Submitted Names with 1 Syllable

This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 1.
gender
usage
syllables
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tòng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 松 (tòng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" or 从 (tòng) meaning "follow".
Tông m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 宗 (tông) meaning "ancestry, origin".
Tống m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 宋 (tống) referring to the Song dynasty.
Tong m Chinese
From Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion", 统 (tǒng) meaning "command, control, unite, unify", 同 or 仝 (tóng) meaning "same, identical, together" or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass, travel, go through", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Toos f Dutch
Short form of Antonia, Catharina and Cato 2. The -s might possibly indicate that the name originated from a diminutive of these names, such as Teunisje for Antonia (variants include Tonisje, Toonisje and Toonsje) and the extremely rare Catoosje for Cato (see Catootje, which is much more common).
Tor m Tiv
Means "king" in Tiv.
Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [more]
Tốt m & f Vietnamese
Means "good" in Vietnamese.
Tou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 塔 (tou) meaning "pagoda, tower, steeple", 冬 (tou) meaning "winter", 涛, 濤 (tou) both meaning "large waves", 祷 (tou) meaning "pray", 陶 (tou) meaning "pottery, ceramics" or from 縢 (tou) meaning "bind, tie up, restrain"... [more]
Tov m Hebrew
Masculine form of Tova 1.
Townes m English (Rare)
Possibly a shortened form of Townsend.
Trà f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茶 (trà) meaning "tea".
Trác m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 卓 (trác) meaning "tall, elevated".
Trạc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鐲 (trạc) meaning "bangle, bracelet, gong".
Trắc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 側 (trắc) meaning "side, slant".
Trạch m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 澤 (trạch) meaning "pool, pond, brilliance, favor" or 宅 (trạch) meaning "residence, dwelling, house".
Traeh f English
The word heart spelled backwards.
Trail m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Trail or simply from the English word trail.
Trâm f & m Vietnamese
Vietnamese word referring to a certain species of plant.
Trân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 珍 (trân) meaning "rare, valuable".
Tráng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 壯 (tráng) meaning "strong, robust".
Trapp m Obscure
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Trapp.
Trực m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 直 (trực) meaning "straight, direct, honest".
Trea m English
Often given to the third boy child/son.
Trell m American
Diminutive of names ending in -trell, such as Kentrell or Latrell or used as an independent name.
Trenk m Literature
The title hero in the series of children's books by Kirsten Boie 'Der kleine Ritter Trenk'.... [more]
Trie m & f Indonesian
Variant of Tri.
Trien f Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
Short form of Catrien and Katrien. In practice, the name is also used on bearers of related names, such as Catharina and Trijntje.
Triết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 哲 (triết) meaning "wise, sage".
Trig m English
Anglicized form of Trygve.
Trigg m English
Transferred use of the surname Trigg from the Old Norse name Tryggr, meaning “trustworthy, faithful, true”... [more]
Trim m Albanian
Means "brave" in Albanian, and transferred use of the surname Trim.
Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Means "three" or "third", ultimately from a Latin root. It is the nickname of both Antoine Triplett ('Marvel's Agents of SHIELD') and Charles Tucker III ('Star Trek: Enterprise').
Tris f & m English, Literature
Short form of Beatrice, Trisana, Tristan or Tristram.... [more]
Trội m Vietnamese
Means "excellent, oustanding" or "to surpass" in Vietnamese.
Trỗi m Vietnamese
Means "to rise" in Vietnamese.
Trọng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 重 (trọng) meaning "repeat, duplicate".
Troye m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Troy, sometimes used as a feminine form. A known bearer is South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan (1995-).... [more]
Tru f & m English (American), Popular Culture
Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.... [more]
Tru f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish
Short form of Geertruida and Gertrudis and their many variants.
Trứ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 著 (trứ) meaning "notable, remarkable, striking".
Trữ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 貯 (trữ) meaning "to store".
Truc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Trúc used outside of Vietnam.
True m & f English (American, Modern)
From the English word true, itself from Old English trīewe meaning "trusty, faithful".
Trung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 忠 (trung) meaning "loyalty, devotion" or 中 (trung) meaning "middle".
Trường m Vietnamese
From Vietnamese 長 (trưởng) meaning "head, leader".
Truu f Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgian variant of Tru.
Truuj f Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgian cognate of Truy (medieval) and Trui (modern).
Truyền m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 傳 (truyền) meaning "to pass to, to pass down".
Try m & f Indonesian
Variant of Tri.
Trygg m Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse tryggr "trustworthy".
Tsit m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Titus.
Tsuta f & m Japanese
From either 蔦 (tsuta), referring to the Boston ivy, or the stem of verb 伝う/傳う (tsutau) meaning "to go/walk along, to follow​," the former likely related to that verb. It can also be written with a combination of a tsu kanji, e.g. 津 meaning "harbour, haven," and a ta kanji, e.g. 多 meaning "many."... [more]
Tsutō m Japanese
Sound shift from Tsutau.
Tsutou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Tsutō.
Tteul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 뜰 (tteul) meaning "garden, court."
m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 思 (tứ) meaning "think, yearn for, hope, wish".
Tứ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 賜 (tứ) meaning "bestow, confer, grant".
Tuá f Sami
Sami form of Tua.
Tuấn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 俊 (tuấn) meaning "handsome, talented".
Tước m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 爵 (tước) meaning "title, rank".
Tuệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 慧 (tuệ) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Tug m English (Rare)
From the naval expression. Famous bearers include: Tug Dumbly (1965-), the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester and Tug McGraw (1944-2004), a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Tuk m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING - a boy, swift... [more]
Tun m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ထွန်း (see Htun).
Tùng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 松 (tùng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Tường m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祥 (tường) meaning "good luck, good omen".
Tut m & f Balinese
Short form of Ketut.
Tut m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ထွတ်/ထွဋ် (see Htut).
Tuul f Mongolian
Derived from the name of the Tuul River in Mongolia, itself from туулах (tuulakh) meaning "to cross, traverse, wade" or "to overcome, conquer".
Túy m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 睟 (túy) meaning "shining, pure".
Tùy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 隨 (tùy) meaning "follow, listen, submit".
Tuy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 綏 (tuy) meaning "to pacify, to placate".
Tuyên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 宣 (tuyên) meaning "to declare, announce, command".
Tuyền m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璇 (tuyền) meaning "fine jade".
Tuyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Tuyết used outside of Vietnam.
Twan m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish form of Toine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Twan m African American (Rare)
Either a masculine form of Twana or a short form of Antwan.
Txu f English (American)
Short from and diminutive of Txunamy
Tỵ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巳 (tị) meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac", also referring to the sixth Earthly Branch (9 AM to 11 AM).
Tyas f Javanese
Means "heart, emotion, feeling" in Javanese.
Tym m English (Rare, Modern)
English variant of Tim.
Tyne f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyne.
Tys m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Dutch variant spelling of Thijs, probably via its other variant spelling Tijs or even the medieval Thys.... [more]
Tyt m Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Titus.
Tzuf m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Zuph, or directly from Hebrew צוף (tsuf) meaning "nectar, honeydew".
Un f Japanese
From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud".
Uẩn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 蘊 (uẩn) meaning "to accumulate, to contain".
Ush m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati
MEANING : early morning, dawn, daybreak, lover, bdellium, saline earth, fossile salt ... [more]
Úy m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 尉 (úy) meaning "officer" or 畏 (úy) meaning "to fear, to respect".
Uy m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 威 (uy) meaning "power".
Uyên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鴛 (uyên) meaning "male mandarin duck".
Vaes m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Gervaes and Servaes.
Valt m Popular Culture
Possibly from the English word vault. Valt Aoi is the protagonist of the television series 'Beyblade Burst Evolution'.
Vạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 萬 (vạn) meaning "ten thousand, myriad".
Vann m English (American)
Variant of Van, or transferred from the English surname Vann.
Vard m & f Armenian
Means "rose" in Armenian.
Vệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 衞 (vệ) meaning "to protect".
Vearl m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Verle.
Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.
Veer m Hindi, Indian, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi वीर or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਵੀਰ (see Vir).
Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.
Verl m American
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of Verle.
Verle m American (Rare)
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful".
Verne m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Vern, or transferred use of the surname Verne.
Ves m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Silvester.
Vesë f Albanian
Derived from Albanian vesë "dew".
Vet f Obscure
Short form of Helvetia.... [more]
Vi f Vietnamese
Variant of Vy.
Vi f Vietnamese, Chinese
From Sino-Vietnamese 韋 (vi) meaning "Rose, Work".
m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 偉 (vĩ) meaning "great, extraordinary".
Vick m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.
Vief f Dutch
Alternate spelling of Viev.... [more]
Viễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 遠 (viễn) meaning "distant, remote, far".
Việt m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.
Viev f Dutch
Short form of Vivian, Viviane, Vivienne and other names that start with Viv-.... [more]
Vik m & f Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Viktor or Viktoria.
Vil m Soviet, Russian
Derived from the initials of the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
Vĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 永 (vĩnh) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Vint m English (American), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Vinton (English) as well as a contraction of Vincent (English and Limburgish).... [more]
Vir m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Modern form of Vira.
Virge m English
Diminutive of Virgil.
Viv f & m Dutch, English
Short form of Vivian and other names beginning with Viv-.... [more]
Vogue f English (British)
From late 16th century (in the vogue, denoting the foremost place in popular estimation) from French, from Italian voga ‘rowing, fashion’, from vogare ‘row, go well’.
Volf m Jewish
Variant spelling of Wolf. It is used by speakers of Yiddish as a translation of the Hebrew name Zeev with the same meaning.
Von m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Vaughn.
m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羽 (vũ) meaning "feather" or 武 () meaning "military, martial".
Vung f Vietnamese (Modern)
It means artistic or musical.
Vương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 王 (vương) meaning "king".
Vượng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旺 (vượng) meaning "prosperous, flourishing".
Vy f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 薇 (vi) meaning "fern".
Vyas m Hindi
Modern form of Vyasa.
Waad f & m Arabic
Means "promise" or "covenant" in Arabic.
Waen f & m Thai
Means "circle, hoop, ring" in Thai.
Wah f Burmese
Means "yellow" or "cotton" in Burmese.
Wah f & m Chinese
Chinese variant of Hua, meaning neat, or good looking.
Wah f Karen
Means "white" in S'gaw Karen.
Wai m & f Burmese
Means "profuse, abound" in Burmese.
Waing f & m Burmese
Means "to gather around, to surround" or "collectively, together" in Burmese.
Wal m American (Rare)
Short Form of Wallace.
Walsh m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the surname Walsh.
Wang m & f Korean
War f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝါ (see Wah).
Wart m Popular Culture
Wart is the main antagonist of Super Mario Bros. 2, released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. His name comes from the non-cancerous viral growths, usually occurring on the hands and the feet, but can also affect other locations, such as the genitals or the face.
Watts m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Watts.
Weiss m & f Popular Culture
Derived from German weiß (which is also found spelled as weiss) meaning "white".... [more]
Welf m Medieval German
The name is derived from a Geman word meaning "puppet, whelp".... [more]
Welles m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Welles.
Wen m English
Short form of Wendell.
Weng f Filipino
Mainly a diminutive of Rowena. This can also be used as a diminutive of Manuela and other names containing a similar sound.
Wess m English
Variant of Wes.
West m & f English
From the English word, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-pero- "evening, night". It may also be considered transferred use of the surname West or a short form of Weston.
Whit m & f English
Possibly from the English word "white" or a diminutive of Whitney or other names beginning with Whit.
Whyn f English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of whin, an evergreen bush.
Wi f & m Sioux
Means "sun" in Lakota.
Wiang m & f Thai
Means "(walled) city, town" in Thai.
Wiel m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Wilhelmus and Willibrordus.... [more]
Wierd m West Frisian
Variant form of Wiard.... [more]
Wies f & m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
This name is unisex in Dutch and Flemish, but strictly feminine in Limburgish.... [more]
Wiets m Frisian
Form of Wide.
Willm m East Frisian, Low German
Variant spelling of Wilm.
Wilm m East Frisian, Low German
East Frisian and Low German short form of Wilhelm.
Win m English
Short form of Winston and Edwin.
Wine f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝိုင်း (see Waing).
Wink m English
Diminutive of Winston.
Winn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wynn.
Winn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see Win).
Wint f & m Burmese
Means "to spin, to wave, to boast" in Burmese.
Wirnt m Medieval German
A shortened form of Wernhard.... [more]
Wok m Medieval Czech
A medieval Czech name meaning "wolf" (see also Vuk).
Wolfan m Bangla/English
Wolfan is a rare and modern name,wolves symbolize loyalty, strength, and intelligence. This unique name is created by Bangladesh's family and owner of this his name is "Wolfan Rahman Sayan". HE is a Bangladesh's first looksmaxer, Fashion Model and also a Instagram influencer.
Wong m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Wong 1 or Wong 2.
Woo m & f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 우 (woo/u) that can be the Korean Hanja 瑀 (woo/u) meaning "agate" or 俁 (woo/u) meaning "big; great" or 宇 (woo/u) meaning "whole world; universe; house" or 佑 (woo/u) meaning "help" or 又 (woo/u) meaning "again; also (affix)"... [more]
Wraye m English
Transferred use of the surname Wraye.
Wryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, probably a variant of Ryn influenced by the spelling of Wren.
Wuk m Serbian (Latinized, Archaic)
Rare German rendering of the Serbian name Vuk (using an obsolete transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet).
Wyll m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Short form of the archaic name Wylliam. In other words, you could say that this name is an older form of Will.
Wyne f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝိုင်း (see Waing).
Wynn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see Win).
Xán m Galician
Variant of Xoán.
Xan f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Alexandra, Alexander, Xanthe and other names containing xan... [more]
Xave m English
Short form of Xavier.
Xay m Lao
Means "victory" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).
Xean m Filipino (Anglicized, Modern)
The name XEAN has the same meaning with the name SEAN. The first letter "S" was just replaced with letter "X".... [more]
Xen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Zen. This name was used by American actors Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin for their son born 2001.
Xes m Galician, Medieval Galician
Variant of Xenxo. It was revived in the 2010's.
Xi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 曦 () meaning "sunshine" or "dawn sunlight."
Xian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 现 (xiàn) meaning "present, current, appear, manifest", 弦 (xián) meaning "string, chord", 先 (xiān) meaning "first, before", 宪 (xiàn) meaning "law", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful", 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, good, worthy", 咸 (xián) meaning "all, completely, savoury, salty" or 羨 (xiàn) meaning "envy, admire, covet"... [more]
Xiển m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 闡 (xiển) meaning "to open".
Xing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, flourish, prosper", 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet", 惺 (xīng) meaning "clever, intelligent" or 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot"... [more]
Xinh f Vietnamese
Means "pretty" in Vietnamese.
Xmun m Maltese
Maltese form of Simon 1 (via Sicilian Simuni).
Xoch f Spanish
Diminutive of Xóchitl and Xochiquetzal.
Xuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black" or 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily"... [more]
Xun f & m Korean
Xương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 昌 (xương) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".
Xuyên m & f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese 川 (xuyên) meaning "river".
Xuyến f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 釧 (xuyến) meaning "bracelet".
Yael m American (Modern)
Modern variant of Yale possibly influenced by French Gaël. This name first overtook the feminine popularity in 2003 with 110 boys over 80 girls and then suddenly raised in popularity in the United States in 2008 with 226 boys born over 94 girls... [more]
Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.
Yan m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yan) meaning "brave", 顔 (yan) meaning "face, expression" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rock" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Yan m & f Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".
Yan m Burmese
Means "quarrel, hostility, danger" in Burmese.
Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.
Yaung m & f Burmese
Means "glow, radiance, colour, tint" in Burmese.
Ye m & f Burmese
Means "bright red" or "brave, daring" in Burmese.
Yee f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Yi.
Yến f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 燕 (yến) meaning "swallow (the bird)".
Yen m & f Korean
Yi m & f Burmese
Means "faint, dim" in Burmese.
Yi f Burmese
Means "to aim at, to hope for" as well as "liquid, juice" and "quality, characteristic, attribute" in Burmese.
Yid m Scots
Southern Scots short form of Aidam.
Yin f Burmese
Means "cultured, charming, graceful, gentle" in Burmese.
Yin f & m Korean
Yin m & f Burmese
Means "to prepare, to create" in Burmese.
Ying m & f Korean
Yll m Literature
Yll is the name of a Martian in the story Ylla in the Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury.
Yo m & f Korean
Yo m & f Japanese (Rare)
It can be spelled with 洋 (yo) meaning "ocean", 窈 (yo) meaning "quiet, deep" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
m & f Japanese
From Japanese 洋 (yō) meaning ocean, 陽 (yō) meaning sunshine, or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Yoh m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Yo.
Yok f & m Thai
Means "jade" in Thai.
Yon m Hebrew
Short form of Yonah.
Yoon f & m Korean
Yor m Literature
In Michael Ende's novel 'Die unendiche Geschichte' ("The neverending story") Yor is a blind miner that helps the main protagonist mining a picture that helps him getting back to the place he came from.
You m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Yo.
You f & m Korean
Yuan m & f Korean
Yug m Indian
The word yug means "linking or joining something together" in Sanskrit. The word yug in hindi means "world." There are 4 yugs according to Hinduism. it is derived from the word yugam.
Yuk m & f Chinese (Hakka)
It means real in Chinese
Yul m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy.
Yul f & m Korean
Yule m English
Transferred use of the surname Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).
Yun f & m Korean
Yur f & m Korean
From Korean Yur meaning cloud or Yur... [more]
Yuw f & m Korean
Yve m French (Rare)
Variant of Yves.
Zaan m Mongolian
Means "elephant" in Mongolian.
Zage m English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Zane, Zayden, Sage and Gage... [more]
Zale m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zale. In recent years it has seen a slight boost in popularity, possibly influenced by the phonetic element zay.
Zao m & f Chinese
This name is used as either 造 (zào, cào, cāo) for males meaning "construct, build, begin, prepare" or 早 (zǎo) for females meaning "early, soon, morning."... [more]
Zar f & m Burmese
Means "lace" in Burmese.
Zaw m Burmese
Means "preeminent, supreme" in Burmese.
Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.
Zaz f French (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Isabelle.... [more]
Ze m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausep.
Zeak m English
Shortened form of Ezekiel.
Zeest f Persian (Rare), Urdu (Rare)
Means “life” in Persian.
Zeid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيد (see Zayd).
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).
Zelle f English
Short form of Giselle and other names ending in the same syllable.
Zelph m Mormon (Rare)
A white Lamanite warrior who served under the prophet-king Onandagus.
Zen m Japanese
This name can be used as 然 (zen, nen, sa, shika, shika.shi, shika.ri) meaning "if so, in that case, so, sort of thing, well," 善 (zen, i.i, yo.i, yo.ku, yoshi.tosuru) meaning "good(ness), virtuous" or 禅 (sen, zen, shizuka, yuzu.ru) meaning "silent meditation, Zen," the latter being the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state.'... [more]
Zen m & f English
This name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of Zenon.... [more]
Zette f Danish (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -zette, such as Suzette or Lizette.
Zha m & f Chinese
Zhade f Obscure
Variant of Jade.
Zhane m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1. This was the name of the Silver Ranger in the TV series 'Power Rangers in Space'.
Zhang m & f Chinese
From the character 彰 (zhang) meaning "clear, apparent", or any other character pronounced similarly.
Zhao m & f Chinese
The name of a Chinese area in the Zhou dynasty. This was the name of several Chinese emperors, including Empress Wu Zetian.
Zhdan m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
From жданий (zhdanyy), meaning "waited for".
Zhuo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "tall, lofty, outstanding", 茁 (zhuó) meaning "sprout, flourish" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Zidartha m Hinduism (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]
Zig m English (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).
Zin f & m Burmese
From Burmese သဇင် (thazin) meaning "orchid".
Zing f & m Chinese (Rare)
Two name beares are Zing Jian-han and Zing Jie-gan, athletes from the National Pei Men Senior High School.
Ziph m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 2:42.
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).
Zoon f Kashmiri
Means "moon" in Kashmiri.... [more]
Zot m Russian
Short form of Izot. ... [more]
Zou f & m Chinese