Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvrose f Haitian Creole
Possibly a contraction of Yvette and Rose.

Ywedelle f Obscure
Variant of Udele.

Ywen m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Iven.

Ywonne f Swedish
Variant of Yvonne.

Yzma f Popular Culture
Character from the Disney movie, "The Emperors New Groove."

Zaaida f Arabic
Means "shining" or "bright" in Arabic.

Zaain f Arabic
From Arabic "zaain" meaning "beauty".

Zabele f Walloon
Walloon form of Isabelle. The name coincides with Walloon zabele "bluethroat (bird)".

Zabine f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Zabina.

Zaca m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl zacatl "grass, hay, straw".

Zachris m Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Zacharias.

Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.

Zaddock m English (Rare)
(Anglicized) variant of Zadok. A bearer of the variant Zadock was Congressman Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.

Zadie f English
Variant of Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.

Zaeiden m Obscure (Modern)
Obscure variant of Zayden.

Zaeim m Arabic
Means "leader" in Arabic.

Zaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaenab f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zaynab.

Zaenal m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Zainul.

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

Zafrir m Hebrew
Variant of Tzafrir.

Zaga f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Saga.

Zaghloul m Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic زُغْلُول (zuḡlūl) which is both a noun meaning "a young infant, boy" and an adjective meaning "young and active, quick". In Egyptian Arabic it also means "squab, young dove"... [more]

Zagip m Tatar
Tatar masculine form of Sabiha.

Zahie m Urdu
From مشابہ, meaning "Similar"

Zahnya f Swahili

Zahre f Arabic
Alternate transcription of زهري (Zahri)

Zahri f Arabic
Means "pink" in Arabic.

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.

Zaila f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Zayla.

Zailah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zailey f American (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee.

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

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

Zainal m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Zainul.

Zainap f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Zaynab.

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

Zaini m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my beauty" or "my decoration" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "ornament, decoration".

Zainol m Malay
Malay variant of Zainul.

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).

Zaiton f Malay
Malay variant of Zaytun.

Zaitoon f Urdu
Urdu 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.

Zaius m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Gaius used in the 1968 film 'Planet of the Apes'.

Zakai m English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Zakkai.

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

Zakris m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish short form of Zakarias.

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

Zala f Pashto
Means "shininess" in Pashto.

Zaldy m Filipino
Short form of Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).

Zalmai m Pashto
Means "young" in Pashto.

Zambaga f Mongolian
Means "magnolia" in Mongolian.

Zamfir m Romanian (Rare), Old Church Slavic
From the archaic Old Church Slavonic word самфиръ (samfirŭ) meaning "sapphire".

Zamir m Hebrew
Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.

Zamri m Biblical
Variant transcription of Shimri, as used in 1 Chronicles 11:45.... [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]

Zanden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the sounds present in the name Zander with the phonetic element den.

Zandon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zanden.

Zandro m Filipino, Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Sandro.

Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.

Zandyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zanden.

Zanga m & f Manding
Bambara

Zangief m Popular Culture, Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]

Zangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བཟང་མོ (bzang-mo) meaning "kind, noble, good", used as the Tibetan form of Bhadra.

Zangpo m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བཟང་པོ (bzang-po) meaning "good, noble, excellent".

Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.

Zanya f Chinese
Combination of Zan and Ya.

Zaphod m Literature
Zaphod Beeblebrox is a character from Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. He is from the vicinity of Betelguese.

Zaquan m African American (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan.

Žara f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žara meaning "glow."

Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.

Zareh m Armenian
Actor, Nick Chinlund, was born as Zareh Nicholas Chinlund.

Zarlish f Urdu
Means "bar of gold" in Urdu.

Zarna f Indian
A small stream of sweet water

Zarni m Burmese
From Burmese အာဇာနည် (azani) meaning "martyr, hero", ultimately from Sanskrit आजन्य (ajanya).

Zarsa f Persian
Means "like gold" in Persian.

Zasim m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zasu f Obscure
Combination of the last syllable of the name Eliza and the first syllable of the name Susan. Notable bearer of the name is an American actress ZaSu Pitts (1894-1963).

Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.

Zavî m Walloon
Walloon form of Xavier.

Zavièr m Occitan
Variant of Xavièr.

Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]

Zaya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zayaa f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Zaya.

Zayan f Bengali (Americanized, Rare)
bright

Zayar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeya).

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

Zaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.

Zaylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee. It could also be understood as an anglicized form of Zélie.

Zaylin f & m English (New Zealand)

Zaylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylen, the spelling influenced by Waylon. (Also compare Braylon and Jaylon.)

Zäynäb f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zaynab.

Zayon m American
Zayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [more]

Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.

Zayra f Spanish
Variant of Zaira.

Zaytun f Arabic
Means "olive" in Arabic.

Zayya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zayyar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zaza m Georgian
Simplified form of Zaal Zar or Zaalzar, which is a combination of Zaal with the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".... [more]

Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.

Zazie f French
French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).

Zbrosław m Medieval Polish
Means "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements zbro ("to fight") and sław ("fame")

Zbylut m Polish (Archaic)

Zbyšek m Czech
Originally a diminutive of Zbyhněv and Zbyslav, now used as a given name in its own right.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbyszko m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

Zbywoj m Medieval Polish
From the elements zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".

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).

Zebby m & f English (Rare)

Zecke m German (Rare)
Derived from the usual German word Zecke "Tick (the animal)".... [more]

Zeddick m English
Perhaps a corruption of Zadok (compare Zaddock), or a short form of Zedekiah.

Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

Zedric m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern take on the name Cedric.

Zedrick m African American (Modern)
Rhyming variant of Cedric.

Zedro m English (American, Rare)

Zedu m Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Eduardo, formed by combining Zé and Du.

Zeela f Jewish

Zeely f Literature, African American
Titular character of the 1967 children's novel 'Zeely,' by Virginia Hamilton.

Zeena f English
Variant of Zena. It was used as a diminutive of Zenobia in Edith Wharton's novella Ethan Frome (1911), where Zenobia 'Zeena' Frome is the title character's sickly wife... [more]

Zefa f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jozefa and Josepha.

Zefram m Popular Culture
Rhyming variant of Ephraim, used in 'Star Trek'.

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

Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".

Zejian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 澤 or 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm"... [more]

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.

Zelan m Ancient Hebrew
Means "spiritually" in Ancient Hebrew.

Zelik m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning "Blessed" or "Holy", the name is derived from the Yiddish word Zelig. Prominently used by Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora within Eastern Europe. It is dated.

Zelmer m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Selmer.

Zelous m African American
Variant of Zealous. This is borne by American baseball player Zelous Wheeler (1987-).

Zemi f Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Maria, formed by combining Zé and Mi.

Zemin m Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.

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

Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.

Zenell f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Zeni f American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Zen or Zenia, a diminutive of Zenaida or Zenobia, or based on the Greek Xeni or Xenia... [more]

Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.

Zening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.

Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]

Zenji m Japanese
From 泉 (zen) meaning "natural spring, wellspring" or 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtue" combined with 時 (ji) meaning "time, moment, chance, occasion" or 二 (ji) meaning "two"... [more]

Zenko f Japanese
From Japanese 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 然 (zen), a suffix after nouns to express likeness combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Zenón m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese, Kashubian
Spanish, Galician, Aragonese and Kashubian form of Zenon.

Zensuke m Japanese
From 前 (zen) meaning "in front of, before" and 記 (suke) meaning "mark, describe, statement, inscription, mention, the Kojiki". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zephi m Biblical (Rare)
Variant of Zepho.

Zéphine f French, Literature
Short form of Joséphine. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).

Zepho m Biblical
This is the name of one of the sons of Eliphaz listed in the Bible.

Zephyrine f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.

Zeppelin m Popular Culture, English
Transferred use of the surname Zeppelin; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]

Zeptah f Mormon (Rare)
An alternate name for Egyptus.

Zepyur f Armenian
Armenian form of Zephyr.

Zeqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" and 清 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zequiel m Asturian, Aragonese
Truncated form of Ezequiel.

Zerin m & f Japanese

Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.

Zethus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζῆθος (Zêthos), a derivative of the verb ζάω (zaô) "to live". In Greek legend Zethus and his twin brother Amphion were sons of Zeus by Antiope... [more]

Zetian f & m Chinese, History
Means "to the day" in Mandarin Chinese. This is the posthumous name of Wu Zhao, the sole female ruler of the Chinese Empire.

Zétó m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name José António, formed by combining Zé and Tó.

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zettie f English
Diminutive of Rosetta, Izetta, Lizette, Suzette and other names containing a similar sound.

Zeuxis m Ancient Greek
Means "to yoke together" or "to bridge", ultimately derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnymi) meaning "to yoke, saddle; to join, link together".

Zeuxo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock". In Greek mythology Zeuxo was one of the Oceanids, possibly a goddess of marriage.

Zeven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Zevi m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed names José Vítor or José Vicente, formed by combining Tó and Vi.

Zevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven, possibly influenced by Kevin.

Zevon m German (?)

Zevseg m Mongolian
Means "weapon, armament, firearm" or "tool, instrument" in Mongolian.

Zevy m Hebrew (?)
Diminutive of Zevulun or Zev.

Zevyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven and Sevyn.

Zeya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

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

Zeyar m Burmese
From Burmese ဇေယျ (zeya) meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).

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

Zezag f Chechen
Means "flower, blossom" in Chechen, ultimately from Mongolian цэцэг (tsetseg) via Turkish çiçek.

Zéze m Occitan
Diminutive of Ze.

Zhadan m Ukrainian
Ukrainian non-canonical name meaning "welcomed, desired, wished for", derived as a contracted patriciple of verb zhadaty (жадати) - "to want, to wish for, to desire, to demand, to wish something to somebody, to crave"... [more]

Zhala f Persian
Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.

Zhale f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ژاله (see Zhaleh).

Zhanade f English (Rare)
Maybe a rare variant of Shanade.

Zhanar f Kazakh
Means "shine of the eyes" in Kazakh. Alternately, it may be derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and Arabic نار (nar) meaning "fire".

Zhanat f & m Kazakh
Either derived from Kazakh жанат (zhanat) meaning "raccoon" (figuratively meaning "large eyes") or Arabic جنة (jannah) meaning "paradise, garden".

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'.

Z'hanie f English (American)

Zhannur f & m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin) combined with нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).

Zhaofeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, sign" or 肇 (zhào) meaning "cause, start" combined with 丰 or 豐 (fēng) meaning "abundant, plentiful, lush, bountiful" or 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit"... [more]

Zhaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhaojun f Chinese Mythology
Means "brilliant noble" in Chinese (貂 zhāo "brilliant", 君 jūn "king, ruler, noble"). This name is the courtesy name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, Wang Zhaojun (王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn), whose given name was Wang Qiang (王嬙 Wáng Qiáng)... [more]

Zhaoming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, sign" or 朝 (zhāo) meaning "morning" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Zhaowei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavour, strive, encourage" combined with 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern", 纬 (wěi) meaning "weft, woof (a horizontal thread in a woven fabric)", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering", 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable, jade" or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve, hold together"... [more]

Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Zhenghong m Chinese
From Chinese 政 (zhèng) meaning "government" and 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zhengping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" and 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Zhenguo m Chinese
From Chinese 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise" combined with 国 (guó) meaning "country". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zhengyang m Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government" plus 阳 (yang) meaning "sun, male, light", or 洋 (yang) meaning "ocean".

Zhenhao m Chinese
From Chinese 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise", 镇 (zhèn) meaning "town, market place" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent"... [more]

Zhenhua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise" or 震 (zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhenis m Kazakh
Means "victory" in Kazakh.

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]

Zhenling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 貞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 菱 (líng) meaning "water caltrop, water chesnut" or 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration"... [more]

Zhenniao f Chinese
From Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 鸟/鳥 (niǎo) meaning "bird". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zhensheng m Chinese
From Chinese 振 (zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise" combined with 声 (shēng) meaning "sound, voice, tone", 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh"... [more]

Zhenxia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine", 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds"... [more]

Zhenyang m Chinese
This name can be written with 珍 (zhen) meaning "rare, precious", or 贞 (zhen) meaning "loyal, virtuous, chaste", and 真 (zhen) meaning "genuine, real" combined with 洋 (yang) meaning "ocean" and 阳 (yang) meaning "sun, male, light" (usually for males).

Zhenyu m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character Zhen and Yu.... [more]

Zhibek f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "silk" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz.

Zhibin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined" or 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore"... [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]

Zhifang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight, honest" or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, determination" combined with 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way", as well as other character combinations.

Zhifeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak" or 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge"... [more]

Zhigang m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, combined with 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong"... [more]

Zhiguo m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" combined with 国 (guó) meaning "country"... [more]

Zhihong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern", 炙 (zhì) meaning "roast, broil" or 挚 (zhì) meaning "sincere, earnest" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great"... [more]

Zhihua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform"... [more]

Zhihui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 稚 (zhì) meaning "immature, young, childish", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent"... [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]

Zhijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm", 戬 (jiǎn) meaning "exterminate, destroy, cut" or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy"... [more]

Zhijiang m Chinese
From Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze" or 强 (jiàng) meaning "stubborn, obstinate, unyielding"... [more]

Zhijie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding", 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 節 (jié) meaning "section, period, verse, melody"... [more]

Zhijun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 直 (zhí) meaning "straight, erect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome"... [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]

Zhiliang m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 量 (liáng) meaning "measure, amount"... [more]

Zhimin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Zhiming m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, limb" or 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Zhina f Chinese
Combination of Zhi and Na.

Zhiping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Zhiqiang m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic"... [more]

Zhiwei m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 韦 (wéi) meaning "soft leather, tanned leather" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable"... [more]

Zhiwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", 问 (wèn) meaning "ask, question, inquire" or 温 (wēn) meaning "warm"... [more]

Zhiwu m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most" or 秩 (zhì) meaning "rank, order" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 無 (wú) meaning "without, not, nothing" or 五 (wǔ) meaning "five"... [more]

Zhixia f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Zhixiang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant", 向 (xiàng) meaning "direction, towards", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide"... [more]

Zhixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 执 (zhí) meaning "grasp, hold" combined with 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" or 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe"... [more]

Zhiying m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, gifted", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 莹 (yíng) meaning "bright, lustrous" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade"... [more]

Zhiyong m Chinese
From Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in" combined with 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave", 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 用 (yòng) meaning "use, apply"... [more]

Zhiyuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, utmost", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 远 (yuǎn) meaning "distant, remote, far", 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin" or 渊 (yuān) meaning "abyss, deep, profound"... [more]

Zhizhen m Chinese
Means “the best”. Best known as the name of tennis player Zhang Zhizhen, also known at Triple Z.

Zhomart m Kazakh
Means "generous, charitable" in Kazakh, ultimately of Persian origin.

Zhongcheng m Chinese
From Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" combined with 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true" or 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"... [more]

Zhonghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Zhongli m Chinese
From Chinese 鍾, 钟 (zhōng) meaning "vessel" and 離, 离 (lí) meaning "to leave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]

Zhongren m Chinese
From Chinese 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second", 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" combined with 仁 (rén) meaning "compassionate" or 任 (rèn) meaning "burden, responsibility, duty"... [more]

Zhongxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second" combined with 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delightful"... [more]

Zhongyi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second" or 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" combined with 一 (yī) meaning "one", 颐 (yí) meaning "nourish, foster, protect", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 夷 (yí) meaning "flat, level, smooth" or 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony"... [more]

Zhores m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Taken from the French surname Jaurès, which was most famously borne by French Socialist Jean Jaurès (1859-1914)... [more]

Zhunis m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Yunus.

Zhusha f & m Chinese
From Chinese character 渚 (zhǔ) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zia m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [more]

Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.

Zian m Romanian
Possibly derived from the name of the traditional Romanian holiday Sânzienele (which in turn originates from the mythological being called Sânziana) that is celebrated along with the Nativity of John the Baptist on June 24th... [more]

Zias m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Jozias. But in other words, you could also say that it is a variant spelling of Sias.... [more]

Zibby f American
Diminutive of Elizabeth or Zibiah.

Zichri m Biblical
Means "remembrance, mindful" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament.

Zida f English

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

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

Zidtzel f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Sidsel, common in 17th century Denmark.

Žiezdrė f Baltic 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.

Zifä f Tatar
Tatar variant of Zifa.

Zigfried m Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Siegfried.

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Zigmas m Lithuanian
Short form of Zigmantas, which is the Lithuanian form of Sigmund.

Zigmund m English
Variant of Sigmund.

Ziguś m Silesian, Polish
Silesian diminutive of Ziga and Polish diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 建 (jiàn) "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) "strong, healthy"... [more]

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian zīle "acorn; titmouse".

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zille f Hungarian
Cognate of Cille, meaning "blind".

Zillion m English (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.

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilmar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Solimar or Celimar or possibly formed from azul and mar, in which case it would literally mean "blue sea".

Zilong m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 龍 or 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant"... [more]

Zilthai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zilver f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch cognate of Silver.

Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).

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.

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

Zinhle f Zulu
Means "they (the girls) are beautiful" in Zulu.

Zipflo m Romani
Maybe a Romani form of Joseph.... [more]

Zipi f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew ציפי (see Tzipi).

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]

Ziran m & f Chinese
From Chinese 自然 (zìrán) meaning "nature, natural". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zirka f Slavic Mythology
Zirka is the Slavic god of happiness.

Zirze f German
Germanised form of the name Circe.... [more]

Zisis m Greek
From Ancient Greek ζήσει (zesei) meaning "he will live", itself from the verb ζάω (zao) "to live" (the source also of ζωή (zoe) "life").

Zissi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cissi.

Zissis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζήσης (see Zisis).

Zíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Zita 1.

Zitong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of plant) combined with 桐 (tóng) meaning "paulownia" (a type of plant) or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass through, travel"... [more]

Ziwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]