Submitted Names in Algeria

Za'faran f Arabic

Zafarullah m Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Means "victory of God" from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar) meaning "success, victory" combined with Allah.

Zaffarana f Arabic
Means "saffron" in Sicilian Arabic, from Arabic زعفران (za'farān), "saffron".

Zafir m Arabic
Means "winner, victor" in Arabic.

Zafira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zafir.

Zaghlula f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaghlul.

Zaha f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "clear; pure" in Hebrew from the root צ־ח־ח‎ (ts-kh-kh). It also means "bright; shine" in Arabic.... [more]

Zahab f Arabic
Means "gold" in Arabic.

Zahed m Arabic, Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic زاهد (see Zahid), as well as the Persian and Bengali form.

Zaheed m Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahid.

Zaheeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahida.

Zaheera f Arabic
Possibly means "shining" or "brilliant". May also be an alternative spelling of Zahira or a feminine form of Zaheer.

Zahib m Arabic

Zahirah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهيرة or زاهرة (see Zahira), as well as the Malay form.

Zahir al-Din m Arabic
Means "helper of the faith" or "defender of the faith", derived from Arabic ظهير (ẓahir) meaning "helper, assistant" combined with الدين (ad-dīn) "the faith, the religion".

Zahiruddin m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Variant transcription of Zahir al-Din.

Zahiya f Arabic
meaning: bright faced; beautiful

Zahraa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهراء (see Zahra 1).

Zahrae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zahra or a diminutive of Fatimazahrae

Zahran m Arabic
From the Arabic زَهَا (zahā) meaning "blossom, bloom, thrive, shine brightly, be radiant".

Zahre f Arabic
Alternate transcription of زهري (Zahri)

Zahreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Zahir al-Din (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).

Zahri f Arabic
Means "pink" in Arabic.

Zahrie f Arabic
Variant of Zahra and feminine variant of Zahr, meaning “blossom” or “beauty” in Arabic

Zahuk m Arabic
Means "laughs frequently", and by extension "happy", in Arabic.

Zaianab f Arabic
Variant of Zainab.

Zaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zaidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).

Zaidi m Arabic, Malay
Means "my increase", from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase" (see Zayd). It may also come from the name of 8th-century Muslim leader Zaid bin Ali, whose unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate led to the formation of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam.

Zaïm m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of زعيم (see Zaim), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zaim m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.

Zaimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zainah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Zaïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).

Zaineb f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).

Zainul m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with زين ال (Zayn al) meaning "beauty of the" (such as Zayn ad-Din).

Zainulabdeen m Arabic

Zaïtoune f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun influenced by French orthography.

Zaitoune f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun.

Zaitun f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيتون (see Zaytun), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zakariaa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Morocco.

Zakariae m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zakariyya chiefly used in North Africa.

Zakarya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zakia f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Afghan
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.

Zakias m Arabic (Rare)

Zakir m Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Tatar
From Arabic ذَاكَرَ (ḏākara) meaning "to memorise, to remember, to study".

Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Zakiyyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya), as well as the Indonesian form.

Zaky m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكي (see Zaki), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Zalfa f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It could mean "distinguished woman" in Arabic or being an historical or imaginary woman known as distinguished person.

Zamaair m & f Arabic
Means "hearts, minds, consciouses" or "secrets of the mind" in Arabic.

Zameer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضمير or Urdu ضمیر (see Zamir).

Zamilah f Arabic

Zamin m Arabic
Means "guarantor" in Arabic.

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

Zamran m Arabic
Meaning : Leader.... [more]

Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, Indonesian
From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]

Zanbaqi f Arabic
From the Arabic زَنْبَق (zanbaq) meaning "iris, lily".

Zanthy m African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zaraafat m Arabic
Means "grace, intelligence, talent" in Arabic.

Zaraida f Arabic
Zaraida means a captivating woman.

Zarar m Arabic
Means "clever", "subtle".

Zarqaa f Arabic
Means "blue (eyed)" in Arabic.

Zavair m Arabic
Bright

Zawgha f Berber
Possibly from azewwagh meaning "red".

Zayan m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayyan.

Zayda f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaida.

Zaydan m Arabic
Means "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ (zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".

Zayed m Arabic
From the Arabic verb زادا (zada) which means “to increase, to grow”.

Zaynabe f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi form of Zaynab.

Zaynah f Arabic
Variant of Zayna.

Zayn al-Abidin m Arabic
Means "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين ('abidin) meaning "worshippers".

Zayn al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din).

Zayneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.

Zaynullah m Arabic
Means "beauty of Allah" from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with الله (Allah)

Zaytun f Arabic
Means "olive" in Arabic.

Zayyan m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).

Zealous m English (African, Rare)
From the English word zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).

Zebediah m English, English (African)
Variant of Zebadiah, most often used in Zimbabwe.

Zeeana f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zouina.

Zeğiga f Kabyle
Possibly means "flower" in Kabyle.

Zehak f Arabic
Means "laughter" in Arabic.

Zeiad m Arabic
Variant of Ziyad.

Zeid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيد (see Zayd).

Zeidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).

Zein f & m Arabic
(Feminine) variant transcription of Zayn. A known bearer is Princess Zein of Jordan (1968-), a daughter of the late King Hussein who was named for his mother, Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916-1994).

Zeïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zayna

Zeine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.

Zeïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zeineb influenced by French orthography.

Zeineb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.

Zekra f Arabic
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.

Zemen f Arabic
Arabic orgin. Meaning time or era.

Zenab f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) as well as an Urdu form.

Zenah f Arabic
Means 'decoration'

Zeneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Zenilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Combination of Zé and Nilda or else a variant of Zeneide.

Zéphirien m French (African), French (Archaic)

Zéphirin m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Zéphyrin (see Zephyrinus). Though it was a popular French name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, its usage is mainly confined to various French-speaking African nations today.

Zéphirine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyrine.

Zerida f Arabic (Rare, ?)

Zeyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).

Zeyneb f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب‎‎ (see Zaynab).

Zhada f Arabic (Americanized, Modern, ?)

Zhali m Arabic (Modern, Expatriate), Indonesian
Possibly a variant transcriptions of Arabic adjective خالي jali meaning "empty, free, open" in Arabic.

Zhar f & m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic زهر (zahr) "flowers, blossoms" (see Zahrah) or زَهَرَ (zahara) "to shine, to be radiant, to give off light" (see Zaahir 1).

Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.

Zian m & f Arabic
Means "adornment, decoration" in Arabic.

Ziara f Arabic
An Arabic name meaning "visit" and "visitation".

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

Zidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).

Zidane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaydan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zied m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zihniyyah f Arabic
Meaning, "intelligent, keen, understanding."

Zikr m & f Arabic
Means "remembrance" in Arabic.

Zikra f Arabic
Means "memory, recollection" in Arabic.

Zikrayat f Arabic
Means "memories, recollections" in Arabic.

Zil m & f Arabic
Meaning: “Shadow”

Zilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Zillale m African
Bantu... [more]

Zina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زينة (zīna) meaning "adornment, ornament, decoration".

Zinab f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).

Zine El Abidine m Arabic (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.

Zinha f Portuguese (African)
Likely a short form of names ending in -zinha such as Mariazinha and Florazinha.

Zira f Berber
Feminine of Ziri.

Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.

Ziya-ud-din m Arabic
Composed of the name Ziya and the Arabic word din "religion, faith".

Ziyauddin m Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Arabic alternate transcription of Ziya al-Din as well as the Indian form.

Zizi f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zineb.

Zobeide f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Zubaida.

Zohaib m Arabic
Means "Beloved Leader"

Zohal f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic زحل (zuḥal) meaning "to be distant or remote", "to linger away from others". It is the Arabic word for Saturn.

Zohan m Arabic

Zohana f Arabic
Feminine form of Zohan. Means “gift”

Zoheïr m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zoheir influenced by French orthography.

Zoheir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zuhayr (chiefly Algerian).

Zooli f & m African (?)
Meaning "freedom lover", but origins are not clear.

Zoubaïda f Arabic (Maghrebi)
French transcription of Zubaida.

Zoubair m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa (particularly Morocco).

Zoubeida f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubaida chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zoubeir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zoubir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zubair (chiefly Algerian).

Zouhaier m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair) chiefly used in North Africa.

Zouhair m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zouheir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zuhair chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zouhir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zahir.

Zouina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zayna.

Zouleïkha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Zoulfikar m Arabic
Variant of Zulfiqar.

Zoulikha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zulaykha.

Zoyana f Bengali, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi

Zubaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبيدة (see Zubaida), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Zubayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبير (see Zubair).

Zubeer m Arabic

Zuhaa m & f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Duha.

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

Zuhal f Turkish, Arabic
Arabic variant and Turkish form of Zohal.

Zuhayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair).

Zuhni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zuhniyyah f Arabic
Feminine form of Zuhni.

Zuhur f Arabic
Means "flowers" in Arabic, a plural form of زهْرة (zahra). Known bearers of this name include Zuhur Dixon (1933-2021), an Iraqi poet, and Zuhur Wanasi (1936-), an Algerian author and politician known for her powerful short stories and for her role as one of the first women in Algerian government.

Zuko m South African, African
Means "harmony, someone with a good heart, loving, appreciative and calm" in Nguni.

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).

Zulaikha f Arabic (Rare), Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Zulaykha as well as the form used in several languages.

Zuleikha f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zulaykha.

Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "closeness, nearness, proximity" in Arabic, also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zulikram m Arabic
Means "one who is blessed with graciousness".

Zulu m & f African

Zunaid m Arabic
Variant of Junaid.

Zurainy f Arabic (Arabized, Rare)

Zya m Arabic
Varient of Ziya.

Zyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).