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Zalimkhan m Dagestani, Circassian, Chechen
Dagestani and Circassian form as well as a Chechen variant of Zelimkhan.

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.

Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.

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.

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.

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).

Zamir m Albanian
Means "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian zë meaning "voice" and mirë meaning "good".

Zamirbek m Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "mind, heart, secret" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

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".

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).

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]

Zana f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Kashubian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian short form of Suzana and Kashubian short form of Zuzana.

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.

Zanda f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although it is generally considered a variant of Sanda 1.

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

Zandon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Zander, Brandon and Landon.

Zane m Venetian (Archaic), Ligurian, Medieval Italian
Venetian and Ligurian form of John.

Zanfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".

Žanis m Latvian
19th-century Latvian adoption and adaption of French Jean 1.

Żanna f Medieval Polish, Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Żużanna and Polish form of Jeanne.

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.

Zanqing f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Zanxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".

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".

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]

Zaqueo m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Zacchaeus.

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]

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]

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]

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]

Zarasp m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zar meaning "gold, wealth" and asp meaning "horse".

Zarbībī f Balochi
Derived from zar meaning "gold" and bībī meaning "lady".

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]

Zargul f Balochi
Derived from zar(r) meaning "gold" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

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".

Zarife f Turkish, Kosovar, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Zarifa.

Zarik f Persian Mythology
The name of a daeva or demon in the service of Ahriman in Zoroastrian belief, associated with aging and old age. The etymology of her name is unknown, but it may be related to Avestan zairi.gaona- meaning "green, yellow" or Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" or زر (zor) meaning "rotation, circulation".

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

Zarinaea f Scythian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zarinaia. This was the name of a queen regnant and military leader of the Saka tribe, possibly legendary, who waged a war against the Medes.

Zarintoj f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold" and toj meaning "crown".

Zarmandukht f Ancient Armenian
Means "the old man's daughter" from Persian zarman "old man" and duxt "daughter". This was the name of a 4th-century Armenian noblewoman who became a queen consort of Arsacid Armenia.

Zarmina f Pashto
From Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" and مينه (mina) meaning "love".

Zarmuhi f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian zarm meaning "kin, family" and the feminine suffix "-uhi". It is found more commonly in Western Armenia.

Zarnāz f Balochi
Derived from zar(r) meaning "gold" and nāz meaning "coquetry".

Zərnigar f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نگار (negâr) meaning "beloved".

Zərnişan f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نشان (neshan) meaning "sign, mark".

Zarnishon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold" and shon meaning "honour, glory".

Zarqora m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold, wealth" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Zarrātūnn f Balochi
Derived from za(r) meaning "gold" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Zarsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Zartaj f & m Pashto
Means "golden crown" from Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" and تاج (taj) meaning "crown".

Zasu f Obscure
Combination of the last syllable of the name Eliza and the first syllable of the name Susan. Notable bearer of the name is an American actress ZaSu Pitts (1894-1963).

Zathapy f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sꜣt-ḥpw meaning "daughter of Apis", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the deity Apis, the sacred bull. This was the second name of Senebtisi.

Zatipy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Ipy", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the goddess Ipy. Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.

Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]

Zavion m African American (Modern)
Invented name, blending Xavier with the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion and Tavion.

Zawawi m Malay, Indonesian
From the name of 12th-century Islamic jurist and grammarian Ibn Muti al-Zawawi, who was named for the Berber Zawawa tribe he was born into.

Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.

Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]

Zaydat f Chechen, Ingush, Karachay-Balkar
Chechen, Ingush, and Balkar form of Zaida.

Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden

Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]

Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.

Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.

Zaylia f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning "solemn", "argent", "zealous", and several more.

Zayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, a combination of Zaylee and Ana. Zayliana was given to 11 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Zayn al-Abidin m Arabic
Means "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين ('abidin) meaning "worshippers".

Zayn al-Din m Arabic, Medieval Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din); means "beauty of religion" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "beautiful, pretty" and الدِين (al-din) "the religion, the faith".

Zaynulla m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Zainullah.

Zayon m American
Zayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [more]

Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.

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]

Zbawimił m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [more]

Zbawisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [more]

Zbroisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zbroić (się) "to arm, to weapon" (also compare Polish zbroja "armour" and Czech zbrojit "to arm"). The second element of this name is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Zbrosław m Medieval Polish
Means "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements zbro ("to fight") and sław ("fame")

Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Zbigniew.

Zbylisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from the old Polish verb zbylić (also zbilić or zbelić or bylić), which can mean "to think, to ponder" as well as "to recall, to remember, to remind"... [more]

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

Zbysław m Polish
Means "to dispel fame", from Slavic zbyti "to dispel" and slava "glory".

Zbyśü m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Zbywoj m Medieval Polish
From the elements zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".

Zderad m Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements zidati "build, create" and rad "happy, willing".

Zdobymir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [more]

Zdobysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [more]

Zdziemił m Polish
Old Polish male name, composed of two parts: Zdzie originating from jьzděti "put, do, make" and mil "nice". It could mean "the one who makes others kinder".

Zdzimir m Polish
Composed of the Polish elements -zdzi meaning 'do' and -mir meaning 'peace', means one who brings peace.

Zdziwoj m Polish
Old Polish male name, composed of two parts - Zdzi "make, give name" and woj "warrior".

Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]

Zealand m English (American, Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from English Zealand, the exonym of Zeeland and Sjælland.

Zealandia f Obscure
From the name of the personification of New Zealand as a female. She appeared on postage stamps, posters, cartoons, war memorials, and New Zealand government publications most commonly during the first half of the 20th century... [more]

Zebedeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zebedee.

Zebenzuí m Guanche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Canarian)
From an indigenous Guanche name which may be derived from *zăbb-ən-əswy "blowfly of the sandgrouse", composed of *əzăbb "gadfly; blowfly", the preposition *n, and *(a)səwəy referring to a species of sandgrouse, a type of bird from the genus Pterocles... [more]

Zebo f Tajik, Uzbek
Means "beautiful, pretty, lovely" in Tajik and Uzbek, ultimately from Persian زیبا (ziba).

Zebochehra f Uzbek
From Uzbek zebo meaning "lovely" and chehra meaning "face, look".

Zebra f Obscure
From the name of the African animal with black and white stripes. An English girl born in Southampton in 1875 was given the name Zebra Lynes apparently in reference to the phrase zebra lines, i.e., the stripes of a zebra.... [more]

Zebriel m Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Bible and in a poem titled "Zebriel the Hermit".

Zecke m German (Rare)
Derived from the usual German word Zecke "Tick (the animal)".... [more]

Zeddicus m Literature
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander is a wizard in Terry Goodkind's fantasy novel series The Sword of Truth and its television adaptation Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010).

Zedekia m German, Dutch
German and older Dutch form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah) via its hellenized form Zedekias.

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

Zeeshan m Urdu
From Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor of, owner of" and شَأْن (šaʾn) meaning "honour, dignity, rank".

Zeetha f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It appears in the webcomic 'Girl Genius' as the travelling companion and kolee-dok-zumil of main character Agatha Heterodyne.

Zeezrom m Mormon
Nephite lawyer, Converted by Alma² and Amulek, later Nephite missionary (c. 82 BC)

Zeferina f Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Zephyrine.

Zefir m Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Zephyr.

Zefirin m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Zephyrinus.

Zefirina f Italian (Rare), Gascon, Provençal
Italian, Gascon and Provençal form of Zéphyrine.

Zeia f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Upper German short form of Luzei and Surselvan Romansh variant of Zia.

Zeidel m Yiddish
Zeidel's language of origin is Yiddish and it is also used mainly in the Yiddish language.

Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zeine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.

Zeineb f Arabic (Maghrebi), Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian variant of Zejneb and Maghrebi (chiefly Tunisian) variant of Zaynab.

Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".

Zekra f Arabic
Meaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.

Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)
Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.

Zélatrice f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Zéla and Béatrice.

Zelia f Basque (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese
Basque form and English variant of Celia as well as a Portuguese variant of Zélia. It may also be the Latinate form of Zélie.

Żelibrat m Polish
Derived from Żeli ''desire, want'' and brat ''brother''.

Zelica f Literature
Used by Thomas Moore in his poem 'Lalla Rookh' (1817), where it belongs to the tragic heroine of the first tale that the poet Feramorz sings to Lalla. In the tale, Zelica and Azim are young lovers who live in the province of Khorassan.

Želidrag m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements želeti ("to wish, to desire") and drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".

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

Żeligniew m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
From old Polish żeli "to desire", "to crave", "to thirst", "to long for", "to hanker after" and gniew "rage", "wrath", "ire", "dander".

Zelikha f Chechen, Crimean Tatar
Chechen and Crimean Tatar form of Zulaykha.

Zelimhan m Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Zelimkhan.

Zelimxan m Chechen, Ingush
Variant transcription of Zelimkhan. This was the name of a Chechen and Ingush hero (1872-1913).

Zelinda f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Folklore
Supposedly an Italian form of Selinde, itself a German variant of Sieglinde, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name... [more]

Želisav m Serbian (Rare)
From Serbian желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".

Żelisław m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" and slav "glory".

Zelle f English
Short form of Giselle and other names ending in the same syllable.

Zellie f English
Possible diminutive of names beginning with Zel- such as Zelda 2, Zelma, and Zelpha.

Zelma f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Anzelma and Szalóme, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Zelmira f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Form of Želimira and a feminine form of Gelmir. This name belongs to the title character of a Rossini opera; Zelmira (1822) was based on the play Zelmire (1762) by the French playwright de Belloy, about a princess of Lesbos who must save her father and husband from evil political machinations.

Zelmyra f African American (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zelmira or a contraction of Zelma and Elmyra.

Zeltīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold" (compare Zelta). Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija used this name for her play Zeltīte (1901).

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

Zemislav m Medieval Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic siem/ziem "family, land" and sława/slava "glory, fame".

Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]

Zen m & f English
This name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of Zenon.... [more]

Zena f German (Swiss, Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Zeno and Zénó.

Zengfang f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".

Zengfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".

Zenghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Zengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Zenglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Zengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Zengling f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zengsu f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk".

Zengwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Zengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Zengxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Zengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

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]

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

Zeniba f Popular Culture
From Japanese 銭 (zeni) meaning "money", and 婆 (ba) "old woman, grandmother". This is the name of a witch in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film 'Spirited Away' (2001).

Zenilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Combination of Zé and Nilda or else a variant of Zeneide.

Zenith f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Asenath and Aseneth.

Zenith f & m English (Rare)
From Middle English senith, from cinit, from Old French cenit and/or Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سمت (samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سمت الرأس (samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [more]

Zenitsu m Japanese
Overall, Zenitsu can mean "goodness" or "run fast", but "善ぜん"("zen") and "逸いつ"("itsu") can mean different things individually. "善ぜん"("zen") often has good meanings like "goodness", "right thing" or "improve", while "逸いつ"("itsu") has both good and bad meanings... [more]

Zenobija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Zenobia.... [more]

Zenobio m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian masculine form of Zenobia.

Zenobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Zenobios. Saint Zenobius was a 5th-century bishop of Florence and one of the city's patron saints.

Zenobiusz m Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Zenobios.

Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.

Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.

Zenodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Zenodorus.

Zenodotos m Ancient Greek
Means "given by Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".

Zenón m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese, Kashubian
Spanish, Galician, Aragonese and Kashubian form of Zenon.

Zenora f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).

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]

Zenpo m Japanese
From the kanji 善 (zen) meaning “good” and 保 (ho) meaning “protection”.... [more]

Zenta f Latvian, Hungarian
Latvian and Hungarian adoption of German Senta.

Zenzile f South African
This is Miriam Makeba's first name. She was nicknamed Mama Africa and was a South African singer and civil rights activist.

Zenzō m Japanese
It is from the Kanji characters "禅" (zen) meaning "ritual" and "僧" (sō) meaning "monk".

Zeo m Germanic Mythology
Old High German variant of Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz (compare Tyr and Cisa).

Zéolide f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
Likely an 18th and 19th-century elaboration of the (very) rare feminine name Zéolie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -ide.

Zephani f & m English
Perhaps a modern feminine form of Zephaniah inspired by Stephani and Tiffani.

Zéphirin m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Zéphyrin (see Zephyrinus). Though it was a popular French name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, its usage is mainly confined to various French-speaking African nations today.

Zephyranthe f Obscure
From Zephyranthes, the name of a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family, derived from the name of the Greek god Zephyros and Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".

Zeppelin m Popular Culture, English
Transferred use of the surname Zeppelin; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]

Zeqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" and 清 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zêrav f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and av meaning "water".

Zeray m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Means "sower" in Ge'ez and Tigrinya.

Zerdan m Tibetan
Munpa Zerdan- ... [more]

Zerelda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married... [more]

Zêrgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and gula meaning "rose".

Zerlene f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zerline. This is the title of a 1955 song by American R&B duo Gene & Billy (singers Gene Ford and Billy Boyd), about a woman named Zerlene.

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]

Zerlinda f Hebrew, German
Supposedly from Hebrew זֵרַח (see Zerah) "shining, dawning" and Spanish and Portuguese Linda "beautiful", therefore meaning "beautiful dawn".

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Zero m & f Various
Derived from the Italian zero itself from Medieval Latin zèphyrum, Arabic صفر (ṣifr) and Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá), ultimately meaning "empty".... [more]

Zeror m Biblical
Zeror, son of Bechorath, of the tribe of Benjamin, was the great-grandfather of King Saul and of his commander Abner... [more]

Zerrin f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish zerrin "golden, gold-plated, made of gold" and, by extension, also "jonquil; daffodil; Poet's Daffodil, Narcissus poeticus".

Zerubbabel m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Possibly means "conceived and born in Babylon" from a contraction of either Assyrian-Babylonian Zəru Bābel "seed of Babylon" or Hebrew זְרוּעַ בָּבֶל (Zərua‘ Bāvel) "the one sown of Babylon"... [more]

Zetes m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ζητέω (zeteo) "to seek, look forc inquire; to strive for, desire, wish". In Greek myth, Zetes and his twin brother Calais were sons of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and members of the Argonauts.

Zethu f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "ours" or "belongs to us" in both Xhosa and Zulu within the Nguni language group. Notable South African name bearers include actor Zethu Dlomo and orchestral musician Zethu Mashika.

Zethus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζῆθος (Zêthos), a derivative of the verb ζάω (zaô) "to live". In Greek legend Zethus and his twin brother Amphion were sons of Zeus by Antiope... [more]

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

Zetta f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.

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.

Zeuxidamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ζεῦξις (zeuxis) meaning "a yoking together" (which comes from the verb ζεύγνυμι (zeugnymi) "to yoke, saddle a beast of burden; to join, link together; to join in wedlock") and δᾶμος (damos), the Doric Greek form of δῆμος (demos) "the people".

Zeuxippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "desultor, someone who can leap from one horse or chariot to another", from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) meaning "to yoke, saddle; to join, link together" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Zeuxithea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock" and θεά (thea) "goddess".

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

Zeynifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" and فلك (falak) meaning "sky, firmament".

Zhaakhanchuluu m Mongolian
Means "small stone" in Mongolian, from жаахан (jaakhan) meaning "small, a bit" and чулуу (chuluu) meaning "stone".

Zhakyp m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Yakub.

Zhala f Azerbaijani (Rare), Kurdish (Rare)
Kurdish form of Zhaleh and Azerbaijani variant transcription of Jalə.

Zhamilya f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Jamila.

Zhana f Bulgarian, Belarusian
Bulgarian form of Žana and Belarusian variant transcription of Zhanna.

Zhanar f Kazakh
Means "shine of the eyes" in Kazakh. Alternately, it may be derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and Arabic نار (nar) meaning "fire".

Zhanbolat m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and болат (bolat) meaning "steel".

Zhanbyrbay m Kazakh
Means "rich in rain" in Kazakh, derived from жаңбыр (zhanbyr) "rain" and бай (bay) "rich, wealthy".

Zhanchang f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess.

Zhandaulet m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and дәулет (daulet) meaning "contentment, wealth, fortune".

Zhandui m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 占 (see Zhan) and 堆 (see Dui).... [more]

Zhanerke f Kazakh
From Kazakh ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Zhaneta f Belarusian (Rare), Bulgarian, Albanian
Albanian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Jeannette.

Zhangirkhan m Kazakh
Combination of the name Zhangir and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Zhangmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 璋 (zhāng) meaning "jade ornament" and 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".

Zhangqiao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 长 (zhǎng) meaning "long, lasting" or "excel, be good at" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever".

Zhanibek m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" or Kazakh бекем (bekem) meaning "firm, strong, steady".

Zhanjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Zhanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".

Zhanni f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound, tranquil" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".

Zhanqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Zhansultan m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king".

Zhanwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Zhanwise f Circassian
Derived from zhan meaning "princess (unmarried royal daughter)" and wise meaning "poem".

Zhanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Zhanzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".

Zhaobei f Chinese
From the Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen" or "million" or 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Zhaobi f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue"

Zhaofei f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Zhaofen f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance".

Zhaogui f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel" or "cassia".

Zhaohong f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Zhaojie f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, purify, pure".

Zhaojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright" or 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Zhaojuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Zhaojue f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 珏 (jué) meaning "two pieces of jade joined together".

Zhaojun f Chinese Mythology
Means "brilliant noble" in Chinese (貂 zhāo "brilliant", 君 jūn "king, ruler, noble"). This name is the courtesy name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, Wang Zhaojun (王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn), whose given name was Wang Qiang (王嬙 Wáng Qiáng)... [more]

Zhaolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Zhaoli f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Zhaolian f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, waterlily".

Zhaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" or 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin, commence" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zhaolu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Zhaoluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, million" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird or 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".

Zhaomei f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, million" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".

Zhaoni f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".

Zhaoniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Zhaopei f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full".

Zhaoqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Zhaoqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather".

Zhaoren f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Zhaorong f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Zhaosen m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 啁 (zhāo) meaning "chirp, twitter" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Zhaosheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent", "peace".

Zhaowang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".

Zhaowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Zhaoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin", 朝 (zhāo) meaning "dynasty, morning" or 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, million, trillion" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Zhaoxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 娴 (xián) meaning "refined, elegant".

Zhaoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin, commence" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Zhaoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Zhaoxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Zhaoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zhaoyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony".

Zhaoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" or 招 (zhāo) meaning "beckon, summon, attract" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Zhaoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 郁 (yù) meaning "sweet smelling" or 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome".

Zhaoyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect", 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin, commence" or 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous, illustrious" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round, complete".

Zhaozhan f Chinese
From Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound". Other character combinations are possible.

Zhaozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen" or 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true".

Zhargaltsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of happiness" in Mongolian, from жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Zhasulan m Kazakh
Means "young soldier" from Kazakh жас (zhas) meaning "young" and ұлан (ulan) meaning "soldier, guard".

Zhazgul f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz жаз (zhaz) meaning "spring" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Zhena f Chinese
From the Chinese 哲 (zhé) meaning "wise, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".

Zhenai f Chinese
From the Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or 爱 (ài) meaning "love" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Zhenbao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".

Zhenbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Zhenbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" and 碧 (bì) meaning "jade" or "blue, green".

Zhenbing f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Zhenbo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and 波 (bō) meaning "wave".

Zhenduo m Chinese
From a combination of the characters 振 (zhèn, meaning “to arouse, to ring”) and 铎 (duó, meaning “wooden bell”). Originally just meaning “to ring a bell”, it later connoted the issuing of warnings, the giving of commandments or the practice of a teaching career... [more]

Zhene f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".

Zhenfang f Chinese
From the Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" and 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant".

Zhenfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" and 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant".

Zhenfu f Chinese
From the Chinese 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious" and 馥 (fù) meaning "fragrance".

Zhengchun f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "just, right, proper, correct" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, simple, clean".

Zhengfang f Chinese
From the Chinese 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite" and 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant".

Zhenghong m Chinese
From Chinese 政 (zhèng) meaning "government" and 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.