Feminine Submitted Names

Zulaiha f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Zulaykha.

Zulaika f Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Form of Zulaykha used in several languages.

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

Zulaikhah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zulaykha.

Zülal f Turkish

Zulal f Armenian
Means "clear, limpid" in Armenian.

Zulay f Chechen
Either a diminutive of Zulaykha or Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Zulay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Probably a shortened form of Zuleika.

Zulayho f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Zuleikha.

Zulayka f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zulaykhat f Dagestani
Lak form of Zuleika.

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

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

Zuleide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely a variant of Zuleica.

Zuleikha f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zulaykha.

Zuleing f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.

Zuleiva f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

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.

Zulena f Literature (Rare)
Name of an African American character in Nella Larsen's 1929 novel Passing.

Zuleyho f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Zulaykha.

Zuleyka f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Spanish form of Zuleika.

Zuleykha f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulaykha.

Zuleykha f Tatar
A form of Zulekha. Used in the novel "Zuleykha opens her eyes" by Guzel Yakhina.

Zuleykhan f Chechen
Variant of Zulaykha.

Zuleyma f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Zulema.

Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "closeness, nearness, proximity" in Arabic, also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zulfah f Indonesian
Solely feminine variant of Zulfa.

Zulfija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zulfiya.

Zulfiya f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "lock (of hair), curl, tress".

Zülfiye f Turkish
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "curl, tress", a cognate of Zulfiya and Zolfia.

Zülfiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiya.

Zulhijja f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from the name of the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, the month of Hajj.

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.

Zuli f American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Zulyanis.

Zùlia f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Giulia.

Zulia f Spanish (Latin American)
One of the 23 states of Venezuela. Zulia can also be used as a variant to the name Julia.

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

Zulifiya f Uzbek
Variant of Zulfiya.

Zulihat f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly a Karachay-Balkar form of Zuleikha.

Zulikha f Urdu
Urdu form of Zuleika.

Zulikhan f Chechen
Chechen form of Zulaykha.

Zulikhizhat f Dagestani

Zulima f Galician
Variant of Zulema.

Zulima f Circassian
Feminine form of Sulim.

Zuliy f Karachay-Balkar
Diminutive form of Zulihat.

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

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

Zulma f Spanish

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

Zulmira f Portuguese

Zulu f & m English (Rare)

Zulu m & f African

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

Zuly f Spanish (Caribbean)
The name Zuly is a Puerto-Rican name from my friend. Also a variant of the name Julie with a french accent!

Zulya f Uzbek, Tajik, Russian

Zulyani f Indonesian (Rare)

Zulyanis f & m Spanish (Caribbean)
Puerto Rican variation of Zulyani.

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.

Zumaridi f Swahili
Means "emerald" in Swahili.

Zumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zumi m & f English

Zumira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zulmira.

Zumrad f Uzbek
Means "emerald" in Uzbek.

Zumret f Uyghur
Means "emerald" in Uyghur.

Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.

Zumrud f Dargin, Azerbaijani
From Arabic زُمُرُّد (zumurrud) meaning "emerald", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Zümrüd.

Zümrüt f Turkish
Variant of Zümra directly from the Turkish word zümrüt meaning "emerald".

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

Zumruta f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zumrut.

Zumurat f Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic زُمُرُّد‎ (zumurrud) meaning "emerald".

Zumurrud f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Derived from Arabic zumurrud, ultimately from Persian zumrud, "emerald".

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

Zuna f Lingala
Means "to be sweet" in Bangi, the main lexical source of Lingala.

Zunaira f Urdu, Punjabi
Feminine form of Zunair.

Zunairah f Urdu, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Urdu alternate transcription of Zunaira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zune f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇွန် (see Zun).

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

Zuni f Kashmiri
Variation of the word 'Zoon' which means moon in Kashmiri

Zunilda f Spanish

Zuniya f Russian

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

Zuohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Zuolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Zuoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zuoqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Zuoqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".

Zura f Chechen
Either from Persian زور (zur) meaning "force, strength, power" or a form of the Arabic name Zahra.

Zura f Greek
Variant of Zora.

Zuraida f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Zoraida.

Zuraidah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zoraida.

Zurainy f Arabic (Arabized, Rare)

Zuresha f American (Modern, Rare)

Zurgan m & f Kalmyk
Means "six" in Kalmyk, traditionally referring to a family's sixth-born child.

Zuri f Mexican

Zuria f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country... [more]

Zuria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Zuri.

Zuria f Malay

Zuriana f Malaysian

Zurie f English
Alternate spelling of Zuri

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

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

Zurina f Malay
Variant of Zarina.

Zurinah f Malay
Variant of Zurina.

Zurisadai m & f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Zurishaddai. In Latin America it is unisex, though predominantly feminine.

Zurixe f Medieval Basque
Variant of Zuria.

Zurya f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuria.

Zusana f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Susanna.

Zusel f Jewish
Is used mostly in Cuba.

Zusia f Polish
A variant of Zuzia

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]

Zùstina f Sardinian
Variant of Giustina.

Zutoia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.

Zuunnast f & m Mongolian
Means "aloe, century plant" in Mongolian.

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

Zuva f Shona
Means "day; daylight; sun; sunlight" in Shona.

Zuvarashe f & m Shona
Means the "lord's sun"

Zuvin f Korean
Alternate romanization of Korean hangul "주빈" (Ju-bin/Joobin)

Zuwa m & f Shona
Meaning “sun”, it is also synonymous with Zuva.

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

Zuyuk f Nivkh

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Zůza f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzaan f & m Mongolian
Means "thick, dense" in Mongolian.

Zuzah f Hebrew
Variant of Zuza.

Żużanna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Zuzanna.

Zuzča f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuze f Latvian

Zuzel f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Zuzélia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Zuzene f Basque
Derived from Basque zuzen "just; fair; righteous", this name is considered the Basque equivalent to French Justine and Spanish Justa.

Zuzetta f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.

Zuzette f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zuzička f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Zuzana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zużka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

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

Zuzy f Various (Rare)

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

Zvart f Armenian (Rare)

Zveha f & m Hindi
Meaning Unknown.

Zvenislava f Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian

Zvezda f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvezdelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdelin.

Zvezdomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdomir.

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

Zvido m & f Shona
It means "desires".

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvikomborero f Shona
Means "blessings" in Shona.

Zvipo m & f Shona
Meaning "gifts".

Zviya f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zvi.

Zviyo m & f Shona
It is the plural of Chiyo. It means "grains". This is a name that symbolizes the smallness of grains which when planted and in their own season and time, grow and are harvested for multitudes and nations... [more]

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Žvoruna f Baltic Mythology
This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of the hunt and the forest as well as the protector of wild animals who was first recorded in Russian chronicles of the 13th century. ... [more]

Zvose m & f Shona
Meaning "the all; everything".

Zwane f Medieval Flemish
Derived from the Germanic element swan "swan".

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

Zweta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цвета (see Tsveta).

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

Zwnisława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Zwnisław.

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

Zyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zy (found in names such as Zion, Zyaire and Xylon), ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

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".

Zybele f German
Germanised form of Cybele.

Žydrūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žydrūnas.

Zyelle f Obscure
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element zy (cf. Zyaire, Zyana) and Elle.

Zygfryda f Polish
Feminine form of Zygfryd.

Žygimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žygimantas.

Žyginta f Lithuanian

Zyglinda f Polish
Polish form of Sieglinde.

Zygmunta f Polish
Feminine form of Zygmunt.

Zygolena f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Segolena.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Zykaria f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zykeria.

Zykera f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeira or Zykeria.

Zykeria f African American

Zykeriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykeriya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

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

Zykiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Xyla, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements zy and la.

Zylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

Zylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular sounds zy and lee, probably influenced by names such as Kylie and Riley... [more]

Zyleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zyleigh f English (American)

Zyley f English (American)

Zylfie f Albanian
Variant of Zylfije.

Zylfije f Albanian
Albanian form of Zülfiye.

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

Zylie f English (American)

Zylikha f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Zuleika.

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.

Zylpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah; also see Zilpha.

Zylvia f Obscure
Variant of Sylvia.

Zymbyle f Albanian

Zymeria f Medieval German
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Zymira f English
Most likely a variant of Zamira.

Zympoul f Greek
Cappadocian dialect form of Zoumpoulia.

Zyn f & m Obscure (Rare)

Zyna f English (Rare)

Zynka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Józefina.

Zynthia f German, American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Cynthia.... [more]

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

Zyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zyonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyana.

Zypheera f & m Obscure

Zyppor f Judeo-French
Variant of Zipora.

Zypriana f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyprian.

Zypriane f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyprian.

Zyra f Filipino

Żyrborka f Polish
Derived from żyr, an obsolete word meaning "prey", and the Slavic name element bor meaning "fight".

Zyrenia f German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyrenius.

Zyria f English (Rare)

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

Zyriaka f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyriak.

Zyrianna f English (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Zyria.

Zyrina f English (American)
This can be a variant of Cyrine or transferred from the (originally Russian) surname Zyrina (feminine form of Zyrin).

Zyrine f Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrine.

Żyrosława f Polish
Feminine form of Żyrosław.

Zysia f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Zysla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Zisel.

Zytania f Various (Rare)
Variant of Zitania.

Zytka f Polish
Diminutive of Zyta.

Zyva f English
Variaton of Ziva.

Żywia f Polish
Modern Polish form of Živa.

Żywie f Slavic Mythology
Polish cognate of Živa.

Żywila f Polish, Literature
Coined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. 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; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [more]

Żywisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Żywisław.

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).

Zzeo-young f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Sseoyoung. (See Ssoyoung)

Zzo-young f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Ssoyoung. (See Ssoyoung)