This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the description contains the keywords russian or diminutive.
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Yuvali f & m Hebrew (Modern)Diminutive of
Yuval or a combination of the name Yuval and the name
Li 2, then the meaning will be "my stream, my brook" in Hebrew.
Zabou f FrenchDiminutive of
Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.
Zalka f SloveneOriginally a diminutive of
Zala, used as a given name in its own right.
Zanetta f Venetian (Archaic)Venetian diminutive of
Giovanna. This was name borne by Maria Giovanna "Zanetta" Farussi (1707-1776), mother of the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
Zarya f Soviet, RussianDerived from the Russian noun заря
(zarya) meaning "dawn, daybreak". Also compare the related name
Zorya.... [
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Zazie f FrenchFrench 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).
Zeena f EnglishVariant 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... [
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Zemelo f Near Eastern MythologyThe 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.
Zenouska f ObscureInvented 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-)... [
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Zhuzhuna f GeorgianAccording 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... [
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Zizi f EnglishDiminutive of names which begin with or contain the element
-si-,
-zi- or
-ci-.
Zofka f Polish, Slovene, KashubianPolish and Slovene diminutive of
Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of
Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.
Zoitsa f GreekDiminutive of
Zoi, as -ίτσα
(-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix.
Zozo f GreekDiminutive of
Zoi. Known bearers of this name include Greek actresses Zoi 'Zozo' Dalmas (1905-1988) and Zoi 'Zozo' Sapountzaki (1933-).
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".
Žvoruna f Baltic MythologyThis 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. ... [
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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).