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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.
Zaiga f LatvianDerived 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 JapaneseJapanese masculine name derived from
在 (zai) "be at, consist in",
二 (ji) "two" and #郎 (rou) "son".
Zaïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see
Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).
Zaini m Indonesian, MalayMeans "my beauty" or "my decoration" from Arabic زين
(zayn) meaning "beauty" or "ornament, decoration".
Zainon f & m MalayFrom Arabic زَيْن
(zayn) meaning "beauty".
Zaïr m LiteratureAppears 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 KongoZaïre means the river that never swallows in Kikongo
Zaitian m Chinese, HistoryThis was the personal name of the Guangxu Emperor (1871-1908), the second-to-last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Zaitun f & m Arabic, Malay, IndonesianAlternate 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.
Zaiva f MuslimZaiva is Arabic/Muslim Girl name and meaning of this name is "Strong Mind".
Zája f HungarianOrigin and meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Albanian and Hungarian surname Zaja.
Zəkavət f AzerbaijaniFrom the Arabic
ذَكَاوَة (ḏakāwa) meaning "sharpness, perceptiveness".
Zakia-yawar m MandaeanEtymology uncertain. Possibly from the Mandaic
zaki meaning "victorious" and
yawar meaning "splendid, dazzling".
Zakiryan m BashkirCombination of
Zakir and the suffix -йән
(yän), which is derived from Persian جان
(jân) meaning "soul, being" or "dear, darling".
Zakiy m UzbekMeans "bright, intelligent" in Uzbek.
Zakumi m Popular CultureZakumi 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 JapaneseFrom 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.
Zakynthos m Greek MythologyMeaning 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.