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Yoyoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Mateo.

Ysa f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Ysabel, Ysabelle, and Ysabella.

Ysabelita f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Isabela.

Ytzik m Yiddish, Jewish
Diminutive of Yitzhak, using the Yiddish diminutive suffix tzik. It was sometimes Anglicized as Izzy.

Yudita f Russian
Diminutive of Yudif.

Yudke m Yiddish (Rare)
A diminutive of Yehudah, making it a masculine equivalent of Yutke.

Yul m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy.

Yulechka f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya.

Yulenka f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya.

Yulik m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy or Yulian.

Yulka f Russian
Russian diminutive of Yulia.

Yulya f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya, Yuliana, or Yulianna.

Yulyasha f Russian
Affectionate diminutive of Yuliya.

Yurik m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yuriyko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yurko m Rusyn
A diminutive of the Rusyn form of Yuriy.

Yurtsyo m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yuru f & m Popular Culture, Indigenous American
The name of the titular protagonist in the Telenovela “Yuru, la princesa amazónica“. Perhaps a diminutive of Yuraqmayu.

Yusko m Ukrainian
Diminutive or alternative form of Yukhym.

Yuvali f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yuval or a combination of the name Yuval and the name Li 2, then the meaning will be "my stream, my brook" in Hebrew.

Yuvi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yuval.

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.

Yvo f Obscure
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Yvonnette f French
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Yvonnig m Breton (Rare)
Breton diminutive of Yvon.

Zabou f French
Diminutive of Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.

Zachie m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zach.

Zackie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zaerle f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
German Yiddish diminutive of Sarah, first recorded between the late 1300s and early 1400s.

Zafeiroula f Greek
Feminine form of Zafeiris, using the diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula).

Zaga f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Zagorka.

Zahrae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zahra or a diminutive of Fatimazahrae

Zaig f Breton (Archaic)
Diminutive of Loeizaig.

Zairuška f Czech
Diminutive of Zaira, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zakro m Georgian
Diminutive of Zakaria.

Záli f Hungarian
Diminutive of Rozália.

Zalika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.

Zaliko m Georgian
Diminutive of Zaal.

Zalka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Zala, used as a given name in its own right.

Zalya f Russian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Azaliya and Rozaliya.

Zami f English
Feminine Diminutive form of Zamanah

Zampeti f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Elisavet.

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]

Zande m Walloon, Picard
Walloon form and Picard diminutive of Alexander.

Zaneta f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of Giovanna (via Gianeta).

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.

Zanis m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.

Zańka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

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.

Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.

Zannis m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.

Zanotto m Ligurian
Diminutive of Zane (compare Giannotto).

Zarek m Polish
Diminutive form of Baltazar.

Zarina f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tsarina and diminutive of Zara.

Zaro f Armenian
Diminutive of Zaruhi. This name is sometimes used in its own right.

Zawe f Eastern African
Short form or diminutive of Zawedde.

Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]

Zaza m Georgian
Simplified form of Zaal Zar or Zaalzar, which is a combination of Zaal with the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".... [more]

Zazie f French
French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).

Zaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zaza.

Zazou f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]

Zazu f & m Hebrew, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Zaza (Biblical name) and a diminutive of Elisheva. It is also said to be one of the words to say "movement" in Hebrew.... [more]

Zazuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Zaza.

Zazuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zaza, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).... [more]

Żbiétka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Elżbiéta via Elżbiétka.

Zbych m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew. A known bearer of this name is the Polish-Australian actor Zbych Trofimiuk (b. 1979).

Zbynek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbynia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.

Zbynio m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyś m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyšek m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zbyhněv and Zbyslav, now used as a given name in its own right.

Zbysia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyszka f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.

Zbyszko m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zdenička f Czech
Diminutive of Zdeňka.

Zdenka f Medieval Czech, Hungarian
Medieval Czech diminutive of Zdeslava. It is also occasionally considered a diminutive of Sidonia.

Zdinka f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.

Zdisinka f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.

Zdiška f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.

Zdzicha f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.

Zdziś m Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisław.

Zdzisia f Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisława.

Zdzisiek m Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisław.

Zdzisio m Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisław.

Zdziśka f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.

Ze m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausep.

Zebek m Polish
Diminutive form of Euzebiusz.

Zeca m Portuguese
Diminutive of José or the double name José Carlos.

Zedu m Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Eduardo, formed by combining Zé and Du.

Zeena f English
Variant of Zena. It was used as a diminutive of Zenobia in Edith Wharton's novella Ethan Frome (1911), where Zenobia 'Zeena' Frome is the title character's sickly wife... [more]

Zefek m Silesian
Diminutive of Józef.

Zeffirino m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zeffiro.

Zéfi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Jozefa.

Zefka f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Józefa.

Zefla f Silesian
Diminutive of Józefa.

Zeflik m Silesian
Diminutive of Zefel.

Zekhi m Turkish, English
Diminutive of Hezekiah or variant of Zeki.

Zekie m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ezekiel.

Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.

Zeldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zelda 1.

Zéliette f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Zélie and Zélienne.

Zelina f Greek
Diminutive of Zinovia.

Zeliş f Turkish
Diminutive of Zeliha.

Zelka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela via Gizelka.

Zellie f English (Modern, Rare)
Possible diminutive of names beginning with Zel- (such as Zelda 2, Zelma, and Zelpha) or ending with the sound zel (such as Hazel and Gizelle).

Zemi f Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Maria, formed by combining Zé and Mi.

Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.

Żena f Polish
Diminutive form of Bożena.

Zeni f American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Zen or Zenia, a diminutive of Zenaida or Zenobia, or based on the Greek Xeni or Xenia... [more]

Zeni f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Zenaide.

Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.

Zenia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Zenobia, Zenona and Zenaida.

Zening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zénk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenón.

Zénka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenona.

Zennie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Zen.

Zenonytė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Zenona.

Zenouska f Obscure
Invented by Paul Mowatt and Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, for their daughter born 1990, allegedly inspired by the American novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974; see also Zen) and Eno, the surname of English musician Brian Eno (1948-)... [more]

Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.

Zequinha m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of José.

Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]

Zeta f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia. Also compare Zorzeta.

Zétó m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name José António, formed by combining Zé and Tó.

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zettie f English
Diminutive of Rosetta, Izetta, Lizette, Suzette and other names containing a similar sound.

Zevi m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed names José Vítor or José Vicente, formed by combining Tó and Vi.

Zevy m Hebrew (?)
Diminutive of Zevulun or Zev.

Zeza f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria José.

Zéze m Occitan
Diminutive of Ze.

Zezinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jose.

Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Zhenechka f & m Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy. As a male diminutive is is mainly used on young kids.

Zhora m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy or Georgiy.

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

Zibah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

Zibby f American
Diminutive of Elizabeth or Zibiah.

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

Ziemek m Polish
Diminutive of Ziemowit.

Ziga m Silesian
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

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

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

Zili f Greek
Diminutive of Oreozili.

Zillicken f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Cecilia.

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

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

Zincuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Zina.

Zindzi f South African
Diminutive of Zindziswa.

Zineddu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Agostinu and its variants.

Zini f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Zinaida.

Ziniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Zina and Zinaida.

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

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

Zip m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English diminutive of Scipio.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zitella f Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Zita 1. Nowadays this is a word for 'spinster' and no longer a name.

Ziuta f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Józefa and Kazimiera.

Ziutek m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.

Zizi f English
Diminutive of names which begin with or contain the element -si-, -zi- or -ci-.

Zizi f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zineb.

Zizita f Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantzisca.

Zizitu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zizo m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausep.

Zizzu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zlatina f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatuška f Slovak
Diminutive form of Zlata.

Zmarak m Pashto
Means "little lion" from a diminutive of Pashto زمری (zmarai) meaning "lion".

Zmitra m Belarusian
Diminutive of Dzmitry.

Źmitrok m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian- Łacinka diminutive of Zmitser.

Zocha f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zochna f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zodwe f South African, Zulu
Diminutive of Ntombizodwa.

Zoetje f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Soete via Zoete.

Zoetync f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive or an extended form of Zoete.

Zofijka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô, influenced by the older form Zofija.

Žofinka f Czech
Diminutive form of Žofie.

Žofka f Slovak, Czech
Diminutive of Žofie.

Zofka f Polish, Slovene, Kashubian
Polish and Slovene diminutive of Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.

Zoitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Zoi, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix.

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zoldka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Jizolda via Jizoldka.

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zoph f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zophia.

Zorinka f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zóra.

Zoro m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive or short form of Zoran.

Zorzetta f Greek
Diminutive of Giorgia.

Žoržika f Slovak
Diminutive of Georgína, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zorzis m Greek
Diminutive of Georgios.

Zosepedda f Sardinian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zosepa.

Zosieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Zosia.

Zosing m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zósimo.

Zösiu f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Zösia and Ziöeśja.

Zośka f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zosza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô.

Zouina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zayna.

Zozo f Greek
Diminutive of Zoi. Known bearers of this name include Greek actresses Zoi 'Zozo' Dalmas (1905-1988) and Zoi 'Zozo' Sapountzaki (1933-).

Zsanka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Zsanett and Zsuzsanna, used as a given name in its own right.

Zséni f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Eugénia.

Zseni f Hungarian
Diminutive of Eugénia.

Zsizsi f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Erzsébet.

Zsuzsika f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzska f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsko f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsu f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zubay f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar diminutive form of Zubaida.

Zuchna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zuko m Georgian (Rare)
Contraction of Zuriko, which is a diminutive of Zurab.

Zulay f Chechen
Either a diminutive of Zulaykha or Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Zuli f American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Zulyanis.

Zuliy f Karachay-Balkar
Diminutive form of Zulihat.

Zully f Spanish (Latin American)
In the case of the Argentine actress Zully Moreno (1920-1999), it was a diminutive of Zulema.

Zuri m Georgian
Short form of Zurab and its diminutives Zurikela and Zuriko.

Zurikela m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zuriko, which in turn is a diminutive of Zurab. In other words: this name is a double diminutive of Zurab.... [more]

Zuriko m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zurab. In Georgian literature, Zuriko is the name of the central character of the book Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I (1960) written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984)... [more]

Zůza f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzča f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzička f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Zuzana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zużka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zuzu f English (Rare, ?), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Susan, used in Frank Capra's film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946).

Zviadiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zviad.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Zygmuś m Polish
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zygùszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Zygmùnd.

Zymak m Polish
Diminutive form of Zygmunt.

Zynka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Józefina.

Zytka f Polish
Diminutive of Zyta.

Zyx m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the surname Zick, meaning "descendant of Sigo", or a diminutive of Isaac. It may also simply from the last three letters of the English alphabet (compare Abcde).

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