) meaning "Easter".
Žadmantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian
mantus meaning "intelligent" (see
Daumantas) or from Lithuanian
manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
Žadminas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the Lithuanian verb
minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Žadvainas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the old Lithuanian noun
vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
Žadvilas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic
vil meaning "hope" (see
Viltautas).
Žadvydas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic
vyd meaning "to see" (see
Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in
-vydas, such as
Alvydas and
Tautvydas.
Zaer m ArabicMeans "revolutionist, rebel, insurgent" in Arabic.
Zafarxo'ja m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zafar meaning "victory" and
xo'ja meaning "master".
Zafeiris m GreekFrom Greek ζαφείρι
(zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος
(sáppheiros) (see
Sapphire) through Latin (compare
Zafeiro).
Zafeiro f GreekFrom Greek ζαφείρι
(zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος
(sáppheiros) (see
Sapphire) through Latin (compare
Zafeiris).
Zaffarana f ArabicMeans "saffron" in Sicilian Arabic, from Arabic زعفران
(za'farān), "saffron".
Zafiris m & f GreekFrom Greek ζαφείρι ή σαπφειρός meaning "sapphire".
Zafiro f Spanish (Modern)Spanish feminine name derived from the word
zafiro meaning "sapphire". This is a modern coinage.
Zagan m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendIn
The Lesser Key of Solomon, this is the name of a Great King and President of Hell, commanding over thirty-three legions of demons. Zagan is depicted as a griffin-winged bull that turns into a man after a while.
Zaghloul m Arabic (Egyptian)From Arabic زُغْلُول
(zuḡlūl) which is both a noun meaning "a young infant, boy" and an adjective meaning "young and active, quick". In Egyptian Arabic it also means "squab, young dove"... [
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Zagnut m Obscure, PetThe name of an American candy bar made with coconut and peanut butter, presumably composed of
zag (from the word
zig-zag) and
nut. This name was used by American physician Hunter 'Patch' Adams (1945-) for his son Atomic Zagnut 'Zag' Adams.
Zagorka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)From Croatian and Serbian
загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.
Zagreus m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ζαγρεύς
(zagreus), which was a term used to refer to a hunter that catches live animals. The term would technically mean "great hunter", as it was derived from the Greek prefix ζα
(za) meaning "very" combined with Greek αγρεύς
(agreus) meaning "hunter"... [
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Zaha f Hebrew, ArabicMeans "clear; pure" in Hebrew from the root צ־ח־ח (
ts-kh-kh). It also means "bright; shine" in Arabic.... [
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Zaharin m MalayFrom Arabic زاهرين
(zāhirīn), the plural of زاهر
(zāhir) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright".
Zahava f HebrewDerived from Hebrew זָהָב
(zaháv) meaning "gold".
Zaheera f ArabicPossibly means "shining" or "brilliant". May also be an alternative spelling of
Zahira or a feminine form of
Zaheer.
Zahhak m Persian MythologyMeans "he who owns ten thousands of horses". Zahhak was an evil emperor in Persian Mythology who was revolted against by the blacksmith
Kaveh.
Zahir al-Din m ArabicMeans "helper of the faith" or "defender of the faith", derived from Arabic ظهير
(ẓahir) meaning "helper, assistant" combined with الدين
(ad-dīn) "the faith, the religion".
Zahoor m UrduDerived from Arabic ظهور
(zuhur) meaning "rise, emergence, appearance".
Zahrah f Malay, IndonesianMalay and Indonesian form of
Zahra. It is often paired with
Fatimah in reference to the Arabic title for the daughter of the Prophet
Muhammad, فاطمة الزهراء
(Fatimah Az-Zahrā’), meaning "Fatimah the Splendid".
Zahran m ArabicFrom the Arabic
زَهَا (zahā) meaning "blossom, bloom, thrive, shine brightly, be radiant".
Zahreil f Gnosticism, MandaeanEtymology unknown. In Mandaeism, a Gnostic religion, Zahreil is the daughter of
Qin and mother of the creator of the material universe. She is believed to dwell in the bed of pregnant women, ensuring the safety of infants before and after birth.
Zahuk m ArabicMeans "laughs frequently", and by extension "happy", in Arabic.
Zaib f & m Pashto, UrduMeans "beauty" in Pashto and "ornament" in Urdu ultimately from Persian زیب
zib.
Zaidi m Arabic, MalayMeans "my increase", from Arabic زاد
(zada) meaning "to increase" (see
Zayd). It may also come from the name of 8th-century Muslim leader Zaid bin Ali, whose unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate led to the formation of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam.