Feminine Submitted Names

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 (zé) 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"

Zelante f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)

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

Zéléanne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zéléa.

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

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").

Zelena f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zelene f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Selene.

Zeleste f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Celeste.

Zelfa f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zilpah.

Zelfie f Albanian
Variant of Zelfije.

Zelfije f Albanian

Zelfira f Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Zölfirä.

Zeli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Celi.

Zélia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Zelia.

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.

Zélianne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zélia.

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.

Zelice f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zelica.

Zélienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zélianne.

Zéliette f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Zélie and Zélienne.

Zeliha f Turkish

Zelikha f Chechen, Crimean Tatar
Chechen and Crimean Tatar form of Zulaykha.

Zelima f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Selima.

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.

Želimirka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
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.

Zelita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Celita.

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.

Zelli m & f English

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

Zelly f English

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.

Zelmire f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Zelmira.

Zelmyra f African American (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zelmira or a contraction of Zelma and Elmyra.

Zelnora f English (Rare)

Zelopa f English (Rare)

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.

Zelta f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold".

Zeltia f Galician

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 Zé and Mi.

Zemina f Bosnian, Slovak, Slovene
Variant of Žemyna.

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]

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

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

Zemma f American (South)

Zemrie f Albanian
Variant of Zemrije.

Zemrije f Albanian
Albanian form of Zümriye via the variant Zemriye.

Žemuogė f Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian word for "strawberry."

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

Žemynėlė f Lithuanian
Elaborated form of Žemyna.

Zen m & f English
This name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of Zenon.... [more]

Żena f Polish
Diminutive form of Bożena.

Zena f German (Swiss, Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Zeno and Zénó.

Zena f Czech (Rare)
Short form of Zenaida.

Zenab f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) as well as an Urdu form.

Zenadia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Zenaida.

Zenah f Arabic
Means 'decoration'

Zenaide f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Zenaida.

Zénaïs f French
French form of Zenais.

Zenani f South African

Zenara f Brazilian (Rare)

Zenda f English

Zene f Greek

Zené f French
Meaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.

Zenė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant form of Zena.

Zeneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)

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

Zeneida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zenaida.

Zeneide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zenaide.

Zenell f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Zenfira f Azerbaijani
Variant of Zemfira.

Zengfang f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".

Zengfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".

Zenghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Zengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Zenglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Zengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Zengling f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zengő f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)

Zengsu f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk".

Zengwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Zengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Zengxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Zengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Zeni f American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Zen or Zenia, a diminutive of Zenaida or Zenobia, or based on the Greek Xeni or Xenia... [more]

Zeni f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Zenaide.

Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.

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

Zenia f Italian (Swiss, Archaic)
Variant of Zena.

Zeniah f English
Variant of Xenia.

Zeniba f Popular Culture
From Japanese 銭 (zeni) meaning "money", and 婆 (ba) "old woman, grandmother". This is the name of a witch in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film 'Spirited Away' (2001).

Zenie f Albanian
Variant of Zenije.

Ženija f Latvian
Truncated form of Eiženija.

Zenije f Albanian (Rare)

Zenilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Combination of Zé and Nilda or else a variant of Zeneide.

Zénildée f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zénilda.

Zenina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zénó.

Zening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zenir f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zenita f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zenite f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zenita.

Zenith f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Asenath and Aseneth.

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]

Zeniya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xenia

Zeniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xenia

Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.

Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]

Zénka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenona.

Zenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ценка (see Tsenka).

Zenko f Japanese
From Japanese 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 然 (zen), a suffix after nouns to express likeness combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Zenmi f & m Japanese
Another unisex name? Look at the details for more information.... [more]

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

Zenna f Hungarian
Variant of Zena.

Zennash f Amharic
Means "your fame" in Amharic.

Zenni f Muslim, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Zenni is a Muslim Girl Name. Zenni name meaning is Imagen. It has multiple Islamic meaning.

Zennia f Italian
Italian form of Xenia.

Zennie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Zen.

Zennor m & f Cornish (Rare)
Name of a Cornish village derived from the local saint, St Senara. In current use.

Zenóbia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Zenobia.

Zénobie f French (Archaic)
French form of Zenobia.

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

Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.

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.

Zenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zenodoros.

Zenoida f Obscure

Zenolia f African American

Zenona f Polish, Kashubian, Latvian, Spanish (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Zenon.

Zenonytė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Zenona.

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).

Zenouska f Obscure
Invented by Paul Mowatt and Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, for their daughter born 1990, allegedly inspired by the American novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974; see also Zen) and Eno, the surname of English musician Brian Eno (1948-)... [more]

Zenovia f Romanian
Romanian variant of Zenobia.

Zenoviya f Ukrainian
Variant of Zinoviya.

Zenta f Latvian, Hungarian
Latvian and Hungarian adoption of German Senta.

Zentyatze f Mexican

Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.

Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.

Zenzele f Xhosa
Means "she will do for herself" in Xhosa.

Zenzile f & m Xhosa, Swazi
From Xhosa uzenzile meaning "you brought this on yourself". This was the first name of the South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), full name Zenzile Miriam Makeba... [more]

Zéolide f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
Likely an 18th and 19th-century elaboration of the (very) rare feminine name Zéolie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -ide.

Zéolie f French (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly related to Zoila or an erroneous form of Zoélie.

Zepha f English (Rare)

Zephalinda f English, Literature
A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).

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.

Zépheline f French (Acadian)
Likely a variant of Zéphyrine.

Zéphine f French, Literature
Short form of Joséphine. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).

Zephira f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Zephyra.

Zéphirine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyrine.

Zephne f Afrikaans

Zéphora f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Séphora.

Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.

Zephra f English

Zephria f American (South, ?)

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

Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.

Zephyranthe f Obscure
From Zephyranthes, the name of a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family, derived from the name of the Greek god Zephyros and Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".

Zephyria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεφύριος (zephyrios) "of the West". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

Zéphyrianne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zéphyrienne.

Zéphyrienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zéphyrine.

Zephyrina f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Zephyr.

Zephyrine f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.

Zepiur f Armenian
Possibly an Armenian form of Zephyr.

Zepla f Romansh
Romansh form of Sibilla.

Zeplyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin.

Zeppelina f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zeppeline f English
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zepplyn f & m English
Variant of Zeppelin.

Zepreta f Romani (Archaic)

Zeptah f Mormon (Rare)
An alternate name for Egyptus.

Zepur f Armenian

Zepyur f Armenian
Armenian form of Zephyr.

Zeqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" and 清 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zera f Russian

Zerabel f English (Rare)

Zeralda f Literature
The main protagonist in the children's book 'Zeralda's Ogre' by Tomi Unger.

Žeraldina f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Zeraphine f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Séraphine.

Zêrav f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and av meaning "water".

Zerbinette f Theatre
Feminine name possibly invented by Molière for his play Les Fourberies de Scapin.

Zêrda f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold".

Zerda f Turkish
Derives for the tree name 'Zerdali'

Zere f Kazakh
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Zerê f Kurdish
Means "grain" in Kurdish.

Zerelda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married... [more]

Zerelia f Obscure

Zerelle f English (Archaic), Irish
Unknown origin, possibly a variant of a last name.

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

Zerena f English (American)
Variant of Serena

Zerene f Jewish

Zerenity f African American (Rare)
Variant of Serenity

Zeres f Basque
Basque form of Ceres.

Zêrgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and gula meaning "rose".

Zerî f Kurdish
Means "blonde" in Kurdish.

Zerida f Arabic (Rare, ?)

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

Zérilienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zérila.

Zêrîn m & f Kurdish
Means "golden" in Kurdish.

Zerin m & f Japanese

Zerla f Yiddish
Variant of Zaerle.

Zerle f Yiddish
a Judeo-German spelling of Zirel

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.

Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]

Zerlinda f Indonesian (Modern, Rare)

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Žermēna f Latvian (Rare)

Zermena f Latvian

Zernişan f Turkish
Means "ornament, ornamental" in Turkish.

Zerny f & m Swedish
Unexplained.

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]

Zerone f Japanese
From Japanese 零 (zero) meaning "zero" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Zerren m & f Turkish
Means "golden" in Turkish.

Zerrin f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish zerrin "golden, gold-plated, made of gold" and, by extension, also "jonquil; daffodil; Poet's Daffodil, Narcissus poeticus".

Zerua f Basque
Modern coinage derived from Basque zeru "sky; heavens; heaven".

Zeruja f German (Rare)
German form of the Biblical name Zeruiah

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

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

Zerya f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Derya.

Zerynthia f English (Rare)

Zerynthia f Greek Mythology, Thracian Mythology
Epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate which meant "of Zerynthos", Zerynthos being an ancient Greek town in Thrace famous for a cave or grotto dedicated to Hecate.

Zëss f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Luxembourgish vernacular form of Cecilia.

Zëssil f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Cecilia.

Zesuina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gesuina.

Zeta f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia. Also compare Zorzeta.

Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.

Zethu f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "ours" or "belongs to us" in both Xhosa and Zulu within the Nguni language group. Notable South African name bearers include actor Zethu Dlomo and orchestral musician Zethu Mashika.

Zetian f & m Chinese, History
Means "to the day" in Mandarin Chinese. This is the posthumous name of Wu Zhao, the sole female ruler of the Chinese Empire.

Zetilla f African American (Rare, Archaic)

Zèto f Provençal
Short form of Jourgeto.

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

Zetta f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Zeta.

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zetta f Hungarian
Variant of Zita 2.

Zette f Danish (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -zette, such as Suzette or Lizette.

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

Zeudi f Tigrinya
Means "crown" in Tigrinya. It is the name of the famous 1970 Eritrean-Italian actress Zeudi Araya (1951-).

Zeuna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Zeuxippe f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zeuxippos. This was the name of several Greek mythological figures.

Zeuxithea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock" and θεά (thea) "goddess".

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.

Zeva f English (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziva or Zeeva.

Zevar f Uzbek
Derived from zevar, the name of a decoration sewn in colourful silk thread on traditional Uzbek footwear called mahsi.

Zévérine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sévérine.

Zevksippa f Russian
Russian form of Zeuxippe.

Zevkso f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Zeuxo.

Zevobia f American (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Zewditu f Eastern African, Amharic
Zewditu is an Amharic word meaning "the Crown". Although it was sometimes erroneously Anglicized as Judith, it's not a cognate.... [more]

Zeybə f Azerbaijani
Possibly an Azerbaijani form of Ziba 1.

Zeyneb f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب‎‎ (see Zaynab).

Zeyni f Ottoman Turkish
Possibly from Arabic zayn which means "beauty".