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

Zedequias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah) via its hellenized form Zedekias.

Zedric m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern take on the name Cedric.

Zefa f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jozefa and Josepha.

Zeferí m Catalan
Catalan form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

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

Zefirinas m Lithuanian
Variant of Zefyrinas.

Zefirino m Italian
Italian form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zefiryn m Polish
Polish form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zefyrinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zelia f Italian (Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Truncated form of Azelia.

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".

Żelimir m Polish
Polish form of Želimir.

Żelimysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" combined with Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think".

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

Żelisława f Polish
Feminine form of Żelisław.

Žemė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun Žemė meaning "Earth" (as in, the planet), which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun žemė meaning "land, earth".

Zenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zenodoros.

Zénodore m History (Gallicized)
French form of Zenodorus.

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

Zenodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Zeus", derived from Greek Zeno (a prefix form of the name of Zeus) combined with Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."

Zenodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zenodoros. This name was borne by an ancient Greek mathematician from the 2nd century BC.

Zénon m French (Rare), French (Cajun), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zenon.

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

Zenone m Italian
Italian form of Zenon.

Zenovie m Romanian (Archaic), Moldovan (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Zenobius.

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

Zeth m English (Modern)
Variant of Seth 1.

Zhambyl m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Janpolad. It could also be that the name has a slightly different etymology, in which case it is derived from the Arabic adjective جميل (jamil) meaning "beautiful, handsome, good" (see Jamil) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) meaning "steel"... [more]

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

Zhitomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žitomir.

Zhiuli m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the French name Jules 1. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian politician Zhiuli Shartava (1944-1993).

Zhivomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Živomir.

Zhores m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Taken from the French surname Jaurès, which was most famously borne by French Socialist Jean Jaurès (1859-1914)... [more]

Zhorzh m Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Armenian, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Georges.

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

Zhotia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount" through palatalization of the word in Georgian.... [more]

Zhuzhuna f Georgian
According to Georgian sources, this name is derived from a (presumably archaic) Georgian word that means "blinking". However, there is a Russian source that states that the name is a Georgian form of Julia... [more]

Zias m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Jozias. But in other words, you could also say that it is a variant spelling of Sias.... [more]

Žiba f Lithuanian
Short form of Žibuoklė and its diminutives, such as Žibutė.

Žibuoklė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žibuoklė meaning "liverleaf, liverwort" (as in, the flower). In turn, the flower may ultimately have derived its name from the Lithuanian verb žibėti meaning "to glint" as well as "to shine, to sparkle".

Žibutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Žibuoklė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Zié m Western African
Likely means "first" in one of the Senufo languages, as the name is traditionally given to the first-born son.... [more]

Žiedė f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žiedas meaning "blossom, flower" as well as "ring, collar".

Ziemomysł m Polish
Variant of Siemomysł.

Zigfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Zygfridas.

Zigmantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sigmund. Also compare Žygimantas, which this name is often confused with.

Zigmantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zigmantas.

Zigmas m Lithuanian
Short form of Zigmantas, which is the Lithuanian form of Sigmund.

Žigmondas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zsigmond, which is the Hungarian form of Sigmund. This name is not currently in use in Lithuania and most likely never has been: it is purely a lithuanized form of a foreign (in this case Hungarian) name, as in Lithuania foreign names tend to be lithuanized in order to make them easier to understand and pronounce to Lithuanian speakers.

Žikica m Serbian
Diminutive of masculine names that contain the Slavic element živŭ meaning "alive, living", such as Živojin and Živorad.

Žilvinas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from either the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.

Žilvitis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žilvitis meaning "osier, (basket) willow", which is ultimately derived from the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout".

Zimra f Hebrew, Dutch (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of either Zimri or Zimran. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the model and journalist Zimra Geurts (b... [more]

Zimran m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]

Zinati f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zinat.

Zini f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Zinaida.

Ziniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Zina and Zinaida.

Zinobia f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zenobia.

Žintautas m Lithuanian
Means "to know the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žinoti meaning "to know" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Žintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žintautas.

Ziöeśja f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia.

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.

Zippora f Dutch, German, Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Dutch, German, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Italian form of Zipporah.

Ziromina f Sardinian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ziròminu.

Ziromine m Sardinian (Rare)
Nuorese variant of Zirominu.

Ziròminu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Žitomir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "to live in peace", derived from Proto-Slavic žiti "to live" combined with Slavic mir "peace". In other words, this name is more or less the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Życiomierz.

Živomir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective živ "alive, live, living", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "live, alive". Also compare the Serbo-Croatian noun život "life, living, lifetime"... [more]

Živorad m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements živŭ meaning "alive, living" and radŭ meaning "happy, willing".

Živul m Vlach
Means "life" in Vlach.

Ziya-ud-din m Arabic
Composed of the name Ziya and the Arabic word din "religion, faith".

Ziyauddin m Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Arabic alternate transcription of Ziya al-Din as well as the Indian form.

Ziyaudin m Chechen
Chechen form of Ziyauddin.

Zlatana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zlatena f Bulgarian
Variant of Zlatina.

Zlatimir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Zlatomir.

Zlatimira f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatimir.

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.

Zohid m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Zahid.

Zohir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of both Zaahir 1 and Zaahir 2 via their variant transcription Zahir.

Zoides m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ζωή (zoe) meaning "life" (see Zoe) combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Zollie m English (Modern)
Variant of Sollie.

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.

Zophiel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature
Apparently either means "watchman of God" or "rock of God" in Hebrew. It could also be a variant of Jophiel, since the angel Jophiel is also regularly called Zophiel in various sources... [more]

Zorislav m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

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

Zoro m Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Armenian short form of Zohrab and Zorayr as well as a rare Georgian short form of Anzor.

Zoroslav m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zorislav.

Zorya f Slavic Mythology, Soviet, Russian
The name given to the goddess (sometimes two or three) of the dawn or the morning and evening stars. The most common depiction was that of a warrior woman. Also compare the related names Zarya, Zvezda and Danica.... [more]

Zorz m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Georges.

Zorzeta f Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Georgette.

Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

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

Zosima m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zosimas. Also see Zosim, which is the Russian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).... [more]

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.

Zosime m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare)
Georgian and French form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zósimo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Zosimos via Zosimus.... [more]

Zosimo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Zosimos via Zosimus.

Žostautas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Means "to speak to the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žosti meaning "to speak, to talk" as well as "to say, to tell" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Žostautė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Žostautas.

Zotik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zotikos (see Zoticus).

Zotique m French
French form of Zotikos via Zoticus. A known bearer of this name was Zotique Racicot (1845-1915), a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.

Zozym m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zuko m Georgian (Rare)
Contraction of Zuriko, which is a diminutive of Zurab.

Zulhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Uyghur
Basically 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".

Zulhumor f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Zulhumar.

Zully f Spanish (Latin American)
In the case of the Argentine actress Zully Moreno (1920-1999), it was a diminutive of Zulema.

Zura m Georgian
Short form of Zurab.

Zuri m Georgian
Short form of Zurab and its diminutives Zurikela and Zuriko.

Zuriël m Dutch
Dutch form of Zuriel.

Zurikela m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zuriko, which in turn is a diminutive of Zurab. In other words: this name is a double diminutive of Zurab.... [more]

Zuriko m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zurab. In Georgian literature, Zuriko is the name of the central character of the book Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I (1960) written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984)... [more]

Zuro m Georgian
Short form of Zurab.

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]

Zuster f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the (slightly antiquated) Dutch noun zuster meaning "sister", which makes this name the modern form of the medieval name Suster.... [more]

Zvezdan m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zvezdomir m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zvezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Slovak hviezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]

Zvezdomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdomir.

Zviadiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zviad.

Zvinimir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Svinimir.

Zvjezdan m Croatian
Masculine form of Zvjezdana.

Zvonomir m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zvonimir.

Zweitse m West Frisian
Variant of Sweitse.

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.

Zybert m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Siegbert.

Życiesław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian živjeti and Czech žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [more]

Życiomierz m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian živjeti and Czech žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [more]

Žydrūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žydrūnas.

Zygfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Siegfried.

Žygimantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun žygis meaning "march" as well as "hike, trip", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb žygiuoti meaning "to march, to parade" as well as "to hike"... [more]

Žygimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žygimantas.

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

Zymprian m Medieval German
Late medieval German form of Symphorian, possibly via its rare variant spelling Zymphorian.... [more]

Zyndram m Medieval Polish

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]

Żytomir m Polish
Polish form of Žitomir.

Żywimir m Polish
Variant of Żywomir.

Żywisław m Polish
Variant of Żywosław.

Żywomił m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "alive". The second element of this name is derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear".

Żywomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "alive". The second element of this name is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

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