Masculine Submitted Names

Zarik m Albanian (Rare)

Zarip m Tatar
From arabic ظريف (ẓarīf) meaning "elegant, graceful, charming".

Zarlie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Zarni m Burmese
From Burmese အာဇာနည် (azani) meaning "martyr, hero", ultimately from Sanskrit आजन्य (ajanya).

Zaroon m Urdu
Allegedly means "visitor" in Persian. This name was used for a character on the Pakistani television series Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012-2013).

Zarqora m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zar meaning "gold, wealth" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Zartab m & f Indian, Pakistani

Zartaj f & m Pashto
Means "golden crown" from Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" and تاج (taj) meaning "crown".

Zarun m Nivkh

Zarvin m Various

Zaryn f & m English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.

Zashchitnik m Obscure (Rare)
Means "defender" in Russian.

Zasily m Russian (Rare, ?)

Zasim m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.

Zau m Kachin
From a title meaning "chief, lord" in Kachin, used as an honorific for a chief's son and typically placed before the given name.

Zaurak m Astronomy
Means "the boat". This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Zaurbi m Circassian
Kabardian (East Circassian) cognate of Zaurbek.

Zaurbiy m Circassian
Adyghe (West Circassian) cognate of Zaurbek.

Zauri m Georgian
Form of Zaur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Zaurkan m Circassian
Derived from the given name Zaur combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Zava m & f Malagasy
Means "clearness" in Malagasy.

Zavair m Arabic
Bright

Zaveion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion. The name Zaveion was given to 23 boys born in the United States in 2004 according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Zaven m Armenian

Zaveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion.

Zavî m Walloon
Walloon form of Xavier.

Zavian m English
Variant of Xavian

Zavid m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
From zavist ''envy'', variant of Zavida.

Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]

Zavièr m Occitan
Variant of Xavièr.

Zavion m African American (Modern)
Invented name, blending Xavier with the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion and Tavion.

Zavior m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Zaviša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the old name Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.

Zaviyar m Pakistani

Zavqi m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zavq meaning "delight, pleasure, enthusiasm".

Zavqli m Uzbek
Means "pleasant, delightful" in Uzbek.

Zaw m Burmese
Means "preeminent, supreme" in Burmese.

Zawawi m Malay, Indonesian
From the name of 12th-century Islamic jurist and grammarian Ibn Muti al-Zawawi, whose name was derived from the Berber tribe of Zawawa.

Zawirbiy m Circassian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaurbi or Zaurbiy.

Zawissius m Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zawisza. This name was recorded several times in Brno.

Zaxarias m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζαχαρίας (see Zacharias).

Zaxon m American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Jaxon.

Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.

Zaya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zayaan f & m South African (Rare), Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcript of Zayyan.

Zayaat m & f Mongolian
Means "predestined" or "lucky, fortunate" in Mongolian. Compare Zaya.

Zayan m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayyan.

Zayar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeya).

Zaydan m Arabic
Means "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ (zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".

Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden

Zaydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zayed m Arabic
From the Arabic verb زادا (zada) which means “to increase, to grow”.

Zayion m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zayit m Hebrew
Means "Olive" in Hebrew

Zaylen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the phonetic element zay with the popular suffix len, likely inspired by names such as Kaylen, Braylen and Jaylen.

Zaylin f & m English (New Zealand)

Zaylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylen, the spelling influenced by Waylon. (Also compare Braylon and Jaylon.)

Zaylor m American (Modern, Rare)
Masculine variant of Saylor.

Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

Zayn al-Abidin m Arabic
Means "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين ('abidin) meaning "worshippers".

Zayn al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din).

Zaynn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1 or Zayn.

Zaynulla m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Zainullah.

Zaynullah m Arabic
Means "beauty of Allah" from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with الله (Allah)

Zayon m American
Zayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [more]

Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.

Zayron m Obscure
Likely an invented name.

Zayven m English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xavier or Zavier. According to the SSA, Zayven was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Zayvian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavian or Zavion.

Zayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavion.

Zayya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zayyan m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).

Zayyar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zaza m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "moving around in a cyclic way" from the Hebrew root זוז (zwz).... [more]

Zaza m Georgian
Simplified form of Zaal Zar or Zaalzar, which is a combination of Zaal with the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".... [more]

Zazel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The darker spirit (demon) of Saturn, mentioned as a spirit in such works as the Key of Solomon.

Zaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zaza.

Zazu f & m Hebrew, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Zaza (Biblical name) and a diminutive of Elisheva. It is also said to be one of the words to say "movement" in Hebrew.... [more]

Zazuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Zaza.

Zazuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zaza, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).... [more]

Zbawimił m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [more]

Zbawisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [more]

Zbignevas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Zbigniew.

Zbigņevs m Latvian
Latvian form of Zbigniew.

Zbigórz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zbigniew.

Zbijlud m Medieval Polish
Variant of Zbylut.

Zbilut m Medieval Polish
Variant of Zbylut.

Zbislav m Medieval Czech
Older form of Zbyslav.

Zbroisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zbroić (się) "to arm, to weapon" (also compare Polish zbroja "armour" and Czech zbrojit "to arm"). The second element of this name is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Zbrosław m Medieval Polish
Means "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements zbro ("to fight") and sław ("fame")

Zbych m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew. A known bearer of this name is the Polish-Australian actor Zbych Trofimiuk (b. 1979).

Zbygniew m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Zbigniew.

Zbyhněv m Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Zbigniew.

Zbylisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from the old Polish verb zbylić (also zbilić or zbelić or bylić), which can mean "to think, to ponder" as well as "to recall, to remember, to remind"... [more]

Zbylut m Polish (Archaic)

Zbynek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbynio m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyś m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyšek m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zbyhněv and Zbyslav, now used as a given name in its own right.

Zbyslav m Czech (Rare)
Czech cognate of Zbysław.

Zbysław m Polish
Means "to dispel fame", from Slavic zbyti "to dispel" and slava "glory".

Zbyśü m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyszko m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbywoj m Medieval Polish
From the elements zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".

Żdan m Polish, Slavic
Allegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".

Zďenek m Czech (Rare)
Variant of Zdeněk.

Zděnek m Czech
Variant of Zdeněk.

Zdenek m Czech
Variant of Zdeněk.

Zdeňko m Czech (Rare)
Variant of Zdenko.

Zderad m Slovak
Derived from the Slavic elements zidati "build, create" and rad "happy, willing".

Zdobymir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [more]

Zdobysław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [more]

Zdravislav m Bulgarian, Croatian
Variant of Zdravoslav.

Zdravomir m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zdráve or Serbo-Croatian zdravlje "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from either Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".

Zdravoslav m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zdráve "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Zdrowosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish zdrowy "healthy, sound, well, wholesome" or zdrowie "health", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic sъdorvъ "healthy"... [more]

Zdziemił m Polish
Old Polish male name, composed of two parts: Zdzie originating from jьzděti "put, do, make" and mil "nice". It could mean "the one who makes others kinder".

Zdzimir m Polish
Composed of the Polish elements -zdzi meaning 'do' and -mir meaning 'peace', means one who brings peace.

Zdziś m Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisław.

Zdzisiek m Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisław.

Zdzisio m Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisław.

Zdziwoj m Polish
Old Polish male name, composed of two parts - Zdzi "make, give name" and woj "warrior".

Zdzysłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zdzisław.

Ze m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausep.

Ze m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese transcription of 日 (see Ri).

Ze m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 泽 (zé) meaning "pool; moist; lustre; grace".... [more]

Zeak m English
Shortened form of Ezekiel.

Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]

Zealand m English (American, Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from English Zealand, the exonym of Zeeland and Sjælland.

Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)
A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."

Zeal-of-the-land m Theatre
Used in the play Bartholomew Fair as the name of a Puritan.

Zealous m English (African, Rare)
From the English word zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).

Zeb m Hmong
Means "rock, stone" in Hmong Daw.

Zebadi m Biblical
Joshua 7... [more]

Zebah m Biblical
The name of a King along with Zalmunna who hosted the Midianites who invaded Israel, who were both executed by Gideon.

Zebastian m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sebastian.

Zebb m English
Variant of Zeb.

Zebbiah m Romani (Archaic)

Zebby m & f English (Rare)

Zebedaeus m Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Zebedaios (see Zebedee).

Zebedäus m Biblical German
German form of Zebedaios.

Zebede m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zebedee.

Zébédée m Biblical French
French form of Zebedee.

Zebedeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zebedee.

Zebedeu m Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zebedee.

Zebedeusz m Biblical Polish
Polish form of Zebedee.

Zebedey m Old Church Slavic
Russian from Zebedee.

Zebedia m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Zebedeo.

Zebediah m English, English (African)
Variant of Zebadiah, most often used in Zimbabwe.

Zebek m Polish
Diminutive form of Euzebiusz.

Zeben m Spanish (Canarian)
Perhaps a short form of Zebenzuí.

Zebenzui m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Zebenzuí.

Zebenzuí m Guanche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Canarian)
From an indigenous Guanche name which may be derived from *zăbb-ən-əswy "blowfly of the sandgrouse", composed of *əzăbb "gadfly; blowfly", the preposition *n, and *(a)səwəy referring to a species of sandgrouse, a type of bird from the genus Pterocles... [more]

Zebeon m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an early American variant of Zibeon.

Zebinus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic Saint. He was a Syrian hermit.

Zebisco m Italian
Transferred use of the surname Zebisco.

Zeboim m Biblical
In the Bible, this is the name of a settlement. The Book of Jasher says that it was named after a man.

Zebriel m Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Bible and in a poem titled "Zebriel the Hermit".

Zebuel m American
Richmond City Hustings Willbook No 6, inventory of the estate of Zebuel Talley in the year 1835.

Zebuleon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Zebuleon is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world".

Zebulom m Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zebulun.

Zeca m Portuguese
Diminutive of José or the double name José Carlos.

Zech m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zach is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.

Zecharias m Hebrew
A variant of Zechariah which comes from the name Zachary

Zecharya m Hebrew
Form of Zechariah.

Zecherıy m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
Circassian version of Zachariah.

Zećir m Bosnian
Variant of Zekir.

Zeck m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zack is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.

Zecke m German (Rare)
Derived from the usual German word Zecke "Tick (the animal)".... [more]

Zedd m English

Zeddick m English
Perhaps a corruption of Zadok (compare Zaddock), or a short form of Zedekiah.

Zeddicus m Literature
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander is a wizard in Terry Goodkind's fantasy novel series The Sword of Truth and its television adaptation Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010).

Zedediah m Hebrew

Zedekia m German, Dutch
German and older Dutch form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah) via its hellenized form Zedekias.

Zedequias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah) via its hellenized form Zedekias.

Zedhryx m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zedric m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern take on the name Cedric.

Zedrick m African American (Modern)
Rhyming variant of Cedric.

Zedro m English (American, Rare)

Zedu m Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Eduardo, formed by combining Zé and Du.

Zee m & f English (American)
Short form of names beginning with Z.

Zeeb m Biblical Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Zeev.

Zeek m English (Australian)
Variant of Zeke.

Zeeke m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Zeke.

Zeelan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zealand.

Zeeshan m Urdu
From Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor of, owner of" and شَأْن (šaʾn) meaning "honour, dignity, rank".

Ze'ev m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Zeev.

Zeew m Hebrew (Polonized)
A polonized spelling of Zeev

Zeezrom m Mormon
Nephite lawyer, Converted by Alma² and Amulek, later Nephite missionary (c. 82 BC)

Zefanias m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Zephaniah.

Zefanja m Biblical German
German form of Zephaniah.

Zefanya m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zephaniah.

Zèfe m Picard
Hypocoristic of Joséf.

Zefek m Silesian
Diminutive of Józef.

Zefel m Silesian
Silesian form of Józef.

Zeferí m Catalan
Catalan form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zeff m Hebrew
Meaning: God has hidden

Zeffirino m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zeffiro.

Zeffiro m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Zefiro.

Zefir m Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Zephyr.

Zefirin m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Zephyrinus.

Zefirinas m Lithuanian
Variant of Zefyrinas.

Zefirino m Italian
Italian form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zefirinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Zefirino.

Zéfiro m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zephyr.

Zefiro m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Zephyr.

Zefiryn m Polish
Polish form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zeflik m Silesian
Diminutive of Zefel.

Zefram m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Ephraim, used in 'Star Trek'.

Zefrin m Eastern African (Rare)

Zefyrinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zegar m Flemish (Rare)
The name of three medieval Flemish kings or Berggravin of Ghent. The variant Segar was also used sporadically in England too the name means Sea Spear.

Zeger m Dutch
Alternate form of Sieger.

Zegeye m Amharic
Means "he delayed" in Amharic.

Żegota m Polish
Derived from Old Polish żec "smoke", this name was early on used as a vernacular form of Ignacy.

Zei m Chinese

Zeiad m Arabic
Variant of Ziyad.

Zeian m Basque, Medieval Basque

Zeid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيد (see Zayd).

Zeidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).

Zeidane m Western African
Variant of Zaydan (chiefly Mauritanian).

Zeidel m Yiddish
Zeidel's language of origin is Yiddish and it is also used mainly in the Yiddish language.

Zeiki m Filipino (Modern)
Dark

Zeik'we m Circassian
Means "campaign" in Circassian.

Zein f & m Arabic
(Feminine) variant transcription of Zayn. A known bearer is Princess Zein of Jordan (1968-), a daughter of the late King Hussein who was named for his mother, Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916-1994).

Zeine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.

Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".

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]

Zekaryas m Ethiopian

Zekerija m Albanian
Albanian form of Zakaria.

Zekhi m Turkish, English
Diminutive of Hezekiah or variant of Zeki.

Zekiah m English
Short form of Hezekiah.

Zekie m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ezekiel.

Zekiel m American (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Ezekiel.

Zekir m Turkish
Variant of Zakir.

Zekuethash m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
The god of War.

Zelalem m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"

Zelan m Ancient Hebrew
Means "spiritually" in Ancient Hebrew.

Zeldris m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From The Seven Deadly Sins anime.

Zelek m Biblical
Meaning unknown. This was the name of Zelek the Ammonite, a member of David's Mighty Warriors in the book of Samuel.

Zelekman m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
variant of Seligmann

Zelemkhan m Chechen
Variant of Zelimkhan.

Zelestino m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Celestino.

Zelestinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Celestino.

Żelibor m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Żelibrat m Polish
Derived from Żeli ''desire, want'' and brat ''brother''.

Želidrag m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the elements želeti ("to wish, to desire") and drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".

Żeligniew m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
From old Polish żeli "to desire", "to crave", "to thirst", "to long for", "to hanker after" and gniew "rage", "wrath", "ire", "dander".

Zelik m Yiddish
An Eastern Slavic variant of Zelig

Zelim m Chechen
Chechen form of Salim, also sometimes used as a short form of Zelimkhan. Alternatively, it could be derived from Arabic ظَلَمَ (ẓalama) meaning "to oppress, to wrong".

Zelimhan m Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Zelimkhan.

Żelimir m Polish
Polish form of Želimir.

Zelimxan m Chechen, Ingush
Variant transcription of Zelimkhan. This was the name of a Chechen and Ingush hero (1872-1913).

Żelimysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" combined with Polish myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think".

Zelipe m Aragonese
Variant of Felipe.

Želisav m Serbian (Rare)
From Serbian желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".

Żelisław m Polish
Derived from Slavic zhelit "want, desire" and slav "glory".

Željan m Croatian
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire".

Zell m Hebrew, Popular Culture

Zelleke m Amharic
Means "he surpassed" in Amharic.

Zelli m & f English

Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.

Zelmer m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Selmer.

Zelos m Greek Mythology
Means "zeal, ardor, jealousy" in Greek. He was the personification of zeal or strife in Greek mythology.

Zelotes m English (Puritan, ?), English (Rare)
From Greek ζηλωτής (zelotes) meaning "zealot, zealous follower". This was a descriptive byname of one of Jesus' twelve apostles, Saint Simon Zelotes, given to distinguish him from the apostle Simon Peter... [more]

Zelous m African American
Variant of Zealous. This is borne by American baseball player Zelous Wheeler (1987-).

Zelozelos f & m Algonquian
From the Unami word chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.

Zelph m Mormon (Rare)
A white Lamanite warrior who served under the prophet-king Onandagus.

Zelus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zelos.

Zemin m Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Zemira m & f Biblical, Hebrew, English
Feminine form of Zimri.

Zemislaus m Medieval Czech (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Zemislav.

Zemislav m Medieval Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic siem/ziem "family, land" and sława/slava "glory, fame".

Zemnarihah m Mormon
Leader of the Gadiantron band.

Zemòwit m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ziemowit.

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]

Zen m Japanese
This name can be used as 然 (zen, nen, sa, shika, shika.shi, shika.ri) meaning "if so, in that case, so, sort of thing, well," 善 (zen, i.i, yo.i, yo.ku, yoshi.tosuru) meaning "good(ness), virtuous" or 禅 (sen, zen, shizuka, yuzu.ru) meaning "silent meditation, Zen," the latter being the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state.'... [more]

Zen m Venetian
Venetian form of Zeno.

Zena m Biblical Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian form of Zenas.

Zenabu m Amharic
Means "the rain" in Amharic.

Zenão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zeno or Zenon.

Zénas m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Zenas.

Zenas m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Zenodoros or another name beginning with the element Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus"... [more]

Zende m Swahili
Means "strong, firm" in Swahili.

Zenek m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zenon.

Zenel m Albanian

Zenephi m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Zenete m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Zenexo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Genesius.

Zengin m Turkish
Means "rich" in Turkish.

Zenguang m Chinese

Zeni m Albanian (Rare)

Zeniff m Mormon
Nephite king.

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]

Zenitsu m Japanese
Overall, Zenitsu can mean "goodness" or "run fast", but "善ぜん"("zen") and "逸いつ"("itsu") can mean different things individually. "善ぜん"("zen") often has good meanings like "goodness", "right thing" or "improve", while "逸いつ"("itsu") has both good and bad meanings... [more]

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

Zenji m Japanese
From 泉 (zen) meaning "natural spring, wellspring" or 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtue" combined with 時 (ji) meaning "time, moment, chance, occasion" or 二 (ji) meaning "two"... [more]