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).
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.
ZintafLatvian Derived from Latvian zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".
ŽintautasmLithuanian Means "to know the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žinoti meaning "to know" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
ZintuḫifNear Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology The name of a minor Hittite goddess of Hattian origin, whose name means "granddaughter". She was part of a triple deity with her mother Mezulla and the sun goddess of Arinna.
ZiortzafBasque Means "place of daneworts", from Basque zihaurri meaning "danewort, dwarf elder" and the suffix -tza, which indicates a place abundant in something. This is the name of a collegiate church dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the Way of St... [more]
ZiphionmBiblical 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.
ZiplantawiyafAncient Near Eastern, Hittite Of uncertain origin, but possibly using the Luwian feminine suffix -wiya ("woman"). Name borne by a sister of the Hittite king Tudhaliya I. Her name is mentioned in a ritual to protect her brother from witchcraft that she allegedly carried out in an attempt to curse him.
Ziqim & fChinese From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child", 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa (a type of plant)" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 柒 (qī) meaning "seven", 竒 (qí) meaning "odd, unusual, strange", 齐 (qí) meaning "even, level, uniform", 期 (qī, qí) meaning "time period, stage", 琪 (qí) meaning "fine jade" or 淇 (qí), the name of a river in Henan province... [more]
ZiqiaofChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 翘 (qiào) meaning "lift, elevate".
ZiqinfChinese From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".
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".
ZiqiongfChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade" or "rare, precious".
ZiroatkhonfUzbek (Rare) Derived from Persian and Ottoman Turkish زراعت (zirâ’at) meaning “farming, agriculture, cultivation” combined with the Turkic title khan meaning “leader, ruler”.
ZirphilmLiterature Meaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the fairy tale "Princess Camion" by Mademoiselle de Lubert. Zirphil is a young prince who is given a doll named Camion, who is really an enchanted princess, to be his wife.
ZirphilefLiterature Feminine form of Zirphil. This name is borne by one of the title characters of the French fairy tale "Acajou et Zirphile". Zirphile is the name of a vain princess... [more]
ZishafChinese (Rare) Zisha comes from the Chinese characters 自杀, which means suicide.
ZishanfChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
ZishufChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
ZishuangfChinese From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
ZishuifChinese From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".