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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ya.
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Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.
Zanya f Chinese
Combination of Zan and Ya.
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]
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]
Zehniya f Uzbek
Variant of Zihniyyah.
Zenaya f English (Modern, Rare), English (American), African American
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an alternative spelling of Zeniah, derived from Greek name Xenia meaning "hospitality"... [more]
Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.
Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.
Zeruya f Hebrew (Rare)
Hebrew form of Zeruiah. This is borne by Israeli novelist Zeruya Shalev (1959-).
Zerya f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Derya.
Zhamilya f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Jamila.
Zhaniya f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul", ultimately from Persian.
Zhenya f & m Chinese
Combination of Zhen and Ya.
Zianya f & m Literature
It means "forever loved" or "always loved"... [more]
Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).
Ziplantawiya f Ancient Near Eastern, Hittite
Of uncertain origin, but possibly using the Luwian feminine suffix -wiya ("woman"). Name borne by a sister of the Hittite king Tudhaliya I. Her name is mentioned in a ritual to protect her brother from witchcraft that she allegedly carried out in an attempt to curse him.
Zofya f Polish (?)
Possibly a variant of Zofia.
Zolfiya f Tatar
Tatar form of Zulfiya.
Zolzaya f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian зол (zol) meaning "fortune, luck, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fate, destiny".
Zorya f Slavic Mythology, Soviet, Russian
The name given to the goddess (sometimes two or three) of the dawn or the morning and evening stars. The most common depiction was that of a warrior woman. Also compare the related names Zarya, Zvezda and Danica.... [more]
Zosya f Russian, Belarusian
Possibly a Russian and Belarusian adoption of Zosia.
Zsálya f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian zsálya "sage (the plant)".
Zubiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.
Zulfiya f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "lock (of hair), curl, tress".
Zülfiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiya.
Zulifiya f Uzbek
Variant of Zulfiya.
Zviya f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zvi.