All Submitted Names

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Zaifeng m Chinese, History
This was the name of Zaifeng, Prince Chun (1883-1851), younger brother of Zaitian and father of Puyi.
Zaiga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zaigot "to glisten, to glimmer".
Zaijian m Filipino (Rare)
Possibly an invented name from another name, but coincides with the Hanyu Pinyin reading of Mandarin 再見 "goodbye, see you later" or 再建 "to rebuild, to reconstruct". A famous bearer of this name is Filipino actor and dancer Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla (2001-).
Zaijirō m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from 在 (zai) "be at, consist in", 二 (ji) "two" and #郎 (rou) "son".
Zaim m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.
Zaimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zainah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Zainal m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Zainul.
Zainal Abidin m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Zayn al-Abidin.
Zainap f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Zaynab.
Zaiñe f Basque
Basque equivalent of Patrocinio.
Zaine m English
Variant of Zane 1.
Zaïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).
Zaineb f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).
Zaini m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my beauty" or "my decoration" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "ornament, decoration".
Zainodin m Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Zayn ad-Din.
Zainol m Malay
Malay variant of Zainul.
Zainon f & m Malay
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beauty".
Zainudin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Zayn ad-Din.
Zainul m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with زين ال (Zayn al) meaning "beauty of the" (such as Zayn ad-Din).
Zainun f & m Malay
Variant of Zainon.
Zaïr m Literature
Appears in medieval legends of the knight-errant Amadis, perhaps related to Zaïre or a place name mentioned in the Old Testament (2 Kings 8:21), Za'ir meaning "little".
Zaïre m Kongo
Zaïre means the river that never swallows in Kikongo
Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.
Zairuška f Czech
Diminutive of Zaira, not used as a given name in its own right.
Zaitian m Chinese, History
This was the personal name of the Guangxu Emperor (1871-1908), the second-to-last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Zaiton f Malay
Malay variant of Zaytun.
Zaitoon f Urdu
Urdu transcription of Zaitun.
Zaïtoune f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun influenced by French orthography.
Zaitoune f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun.
Zaitun f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيتون (see Zaytun), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Zaituni f Eastern African, Swahili, Indonesian
From Swahili zeituni meaning "olive", ultimately from Arabic زيتون (zaytun).
Zaius m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Gaius used in the 1968 film 'Planet of the Apes'.
Zaiva f Muslim
Zaiva is Arabic/Muslim Girl name and meaning of this name is "Strong Mind".
Zaj m Hmong
Means "dragon" in Hmong Daw.
Zája f Hungarian
Origin and meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Albanian and Hungarian surname Zaja.
Žak m Slovene
Slovene variant of Jakob.
Zakar m Armenian, Mordvin
Armenian and Mordvin form of Zakhar (see Zachariah).
Zakaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zacharias.
Zakária f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zakariás.
Zakaría m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Zakaria.
Zakariaa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Morocco.
Zakariah m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zakariyya.
Zakarías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Zacharias.
Zakariás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zacharias.
Zakarija m Croatian
Croatian form of Zechariah.
Zakariyo m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Zakariya.
Zakarya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Zakaryas m Amharic
Amharic form of Zachary.
Zakatuddin m Indonesian, Indian (Muslim)
Combination of Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh) meaning "purification" and Arabic الدين (ad-din) meaning “the faith”.
Zakatullah m Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Pashto
Combination of Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh) meaning "purification" and Allah
Zəkavət f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic ذَكَاوَة (ḏakāwa) meaning "sharpness, perceptiveness".
Zakelina f Greek (Rare)
Greek borrowing of Jacqueline.
Zakeus m Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Zacharias and Swedish variant of Sakaios (see Zacchaeus).
Zakharia f African American
Feminization of Zakary using the popular suffix -ia.
Zakhary m English
Variant of Zachary.
Zakhey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Zacchaeus.
Zakhira f Chechen, Karachay-Balkar, Tatar
Chechen, Balkar, and Tatar form of Zahira.
Zakhite f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Zahida.
Zäki m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Zaki.
Zəki m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zaki.
Zakia f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.
Zakiah m American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaccai.
Zakia-yawar m Mandaean
Etymology uncertain. Possibly from the Mandaic zaki meaning "victorious" and yawar meaning "splendid, dazzling".
Zakieh f Persian
Persian form of Zakiyya.
Zakir m Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Tatar
From Arabic ذَاكَرَ (ḏākara) meaning "to memorise, to remember, to study".
Zakiryan m Bashkir
Combination of Zakir and the suffix -йән (yän), which is derived from Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being" or "dear, darling".
Zakius m African American (?)
Possibly a variant of Zacchaeus.
Zakiy m Uzbek
Means "bright, intelligent" in Uzbek.
Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Zakiyat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Zaki.
Zakiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زکیه (see Zakieh).
Zakiyos m Amharic
Amharic form of Zacchaeus.
Zəkiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zakiyya.
Zakiyyah f African American
Variant transcription of Zakiyya.
Zakk m English
Short form of Zachary.
Żakkarija m Maltese
Maltese form of Zachariah.
Zakkiy m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Zaki.
Zakoi m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.
Zakris m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish short form of Zakarias.
Zakro m Georgian
Diminutive of Zakaria.
Zakumi m Popular Culture
Zakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His name comes from ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for "South Africa" and kumi that means "ten" in several African languages.
Zakuro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 石榴 (zakuro) meaning "pomegranate". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well. A fictional bearer of this name is Zakuro Fujiwara (藤原 ざくろ) from Tokyo Mew Mew.
Zakutu f Akkadian
Akkadian form of Naqi'a.
Zaky m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكي (see Zaki), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.
Zakynthos m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown; appears to be pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology he was the legendary founder of a colony on Zacynthus, an island in the Ionian Sea, which derived its name from him.
Zal m Kurdish
Means "triumphant" in Kurdish.
Zala f Pashto
Means "shininess" in Pashto.
Zalánka f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zalán.
Zalaph m Biblical Hebrew
Means "shadow, ringing" in Hebrew.
Zalbika f Chechen, Dagestani
Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".
Zaldy m Filipino
Short form of Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).
Zale m Western African (Rare, ?)
Unknown meaning. It has seen some use in Senegal.
Zale m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zale. In recent years it has seen a slight boost in popularity, possibly influenced by the phonetic element zay.
Zaleeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaliyah, which is an invented name based on the sound of Aaliyah (also compare Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Maliyah and Taliyah).
Zaleha f Malay
Malay form of Zulaykha or Saliha.
Zalehah f Malay
Variant of Zaleha.
Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.
Zaleska f Medieval Romanian, Medieval Hungarian (?)
Zaleska was the daughter of Vlad the Impaler and his wife Ilona (or Jusztina) Nelipic.
Zaleucus m Ancient Greek
Means "very white", derived from Greek ζά (za) meaning "very" and (leukos) meaning "white, bright", possibly an older Aeolian form of Seleukos... [more]
Zalfa f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It could mean "distinguished woman" in Arabic or being an historical or imaginary woman known as distinguished person.
Záli f Jewish
Hungarian form of Zali.
Záli f Hungarian
Diminutive of Rozália.
Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.
Zalika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.
Zalikə f Azerbaijani
Variant Azerbaijani form of Zuleikha.
Zaliko m Georgian
Diminutive of Zaal.
Zalil m Uzbek
Means "humbled" in Uzbek.
Zalim m Circassian
Circassian form of Zelim.
Zalima f Circassian, Dagestani
Feminine form of Zalim.
Zalimkhan m Dagestani, Circassian, Chechen
Dagestani and Circassian form as well as a Chechen variant of Zelimkhan.
Zəlimxan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zelimkhan.
Zalinah f Malay
Variant of Zalina.
Zalka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Zala, used as a given name in its own right.
Zalmai m Pashto
Means "young" in Pashto.
Zalmay m Pashto
Variant transcription of Zalmai.
Zalmoxe m Mythology
A (or the) god of the Getae, a Thracian tribe living in today's Romania.
Zalmunna m Biblical
The name of a King along with Zebah who hosted the Midianites who invaded Israel, who were both executed by Gideon.
Zalo m Bulgarian
The name Zalo means "healthy"
Zaloa f Basque
Name of a hermitage in Biscay.
Zalpa f Chechen
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "curl, tress".
Zaltana f Indigenous American
Means "high mountain"
Zalxa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zuleikha.
Zalya f Russian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Azaliya and Rozaliya.
Zama m History (Ecclesiastical)
The first recorded bishop of Bologna, Italy. He was ordained by Pope St. Dionysius and entrusted with the founding of this illustrious see.
Zama f South African, Zulu
Means "try" in Zulu.
Zama f Chechen
Means "time" in Chechen
Zamaair m & f Arabic
Means "hearts, minds, consciouses" or "secrets of the mind" in Arabic.
Zamanbek m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic زَمَان (zamān) meaning "time, era" (see Zaman) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Zamanu m Amharic
Means "time, era" in Amharic.
Zamar m & f Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew. Meaning, to praise God with music or to make music to God.
Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.
Zamasphes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Jamaspa.
Zambaga f Mongolian
Means "magnolia" in Mongolian.
Zambak m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zambak "lily".
Zambake f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zambak "lily".
Zambdas m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic saint. Bishop of Jerusalem. He was martyred during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian. Zambdas is also listed as Bazas, and he is associated in tradition with the Theban Legion.
Zambila f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian zambilă meaning "hyacinth".
Zambo m Central African, Eastern African
Is a popular given name for boys in many West Central African nations. Also the name of an Italian Safari crime drama film and the duology of jungle themed Bollywood mad scientist films that inspired the Captive Wild Woman series.
Zambri m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Shimri, as used in 2 Chronicles 29:13.... [more]
Zameer m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu ضمیر (see Zamir).
Zamfir m Romanian (Rare), Old Church Slavic
From the archaic Old Church Slavonic word самфиръ (samfirŭ) meaning "sapphire".
Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.
Zami f English
Feminine Diminutive form of Zamanah
Za-michael m History (Ecclesiastical)
One of the nine saints to come to Abyssinia with Adimata (known as Yemata), Aragawi, Pantaleon, Garima, Likanos, Saham (known as Sehma), and Afae (known as Afe).
Zamilan m & f Mongolian
Probably derived from Tibetan འཛམ་གླིང (dzam gling) meaning "world".
Zamin m Arabic
Means "guarantor" in Arabic.
Zəminə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".
Zamindar f & m Persian
"landowner", zamin, meaning "land" + dar, meaning "holder".
Zamir m Hebrew
Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.
Zamir m Albanian
Means "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian meaning "voice" and mirë meaning "good".
Zamira f Albanian
Feminine form of Zamir.
Zamirah f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zamir.
Zamirbek m Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "mind, heart, secret" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Zamizit f Agatu
Comes from "zamzita" meaning fairness
Zamokuhle f Zulu
Means "try the good" in Zulu.
Zamonberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and berdi meaning "gave".
Zamonmirza m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and mirza meaning "scribe, scholar" or "lord".
Zamonmurod m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Zamonqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and qiz meaning "girl, daughter".
Zamontae m African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name modelled after names such as Lamonte, Damonte and Jamontae.
Zamontoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and toy meaning "colt".
Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]
Zampeti f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Zampia f Late Greek (Rare)
Byzantine Greek form of Isabella. This name was borne by a daughter and granddaughter of Manouel II Palaiologos (r. 1391–1425).
Zamran m Arabic
Meaning : Leader.... [more]
Zamri m Biblical
Variant transcription of Shimri, as used in 1 Chronicles 11:45.... [more]
Zamri m Malay
Posibly from Arabic meaning "my beauty" or "my handsomeness".
Zamrie m Malay
Variant of Zamri.
Zamry m Malay
Variant of Zamri.
Zamudin m Circassian
Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]
Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, Indonesian
From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]
Zamzamgul f Uzbek
Combination of Zamzam with the suffix gul meaning "rose, flower".
Zamziya f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy) meaning "solar".
Zamzuri m Malay
From the name of 18th-century Egyptian scholar Sulayman Husayn al-Jamzuri, whose name came from the district of Jamzur in Egypt.
Zan m Italian, History
Diminutive form of Zanni. Zan Ganassa was the stage name of an early actor-manager of commedia dell'arte, whose company was one of the first to tour outside Italy... [more]
Žana f Lithuanian (Modern)
Modern Lithuanian form of Jeanne.
Zana f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Joan 1.
Zana f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Kashubian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian short form of Suzana and Kashubian short form of Zuzana.
Zana f Persian
Means "woman" in Persian.
Zana f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Zana is an Albanian mythological figure of pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin, usually associated with mountains, vegetation and sometimes destiny. The derivation of the name itself is somewhat debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian zâni "voice" or from Gheg Albanian zana "voices" (with the sense of "muse") as well as a cognate of Romanian zână "fairy", itself ultimately derived from the name of the goddess Diana.
Zana m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zanyar meaning "scholar".
Zana f & m Mongolian
Means "bullfinch" in Mongolian.
Zana m & f Shona
Meaning "a hundred".
Zanariah f Malay
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.
Zanazan f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "different, various" in Armenian.
Zanbaqi f Arabic
From the Arabic زَنْبَق (zanbaq) meaning "iris, lily".
Zanda f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although it is generally considered a variant of Sanda 1.
Zandalee f Popular Culture
Used in the 1991 movie Zandalee, set in New Orleans, by the main character Zandalee Martin (Erika Anderson).
Zandan m & f Mongolian
Means "sandalwood" in Mongolian. The word is ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन (chandana) of the same meaning (compare Chandan).
Zandar m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Xander. This is the name of a character in the G.I. Joe franchise.
Zande m Walloon, Picard
Walloon form and Picard diminutive of Alexander.
Zanden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the sounds present in the name Zander with the phonetic element den.
Zandile f Zulu
Means "they have multipled" in Zulu.
Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.
Zañe f Basque
Basque equivalent of Patrocinio.
Zane m Venetian (Archaic), Ligurian, Medieval Italian
Venetian and Ligurian form of John.
Zanele f Zulu
Means "they are enough" in Zulu.
Zanera f Persian
Means "intelligent", "sensible", "wise".
Zanet f Greek
Greek borrowing of Jeanette.
Zaneta f Greek
Greek borrowing of Jeanette.
Žanete f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Jeannette.
Zanetin m Ligurian
Diminutive of Zane.
Zanetta f Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian diminutive of Giovanna. This was name borne by Maria Giovanna "Zanetta" Farussi (1707-1776), mother of the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
Zanetta f Greek
Greek borrowing of Jeanette.
Zanfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
Zanga m & f Manding
Bambara
Zangak f Armenian
Means "bell, little bell" or "bellflower" in Armenian.
Zangief m Popular Culture, Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]
Zəngin m Azerbaijani
Means "rich" in Azerbaijani.
Zangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བཟང་མོ (bzang-mo) meaning "kind, noble, good", used as the Tibetan form of Bhadra.
Zangor f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek adjective zangor(i) meaning "light bluish-green" or "sky blue".
Zangpo m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བཟང་པོ (bzang-po) meaning "good, noble, excellent".
Zani m Hebrew
Hebrew, Meaning gift from God