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Mike C.
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Zeppelin m English (Modern)Transferred use of the name of the
Zeppelin airships; from the surname of Count Ferdinand
von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [
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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"... [
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Zeta f English (Rare)English variant of
Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.
Zeyar m BurmeseFrom Burmese ဇေယျ
(zeya) meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय
(jaya).
Zhenjin m Medieval MongolianThis name means "true gold" in Chinese. Zhenjin (1243 – January 5, 1286) was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat... [
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Zhuoheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 卓
(zhuō) meaning "outstanding, brilliant" combined with 恆
(héng) meaning "constant, persistent", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Zhurong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom the Chinese character 祝 (
zhu) meaning “to pray” and 融 (
rong) meaning “to melt” or “brightness”. This is the name of the Chinese god of fire who oversees the south and the season of summer... [
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Zia m Biblical, HebrewPossibly 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)... [
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Zian m & f ArabicMeans "adornment, decoration" in Arabic.
Zichri m BiblicalMeans "remembrance, mindful" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament.
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... [
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Zimbo m Popular Culture, HindiZimbo 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).
Zin f & m BurmeseFrom Burmese သဇင်
(thazin) meaning "orchid".
Ziusudra m Near Eastern Mythology, SumerianMeaning, "life of long days." The name of a king listed in the Sumerian king list; listed as the last king of Sumer prior to the deluge and subsequently recorded as the hero of the Sumerian flood epic... [
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Zivanai f & m Shona"Know each other". Meant for relatives to keep in touch.
Živilė f Lithuanian (Modern)Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian
žygiuoti "to move; to march" and
viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of
Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known... [
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Ziyoali m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ziyo meaning "divine light" or "enlightenment" and the given name
Ali 1.
Ziza m BiblicalFrom Hebrew זִיז (
ziyz) "abundance" or "wild beast". This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to two Israelites.
Zmarai m PashtoMeans "lion" in Pashto. This is also the Pashto name for the fifth month of the Solar Hijri calendar (called Mordad in Farsi).
Zöhrä f Tatar, BashkirFrom Arabic
زُهْرَة (
zuhra, “Venus (the planet)”). Cognate with Uzbek
Zuhra, Uyghur زوھرە (
zohre).
Zolkhiza f BashkirDerived from Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة
(ḏū l-ḥijja) referring to Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Zondai f & m Shona"You may hate me." A situational name where a family is telling it's enemies you may hate me all you want.
Zo'rali m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zo'r meaning "force, might" and the given name
Ali 1.
Zulhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), UyghurBasically means "possessing the ability to charm or intoxicate", derived from Arabic ذو
(dhu) meaning "possessor, owner" combined with Persian خمار
(humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
Žvoruna f Baltic MythologyThis was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of the hunt and the forest as well as the protector of wild animals who was first recorded in Russian chronicles of the 13th century. ... [
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Żywila f Polish, LiteratureCoined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian
žygiuoti "to move; to march" and
viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of
Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [
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Żywosław m PolishDerived from the Polish element
żywy "alive, living, lively" or
żywot "life" and the Slavic element
slav "glory". Compare
Życiesław.