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Ziriakus m German (Archaic)
Form of Cyriacus.

Ziro m Basque
Basque form of Cyrus.

Zirphile f Literature
Feminine form of Zirphil. This name is borne by one of the title characters of the French fairy tale "Acajou et Zirphile". Zirphile is the name of a vain princess... [more]

Zirtze f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Circe.

Ziryan f Kurdish
Means "borealis" in Kurdish.

Zisa f Norse Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Variant of Cisa.

Zisa f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish zis "sweet".

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zissis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζήσης (see Zisis).

Zissoula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Zissis.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

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

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

Zitta f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Zita 1.

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

Živadinka f Serbian
Feminine form of Živadin.

Zivai m Shona
Means "know" in Shona.

Ziven m Chinese (?)

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... [more]

Živoljub m Serbian
Derived from the elements živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and ljub meaning "love" or "loved".

Života m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".

Životije m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian живот (život) meaning "life".

Živul m Vlach
Means "life" in Vlach.

Zivya f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zivia.

Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)

Ziyah f English, Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziya.

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.

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

Ziyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziyana.

Ziyon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

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

Zizeron m Basque
Basque form of Cicero.

Zjarrta f Albanian (Modern, Rare)
Either derived from Albanian i zjarrtë "fiery" or zjarr "fire" and, figuratively, "passion; ardor".

Zlaikha f Pashto
Pashto form of Zulaykha.

Zlatena f Bulgarian
Variant of Zlatina.

Zlatibor m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and bor "battle". This is the name of a mountain in Serbia.

Zlatimir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Zlatomir.

Zlatin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Zlatan.

Zlatina f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatislava f Russian, Ukrainian
Means "golden and glorious" in Old Slavic.

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.

Zӧläyxa f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zuleika.

Zӧläyxä f Bashkir
Variant of Zöläyxa.

Zmarai m Pashto
Means "lion" in Pashto. This is also the Pashto name for the fifth month of the Solar Hijri calendar (called Mordad in Farsi).

Zmitra m Belarusian
Diminutive of Dzmitry.

Zoa f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate variant of Zoe. The Christian martyr Zoe of Rome is sometimes referred to as Saint Zoa.

Zobah m Biblical Hebrew
Means "an army, warring" in Hebrew.

Zobeide f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Zubaida.

Zobuhle f Zulu
Means "of beauty" in Zulu, from the possessive form of ubuhle.

Zodwe f South African, Zulu
Diminutive of Ntombizodwa.

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

Zoeigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoéline f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Zoélie.

Zoelynn f English
Combination of Zoe and Lynn.

Zofeja f Medieval Polish, Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Zofeia.

Zofie f English
Variant of Sophie.

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

Zofijo f Silesian
Silesian form of Sophia.

Zofiô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sophia.

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.

Zoha f Urdu
Means "light" in Urdu.

Zohal f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic زحل (zuḥal) meaning "to be distant or remote", "to linger away from others". It is the Arabic word for Saturn.

Zohardi f Basque (Rare)
From Basque zohardi "clear sky".

Zolani m South African, Xhosa
Variant of Xolani.

Zöldike f Hungarian (Modern)
Directly taken from Hungarian zöldike "greenfinch".

Zoleka f Xhosa
Means "humble" in Xhosa.

Zolin m Nahuatl
Means "quail" in Nahuatl.

Zollie m English (Modern)
Variant of Sollie.

Zolten m English (Rare)
Variant of Zoltán.

Zongjiao m Chinese
Means "religion" in Chinese.

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

Zonja f English, Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant of Sonja.

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

Zoosim m & f Dagbani
Means "abundance" or "greatness" in Dagbani.

Zoov m Hmong
Means "of the jungle, wild" in Hmong.

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

Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.

Zopyra f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zopyros.

Zoraide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cognate of Zoraida.

Zorán m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zoran.

Zorav m Kurdish
Means "torrent" in Kurdish.

Zoreslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zorislav.

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

Zorikto m Buryat
Means "bold" in Buryat.

Zorislava f Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zorislav.

Zorkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zor meaning "plea, strong wish, desire" and kumush meaning "silver".

Zorle m Ogoni
Means "wealth is here" in Ogoni.

Zornitza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).

Zoro m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (zo) meaning "sky" or 造 (zo) meaning "create, make, structure, physique" combined with 月 (ro) meaning "moon" or 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance"... [more]

Zorobabel m Biblical Greek, Biblical Portuguese, Biblical French, Biblical Spanish
Greek form of Zerubbabel.

Zoroslav m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zorislav.

Zortel f Yiddish
Variant of Tzurtel.

Zoryan m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "star, dawn".

Zorzetta f Greek
Diminutive of Giorgia.

Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.

Zosė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian cognate of Zoe.

Zosepedda f Sardinian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zosepa.

Zosieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Zosia.

Zosima f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Zosime and Italian feminine form of Zosimo.

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.

Zöska f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zośka.

Zośka f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zośü f Vilamovian
Variant of Zösiu.

Zot m Russian
Short form of Izot. ... [more]

Zotike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zotikos.

Zotinur m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zot meaning "offspring" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".

Zotovo m Malagasy
Means "young" in Malagasy.

Zoua f Hmong

Zoubo f & m Ijaw
Means "a traveller" in Ijaw.

Zoui f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoe.

Zouleïkha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Zoulfikar m Arabic
Variant of Zulfiqar.

Zoumpoulia f Greek
Derived from Turkish zümbül or sümbül meaning "hyacinth".

Zoye f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoyna f Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaina.

Zoza f Literature
Means "mud" or "slime" in Neapolitan. This is the name of the fictional narrator of the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile.

Zozan f Kurdish, Yazidi
Means "flower garden" in Yezidi.

Zoze m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Joseph, borrowed from Portuguese José. Used by Konkani Catholics.

Zozefina f Greek
Greek form of the French name Joséphine. Also compare Iosifina.

Zózimo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zosimus.

Zozyma f Polish
Polish form of Zosima.

Zrian m Kurdish
Means "storm" in Kurdish.

Zsaklin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Jacqueline.

Zsálya f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian zsálya "sage (the plant)".

Zsófi f Hungarian
Short form of Zsófia.

Zsongor m Hungarian
From Hungarian zsong meaning "to buzz, hum".

Zsu f Hungarian
Short form of Zsuzsanna.

Zsülien m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Julian.

Zsuzsu f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zuanv m Konkani
Konkani form of John, borrowed from Portuguese João. Used by Konkani Catholics.

Zuber m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu زبیر (see Zubair).

Zubiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.

Zuboly m Hungarian
Means "loom cylinder" in Hungarian.

Žubora f Serbian
From Serbian жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".

Zuff m & f Hebrew
Variant of Tzuf.

Zugsung m & f Dagbani
Means "good luck" or "good fortune" in Dagbani.

Zuhaa m & f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Duha.

Zuhal f Turkish, Arabic
Arabic variant and Turkish form of Zohal.

Zuhayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair).

Zühra f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Zuhra 2.

Zühre f Turkish
Turkish form of Zuhra 2.

Zuhri m Indonesian, Malay
From the name of 7th-century Islamic jurist and scholar Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri, whose name was derived from the Banu Zuhrah clan.

Zuhur f Arabic
Means "flowers" in Arabic, a plural form of زهْرة (zahra). Known bearers of this name include Zuhur Dixon (1933-2021), an Iraqi poet, and Zuhur Wanasi (1936-), an Algerian author and politician known for her powerful short stories and for her role as one of the first women in Algerian government.

Zujenia f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Martha, possibly from Romani zhulyi, "lady, woman". Alternatively, it could be derived from Caló zujenia, meaning "flower".

Zuko m South African, African
Means "harmony, someone with a good heart, loving, appreciative and calm" in Nguni.

Zul m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with ذو ال (Dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" (such as Dhu al-Kifl or Dhu al-Qarnayn).

Zula m & f Tigrinya
Means "brilliant" in Tigrinya.... [more]

Zulaikha f Arabic (Rare), Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Zulaykha as well as the form used in several languages.

Zulayho f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Zuleikha.

Zulehka f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zuleica f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Zuleika.

Zuleikha f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zulaykha.

Zuleing f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.

Zulëixa f Pashto
Pashto form of Zuleika.

Zulejha f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zuleika.

Zulejka f Hungarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Cognate of Zuleika.

Zuleyho f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Zulaykha.

Zulfiqor m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Zulfiqar.

Zülfiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiya.

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

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

Zulmat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zulmat meaning "pitch darkness".

Zülüf f Turkish
Derived from Turkish zülüf, meaning "lovelock".

Zuma m & f English (Rare)
Means "abundance" in Chumashan. This is the name of a beach in Malibu, California, after which Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son was named.

Zumaia f Basque
Derived from Basque zuma meaning "wicker". It is also the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.

Zumar m Basque
Means "elm" in Basque.

Zumrad f Uzbek
Means "emerald" in Uzbek.

Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.

Zumrut f Turkish
Means "jade (color)" in Turkish.

Zunaid m Arabic
Variant of Junaid.

Zunair m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "moonlight, shine of the moon" in Urdu.

Zunaira f Urdu, Punjabi
Feminine form of Zunair.

Zunera f Urdu
Means "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.

Zuo m & f Ijaw
Means "protection" in Ijaw.

Zura f Greek
Variant of Zora.

Zuriela f Spanish (Latin American), American
Feminine form of Zuriel.

Zurielle f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zuriel.

Zurishaddai m Biblical
Means "my rock is Shaddai" or "rock of Shaddai" in Hebrew, from the noun צוּר (tsur) meaning "rock" combined with the suffix י (i) (which together gives a meaning of either "my rock" or "rock of") and Shaddai being another name of God... [more]

Zusana f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Susanna.

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.

Zuwena f Swahili
Means "small and beautiful" in Swahili.

Zůza f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzah f Hebrew
Variant of Zuza.

Zuzča f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzetta f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.

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

Zvanaka f Shona
Means "it is well" in Shona.

Zvezdan m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zviadiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zviad.

Zvichanzii m & f Shona
Means "what is it?" in Shona.

Zvidzai m Shona
Means "despise, look down upon" in Shona.

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvikomborero f Shona
Means "blessings" in Shona.

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonomir m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zvonimir.

Zwatie m Swahili
Means "people of language" in Swahili.

Zweitse m West Frisian
Variant of Sweitse.

Zwelethu m & f Ndebele
Means "our nation" in Ndebele.

Zwentibald m German (Rare, Archaic), History
Variant of Zwentibold.

Zwentibold m German (Rare, Archaic), History
An Old German rendering of Svatopluk. Zwentibold was the name of a 9th-century Carolingian king of Lotharingia. It may also be interpreted as a variant of Swindebald.

Zya m Arabic
Varient of Ziya.

Zya f Indonesian, Filipino, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zea.

Zyan m Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Zian.

Zyanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyana.

Zyba f Turkmen
Means "beautiful" in Turkmen.

Zybagözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen zyba meaning "beautiful" and Turkmen gözel meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".

Zygfryda f Polish
Feminine form of Zygfryd.

Zyglinda f Polish
Polish form of Sieglinde.

Zygmund m Polish
Polish variant of Sigmund.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Zykiera f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zyler m English (Modern)
Modern invention based on similar-sounding names such as Tyler, Skyler and Kyler.

Zyliah f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Xylia.

Zylina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zyliyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Zylla f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zillah.

Zymbyle f Albanian

Zymira f English
Most likely a variant of Zamira.

Zymon m Filipino (Anglicized, Rare)
Variant of Simon 1 primarily used in the Philippines.

Zyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Zyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zyonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyana.

Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]

Zyrell m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the phonetic prefix zy and the name Tyrell.

Zyrenius m German (Rare, Archaic)
German cognate of Cyrenius.

Zyriah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyria.

Zyriak m German (Rare, Archaic)
German form of Cyriak.

Żyrosław m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements żyro meaning "endorsement" and slava meaning "fame, glory".

Żyrosława f Polish
Feminine form of Żyrosław.

Zyshawn m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix zy with Shawn.

Zyshone m African American (Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn.

Zyshonne m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn. Some usage was generated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the fact that several media outlets wrongly identified this as the real name of American rapper Silkk the Shocker (1975-), for example he was called Zyshonne Miller by Jet magazine in May 1998 and by the Washington Post in September 2000... [more]

Zysla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Zisel.

Zytka f Polish
Diminutive of Zyta.

Żywia f Polish
Modern Polish form of Živa.

Żywimir m Polish
Variant of Żywomir.

Żywisław m Polish
Variant of Żywosław.

Żywosław m Polish
Derived from the Polish element żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life" and the Slavic element slav "glory". Compare Życiesław.

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).