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Zorah f TheatreMeaning uncertain; used very occasionally in Britain in the 20th century, probably because of the character by this name in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera
Ruddigore, first performed in 1887; Zorah is the professional bridesmaid... [
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Zorigma f BuryatFrom the Buryat
зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, willpower" and the Mongolian feminine suffix
-маа (-maa). Zorkumush f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zor meaning "plea, strong wish, desire" and
kumush meaning "silver".
Zororo f & m ShonaRest. "May be speaking of a time of rest or peacefulness experienced by family around time of child's birth".
Zosma f AstronomyThe alternate name of Delta Leonis, one of the stars in the constellation Leo. Zosma means "girdle" in Ancient Greek, referring to the star's location in its constellation, on the hip of the lion.
Zoumpoulia f GreekDerived from Turkish
zümbül or
sümbül meaning "hyacinth".
Zovanush f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
զով (zov) meaning "cool, fresh" and
անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".
Zoza f LiteratureMeans "mud" or "slime" in Neapolitan. This is the name of the fictional narrator of the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile.
Zozibini f XhosaXhosa name, said to mean "received with both hands". (In this culture it is considered impolite or unappreciative to accept a worthy gift with one hand; to show appreciation and respect to the giver, you use both hands to accept a gift.)
Zozo f GreekDiminutive of
Zoi. Known bearers of this name include Greek actresses Zoi 'Zozo' Dalmas (1905-1988) and Zoi 'Zozo' Sapountzaki (1933-).
Zu f & m KhmerFrom Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "pearl".
Zuberoa f BasqueFrom the name of a Basque province, also called Xiberoa
Žubora f SerbianFrom Serbian
жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".
Zuhaitza f Basque (Modern)Feminine name derived from Basque
zuhaitz "tree", ultimately from Old Basque
zur "wood" and
(h)aritz "oak" (formerly a generic term for "tree").
Zuhur f ArabicMeans "flowers" in Arabic, a plural form of زهْرة
(zahra). Known bearers of this name include Zuhur Dixon (1933-2021), an Iraqi poet, and Zuhur Wanasi (1936-), an Algerian author and politician known for her powerful short stories and for her role as one of the first women in Algerian government.
Zujenia f Romani (Caló)Caló form of
Martha, possibly from Romani
zhulyi, "lady, woman". Alternatively, it could be derived from Caló
zujenia, meaning "flower".
Zul f & m MongolianMeans "light" or "torch, oil lamp" in Mongolian.
Zulay f ChechenEither a diminutive of
Zulaykha or
Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو
(ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, DhivehiMeans "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.
Zülfinigar f Ottoman TurkishFrom Persian زلف
(zolf) meaning "curl, tress" and نگار
(negār) meaning "beloved, sweetheart; painting, picture".
Zulhijja f UzbekUzbek 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), UyghurBasically 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".
Zulmat f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zulmat meaning "pitch darkness".
Zülüf f TurkishDerived from Turkish
zülüf, meaning "lovelock".
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 BasqueDerived from Basque
zuma meaning "wicker". It is also the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.
Zun f BurmeseFrom the name of a species of jasmine that produces small fragrant white flowers (scientific name Jasminum auriculatum), itself borrowed from Hindi जूही
(juhi).
Zuna f LingalaMeans "to be sweet" in Bangi, the main lexical source of Lingala.
Zunera f UrduMeans "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.
Zuni f KashmiriVariation of the word 'Zoon' which means moon in Kashmiri
Zuo m & f IjawMeans "protection" in Ijaw.
Zuohua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Zuolan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Zuoling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Zuoqin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and
琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".
Zuoqiong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and
琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Zura f ChechenEither from Persian زور
(zur) meaning "force, strength, power" or a form of the Arabic name
Zahra.
Zurgan m & f KalmykMeans "six" in Kalmyk, traditionally referring to a family's sixth-born child.
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
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Zutoia f Basque (Rare)Derived from Basque
zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish
Pilar.
Zuva f ShonaMeans "day; daylight; sun; sunlight" in Shona.
Zuzene f BasqueDerived from Basque
zuzen "just; fair; righteous", this name is considered the Basque equivalent to French
Justine and Spanish
Justa.