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Zalbika f Chechen, DagestaniPossibly from Arabic زَالَ
(zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال
(zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic
bika meaning "lady, girl".
Zaldy m FilipinoShort form of
Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).
Zalfa f ArabicMeaning uncertain. It could mean "distinguished woman" in Arabic or being an historical or imaginary woman known as distinguished person.
Zalka f SloveneOriginally a diminutive of
Zala, used as a given name in its own right.
Zalmoxe m MythologyA (or the) god of the Getae, a Thracian tribe living in today's Romania.
Zalpa f ChechenDerived from Persian زلف
(zolf) meaning "curl, tress".
Zamaair m & f ArabicMeans "hearts, minds, consciouses" or "secrets of the mind" in Arabic.
Zamanbek m KazakhDerived from Arabic زَمَان
(zamān) meaning "time, era" (see
Zaman) combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Zambo m Central African, Eastern AfricanIs 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.
Zamilan m & f MongolianProbably derived from Tibetan འཛམ་གླིང
(dzam gling) meaning "world".
Zamindar f & m Persian"landowner",
zamin, meaning "land" +
dar, meaning "holder".
Zamir m AlbanianMeans "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian
zë meaning "voice" and
mirë meaning "good".
Zamirbek m KyrgyzDerived from Persian ضمیر
(zamir) meaning "mind, heart, secret" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Zamonberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Zamonmirza m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
mirza meaning "scribe, scholar" or "lord".
Zamonmurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Zamonqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
qiz meaning "girl, daughter".
Zamontoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
toy meaning "colt".
Zamri m MalayPosibly from Arabic meaning "my beauty" or "my handsomeness".
Zamudin m CircassianMeans "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد
(ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [
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Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, IndonesianFrom 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... [
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Zamzuri m MalayFrom the name of 18th-century Egyptian scholar Sulayman Husayn al-Jamzuri, whose name came from the district of Jamzur in Egypt.
Zan m Italian, HistoryDiminutive 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... [
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Zana f Albanian, Albanian MythologyZana 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 KurdishDerived from Kurdish
zanyar meaning "scholar".
Zanbaqi f ArabicFrom the Arabic
زَنْبَق (zanbaq) meaning "iris, lily".
Zanda f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning, although it is generally considered a variant of
Sanda 1.
Zandalee f Popular CultureUsed in the 1991 movie Zandalee, set in New Orleans, by the main character Zandalee Martin (Erika Anderson).
Zandan m & f MongolianMeans "sandalwood" in Mongolian. The word is ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन
(chandana) of the same meaning (compare
Chandan).
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.
Zanfen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and
芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
Zangak f ArmenianMeans "bell, little bell" or "bellflower" in Armenian.
Zangor f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek adjective
zangor(i) meaning "light bluish-green" or "sky blue".
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.
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
Zarya)... [
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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".