English Submitted Names

Zebby m & f English (Rare)

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

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

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.

Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.

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

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

Zedd m English

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

Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

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

Zedro m English (American, Rare)

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

Zeebah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ziba.

Zeek m English (Australian)
Variant of Zeke.

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

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

Zeena f English
Variant 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... [more]

Zeenah f Russian, English
Alternative transcription of Zina

Zeffie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of Zeffirina, Zeffira, Zephyrine or other names containing zef, or maybe a rhyming variant of Effie.

Zefora f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Zeidy f English (?)

Zeily f English (American)

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

Zekiah m English
Short form of Hezekiah.

Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.

Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)
Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.

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.

Zelena f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zelia f Basque (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese
Basque form and English variant of Celia as well as a Portuguese variant of Zélia. It may also be the Latinate form of Zélie.

Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.

Zelle f English
Short form of Giselle and other names ending in the same syllable.

Zelli m & f English

Zellie f English
Possible diminutive of names beginning with Zel- such as Zelda 2, Zelma, and Zelpha.

Zelly f English

Zelnora f English (Rare)

Zelopa f English (Rare)

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]

Zelphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Zelpha.

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

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]

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]

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]

Zenda f English (Rare)

Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.

Zeniah f English
Variant of Xenia.

Zenith f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Asenath and Aseneth.

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]

Zeniya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xenia

Zeniyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xenia

Zenna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.

Zenora f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).

Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.

Zeola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name, based off rhyming names such as Leola.

Zepha f English (Rare)

Zephalinda f English, Literature
A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).

Zephan m English (Rare)
Truncated form of Zephaniah.

Zephani f & m English
Perhaps a modern feminine form of Zephaniah inspired by Stephani and Tiffani.

Zephathi m Biblical, Jewish
The name might mean "one born on Sabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite).

Zephi m Biblical (Rare)
Variant of Zepho.

Zepho m Biblical
This is the name of one of the sons of Eliphaz listed in the Bible.

Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.

Zephra f English

Zephryn m English
Variant of Zéphyrin.

Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.

Zephyrina f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Zephyr.

Zephyrine f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.

Zeplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin using the suffix lyn.

Zeplynn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeplyn.

Zeppelin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the name of the Zeppelin airships; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]

Zeppelina f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zeppeline f English
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zepplin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeppelin

Zepplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeplyn.

Zerabel f English (Rare)

Zerelda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married... [more]

Zerelle f English (Archaic), Irish
Unknown origin, possibly a variant of a last name.

Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.

Zerena f English (American)
Variant of Serena

Zeri m English, Biblical
In the Bible, one of the six musical sons of the poet Jeduthun. Identical to Izri.

Zerlene f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zerline. This is the title of a 1955 song by American R&B duo Gene & Billy (singers Gene Ford and Billy Boyd), about a woman named Zerlene.

Zerobabel m English (Puritan)
Variant of Zerubbabel (or its Hellenized form Zorobabel).

Zeror m Biblical
Zeror, son of Bechorath, of the tribe of Benjamin, was the great-grandfather of King Saul and of his commander Abner... [more]

Zerubbabel m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Possibly means "conceived and born in Babylon" from a contraction of either Assyrian-Babylonian Zəru Bābel "seed of Babylon" or Hebrew זְרוּעַ בָּבֶל (Zərua‘ Bāvel) "the one sown of Babylon"... [more]

Zerynthia f English (Rare)

Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.

Zeth m English (Modern)
Variant of Seth 1.

Zethan m Biblical
Possibly means "olive" in Hebrew

Zethar m Biblical
According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, means "he that examines or beholds". In the Bible, this is the name one of the seven eunuchs of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther.

Zetta f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.

Zettie f English
Diminutive of Rosetta, Izetta, Lizette, Suzette and other names containing a similar sound.

Zeva f English (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziva or Zeeva.

Zeven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Zevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven, possibly influenced by Kevin.

Zevran m English (Rare)
Variant of Saffron.

Zevyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven and Sevyn.

Zhanade f English (Rare)
Maybe a rare variant of Shanade.

Zhander m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zander. According to the SSA, Zhander was given to 5 boys in 2018.

Zhane m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1. This was the name of the Silver Ranger in the TV series 'Power Rangers in Space'.

Z'hanie f English (American)

Zhara f English
Variant of Zahra or Zara 1.

Zhavia f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Xavia. It was brought to some public attention in 2018 by American singer Zhavia Ward (2001-), also known as Zhavia Vercetti, a finalist on the first season of the American reality television music competition series The Four: Battle for Stardom.

Zhaviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. According to the SSA, Zhaviah was given to 7 girls in 2018.

Zhaviyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. Zhaviyah was given to 6 girls in 2018 per the SSA.

Zhayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Zayden or Shayden. Zhayden was given to 11 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Zhowe f English (American)
Variant of Zoey

Zhuri f English (Rare)
Variant of Zuri

Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.

Zia m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [more]

Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.

Ziana f English (Rare), Malaysian
Perhaps a variant of Xiana. This name is borne by Malaysian pop singer Ziana Zain (1968-), in whose case it is a short form of Roziana (her real name being Siti Roziana binti Zain).

Zianne f English (American)

Zibah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

Zibeon m Biblical
The Hivite son of Seir the Horite.

Zichri m Biblical
Means "remembrance, mindful" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament.

Zida f English

Zidkijah m Biblical
Variant of Zedekiah. The name of a character mentioned in chapter 10 of Nehemiah.

Zielee f English (American)

Zienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Zierre m & f English
Variant of Zaire.

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

Zig m English (Rare)
Short form of Ziggy. In the case of American motivational speaker and self-help author Hilary Hinton 'Zig' Ziglar (1926-2012), it was a short form of his surname (see Ziglar).

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Zigmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

Zigmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Sigmund.

Zigmunt m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

Zik m English (Australian, Modern)
Zeeke Ezekiel Zikky Zak Zick Zic Zach Zuck Zike Sik Seeke Esekiel Sikky Sak Sick Sic Sach Suck Sike

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zildjian m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly from a surname of an anglicized form of Armenian Զիլճյան (Zilčyan) meaning "cymbal-maker". This was the name of Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla and Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla's brother, Zildjian Godweevil Lara Jaranilla.

Ziley f & m English (American)

Ziliyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Zil'lethai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zillethai m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (yod), has multiple purposes... [more]

Zillie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Zilpha.

Zillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word zillion, coined in the 1940s to refer to an unspecified large number, itself a blend of the letter Z and million.

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah or Zelpha.

Zilphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Zilpha.

Zilthai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zim m English (Rare)
Of unknown origin, maybe a short form of Zimri.

Zimal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Arabic word meaning "robe, garment" and also "preparation for a journey".

Zinetta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Zina by way of combining it with the name suffix -etta.

Zinora f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Ziphah m Biblical
In I Chronicles 4:16, Ziphah is mentioned as a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah.

Ziphion m Biblical
From Hebrew tsiphion "watchman, lookout", ultimately derived from Hebrew tsaphah "to look out, to keep watch." In the bible, Ziphion was the name of a son of Gad.

Zipporia f English (Rare), American (South), African American
Altered form of Zipporah.

Ziriah f English
Possibly related to Suraya

Ziricote f English

Ziyah f English, Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziya.

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.

Ziza m Biblical
From Hebrew זִיז (ziyz) "abundance" or "wild beast". This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to two Israelites.

Zizah m Biblical
Form of Ziza which occurs briefly in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 23:10), belonging to a Levite.

Zizi f English
Diminutive of names which begin with or contain the element -si-, -zi- or -ci-.

Zoa f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate variant of Zoe. The Christian martyr Zoe of Rome is sometimes referred to as Saint Zoa.

Zoann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann, or a variant of Joann.

Zoanne f English
a combination of the names Zoey and Anne

Zobebah m Biblical
Meaning, "the slow." Zobebah (also known as Hazzobebah) was a son of Koz (1 Chronicles 4:8).

Zoeann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann.

Zoeanne f English
A combination of Zoe and Anne 1.

Zoei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoeigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoejade f English (Rare)
Combination of Zoe and Jade

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zoelle f English (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoel.

Zoelynn f English
Combination of Zoe and Lynn.

Zoescarlett f English (Rare)
Combination of Zoe and Scarlett

Zoette f English (American, Modern)

Zofie f English
Variant of Sophie.

Zoii f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zoe

Zollie m English (Modern)
Variant of Sollie.

Zolouise f English (Rare)
A combination of Zoe and Louise.

Zolten m English (Rare)
Variant of Zoltán.

Zonda f Literature, English
A made-up name, possibly influenced by Rhonda ... [more]

Zonja f English, Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant of Sonja.

Zonta f English (Rare)
The popularity of the name is likely due to the Zonta Club (International), a women's aid association established in Buffalo, New York in 1919. ... [more]

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zoph f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zophia.

Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.

Zorada f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Zoraida. This was the middle name of American lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis (1842-1911), who was born Idawalley Zorada Lewis.

Zorae f English

Zorena f English (Rare)

Zoria f English (Canadian, Rare)

Zorianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zorin m English
Variant of Zoran.

Zorpha f English

Zowee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zowey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoye f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zuar m Biblical
Meaning, "littleness" or "little one." Zuar was a member of the house of Issachar. He was the father of Nethaneel. Variant of Zoar.

Zulie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Zuli and Julie.

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

Zulu f & m English (Rare)

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.

Zumi m & f English

Zuph m Biblical

Zurie f English
Alternate spelling of Zuri

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

Zurishaddai m Biblical
Means "my rock is Shaddai" or "rock of Shaddai" in Hebrew, from the noun צוּר (tsur) meaning "rock" combined with the suffix י (i) (which together gives a meaning of either "my rock" or "rock of") and Shaddai being another name of God... [more]

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

Zxavian m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

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

Zyan m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zion, the spelling probably influenced by that of Ryan.

Zye m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zyeth m English
Possibly used in reference to Zyeth Atham, or the eighth day of the bright half of Jyeshtha (May–June), a Brahmin festival. For example, the usage Bodhi.

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)

Zyler m English (Modern)
Modern invention based on similar-sounding names such as Tyler, Skyler and Kyler.

Zyley f English (American)

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

Zylie f English (American)

Zylina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

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

Zymira f English
Most likely a variant of Zamira.

Zyna f English (Rare)

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

Zyren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements zy and ren.

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.

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).

Zyva f English
Variaton of Ziva.

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).