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Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

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.

Zana f Ancient Berber

Zanariah f Malay
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.

Zandar m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Xander. This is the name of a character in the G.I. Joe franchise.

Zanna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zaran m Persian, Muslim
Means "golden" in Persian.

Zaria f Romansh

Zariana f English (American)

Zarije m Serbian, Croatian
Form of Zaharija.

Zarinah f Malay
Malay variant of Zarina.

Žarka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Žarko.

Zarrin f Persian, Muslim
Feminine form of Zaran.

Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.

Zasherina f Filipino

Zavid m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
From zavist ''envy'', variant of Zavida.

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

Zaviša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the old name Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.

Zaxon m American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Jaxon.

Zayday f Popular Culture

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]

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

Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

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]

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".

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

Ždana f Czech (Archaic)
Allegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".

Zdeslava f Medieval Czech, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zdeslav.

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".

Zea f Hungarian

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

Zearlene f English

Zeba f Pakistani

Zebastian m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sebastian.

Zećir m Bosnian
Variant of Zekir.

Zećira f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zećir.... [more]

Zee m & f English (American)
Short form of names beginning with Z.

Zeebah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ziba.

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

Zefek m Silesian
Diminutive of Józef.

Zefka f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Józefa.

Zeineb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.

Zeitlose f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name of a plant (Colchicum, historically also Crocus).... [more]

Zekir m Turkish
Variant of Zakir.

Zelal f Kurdish
Means "clear, limpid" in Kurdish.

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

Želimira f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Želimir.

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

Zelina f Greek
Diminutive of Zinovia.

Zeline f Gallo
Gallo form of Azeline.

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

Želisava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želisav.

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

Željana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Željan.

Zelopa f English (Rare)

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

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

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

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

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

Zephanin m Hebrew
Means 'Yahweh is in the clouds' originating from Hebrew in accordance to Zeph or Zeph...

Zéphir m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyr.

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]

Zeppeline f English
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Žeraldina f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

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

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]

Zeroyo f Japanese
From Japanese 零 (zero) meaning "zero" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Zerviah f Biblical Hebrew (Anglicized, Archaic)
Perhaps an anglicized form of the Biblical Hebrew name Zeruiah.

Zeshan m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zeeshan.

Zete m Hungarian
Hungarian male name, of possible Slavic origin, from zet ''son-in-law''.

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.

Zeusz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Zeus.

Zeuxo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock". In Greek mythology Zeuxo was one of the Oceanids, possibly a goddess of marriage.

Zhan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žan.

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

Zhang m & f Chinese
From the character 彰 (zhang) meaning "clear, apparent", or any other character pronounced similarly.

Zhanneta f Russian
Russian form of Jeannette.

Zhara f English
Variant of Zahra or Zara 1.

Zhelyu m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhenya f & m Chinese
Combination of Zhen and Ya.

Zhiwei m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 韦 (wéi) meaning "soft leather, tanned leather" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable"... [more]

Zhiwu m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most" or 秩 (zhì) meaning "rank, order" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 無 (wú) meaning "without, not, nothing" or 五 (wǔ) meaning "five"... [more]

Zhongqing m Chinese
Derived from Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyal, faithful", 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle, centre", or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "second, middle" combined with 庆 (qìng) "to celebrate, celebration" or 卿 (qīng) "noble, high officer", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zhorzheta f Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian
Armenian and Bulgarian form of Georgette.

Zhozef m Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian variant of Josef.

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

Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.

Zian m & f Arabic
Means "adornment, decoration" in Arabic.

Zida f English

Zidôre m Walloon
Walloon form of Isidore.

Zierre m & f English
Variant of Zaire.

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

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

Zigmund m English
Variant of Sigmund.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijada f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ziyad.

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zìliu m Sardinian
Variant of Egìdiu (compare Giles).

Zinaid m Bosnian
Masculine form of Zinaida.

Zinedin m Bosnian
Variant of Zinedine.

Zineta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziynet.

Zinetula m Tatar

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

Ziöeśka f Vilamovian
Variant of Ziöeska.

Ziré m Walloon
Walloon form of Désiré.

Zirêye f Walloon
Walloon form of Désirée.

Zito m Italian, Brazilian
Male form of Zita 1.

Živadin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".

Živadinka f Serbian
Feminine form of Živadin.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

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

Živojin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".

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

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

Ziwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

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

Zizi f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zineb.

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.

Zlatoje m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from zlato, the Slavic word for "gold", meaning "golden, like gold".

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.

Zmaga f Slovene
Feminine form of Zmago.

Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.

Zmagoslav m Slovene
Male form of Zmagoslava.

Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)
Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.

Zohaib m Pakistani

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zoldka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Jizolda via Jizoldka.

Zolna f Hungarian (Rare)
19th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the city of Zsolna, known by its Slovak name Žilina in English, in north-western Slovakia.

Zolta m Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Zoltán.

Zoltána f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoltán.

Zoltánné f Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoltán.

Zolten m English (Rare)
Variant of Zoltán.

Zonda f Literature, English
A made-up name, possibly influenced by Rhonda ... [more]

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.

Zongliang m Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "ancestors, elders" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant", as well as other character combinations.

Zongyang m Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "ancestors, elders" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean, sea" or "multitudinous, vast", as well as other character combinations.

Zonja f English, Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant of Sonja.

Zoon f Kashmiri
Means "moon" in Kashmiri.... [more]

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.

Zorae f English

Zorina f Croatian (Rare), Moldovan
Derived from Zora.

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

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

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

Žoržs m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of George.

Zoui f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoe.

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

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

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

Zoyka f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

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

Zrina f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Zrinka.

Zrinjka f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Zrinka.

Zsófi f Hungarian
Short form of Zsófia.

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).

Zülal f Turkish

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

Zülfiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiya.

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.

Zumar m Basque
Means "elm" in Basque.

Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.

Zun f Burmese
From the name of a species of jasmine that produces small fragrant white flowers (scientific name Jasminum auriculatum), itself borrowed from Hindi जूही (juhi).

Zun f & m Chinese
Means Kingdom in Chinese

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zvezda f Macedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare)
Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.

Zvezdan m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zvezdelin m Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Zwetana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветана (see Cvetana).

Zygmùnd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sigmund.

Zygmuntas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Zygmunt, which is the Polish form of Sigmund. Also compare Zigmantas and Žygimantas.... [more]

Zygolena f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Segolena.

Zygùszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Zygmùnd.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Zykeem m African American (Rare)