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Zabad m Biblical
Zabad is the name of seven men in the Hebrew Bible. Zabad means "gift" or "endowment."

Zabdi m Biblical
Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the Tribe of Judah, was the father of Carmi and the grandfather of Achan, according to Joshua 7:1... [more]

Zabe m English (Modern)

Zabele f Walloon
Walloon form of Isabelle. The name coincides with Walloon zabele "bluethroat (bird)".

Zabella f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Isabel.

Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.

Zabibe f Ancient Semitic, History
Old Arabic name, possibly related to the modern Arabic noun زَبِيبَة (zabība) meaning "raisin". This was the name of an 8th-century BC queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe. She was a vassal of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III.

Zabrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zabriel.

Zabrina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Zabud m Biblical
Zabud, meaning “endowed.” The son of Nathan, a priest and friend of King Solomon, according to 1 Kings 4:5.

Zaccur m Biblical
Zaccur of the house of Reuben was the father of Shammua, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.

Zace m English (Modern)

Zachael m English (Modern, Rare)
Means "God remembers" from Hebrew element זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God".... [more]

Zachari m French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zacharie.

Zacharia m Biblical, English, Hebrew, Indian (Christian)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zachasia f American (Rare, Archaic)

Zackariah m English
Variant of Zachariah.

Zackie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zaden m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden or Zaiden

Zae m English, African American

Zaed m English (Modern)
Variant of Zaid.

Zaedyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden or Zaiden

Zaelia f English (Rare)

Zaffarana f Arabic
Means "saffron" in Sicilian Arabic, from Arabic زعفران (za'farān), "saffron".

Zafira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zafir.

Zafrira f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Zafrir.

Zagnut m Obscure, Pet
The name of an American candy bar made with coconut and peanut butter, presumably composed of zag (from the word zig-zag) and nut. This name was used by American physician Hunter 'Patch' Adams (1945-) for his son Atomic Zagnut 'Zag' Adams.

Zaharira f Hebrew (Rare)
Elaboration or variant of Zahara. Famous bearer is Zaharira Harifai, Israeli actress.

Zahariya f Bulgarian

Zahava f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) meaning "gold".

Zai m & f English

Zaide m & f English
Variant of Zade or Zayde and short form of Zaiden

Zaiel m Obscure

Zailey f American (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zaine m English
Variant of Zane 1.

Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.

Zaius m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Gaius used in the 1968 film 'Planet of the Apes'.

Zakar m Armenian, Mordvin
Armenian and Mordvin form of Zakhar (see Zachariah).

Zakari m Western African, African American (Modern)

Zakary m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakharia f African American
Feminization of Zakary using the popular suffix -ia.

Zakieya f African American (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Zakiya.

Zakila f English

Zakiriya f African American

Zakiyyah f African American
Variant transcription of Zakiyya.

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.

Zamara f Spanish, Popular Culture, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Potential variant of Samara.

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.

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).

Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]

Žana f Lithuanian (Modern)
Modern Lithuanian form of Jeanne.

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

Zana f Persian
Means "woman" in Persian.

Zanariah f Malay
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.

Zand m Persian

Zandria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Zangief m Popular Culture, Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]

Zaniel m English (Modern, Rare)

Zanka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.

Zanthy m African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zanufius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic Saint. A Kemetian abbot, stationed near Achmin.

Zaphira f English (Rare)
Variant of Sapphira.

Zaphkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature, Popular Culture
The name means "God's knowledge". The angel is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel.

Zaphnaphpaaneah m English (Puritan)
Variant of Zaphnath-paaneah.

Zaphnathpaaneah m Biblical
Variant of Zaphenath-paneah.

Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]

Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.

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]

Zarak m Pakistani

Zarathusht m Persian
Variant of Zartosht.

Zardana f Afghan

Zareef m Indian, Pakistani

Zarinah f Malay
Malay variant of Zarina.

Zarine f Persian, Indian
Variant of Zareen.

Zarvin m Various

Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.

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

Zayday f Popular Culture

Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden

Zaylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee. It could also be understood as an anglicized form of Zélie.

Zaylin f & m English (New Zealand)

Zäynäp f Tatar
Tatar form of Zainab.

Zaÿre f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Zaïre.

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

Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.

Zazell f African American

Zäzilia f German (Archaic)
Variant of Cäcilia.

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

Zbylut m Polish (Archaic)

Żdan m Polish, Slavic
Allegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".

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".

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

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

Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)
A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."

Zeal-of-the-land m Theatre
Used in the play Bartholomew Fair as the name of a Puritan.

Zealous m English (African, Rare)
From the English word zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).

Zebinus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic Saint. He was a Syrian hermit.

Zebisco m Italian
Transferred use of the surname Zebisco.

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]

Zebuel m American
Richmond City Hustings Willbook No 6, inventory of the estate of Zebuel Talley in the year 1835.

Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.

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

Zedarri f Basque
Basque form of Pilar.

Zedd m English

Zedhryx m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zedrick m African American (Modern)
Rhyming variant of Cedric.

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]

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

Zefram m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Ephraim, used in 'Star Trek'.

Zefrin m Eastern African (Rare)

Zehniya f Uzbek
Variant of Zihniyyah.

Zein f & m Arabic
(Feminine) variant transcription of Zayn. A known bearer is Princess Zein of Jordan (1968-), a daughter of the late King Hussein who was named for his mother, Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916-1994).

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

Zeldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zelda 1.

Zeleikha f Muslim (?), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Zuleika.

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.

Żelibor m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

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.

Żelimir m Polish
Polish form of Želimir.

Želimira f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Želimir.

Želimirka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želimir.

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

Željan m Croatian
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire".

Zell m Hebrew, Popular Culture

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

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.

Zelnora f English (Rare)

Zelotes m English (Puritan, ?), English (Rare)
From Greek ζηλωτής (zelotes) meaning "zealot, zealous follower". This was a descriptive byname of one of Jesus' twelve apostles, Saint Simon Zelotes, given to distinguish him from the apostle Simon Peter... [more]

Zelozelos f & m Algonquian
From the Unami word chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.

Zelphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Zelpha.

Zemira m & f Biblical, Yiddish, English
Feminine form of Zimri.

Zemire f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Zémire.

Zemnarihah m Mormon
Leader of the Gadiantron band.

Zenani f South African

Zenas m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Zenodoros or another name beginning with the element Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus"... [more]

Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.

Zenephi m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Zeni m Albanian (Rare)

Zeniff m Mormon
Nephite king.

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]

Zenna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

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.

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.

Zenock m Mormon
Prophet of Israel.

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).

Zenos m Mormon
Prophet of Isreal.

Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.

Zepha f English (Rare)

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

Zephany f South African (Rare)
Feminine form of Zephania.

Zephathi m Biblical, Jewish
The name might mean "one born on Sabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite).

Zepherin m History (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ceferino. In the English-speaking world, the Venerable Ceferino Namuncurá (1886-1905) is sometimes known as Zepherin.

Zephon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Ziphion. Means "hidden" in Hebrew. In the apocryphal Book of Enoch this was the name of an angel sent by the archangel Gabriel, along with the angel Ithuriel, to find the location of Satan after his fall.

Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.

Zephra f English

Zephronia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia, perhaps altered by association with Zéphyrine.

Zephryn m English
Variant of Zéphyrin.

Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.

Zéphyrin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Zephyrinus.

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... [more]

Zepplyn f & m English
Variant of Zeppelin.

Zeqir m Albanian

Zerabel f English (Rare)

Zerahemnah m Mormon
Lamanite commander at Sidon battle (c. 74 BC).

Zeram m Mormon
Nephite military officer.

Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.

Zerenity f African American (Rare)
Variant of Serenity

Zerezghi m Ethiopian

Zeri m English, Biblical
In the Bible, one of the six musical sons of the poet Jeduthun. Identical to Izri.

Zerilda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

ZerJacob m History (Ecclesiastical)
Famously borne by St. ZerJacob, missionary of Ethiopia.

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.

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]

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]

Zeruya f Hebrew (Rare)
Hebrew form of Zeruiah. This is borne by Israeli novelist Zeruya Shalev (1959-).

Zethar m Biblical
According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, means "he that examines or beholds". In the Bible, this is the name one of the seven eunuchs of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther.

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]

Zetilla f African American (Rare, Archaic)

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

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

Zevobia f American (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Zevran m English (Rare)
Variant of Saffron.

Zeza f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria José.

Zezinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jose.

Zhali m Arabic (Modern, Expatriate), Indonesian
Possibly a variant transcriptions of Arabic adjective خالي jali meaning "empty, free, open" in Arabic.

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

Zhana f Georgian
Georgian form of the French name Jeanne. It is also used as a short form of Zhaneta in Georgia.

Zhane m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1. This was the name of the Silver Ranger in the TV series 'Power Rangers in Space'.

Zhanjin m Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 占 (zhān) meaning "to divine, to foretell" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "metal" or "gold", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zhaofeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, sign" or 肇 (zhào) meaning "cause, start" combined with 丰 or 豐 (fēng) meaning "abundant, plentiful, lush, bountiful" or 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit"... [more]

Zheewegonab m Ojibwe

Zhengping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" and 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Zhenlin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 震 (zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite", 镇 (zhèn) meaning "town, market place" or 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [more]

Zhi'heem m African American
Variant of Jaheem.

Zhihong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern", 炙 (zhì) meaning "roast, broil" or 挚 (zhì) meaning "sincere, earnest" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great"... [more]

Zhila f Persian
Variant of Jila.

Zhongmin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle, center" combined with 閔 (mǐn) meaning "to condole, to grieve" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens", as well as other character combinations.

Zhongren m Chinese
From Chinese 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second", 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" combined with 仁 (rén) meaning "compassionate" or 任 (rèn) meaning "burden, responsibility, duty"... [more]

Zhora m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy or Georgiy.

Zhozefina f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Josephine.

Zhshibés m Algonquian
Means "little duck" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the St. Joseph and Elkhart Potawatomi.

Zhuri f English (Rare)
Variant of Zuri

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

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.

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

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

Zibeon m Biblical
The Hivite son of Seir the Horite.

Zibulale m Xhosa
Meaning unknown.

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

Zida f English

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

Zierre m & f English
Variant of Zaire.

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

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).

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

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

Zigmund m English
Variant of Sigmund.

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.

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

Zikana f Sioux
Meaning, "white."

Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.

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.

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

Zindzi f South African
Diminutive of Zindziswa.

Zindziswa f South African, Xhosa

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

Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Zionira f African American
Feminine form of Zion combining Zion and the popular suffix -ira.

Zionna f American (Modern, Rare)

Ziphah m Biblical
In I Chronicles 4:16, Ziphah is mentioned as a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah.

Ziphion m Biblical
From Hebrew tsiphion "watchman, lookout", ultimately derived from Hebrew tsaphah "to look out, to keep watch." In the bible, Ziphion was the name of a son of Gad.

Ziphora f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah.

Zipporia f English (Rare), American (South), African American
Altered form of Zipporah.

Zipura f Judeo-French
Variant of Zipora.

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zisutra m Sumerian, Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of Ziusudra. A Sumerian priest-king during the great flood.

Zithri m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the Lord protects."

Ziusudra m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian
Meaning, "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... [more]

Živana f Slovak, Czech (Rare), Macedonian, Serbian
Variant of Živa and Zivena.

Ziver f Turkish

Zivia f Jewish, Hebrew, Medieval Jewish
Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Zivya f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zivia.

Ziyanda f Xhosa
Means "increase within daughters" in Xhosa.

Zi-yeh f Apache

Ziza m Biblical
From Hebrew זִיז (ziyz) "abundance" or "wild beast". This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to two Israelites.

Zizi f Arabic (Egyptian)

Zizitu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zizzu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zlatimir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Zlatomir.

Zlatina f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Derived from Slavic zlato "gold" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Zlatomira f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatomir.

Zobebah m Biblical
Meaning, "the slow." Zobebah (also known as Hazzobebah) was a son of Koz (1 Chronicles 4:8).

Zoei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zoellus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Apparently a corruption of Zoilus, borne by a 3rd-century Saint Zoellus, who was martyred in Lystra, Lycaonia (Asia Minor) under the Roman emperor Numerian.

Zofar m Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic ظافر (zafir) meaning "triumphant, victorious" (see Zafar).

Zöhrä f Tatar, Bashkir
From Arabic زُهْرَة‎ (zuhra, “Venus (the planet)”). Cognate with Uzbek Zuhra, Uyghur زوھرە‎ (zohre).

Zolani m South African, Xhosa
Variant of Xolani.

Zoleka f Xhosa
Means "humble" in Xhosa.

Zolie f South African (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Zolten m English (Rare)
Variant of Zoltán.

Zonda f Spanish (Latin American), Indigenous American
Name of a specific type of fast, dry mountain wind in Argentina. The name comes from a valley in San Juan Province, Argentina. Both the valley and the wind are related to an Indigenous people Ullum-Zonda similar to the Huarpe people.

Zondwa f South African

Zonia f Spanish (Latin American), Central American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Sonia.

Zontikos m Ancient Greek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek ζώντως (zontos) meaning "vivid" combined with the Greek adjectival suffix -ικός (-ikos). Also compare the similar name Zotikos, which might possibly be related.... [more]

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

Zophar m Biblical Hebrew
In the Old Testament Book of Job, Zophar, meaning "chirping; rising early," the Naamathite is one of the three friends of Job who visits to comfort him during his illness.

Zorae f English

Zorah f Theatre
Meaning uncertain; used very occasionally in Britain in the 20th century, probably because of the character by this name in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera Ruddigore, first performed in 1887; Zorah is the professional bridesmaid... [more]

Zoram m Mormon
Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [more]

Zorha f Persian, French
Variant of Zahra used frequently amongst French speakers.

Zorin m English
Variant of Zoran.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zorpha f English

Zosimas m Late Greek
Variant of Zosimos (see Zosimus). A known bearer of this name was saint Zosimas of Palestine, who lived in the 6th century AD.

Zośü f Vilamovian
Variant of Zösiu.

Zozesue f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Zozo f Arabic (Mashriqi), Arabic (Egyptian)

Zrina f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Zrinka.

Zuanita f Indonesian (Rare)

Zuar m Biblical
Meaning, "littleness" or "little one." Zuar was a member of the house of Issachar. He was the father of Nethaneel. Variant of Zoar.

Zubia f Pakistani, Muslim
Variant of Zubiya.

Zuhan m Muslim
Meaning, "Splendour of the world."

Zuli f American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Zulyanis.

Zulieka f Malaysian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zulima f Galician
Variant of Zulema.

Zulleyka f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zulyanis f & m Spanish (Caribbean)
Puerto Rican variation of Zulyani.

Zumi m & f English

Zura f Chechen
Either from Persian زور (zur) meaning "force, strength, power" or a form of the Arabic name Zahra.

Zurvan m Persian Mythology
The primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.

Zuse m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of Zeus... [more]

Zutoia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.