All Submitted Names

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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.
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
Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.
Zanilia f Popular Culture
This is the invented English name of the Chinese actress Zhao Liying (赵丽颖).
Zanín m Galician
Variant of Senén.
Žanis m Latvian
19th-century Latvian adoption and adaption of French Jean 1.
Zanis m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.
Zanist m Kurdish
Means "science" in Kurdish.
Zanjir m Uzbek
Means "chain, chains" in Uzbek.
Zanjira f Uzbek
A name given in reference to a kind of artistic border decoration with repeating shapes.
Zanka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.
Żanna f Medieval Polish, Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Żużanna and Polish form of Jeanne.
Zanna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.
Zannabach f Amharic
Means "she rained" in Amharic.
Zanne f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Sanne.
Zanni m Italian, Venetian
A 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.
Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.
Zannis m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.
Zanoah f & m Biblical
Means "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), Venetian
Tuscan 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.
Zanotto m Ligurian
Diminutive of Zane (compare Giannotto).
Zanqing f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Zantedeschia f Obscure
From the genus name of flowering plants native to southern Africa, which was named for the Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi.
Zanufius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic Saint. A Kemetian abbot, stationed near Achmin.
Zanxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.
Zanya f Chinese
Combination of Zan and Ya.
Zanying f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid; glossy".
Zanzan f Armenian
Means "different" in Armenian.
Zanzīru m Ancient Aramaic, Babylonian
Means "starling", deriving from the Ancient Aramaic element zrzyr ("starling").
Zao m & f Chinese
This 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."... [more]
Zaoxia f Chinese
From 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.
Zaphkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature, Popular Culture
The name means "God's knowledge". The angel is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel.
Zaphnath-paaneah m Biblical
Meaning 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"... [more]
Zaphod m Literature
Zaphod 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."... [more]
Zapyla m Romani
The given name of a heroic Rom in a Russian Romani fairy tale.
Zaqueo m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Zacchaeus.
Zaqueu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zacchaeus.
Zaquiel m Spanish
A form of Zachaël (Zachael).
Zar f & m Burmese
Means "lace" in Burmese.
Žara f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žara meaning "glow."
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"... [more]
Zaraafat m Arabic
Means "grace, intelligence, talent" in Arabic.
Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]
Zaradech m Arthurian Cycle
An 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... [more]
Zərafət f Azerbaijani
Possibly from the Arabic ظَرَافَة • (ẓarāfa) meaning "elegance, grace, charm, wittiness".
Zarafshon f Uzbek
Means "glittering like gold" in Uzbek.
Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.
Zarahemla f Mormon
According 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... [more]
Zaraida f Arabic
Zaraida means a captivating woman.
Zaran m Persian, Muslim
Means "golden" in Persian.
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 Sanskrit
A 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... [more]
Zaránd m Hungarian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from an old Slavic word meaning "grumbling".
Zaranyika m Shona
Means "populate the world" in Shona.
Zaraq m Urdu
"dark blue" in Urdu
Zarar m Arabic
Means "clever", "subtle".
Zarasp m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zar meaning "gold, wealth" and asp meaning "horse".
Zarbaha f Pashto
Derived from Pashto zar meaning "gold".
Zarbdor m Uzbek
Means "progressive, exemplary worker", "strike", or "sharp, fierce" in Uzbek.
Zarbībī f Balochi
Derived 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... [more]
Zardeenah f Literature
Zardeenah, the Lady of the Night, was a goddess honored by the Calormenes in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis
Zərdüşt m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani variant of Zarathustra.
Zared m Hebrew
Means "trap" in Hebrew
Zareena f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zarina.
Zareh m Armenian
Actor, Nick Chinlund, was born as Zareh Nicholas Chinlund.
Zarek m Polish
Diminutive form of Baltazar.
Zarema f Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Dagestani, Ingush, Kazakh
Meaning 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 Zarya)... [more]
Zarema f Soviet
Contraction 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 Chechen
Means "golden soul", derived from Persian زر (zar) "gold" combined with جان (jân) "soul, being, life".
Zargar m Uzbek
Means "goldsmith" in Uzbek.
Zarghuna f Pashto
Derived from Pashto زرغون (zërǧun) meaning "green".
Zargul f Balochi
Derived from zar(r) meaning "gold" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Zarhal f Uzbek
Means "gilt" or "gilded" in Uzbek.
Zaria f Russian
Variant transcription of Zarya.
Zaribzyan m Tatar
Probably 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".
Zarif m Uzbek
Means "astute, clever" in Uzbek.
Zarife f Turkish, Kosovar, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Zarifa.