ZhurongmChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From the Chinese character 祝 (zhu) meaning “to pray” and 融 (rong) meaning “to melt” or “brightness”. This is the name of the Chinese god of fire who oversees the south and the season of summer... [more]
ZhusangfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".
Zhushaf & mChinese From Chinese character 渚 (zhǔ) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
ZhushanfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
ZhutingfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, attractive, graceful".
ZhuweifChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 薇 (wēi), a type of fern.
ZhuxifChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".
ZhuxiafChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" or 朱 (zhū) meaning "bright red, vermilion" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
ZhuxianfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
ZhuxinfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" or 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness or blessings" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" or "distant fragrance".
ZhuyanfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
ZhuyifChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 漪 (yī) meaning "ripples, swirling".
ZhuyinfChinese From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".
ZhuyufChinese From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
ZhuyuanfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
ZhuyunfChinese From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".
ZhuzhunafGeorgian According to Georgian sources, this name is derived from a (presumably archaic) Georgian word that means "blinking". However, there is a Russian source that states that the name is a Georgian form of Julia... [more]
ZhylkeldmKazakh Derived from жыл (zhyl) meaning "year" and келд (keld) meaning "arrived".
Zif & mChinese Derived from the Chinese character 紫 (zĭ) meaning "purple" or 姿 (zī) meaning "appearence, gesture, presence, posture". ... [more]
ZiamBiblical, 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]
ZiafHungarian Originally a short form of Terézia and, to a lesser extent, Ambrózia and Hortenzia, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
ZiafEnglish (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.
ZianmRomanian Possibly derived from the name of the traditional Romanian holiday Sânzienele (which in turn originates from the mythological being called Sânziana) that is celebrated along with the Nativity of John the Baptist on June 24th... [more]
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".
ŽibuoklėfLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian noun žibuoklė meaning "liverleaf, liverwort" (as in, the flower). In turn, the flower may ultimately have derived its name from the Lithuanian verb žibėti meaning "to glint" as well as "to shine, to sparkle".
ZidarthamHinduism (Americanized, Rare) The name Zidartha derives from the name Siddhartha better known as The Buddha, l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE. He was, according to legend, a Hindu prince who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment as a spiritual ascetic, attained his goal and, in preaching his path to others, founded Buddhism in India in the 6th-5th centuries BCE... [more]
ZidkijahmBiblical Variant of Zedekiah. The name of a character mentioned in chapter 10 of Nehemiah.
ZidumChinese From the characters 子(zǐ, meaning “son”) and 都 (dū, meaning “capital city”, “head” or “beautiful”). This is a name that appears in the song “The Mountain has Fusu Trees” (山有扶苏) featured in the Classic of Poetry (诗经), a collection of poetic folk songs and hymns from the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]
ZiémWestern African Likely means "first" in one of the Senufo languages, as the name is traditionally given to the first-born son.... [more]
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.
ZiedītefLatvian Derived from either Latvian zieds "blossom; flower" or from Latvian ziedēt "to blossom, to bloom, to flower".
ŽiezdrėfBaltic Mythology Derived from Lithuanian žiezdrà "sand; earth; spark". In Lithuanian mythology, this was the name of the personification of the planet Mars, one of the daughters of Saulė.
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".
ZigmEnglish (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).
ŽigmondasmLithuanian Lithuanian form of Zsigmond, which is the Hungarian form of Sigmund. This name is not currently in use in Lithuania and most likely never has been: it is purely a lithuanized form of a foreign (in this case Hungarian) name, as in Lithuania foreign names tend to be lithuanized in order to make them easier to understand and pronounce to Lithuanian speakers.
ZihuanfChinese From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring or bracelet".
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".
ZildjianmEnglish (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.
ZillethaimBiblical 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]
ZillionmEnglish (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.
ŽilvinasmLithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture Derived from either the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
ŽilvitismLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian noun žilvitis meaning "osier, (basket) willow", which is ultimately derived from the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout".
ZilyafTatar, Bashkir Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).
ZimanafSerbian From the Serbian зима (zima) meaning "winter".
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".
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]
ZimraphelfLiterature Means "jewel daughter" in Adûnaic, from Adûnaic zimra, "jewel" and phel, which probably means "daughter". Zimraphel is a translation of the Quenya name Míriel... [more]
ZînfKurdish Means "saddle" in Kurdish, this is the name of the heroine in the traditional Kurdish romance Mem û Zin.
Zinf & mBurmese From Burmese သဇင် (thazin) meaning "orchid".
Zinanm & fChinese (Rare) From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring, descendant" combined with 男 (nán) meaning "man, male", as well as other character combinations.
Zinat un-NisafHistory Classical Persian name meaning "jewel among women", from Persian زینت (zinat) "jewel, ornament" (compare Zinat) and Arabic النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ) "women" (compare Nisa)... [more]
Zine El AbidinemArabic (Maghrebi) Alternate transcription of Zayn al-Abidin chiefly used in Northern Africa. A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
ZinoviosmGreek (Rare) Modern Greek transcription of Zenobios. This was borne by Zinovios Valvis (1800-1886), a Greek politician who served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece, in 1863 and 1864.