Zimingm & fChinese From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", 鳴 (míng) meaning "to cry (of birds, animals, or insects)", or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light", as well as other character combinations.
ZimranmBiblical Hebrew, Hebrew Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]
ZiqiaofChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 翘 (qiào) meaning "lift, elevate".
Ziqingf & mChinese From the Chinese 孜 (zī) meaning "be as diligent as possible" or 秭 (zǐ) meaning "one thousand million" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
ZiraoyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek zira meaning "cumin" and oy meaning "moon".
ZitianfChinese From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".
ZitiaofChinese From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".
Zitongm & fChinese From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of plant) combined with 桐 (tóng) meaning "paulownia" (a type of plant) or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass through, travel"... [more]
ŽivilėfLithuanian (Modern) Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known... [more]
ŽivotamSerbian Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".
ZixianfChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
ZixiaofChinese From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".
Zixuanf & mChinese From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]
Ziyangm & fChinese From Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 揚 (yáng) meaning "lift, raise, praise, acclaim"... [more]
ZiyingfChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems", 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection", or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
ZiyodafUzbek Means "more, numerous, abundant" derived from Persian زیاد (ziyâd) meaning "much, a lot, many".
ZiyuanfChinese Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Yu Ziyuan from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 紫鸢.
Ziyuanf & mChinese From Chinese 紫苑 (zǐyuàn) meaning "aster", which combines 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" with 苑 (yuàn) meaning "garden". Another combination is 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 远 (yuǎn) meaning "far, remote, distant"... [more]
Zizhenm & fChinese From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí)) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true", 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal"... [more]
ZoetiafAncient Greek (Rare) Etymology certain, possibly a form of Zoe. It may be a feminine form of Greek Ζωητός (Zoetos), which meant "capable of being vitalized".
Zoosimm & fDagbani Means "abundance" or "greatness" in Dagbani.
ZopharmBiblical Hebrew In the Old Testament Book of Job, Zophar, meaning "chirping; rising early," the Naamathite is one of the three friends of Job who visits to comfort him during his illness.
ZoradafEnglish (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.
Zo'ralimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek zo'r meaning "force, might" and the given name Ali 1.
ZurikomGeorgian, Literature Diminutive of Zurab. In Georgian literature, Zuriko is the name of the central character of the book Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I (1960) written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984)... [more]
ZurvanmPersian Mythology The primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.
ZusterfDutch (Rare) Derived from the (slightly antiquated) Dutch noun zuster meaning "sister", which makes this name the modern form of the medieval name Suster.... [more]
ZutoiafBasque (Rare) Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.
ZuwenafSwahili Means "small and beautiful" in Swahili.
ZuzenefBasque Derived from Basque zuzen "just; fair; righteous", this name is considered the Basque equivalent to French Justine and Spanish Justa.
ZvezdafMacedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare) Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.
ŻywilafPolish, Literature Coined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [more]