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Zanjira f UzbekA name given in reference to a kind of artistic border decoration with repeating shapes.
Zanni m Italian, VenetianA Venetian form of
Gianni. Zanni or Zani is a comic figure in the 'Commedia dell'arte', which is the origin of the English word
zany.
Zanoah f & m BiblicalMeans "cast off, rejected", possibly from a root meaning "stink". The name of two towns in the Bible, as well as one person.
Zanobi m Italian (Tuscan), VenetianTuscan variant and Venetian form of
Zenobio. Saint Zenobius of Florence (known in Italian as San Zanobi/Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of the city.
Zanqing f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Zantedeschia f ObscureFrom the genus name of flowering plants native to southern Africa, which was named for the Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi.
Zanxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and
纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Zanying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or
滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid; glossy".
Zao m & f ChineseThis name is used as either 造 (zào, cào, cāo) for males meaning "construct, build, begin, prepare" or 早 (zǎo) for females meaning "early, soon, morning."... [
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Zaoxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 棗 (zǎo) meaning "jujube, date, date palm" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Zaphnath-paaneah m BiblicalMeaning uncertain. This is the name Pharaoh gave to Joseph in the book of Genesis. Some Egyptologists claim the second element of the name contains the word
ˁnḫ "life". Jewish traditional claims the meaning is "revealer of secrets", whereas third century priest and historian Jerome provided the Latin translation
salvator mundi "saviour of the world"... [
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Zaphod m LiteratureZaphod Beeblebrox is a character from Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. He is from the vicinity of Betelguese.
Zapopan f & m Spanish (Mexican)From place name
Zapopan, taken from the Mexican title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de la Expectación de Zapopan, meaning "Our Lady of the Expectation of Zapopan."... [
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Zapyla m RomaniThe given name of a heroic Rom in a Russian Romani fairy tale.
Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew
Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [
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Zaradech m Arthurian CycleAn Asian lord in "Wigalois" by Wirnt von Grafenberg, early 13th century. His sister Japhite died from heartbreak when Wigalois, Gawaine’s son, killed King Roaz of Glois, Japhite’s husband. Zaradech and Panschavar came to Glois to retrieve Japhite’s body... [
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Zərafət f AzerbaijaniPossibly from the Arabic
ظَرَافَة • (ẓarāfa) meaning "elegance, grace, charm, wittiness".
Zarahemla f MormonAccording to The Book of Mormon, Zarahemla was a city in ancient America, named after a man who was an ancestor of the prophet
Ammon and a descendant of
Mulek... [
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Žarana f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)A Serbo-Croatian name meaning "early", "from an early age" or "premature". A notable name bearer is Žarana Papić (1949-2002), an influential Serbian social anthropologist and feminist theorist. This name shares a similar spelling with the Sanskrit name
Zarana, but holds a distinctly different meaning.
Zarana f SanskritA South Asian name derived from Sanskrit, meaning "lake of water" or "waterfall". Notable name bearers include modern bioengineer Zarana Patel and fictional assassin Zarana from the G.I. Joe universe... [
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Zaránd m HungarianEtymology uncertain, perhaps from an old Slavic word meaning "grumbling".
Zarasp m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zar meaning "gold, wealth" and
asp meaning "horse".
Zarbdor m UzbekMeans "progressive, exemplary worker", "strike", or "sharp, fierce" in Uzbek.
Zarbībī f BalochiDerived from
zar meaning "gold" and
bībī meaning "lady".
Zarco m Spanish (Rare)This first name is predominantly found in South America, although it is not very common there: one is much more likely to encounter the name as a surname there instead. Because of that, it is possible that the bearers' parents were inspired to give their sons the surname as a first name, just like it is done in English-speaking countries these days... [
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Zardeenah f LiteratureZardeenah, the Lady of the Night, was a goddess honored by the Calormenes in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis
Zareh m ArmenianActor, Nick Chinlund, was born as Zareh Nicholas Chinlund.
Zarema f Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Dagestani, Ingush, KazakhMeaning uncertain, though the name is likely of either Arabic or Persian origin. It might possibly be derived from Arabic زريمة
(zarima) meaning "flaming, igniting, submissive" or from Persian زر
(zar) meaning "gold, golden" (compare
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Zarema f SovietContraction of the Soviet slogan За революцию мира!
(Za revolyutsiyu mira!) meaning "For the world revolution!". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Zargan f ChechenMeans "golden soul", derived from Persian زر
(zar) "gold" combined with جان
(jân) "soul, being, life".
Zargul f BalochiDerived from
zar(r) meaning "gold" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Zaribzyan m TatarProbably a distorted form of Iranian-Arabic
zarifan, ultimately derived from the Arabic
ظريف (zarif) meaning "nice, companionable, amicable" and the Persian
جان (jan) meaning "life, spirit, soul".
Zarik f Persian MythologyThe name of a daeva or demon in the service of
Ahriman in Zoroastrian belief, associated with aging and old age. The etymology of her name is unknown, but it may be related to Avestan
zairi.gaona- meaning "green, yellow" or Persian زر
(zar) meaning "gold" or زر
(zor) meaning "rotation, circulation".
Zarinaea f Scythian (Latinized)Latinized form of
Zarinaia. This was the name of a queen regnant and military leader of the Saka tribe, possibly legendary, who waged a war against the Medes.
Zarinaia f Scythian (Hellenized)Probably derived from Old Iranian *
zari- "golden". This was the name of a legendary Saka (Scythian) warrior queen.
Zarintoj f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zar meaning "gold" and
toj meaning "crown".
Zarité f LiteratureZarité "Teté" is the name of an Haitian mixed-race woman who was a slave in Haiti. She is the main character of the book "Island Beneath the Sea" (2009) by Isabel Allende.
Zarmandukht f Ancient ArmenianMeans "the old man's daughter" from Persian
zarman "old man" and
duxt "daughter". This was the name of a 4th-century Armenian noblewoman who became a queen consort of Arsacid Armenia.
Zarmanush f ArmenianEtymology uncertain, possibly from
զարմանք (zarmankʿ) meaning "astonishment, surprise, marvel, wonder".
Zarmina f PashtoFrom Pashto زر
(zar) meaning "gold, metal" and مينه
(mina) meaning "love".
Zarmine f ArmenianFrom the Armenian word զարմ (
zarm) meaning "tribe, family, nation".
Zarmuhi f Armenian (Rare)From Armenian
zarm meaning "kin, family" and the feminine suffix "-uhi". It is found more commonly in Western Armenia.
Zarnāz f BalochiDerived from
zar(r) meaning "gold" and
nāz meaning "coquetry".
Zarni m BurmeseFrom Burmese အာဇာနည်
(azani) meaning "martyr, hero", ultimately from Sanskrit आजन्य
(ajanya).
Zərnişan f AzerbaijaniFrom Persian زر
(zar) meaning "gold" and نشان
(neshan) meaning "sign, mark".
Zarnishon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zar meaning "gold" and
shon meaning "honour, glory".
Zaroon m UrduAllegedly means "visitor" in Persian. This name was used for a character on the Pakistani television series
Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012-2013).
Zarqora m UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zar meaning "gold, wealth" and
qora meaning "black, dark".
Zarrātūnn f BalochiDerived from
za(r) meaning "gold" and
(h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Zarsanga f PashtoMeans "golden branch", derived from Pashto زر
(zar) meaning "gold, metal" combined with څانګه
(śangah) meaning "branch".
Zarsuluv f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zar meaning "gold" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Zartaj f & m PashtoMeans "golden crown" from Pashto زر
(zar) meaning "gold, metal" and تاج
(taj) meaning "crown".
Zaruhi f ArmenianDerived from Persian زر
(zar) "gold" combined with the Armenian feminine suffix ուհի
(uhi).
Zarya f Soviet, RussianDerived from the Russian noun заря
(zarya) meaning "dawn, daybreak". Also compare the related name
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Zasu f ObscureCombination of the last syllable of the name
Eliza and the first syllable of the name
Susan. Notable bearer of the name is an American actress ZaSu Pitts (1894-1963).
Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)From the Swedish name for the letter
Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Zatanna f Popular CultureA notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.
Zathapy f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
sꜣt-ḥpw meaning "daughter of Apis", derived from
zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the deity
Apis, the sacred bull. This was the second name of
Senebtisi.
Zatipy f Ancient EgyptianMeans "daughter of Ipy", derived from
zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the goddess
Ipy. Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.
Zau m KachinFrom a title meaning "chief, lord" in Kachin, used as an honorific for a chief's son and typically placed before the given name.
Zaurak m AstronomyMeans "the boat". This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Zauri m GeorgianForm of
Zaur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Zaurkan m CircassianDerived from the given name
Zaur combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Žavinta f LithuanianThe name comes directly from the Lithuanian word
žavinti (admired).
Zaviša m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the old name
Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb
zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Zavqi m UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zavq meaning "delight, pleasure, enthusiasm".
Zaw m BurmeseMeans "preeminent, supreme" in Burmese.
Zawawi m Malay, IndonesianFrom the name of 12th-century Islamic jurist and grammarian Ibn Muti al-Zawawi, whose name was derived from the Berber tribe of Zawawa.
Zaydan m ArabicMeans "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ
(zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".
Zayed m ArabicFrom the Arabic verb زادا (zada) which means “to increase, to grow”.
Zayn al-Abidin m ArabicMeans "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين
(zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين
('abidin) meaning "worshippers".
Zaynullah m ArabicMeans "beauty of Allah" from
زين (
zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with
الله (
Allah)
Zayon m AmericanZayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [
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