Submitted Names Containing a

Zulfikarsyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Zulfikar and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Zülfinigar f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian زلف (zolf) meaning "curl, tress" and نگار (negār) meaning "beloved, sweetheart; painting, picture".

Zulfiqarkhan m Urdu
Combination of Zulfiqar and Khan

Zulfiqaruddin m Urdu (Rare), Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Combination of Zulfiqar and Arabic دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith, belief".

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

Zülfiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiya.

Zülfüqar m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zulfiqar.

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

Zulhijja f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from the name of the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, the month of Hajj.

Zulhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Uyghur
Basically means "possessing the ability to charm or intoxicate", derived from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor, owner" combined with Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".

Zùlia f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Giulia.

Zulia f Spanish (Latin American)
One of the 23 states of Venezuela. Zulia can also be used as a variant to the name Julia.

Zulianu m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Zulieka f Malaysian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zulifiya f Uzbek
Variant of Zulfiya.

Zulihat f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly a Karachay-Balkar form of Zuleikha.

Zulikha f Urdu
Urdu form of Zuleika.

Zulikhan f Chechen
Chechen form of Zulaykha.

Zulikhizhat f Dagestani

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

Zulima f Galician
Variant of Zulema.

Zulima f Circassian
Feminine form of Sulim.

Zulimar f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of the given names Zuli or Zulema with the suffix -mar, present in other names such as Gladimar, Yulimar and Lilimar.

Zulkafli m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkafly m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkapli m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkarnaen m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulkarnain m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulkarnaini m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulkarnin m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulkarnine m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulkernain m Malay
Malay variant of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

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".

Zulleyka f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zulma f Spanish

Zulmat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zulmat meaning "pitch darkness".

Zulmira f Portuguese

Zulora f Literature
A character in "Erewhon" by Samuel Butler.

Zulpikar m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zulfiqar.

Zulqarnain m Urdu, Malay
Urdu and Malay form of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulya f Uzbek, Tajik, Russian

Zulyani f Indonesian (Rare)

Zulyanis f & m Spanish (Caribbean)
Puerto Rican variation of Zulyani.

Zuma m & f English (Rare)
Means "abundance" in Chumashan. This is the name of a beach in Malibu, California, after which Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son was named.

Zumaia f Basque
Derived from Basque zuma meaning "wicker". It is also the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.

Zumar m Basque
Means "elm" in Basque.

Zumaridi f Swahili
Means "emerald" in Swahili.

Zumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zumira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zulmira.

Zumrad f Uzbek
Means "emerald" in Uzbek.

Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.

Zumruta f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zumrut.

Zumurat f Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic زُمُرُّد‎ (zumurrud) meaning "emerald".

Zuna f Lingala
Means "to be sweet" in Bangi, the main lexical source of Lingala.

Zunaid m Arabic
Variant of Junaid.

Zunaidah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Junayda.

Zunaidi m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Junaidi.

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

Zunaira f Urdu, Punjabi
Feminine form of Zunair.

Zunairah f Urdu, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Urdu alternate transcription of Zunaira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zunera f Urdu
Means "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.

Zuniari m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Januarius.

Zunilda f Spanish

Zuniya f Russian

Zuohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Zuolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Zura f Chechen
Either from Persian زور (zur) meaning "force, strength, power" or a form of the Arabic name Zahra.

Zura f Greek
Variant of Zora.

Zura m Georgian
Short form of Zurab.

Zurabi m Georgian
Form of Zurab with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Zuraida f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Zoraida.

Zuraidah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zoraida.

Zurainy f Arabic (Arabized, Rare)

Zuresha f American (Modern, Rare)

Zurgan m & f Kalmyk
Means "six" in Kalmyk, traditionally referring to a family's sixth-born child.

Zuria f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country... [more]

Zuria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Zuri.

Zuria f Malay

Zuriana f Malaysian

Zuriela f Spanish (Latin American), American
Feminine form of Zuriel.

Zurikela m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zuriko, which in turn is a diminutive of Zurab. In other words: this name is a double diminutive of Zurab.... [more]

Zurina f Malay
Variant of Zarina.

Zurinah f Malay
Variant of Zurina.

Zurisadai m & f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Zurishaddai. In Latin America it is unisex, though predominantly feminine.

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]

Zurvan m Persian 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.

Zurya f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuria.

Zusana f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Susanna.

Zusia f Polish
A variant of Zuzia

Zusia m Yiddish
Might be a pet form of Ziskind, Zusman or any male name being in זוס meaning "sweet"

Zùstina f Sardinian
Variant of Giustina.

Zutoia f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.

Zuunnast f & m Mongolian
Means "aloe, century plant" in Mongolian.

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

Zuva f Shona
Means "day; daylight; sun; sunlight" in Shona.

Zuvarashe f & m Shona
Means the "lord's sun"

Zuwa m & f Shona
Meaning “sun”, it is also synonymous with Zuva.

Zuwena f Swahili
Means "small and beautiful" in Swahili.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Zůza f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzaan f & m Mongolian
Means "thick, dense" in Mongolian.

Zuzah f Hebrew
Variant of Zuza.

Żużanna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Zuzanna.

Zuzča f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuzélia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Zuzetta f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.

Zuzička f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Zuzana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zużka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zvanaka f Shona
Means "it is well" in Shona.

Zvart f Armenian (Rare)

Zveha f & m Hindi
Meaning Unknown.

Zvenislav m Medieval Russian
Masculine form of Zvenislava.

Zvenislava f Medieval Russian
From the name elements звонъ (zvonŭ), meaning "sound, chime" and слава (slava), meaning "glory".

Zvenyslav m Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zvenislav.

Zvenyslava f Medieval Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zvenyslav.

Zvezda f Macedonian, 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.

Zvezdan m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zvezdelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdelin.

Zvezdomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdomir.

Zviadiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zviad.

Zvichanzii m & f Shona
Means "what is it?" in Shona.

Zvidzai m Shona
Means "despise, look down upon" in Shona.

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvika m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צביקה (see Tzvika).

Zviya f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zvi.

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.

Zvjezdan m Croatian
Masculine form of Zvjezdana.

Zvonislav m Croatian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Žvoruna f Baltic Mythology
This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of the hunt and the forest as well as the protector of wild animals who was first recorded in Russian chronicles of the 13th century. ... [more]

Zwane f Medieval Flemish
Derived from the Germanic element swan "swan".

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

Zwelabo m South African

Zwelibanzi m South African

Zwentibald m German (Rare, Archaic), History
Variant of Zwentibold.

Zweta f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цвета (see Tsveta).

Zwetan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).

Zwetana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветана (see Cvetana).

Zwnisława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Zwnisław.

Zxavian m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

Zya m Arabic
Varient of Ziya.

Zya f Indonesian, Filipino, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zea.

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

Zyair m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyaire.

Zyan m Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Zian.

Zyan m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zion, the spelling probably influenced by that of Ryan.

Zyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zy (found in names such as Zion, Zyaire and Xylon), ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Zyanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyana.

Zyba f Turkmen
Means "beautiful" in Turkmen.

Zybagözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen zyba meaning "beautiful" and Turkmen gözel meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".

Życiesław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian živjeti and Czech žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [more]

Zygfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Siegfried.

Zygfryda f Polish
Feminine form of Zygfryd.

Žygimantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun žygis meaning "march" as well as "hike, trip", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb žygiuoti meaning "to march, to parade" as well as "to hike"... [more]

Žygimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žygimantas.

Žyginta f Lithuanian

Zyglinda f Polish
Polish form of Sieglinde.

Zygmunta f Polish
Feminine form of Zygmunt.

Zygmuntas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Zygmunt, which is the Polish form of Sigmund. Also compare Zigmantas and Žygimantas.... [more]

Zygolena f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Segolena.

Zykaria f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zykeria.

Zykera f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeira or Zykeria.

Zykeria f African American

Zykeriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykeriya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykiera f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Żyła m Slavic, Polish
Meaning, "vein."

Zyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Xyla, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements zy and la.

Zylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

Zylas m American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on Silas.

Zyleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zyliah f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Xylia.

Zylikha f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Zuleika.

Zylina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zyliyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Zylla f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zillah.

Zylpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah; also see Zilpha.

Zylvia f Obscure
Variant of Sylvia.

Zymak m Polish
Diminutive form of Zygmunt.

Zymeria f Medieval German
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Zymira f English
Most likely a variant of Zamira.

Zymprian m Medieval German
Late medieval German form of Symphorian, possibly via its rare variant spelling Zymphorian.... [more]

Zyna f English (Rare)

Zyndram m Medieval Polish

Zynka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Józefina.

Zynthia f German, American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Cynthia.... [more]

Zyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zyonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyana.

Zypheera f & m Obscure

Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]

Zypriana f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyprian.

Zypriane f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyprian.

Zyquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan with the popular prefix Zy-.

Zyra f Filipino

Żyrborka f Polish
Derived from żyr, an obsolete word meaning "prey", and the Slavic name element bor meaning "fight".

Zyrenia f German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyrenius.

Zyria f English (Rare)

Zyriah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyria.

Zyriak m German (Rare, Archaic)
German form of Cyriak.

Zyriaka f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyriak.

Zyrianna f English (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Zyria.

Zyrina f English (American)
This can be a variant of Cyrine or transferred from the (originally Russian) surname Zyrina (feminine form of Zyrin).

Zyrolan m Arthurian Cycle
A king once defeated in combat by Perceval in "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach, 1200–1210.

Żyrosław m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements żyro meaning "endorsement" and slava meaning "fame, glory".

Żyrosława f Polish
Feminine form of Żyrosław.

Zyshawn m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix zy with Shawn.

Zysia f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Zysla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Zisel.

Zytania f Various (Rare)
Variant of Zitania.

Zytka f Polish
Diminutive of Zyta.

Zyva f English
Variaton of Ziva.

Żywia f Polish
Modern Polish form of Živa.

Żywila f Polish, 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]

Żywisław m Polish
Variant of Żywosław.

Żywisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Żywisław.

Żywosław m Polish
Derived from the Polish element żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life" and the Slavic element slav "glory". Compare Życiesław.