Feminine Submitted Names

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Zarna f Indian
A small stream of sweet water
Zarnāz f Balochi
Derived from zar(r) meaning "gold" and nāz meaning "coquetry".
Zərnigar f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نگار (negâr) meaning "beloved".
Zərnişan f Azerbaijani
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نشان (neshan) meaning "sign, mark".
Zarnish f Persian
Means "flower" in Persian.
Zarnishon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold" and shon meaning "honour, glory".
Zaro f Armenian
Diminutive of Zaruhi. This name is sometimes used in its own right.
Zarona f Dogri
Means "lake of water" in Dogri.
Zarouhi f Armenian
Variant transliteration of Զարուհի (see Zaruhi).
Zarouhie f Armenian (Gallicized)
French transliteration of Զարուհի (see Zaruhi).
Zarqaa f Arabic
Means "blue (eyed)" in Arabic.
Zarrātūnn f Balochi
Derived from za(r) meaning "gold" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Zarrin f Persian, Muslim
Feminine form of Zaran.
Zarrina f Tajik
Tajik form of Zarina.
Zarsa f Persian
Means "like gold" in Persian.
Zarsanga f Pashto
Means "golden branch", derived from Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" combined with څانګه (śangah) meaning "branch".
Zarsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Zartaj f & m Pashto
Means "golden crown" from Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" and تاج (taj) meaning "crown".
Zaruhi f Armenian
Derived from Persian زر ‎(zar) "gold" combined with the Armenian feminine suffix ուհի ‎(uhi).
Zarukk f Balochi
Derived from zar meaning "gold".
Zaruyoshi f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese ざる (zaru) "not" combined with 善 (yoshi) "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".
Zarvard f Armenian
Variant transcription of Zarvart.
Zarya f Kazakh (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Zarya f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun заря (zarya) meaning "dawn, daybreak". Also compare the related name Zorya.... [more]
Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.
Zašḫapuna f Near Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Hattic element puna ("child"). Name borne by a Hattian goddess, who was the patron deity of the city of Kaštama.
Zasu f Obscure
Combination of the last syllable of the name Eliza and the first syllable of the name Susan. Notable bearer of the name is an American actress ZaSu Pitts (1894-1963).
Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Zatanna f Popular Culture
A notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.
Zathapy f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sꜣt-ḥpw meaning "daughter of Apis", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the deity Apis, the sacred bull. This was the second name of Senebtisi.
Zatipy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Ipy", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the goddess Ipy. Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.
Zaure f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Zahra or Zuhra 2.
Zauresh f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Zahra or Zuhra 2.
Zava m & f Malagasy
Means "clearness" in Malagasy.
Zavièra f Occitan
Variant form of Xavièra.
Žavinta f Lithuanian
The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word žavinti (admired).
Zawditu f Amharic
Means "the crown" in Amharic.
Zawe f Eastern African
Short form or diminutive of Zawedde.
Zawedde f Eastern African
Means "princess" in a language spoken in Uganda.
Zawgha f Berber
Possibly from azewwagh meaning "red".
Zawiah f Malay
Probably of Arabic origin.
Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]
Zayaa f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Zaya.
Zayaan f & m South African (Rare), Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcript of Zayyan.
Zayaat m & f Mongolian
Means "predestined" or "lucky, fortunate" in Mongolian. Compare Zaya.
Zayan m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayyan.
Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".
Zayda f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaida.
Zaydat f Chechen, Ingush, Karachay-Balkar
Chechen, Ingush, and Balkar form of Zaida.
Zaykyoona f Tatar
From the Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
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]
Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.
Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.
Zayleigh f Obscure
Variant of Zaylee.
Zaylia f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning "solemn", "argent", "zealous", and several more.
Zayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, a combination of Zaylee and Ana. Zayliana was given to 11 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Zaylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee. It could also be understood as an anglicized form of Zélie.
Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.
Zäynäb f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zaynab.
Zaynah f Arabic
Variant of Zayna.
Zäynäp f Tatar
Tatar form of Zainab.
Zaynap f Chechen
Chechen form of Zaynab.
Zayneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Zaynab.
Zayra f Spanish
Variant of Zaira.
Zaytuna f Bashkir, Tatar
Derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Zayyan m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).
Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]
Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.
Zazi f Eastern African
Means "fertile" or "fruitful" in Swahili.
Zazie f French
French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).
Zazou f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]
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]
Żbiétka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Elżbiéta via Elżbiétka.
Zbigniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Zbigniew.
Zbincza f Medieval Czech
Feminine form of Zbygniew.
Zbyhněva f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Zbyhněv.
Zbynia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Zbysia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Zbysława f Polish
Feminine form of Zbysław.
Zbyszka f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Ždana f Czech (Archaic)
Allegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".
Zdenička f Czech
Diminutive of Zdeňka.
Zděnka f Czech
Variant of Zdeňka.
Zdenka f Medieval Czech, Hungarian
Medieval Czech diminutive of Zdeslava. It is also occasionally considered a diminutive of Sidonia.
Zdinka f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.
Zdisinka f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.
Zdiška f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.
Zdzicha f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.
Zdzisia f Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisława.
Zdziśka f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.
Zdzysława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zdzisława.
Ze m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese transcription of 日 (see Ri).
Ze m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 泽 () meaning "pool; moist; lustre; grace".... [more]
Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]
Zealandia f Obscure
From the name of the personification of New Zealand as a female. She appeared on postage stamps, posters, cartoons, war memorials, and New Zealand government publications most commonly during the first half of the 20th century... [more]
Zebedea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebedeo.
Zebina f Danish (Rare)
Either a variant of Sebina or a feminine form of Zebulon.
Zebo f Tajik, Uzbek
Means "beautiful, pretty, lovely" in Tajik and Uzbek, ultimately from Persian زیبا (ziba).
Zebochehra f Uzbek
From Uzbek zebo meaning "lovely" and chehra meaning "face, look".
Zebous f Ancient Greek
Etymology uncertain, although the second name element may come from βοῦς (bous) meaning "cattle".
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]
Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.
Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), History
Means "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.
Zećira f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zećir.... [more]
Zedarri f Basque
Basque form of Pilar.
Zedeketelbad f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Sedeqetelebab. In that case, it would have the same meaning, that being "righteousness of heart".
Zédélia f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Sedelia or Cedalie used in Québéc.
Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.
Zee m & f English (American)
Short form of names beginning with Z.
Zeeana f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zouina.
Zeel f Indian
Name means waterfall
Zeely f Literature, African American
Titular character of the 1967 children's novel 'Zeely,' by Virginia Hamilton.
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]
Zeenah f Russian, English
Alternative transcription of Zina
Zeest f Persian (Rare), Urdu (Rare)
Means “life” in Persian.
Zeetha f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It appears in the webcomic 'Girl Genius' as the travelling companion and kolee-dok-zumil of main character Agatha Heterodyne.
Zeeva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Ze'ev.
Zefa f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jozefa and Josepha.
Zeferina f Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Zephyrine.
Zeffira f Italian
Feminine form of Zeffiro.
Zéfi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Jozefa.
Zefirina f Italian (Rare), Gascon, Provençal
Italian, Gascon and Provençal form of Zéphyrine.
Zefirino f Provençal
Provençal form of Zéphyrine.
Zefiryna f Polish
Feminine form of Zefiryn.
Zefka f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Józefa.
Zefla f Silesian
Diminutive of Józefa.
Zeğiga f Kabyle
Possibly means "flower" in Kabyle.
Zehak f Arabic
Means "laughter" in Arabic.
Zehara f Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew.
Zehari f Hebrew
"to shine, brightness"
Zehava f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Zahava.
Zehavah f Hebrew
"golden"
Zehavi f Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew/Jewish equivalent for the English name “Goldie.”
Zehniya f Uzbek
Variant of Zihniyyah.
Zeia f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Upper German short form of Luzei and Surselvan Romansh variant of Zia.
Zeiane f Basque
Feminine form of Zeian.
Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).
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).
Zeïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zayna
Zeïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zeineb influenced by French orthography.
Zeineb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.
Zeïnebou f Western African
Variant of Zeinebou based on French orthography.
Zeinebou f Western African
Western African elaboration of Zaynab (chiefly Mauritanian).
Zeinep f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Zaynab.
Zeita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name recorded in the 12th century.
Zeitlose f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name of a plant (Colchicum, historically also Crocus).... [more]
Zeituni f Eastern African
This name coincides with Swahili zeituni meaning "olive", a derivative of Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn). This was borne by Zeituni Onyango (1952-2014), a Kenyan-born half-aunt of former American president Barack Obama.
Zejda f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zaida.
Zejian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 澤 or 泽 () meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm"... [more]
Zejna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaina.
Zejneba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.
Zejnep f Kosovar
Kosovar form of Zaynab.
Zekhel f Mordvin
Means "quiet, calm, peaceful" in Erzya.
Zekie f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar feminine form of Zaki.
Zekija f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zekiye.
Zekije f Albanian
Albanian form of Zakiya.
Zekra f Arabic
Meaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.
Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.
Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)
Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.
Zelai f Basque
From Basque zelai meaning "field, meadow".
Zelal f Kurdish
Means "clear, limpid" in Kurdish.
Zelalem m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"
Zélatrice f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Zéla and Béatrice.
Zeldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zelda 1.
Zele f Greek
Variant transcription of Ζήλη (see Zili).
Zéléa f French (Belgian, Rare)
Maybe come from "zélée" the french world who mean zealous. Comes from Azélie
Zelemina f Theatre, Literature
Meaning uncertain. Zelemina is the Queen of the Moors in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio").
Zelfa f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zilpah.
Zelfie f Albanian
Variant of Zelfije.
Zelfira f Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Zölfirä.
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.
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.
Zelikha f Chechen, Crimean Tatar
Chechen and Crimean Tatar form of Zulaykha.
Zelimat f Chechen
Possibly a form of Zalima or Zulima.
Zelime f Louisiana Creole
French form of Zelima.
Želimira f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Želimir.
Zelina f Greek
Diminutive of Zinovia.
Zelina f Hungarian
Variant of Celina.
Zelinda f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Folklore
Supposedly an Italian form of Selinde, itself a German variant of Sieglinde, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name... [more]
Zeline f Gallo
Gallo form of Azeline.
Zeline f Hungarian
Short form of Celesztina as well as a quasi-borrowing of Céline.
Zelipa f Aragonese
Variant of Celipa.
Želisava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želisav.
Żelisława f Polish
Feminine form of Żelisław.
Žēlīte f Latvian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latvian žēlīgs "merciful".
Zelixa f Zaza, Gurani, Kurdish
Zaza form of Zuleika.
Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.
Zeliye f Walloon
Walloon form of Zélie.
Željana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Željan.
Zelka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela via Gizelka.
Zelle f English
Short form of Giselle and other names ending in the same syllable.
Zellie f English
Possible diminutive of names beginning with Zel- such as Zelda 2, Zelma, and Zelpha.
Zélma f Kashubian
Short form of Anzélma.
Zelma f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Anzelma and Szalóme, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
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.
Zelozelos f & m Algonquian
From the Unami word chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.
Zelta f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold".
Zeltīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold" (compare Zelta). Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija used this name for her play Zeltīte (1901).
Zeltsa f Basque
Basque form of Celsa.
Zeltza f Basque (Rare)
Basque feminine form of the Ancient Roman masculine name Celsus.
Zelva f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.
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".
Zemelo f Near Eastern Mythology
The name of a Thraco-Phrygian earth goddess, probably derived from the same root as Russian zemlya "earth, soil" (also carries the sense of "the Otherworld"). This might be the origin of Semele.
Zemen f Arabic
Arabic orgin. Meaning time or era.
Zemi f Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Maria, formed by combining and Mi.
Zemira m & f Biblical, Yiddish, English
Feminine form of Zimri.
Zemirah f Hebrew
Variant of Zemira.
Zémire f Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Zemira.... [more]
Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.