ZeilafAfrican American Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).
ZekrafArabic Meaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.
ZelahfBiblical 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.
ZelaifBasque From Basque zelai meaning "field, meadow".
ZelimmChechen 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".
ZenasmAncient Greek, Biblical Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Zenodoros or another name beginning with the element Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus"... [more]
ZenjimJapanese 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]
ZenkimJapanese From 善 (zen) meaning "virtue, good, goodness" and 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
ZenkofJapanese From Japanese 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 然 (zen), a suffix after nouns to express likeness combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Zenmif & mJapanese Another unisex name? Look at the details for more information.... [more]
ZetesmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ζητέω (zeteo) "to seek, look forc inquire; to strive for, desire, wish". In Greek myth, Zetes and his twin brother Calais were sons of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and members of the Argonauts.
Zethuf & mXhosa, Zulu Means "ours" or "belongs to us" in both Xhosa and Zulu within the Nguni language group. Notable South African name bearers include actor Zethu Dlomo and orchestral musician Zethu Mashika.
ZeuxofGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock". In Greek mythology Zeuxo was one of the Oceanids, possibly a goddess of marriage.
ZevarfUzbek Derived from zevar, the name of a decoration sewn in colourful silk thread on traditional Uzbek footwear called mahsi.
ZhalafPersian Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.
ZhinafKurdish Means "life" or "life giving person" in Kurdish
ZhiqifChinese From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "fine thin silk".
ZhiwumChinese From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most" or 秩 (zhì) meaning "rank, order" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 無 (wú) meaning "without, not, nothing" or 五 (wǔ) meaning "five"... [more]
ZhixifChinese From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" or 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine", 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
ZhiyefChinese From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight".
ZhiyifChinese From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling" or 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish".
ZhiyufChinese From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, flawless gem" or "virtue".
ZhuxifChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
ZhuyifChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 漪 (yī) meaning "ripples, swirling".
ZhuyufChinese From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
ZianafEnglish (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).
ZibalmAstronomy Means "ostrich nest" or "hatching place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.
ZibaofChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" and 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve".
ŽiedėfLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian noun žiedas meaning "blossom, flower" as well as "ring, collar".
ZiedefMedieval Baltic Derived from either Latvian zieds "blossom, bloom; flower" or from Latvian ziedēt "to blossom, to flower". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
ZifarmLiterature, Medieval Spanish Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.
ZifeifChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow or rain".
ZihuifChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 蕙 (huì), a type of orchid, or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Zimbaf & mShona Means "to be principled" in Shona.
ZimbomPopular Culture, Hindi Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by JohnCawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).
ZimeifChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".
Zinanm & fChinese (Rare) From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring, descendant" combined with 男 (nán) meaning "man, male", as well as other character combinations.
ZiwanfChinese From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial", 菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth", 纨 (wán) meaning "white silk" or 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".
Ziwenm & fChinese From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]
ZiyanfChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".
ZiyaofChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade" or 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
ZiyarmPashto Alternate transcription of Pashto زيار (see Ziar).