All Submitted Names

Zhusang f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".

Zhusha f & m Chinese
From Chinese character 渚 (zhǔ) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zhushan f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Zhusip m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Joseph.

Zhusipbek m Kazakh
Combination of the given name Zhusip and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Zhusup m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Yusuf (see Joseph).

Zhuting f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, attractive, graceful".

Zhuwei f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 薇 (wēi), a type of fern.

Zhuxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Zhuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" or 朱 (zhū) meaning "bright red, vermilion" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Zhuxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Zhuxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" or 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness or blessings" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" or "distant fragrance".

Zhuyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zhuyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 漪 (yī) meaning "ripples, swirling".

Zhuyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".

Zhuyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Zhuyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Zhuyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Zhuzhuna f Georgian
According to Georgian sources, this name is derived from a (presumably archaic) Georgian word that means "blinking". However, there is a Russian source that states that the name is a Georgian form of Julia... [more]

Zhylkeld m Kazakh
Derived from жыл (zhyl) meaning "year" and келд (keld) meaning "arrived".

Zhylkyaydar m Karakalpak
Means "herder" in Karakalpak.

Zhypar f Kyrgyz
From Turkish yıpar, meaning "good smell."

Zhyrgalbek m Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz жыргал (zhyrgal) meaning "happiness" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Zhyrille f Filipino

Zi f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 紫 (zĭ) meaning "purple" or 姿 (zī) meaning "appearence, gesture, presence, posture". ... [more]

Zia m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [more]

Zia f Romansh
Romansh short form of Luzia.

Zia f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Terézia and, to a lesser extent, Ambrózia and Hortenzia, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.

Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.

Ziai f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Zian m & f Arabic
Means "adornment, decoration" in Arabic.

Zian m Zhuang

Zian m Malayalam
Meaning "Life Strong".

Zian m Romanian
Possibly derived from the name of the traditional Romanian holiday Sânzienele (which in turn originates from the mythological being called Sânziana) that is celebrated along with the Nativity of John the Baptist on June 24th... [more]

Ziana f English (Rare), Malaysian
Perhaps a variant of Xiana. This name is borne by Malaysian pop singer Ziana Zain (1968-), in whose case it is a short form of Roziana (her real name being Siti Roziana binti Zain).

Ziana f Romanian
Feminine form of Zian 4.

Ziang m Chinese

Zianna f Medieval Basque

Zianna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiana.

Ziannah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiana.

Zianne f English (American)

Zianya f & m Literature
It means "forever loved" or "always loved"... [more]

Ziara f Arabic
An Arabic name meaning "visit" and "visitation".

Zias m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Jozias. But in other words, you could also say that it is a variant spelling of Sias.... [more]

Ziaul m Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with ضياء ال (diya al) meaning "splendour of the" (such as Ziya ad-Din).

Zia-ul-qamar f Arabic
Means "brilliance of the moon, splendour of the moon" in Arabic.

Ziaur m Bengali (Muslim)
First part of compound Arabic-derived names beginning with ضيآء ال (ḍiyāʾ al) meaning "light of the" (such as Ziaur Rahman).

Ziazan f Armenian (Rare)
Derived from Armenian ծիածան "rainbow".

Žiba f Lithuanian
Short form of Žibuoklė and its diminutives, such as Žibutė.

Zibah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

Zibal m Astronomy
Means "ostrich nest" or "hatching place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Zibao f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" and 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve".

Zibby f American
Diminutive of Elizabeth or Zibiah.

Zibele f Basque
Basque form of Cybele.

Zibeon m Biblical
The Hivite son of Seir the Horite.

Zibi m Polish
Allegedly a short form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Zibo m Chinese

Ziboris f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word ciborí meaning "miraculous". Ziboris is used as the Caló form of Milagros.

Zibu f Zulu
Means "waterlily" in Zulu.

Zibulale m Xhosa
Meaning unknown.

Žibuoklė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žibuoklė meaning "liverleaf, liverwort" (as in, the flower). In turn, the flower may ultimately have derived its name from the Lithuanian verb žibėti meaning "to glint" as well as "to shine, to sparkle".

Zibuseni m & f Ndebele
Means "rule yourself" in Ndebele.

Zibusiso f Ndebele
Means "blessings" in Ndebele.

Žibutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Žibuoklė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Zicanna f Sardinian

Zichedda f Sardinian

Zichen f Chinese
From the Chinese 孜 (zī) meaning "be as diligent as possible" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".

Zichri m Biblical
Means "remembrance, mindful" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament.

Zicky m Indonesian (Modern, Rare, ?)

Zico m Brazilian
Nickname (stage name?) of soccer coach and footballer Arthur Antunes Coimbra.

Zida f English

Zidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).

Zidane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaydan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zidartha m Hinduism (Americanized, Rare)
The name Zidartha derives from the name Siddhartha better known as The Buddha, l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE. He was, according to legend, a Hindu prince who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment as a spiritual ascetic, attained his goal and, in preaching his path to others, founded Buddhism in India in the 6th-5th centuries BCE... [more]

Zidkijah m Biblical
Variant of Zedekiah. The name of a character mentioned in chapter 10 of Nehemiah.

Zidôre m Walloon
Walloon form of Isidore.

Zidore m Norman, Picard
Norman and Picard short form of Isidore.

Zidorius m Lithuanian
Variant form of Izidorius.

Zidoro m Provençal
Provençal form of Isidore.

Zidtzel f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Sidsel, common in 17th century Denmark.

Zidu m Chinese
From the characters 子(zǐ, meaning “son”) and 都 (dū, meaning “capital city”, “head” or “beautiful”). This is a name that appears in the song “The Mountain has Fusu Trees” (山有扶苏) featured in the Classic of Poetry (诗经), a collection of poetic folk songs and hymns from the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]

Zié m Western African
Likely means "first" in one of the Senufo languages, as the name is traditionally given to the first-born son.... [more]

Žiedė f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žiedas meaning "blossom, flower" as well as "ring, collar".

Ziede f Medieval Baltic
Derived from either Latvian zieds "blossom, bloom; flower" or from Latvian ziedēt "to blossom, to flower". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.

Ziedīte f Latvian
Derived from either Latvian zieds "blossom; flower" or from Latvian ziedēt "to blossom, to bloom, to flower".

Ziedone f Latvian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ziedonis.

Ziedonis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ziedonis, a poetic word for "springtime, spring".

Žiedūnė f Lithuanian
Combination of Žiedė and the suffix -ūne.

Ziegfred m Filipino
Variant of Siegfried.

Zielee f English (American)

Ziemek m Polish
Diminutive of Ziemowit.

Ziemomysł m Polish
Variant of Siemomysł.

Zienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Ziera f Malaysian (Rare)

Zierick m Medieval Flemish

Zierle f Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Zaerle.

Zierre m & f English
Variant of Zaire.

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

Zievi m Romansh
Variant of Sievi.

Žiezdrė f Baltic Mythology
Derived from Lithuanian žiezdrà "sand; earth; spark". In Lithuanian mythology, this was the name of the personification of the planet Mars, one of the daughters of Saulė.

Zifä f Tatar
Tatar variant of Zifa.

Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.

Zifei f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow or rain".

Zifeng m & f Chinese

Zig m English (Rare)
Short form of Ziggy. In the case of American motivational speaker and self-help author Hilary Hinton 'Zig' Ziglar (1926-2012), it was a short form of his surname (see Ziglar).

Ziga m Silesian
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zigfrīda f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian feminine form of Siegfried.

Zigfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Zygfridas.

Zigfrīds m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Siegfried.

Zigfried m Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Siegfried.

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Zıgıtçı m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar зыгыт (zıgıt) meaning "sprout, shoot".

Zigmantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sigmund. Also compare Žygimantas, which this name is often confused with.

Zigmantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zigmantas.

Zigmas m Lithuanian
Short form of Zigmantas, which is the Lithuanian form of Sigmund.

Žigmondas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zsigmond, which is the Hungarian form of Sigmund. This name is not currently in use in Lithuania and most likely never has been: it is purely a lithuanized form of a foreign (in this case Hungarian) name, as in Lithuania foreign names tend to be lithuanized in order to make them easier to understand and pronounce to Lithuanian speakers.

Zigmont m American (Rare)

Zigmund m English
Variant of Sigmund.

Zigmunds m Latvian
Latvian form of Sigmund.

Zigpert m Medieval Romansh
Variant of Sigisbert.

Zigrīda f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Sigrid.

Ziguaros m Obscure
In the case of missing Houston, Texas man Ziguaros Kokoriss (born 1924), his name appears to be an altered form of Latvian Zigurds.

Zigurds m Latvian
Variant of Sigurds.

Ziguś m Silesian, Polish
Silesian diminutive of Ziga and Polish diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zigvalda f Latvian

Zigvalds m Latvian

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zihan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "lotus bud".

Zihao m Chinese

Zihara f Basque (Modern, Rare)

Zihe f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" or 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace".

Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zihniyyah f Arabic
Meaning, "intelligent, keen, understanding."

Zihuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring or bracelet".

Zihui f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 蕙 (huì), a type of orchid, or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Zija m Albanian
Albanian form of Ziya.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijada f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ziyad.

Zijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, beautiful, auspicious".

Zijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 建 (jiàn) "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) "strong, healthy"... [more]

Zijie m Chinese

Zijing f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal" or "clear, bright".

Zijo m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziya.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Ziju f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Zijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 娟 (juān) meaning "graceful, beautiful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".

Zik m English (Australian, Modern)
Zeeke Ezekiel Zikky Zak Zick Zic Zach Zuck Zike Sik Seeke Esekiel Sikky Sak Sick Sic Sach Suck Sike

Zi-kai m Chinese
Variant transcription of Zikai.

Zikai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 愷 (kǎi) meaning "joyful, contented", as well as other character combinations.

Zikana f Sioux
Meaning, "white."

Zikara f African American

Zikeria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Žikica m Serbian
Diminutive of masculine names that contain the Slavic element živŭ meaning "alive, living", such as Živojin and Živorad.

Zikiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zikr m & f Arabic
Means "remembrance" in Arabic.

Zikra f Arabic
Means "memory, recollection" in Arabic.

Zikrayat f Arabic
Means "memories, recollections" in Arabic.

Zikree m Malay
Malay variant of Zikri.

Zikri m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my remembrance, my recollection" in Arabic, from the word ذكر (ḏikr) meaning "remembrance, recollection".

Zikry m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Zikri.

Zil m & f Arabic
Meaning: “Shadow”

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zilá f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Zillah.

Zilan f Kurdish
Means "wind, storm" in Kurdish.

Zilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue".

Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".

Zilbeth f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.

Zilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Zildjian m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly from a surname of an anglicized form of Armenian Զիլճյան (Zilčyan) meaning "cymbal-maker". This was the name of Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla and Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla's brother, Zildjian Godweevil Lara Jaranilla.

Zildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zildomar m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zildomara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Zildomar.

Zīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian zīle "acorn; titmouse".

Zilei f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zilfi f Turkish

Zilga f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zilgia f Romansh
Variant of Cecilia.

Zilgma f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zili f Greek
Diminutive of Oreozili.

Zília f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Venitian Zilia.

Zilia f Bashkir (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziliya.

Zilia f Venetian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Zilio, this name was also used as a short form of Cecilia.

Zilia f Aragonese, Popular Culture
Variant of Cilia. 'Zilia Quebrantahuesos' (2015) is a comic by Laura Rubio based on Pyrenean legends and mythology.

Zilija f Russian
Variant of Ziliä.

Zilika f Sanskrit (Rare)
Another variation for Sanskrit name "Jhilika" which means Sunlight, the strong light of sun.

Zilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Zilio m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Gilio.

Zìliu m Sardinian
Variant of Egìdiu (compare Giles).

Ziliya f Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Variant of Zilya.

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zillale m African
Bantu... [more]

Zillanu m Sardinian
Variant of Zulianu.

Zille f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Zilla.

Zille f Hungarian
Cognate of Cille, meaning "blind".

Zil'lethai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zillethai m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (yod), has multiple purposes... [more]

Zillia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Gilia.

Zillia f Romansh
Variant of Zilgia.

Zillicken f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Cecilia.

Zillie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Zilpha.

Zillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word zillion, coined in the 1940s to refer to an unspecified large number, itself a blend of the letter Z and million.

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zilmar. Alternatively, it may be derived from Persian zilmat "dark, darkness".

Zilmar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Solimar or Celimar or possibly formed from azul and mar, in which case it would literally mean "blue sea".

Zilol f Uzbek
Means "crystal clear, limpid" in Uzbek.

Zilola f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zilol.

Zilolboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zilol meaning "crystal-clear, limpid" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Zilong m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 龍 or 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant"... [more]

Zilpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah or Zelpha.

Zilphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Zilpha.

Zilthai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zilu f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 璐 (lù), a type of jade.

Ziluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 鸾 (luán), a type of mythological bird.

Zilver f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch cognate of Silver.

Žilvinas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from either the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.

Žilvitis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žilvitis meaning "osier, (basket) willow", which is ultimately derived from the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout".

Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).

Zim m English (Rare)
Of unknown origin, maybe a short form of Zimri.

Zimafej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Timothy.

Zimal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Arabic word meaning "robe, garment" and also "preparation for a journey".

Zimana f Serbian
From the Serbian зима (zima) meaning "winter".

Zimba f & m Shona
Means "to be principled" in Shona.

Zimbo m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).

Zimbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".

Zimena f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ximena.

Ziming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", 鳴 (míng) meaning "to cry (of birds, animals, or insects)", or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light", as well as other character combinations.

Zimle f Yiddish

Zimra f Hebrew, Dutch (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of either Zimri or Zimran. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the model and journalist Zimra Geurts (b... [more]

Zimran m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]

Zimraphel f Literature
Means "jewel daughter" in Adûnaic, from Adûnaic zimra, "jewel" and phel, which probably means "daughter". Zimraphel is a translation of the Quenya name Míriel... [more]

Zîn f Kurdish
Means "saddle" in Kurdish, this is the name of the heroine in the traditional Kurdish romance Mem û Zin.

Zin f & m Burmese
From Burmese သဇင် (thazin) meaning "orchid".

Zina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gina.

Zina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زينة (zīna) meaning "adornment, ornament, decoration".

Zina f & m Ogoni
Means "star" in Ogoni.

Zina f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian contraction of Zenobia and Zenovia.

Zina f Amharic
Means "felicity" in Amharic.

Zina f Hungarian
Short form of Rozina.

Zinab f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).

Zinachidiuto f & m Igbo (Modern)

Zinæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Zina.

Zinaid m Bosnian
Masculine form of Zinaida.

Zinaīda f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Zinaida.

Zinaíde f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zenaida.

Zinajda f Hungarian
Variant of Zinaida.

Zinan m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring, descendant" combined with 男 (nán) meaning "man, male", as well as other character combinations.

Zinar m Kurdish
Means "cliff, rock" in Kurdish.

Zinara f Kazakh (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light".

Zinati f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zinat.

Zinat un-Nisa f History
Classical Persian name meaning "jewel among women", from Persian زینت (zinat) "jewel, ornament" (compare Zinat) and Arabic النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ) "women" (compare Nisa)... [more]

Zinayida f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Zenaida.

Zinbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Zimbula.

Zincuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Zina.

Zindel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.

Zindelo m Romani (Rare)
Means "son; sonny" in Romani.

Zindzi f South African
Diminutive of Zindziswa.

Zindziswa f South African, Xhosa

Zînê f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish zin meaning "saddle".

Zine f Jewish (?)

Zineddu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Agostinu and its variants.

Zinedin m Bosnian
Variant of Zinedine.

Zine El Abidine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zayn al-Abidin chiefly used in Northern Africa. A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.

Zinel f Jewish

Zinessa f Obscure (Modern)

Zînet f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Zaynab.

Zineta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziynet.

Zinete f Albanian
Albanian form of Ziynet.

Zinetta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Zina by way of combining it with the name suffix -etta.

Zinetula m Tatar

Zinevra f Literature

Zing f & m Chinese (Rare)
Two name beares are Zing Jian-han and Zing Jie-gan, athletes from the National Pei Men Senior High School.

Zing f Chin
Means "cloudy, misty" or "early morning" in Hakha Chin.

Zinha f Portuguese (African)
Likely a short form of names ending in -zinha such as Mariazinha and Florazinha.

Zinhle f Zulu
Means "they (the girls) are beautiful" in Zulu.

Zini f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Zinaida.

Ziniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Zina and Zinaida.

Zining f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Zinistena f Greek

Zinka f Croatian
Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.

Zinnea f Obscure
Variant of Zinnia.

Zinnirah f Malay (Rare)

Zino m Italian
A diminutive of names ending in -zino.

Zinobia f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zenobia.

Zinonas m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant of Zinon.

Zinora f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Zinovi m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Zinoviia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Зіновія (see Zinoviya).

Zinovija f Latvian, Lithuanian (Rare)
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Zenobia.

Zinovios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Zenobios. This was borne by Zinovios Valvis (1800-1886), a Greek politician who served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece, in 1863 and 1864.

Zinta f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".

Zinta f Afrikaans

Žintautas m Lithuanian
Means "to know the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žinoti meaning "to know" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Žintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žintautas.