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Zhaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" or 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin, commence" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zhaoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" or 招 (zhāo) meaning "beckon, summon, attract" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Zhargaltsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of happiness" in Mongolian, from жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Zhengyin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble, lofty" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

Zhengying f Chinese
From the Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "just, right, proper, correct" or 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite" and 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous".

Zhenjin m Medieval Mongolian
This name means "true gold" in Chinese. Zhenjin (1243 – January 5, 1286) was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat... [more]

Zhenlin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 震 (zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite", 镇 (zhèn) meaning "town, market place" or 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [more]

Zhicheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, utmost", 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (a type of plant)" or 稚 (zhì) meaning "immature, young, childish" combined with 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true", 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 澄 (chéng) meaning "clear, pure"... [more]

Zhijia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Zhilan f Chinese
From Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (a type of plant)" or 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]

Zhiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zhishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 双 (shuāng) meaning "set of two, pair".

Zhumiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, gem" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Zhuoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 倬 (zhuō) meaning "noticeable, clear, distinct" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".

Ziaul m Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with ضياء ال (diya al) meaning "splendour of the" (such as Ziya ad-Din).

Zia-ul-qamar f Arabic
Means "brilliance of the moon, splendour of the moon" in Arabic.

Ziaur m Bengali (Muslim)
First part of compound Arabic-derived names beginning with ضيآء ال (ḍiyāʾ al) meaning "light of the" (such as Ziaur Rahman).

Zidu m Chinese
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]

Zifei f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow or rain".

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]

Ziming m & f Chinese
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.

Zimran m Biblical 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]

Zindelo m Romani (Rare)
Means "son; sonny" in Romani.

Ziortza f Basque
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]

Ziqi m & f Chinese
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]

Zirphil m Literature
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.

Zitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Ziusudra m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian
Meaning, "life of long days." The name of a king listed in the Sumerian king list; listed as the last king of Sumer prior to the deluge and subsequently recorded as the hero of the Sumerian flood epic... [more]

Zivel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ziv and El means "brightness of God" in Hebrew.

Ziwan f Chinese
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".

Zixuan f & m Chinese
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]

Ziyan f Chinese
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".

Ziying f Chinese
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".

Ziyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, onself" combined with 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, flawless jewel, lustre of gems", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 舆 (yú, yù) meaning "cart, carriage, palanquin", 虞 (yú) meaning "concerned, anxious", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 鱼 (yú) meaning "fish"... [more]

Zlate f Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic word zlato "gold", this was used as a symbolic name (compare Golda).

Zlatibor m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and bor "battle". This is the name of a mountain in Serbia.

Zlatodan m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Slavic elements zlato "gold" and dan "given."

Zlatoje m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from zlato, the Slavic word for "gold", meaning "golden, like gold".

Zlatomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Derived from Slavic zlato "gold" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Zlatoslav m Bulgarian, Belarusian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derived from Old Slavic zolto combined with slava meaning "glory"

Zlatoslava f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived form the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and slava "glory".

Zӧlxizä f Bashkir
From the Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة‎ (ḏū l-ḥijja) meaning “twelfth month of the Islamic calendar”.

Zobuhle f Zulu
Means "of beauty" in Zulu, from the possessive form of ubuhle.

Zocueca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.

Zoetia f Ancient 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".

Zog m Albanian
Derived from Albanian zog "bird; chick, nestling; dialectal) animal young; (dialectal) son". This name was borne by Zog I (1895 – 1961). He first served as Albania's youngest ever prime minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).

Zoov m Hmong
Means "of the jungle, wild" in Hmong.

Zophiel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature
Apparently either means "watchman of God" or "rock of God" in Hebrew. It could also be a variant of Jophiel, since the angel Jophiel is also regularly called Zophiel in various sources... [more]

Zoram m Mormon
Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [more]

Zore f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Zororo f & m Shona
Rest. "May be speaking of a time of rest or peacefulness experienced by family around time of child's birth".

Žubora f Serbian
From Serbian жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".

Zuhaibah f Arabic
Means "piece of gold, golden" in Arabic.

Zuhan m Muslim
Meaning, "Splendour of the world."

Zul m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with ذو ال (Dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" (such as Dhu al-Kifl or Dhu al-Qarnayn).

Zulay f Chechen
Either a diminutive of Zulaykha or Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Zulfadli m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of the Arabic name Dhul Fadl, which is derived from Arabic ذو الفضل (ḏū al-faḍl) meaning "possessor of grace".

Zulfahmi m Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with فهم (fahm) meaning "understanding, comprehension".

Zulfiya f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "lock (of hair), curl, tress".

Zulhadi m Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor (of), owner (of)" combined with Hadi.

Zulhelmi m Malay, Indonesian
Means "possessor of dreams" from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor (of), owner (of)" and حلم (hulm) meaning "dream, wish".

Zulhusni m Malay
Means "possessor of beauty, possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" and حسن (husn) meaning "beauty, goodness".

Zulkhairi m Malay, Indonesian
Means "possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, goodness of the" combined with خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, good".

Zunair m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "moonlight, shine of the moon" in Urdu.

Zuoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

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]

Zwatie m Swahili
Means "people of language" in Swahili.

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).