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Zaza זזא m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "moving around in a cyclic way" from the Hebrew root זוז (zwz).... [more]

Zazu f & m Hebrew, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Zaza (Biblical name) and a diminutive of Elisheva. It is also said to be one of the words to say "movement" in Hebrew.... [more]

Zecharias m Hebrew
A variant of Zechariah which comes from the name Zachary

Zecharya זְכַרְיָה m Hebrew
Form of Zechariah.

Zedediah צדקיהו m Hebrew

Zeela f Jewish

Ze'ev זאב m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Zeev.

Zeeva זְאֵבָה f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Ze'ev.

Zeew m Hebrew (Polonized)
A polonized spelling of Zeev

Zeff m Hebrew
Meaning: God has hidden

Zehara f Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew.

Zehari זהרה f Hebrew
"to shine, brightness"

Zehava זהבה f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Zahava.

Zehavah f Hebrew
"golden"

Zehavi זְהָבִי f Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew/Jewish equivalent for the English name “Goldie.”

Zeidel m Yiddish
Zeidel's language of origin is Yiddish and it is also used mainly in the Yiddish language.

Zeldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zelda 1.

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.

Zell m Hebrew, Popular Culture

Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.

Zemira זמירה m & f Biblical, Yiddish, English
Feminine form of Zimri.

Zemirah f Hebrew
Variant of Zemira.

Zenoa m Hebrew

Zephanin צפנין m Hebrew
Means 'Yahweh is in the clouds' originating from Hebrew in accordance to Zeph or Zeph...

Zephathi m Biblical, Jewish
The name might mean "one born on Sabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite).

Zerene f Jewish

Zerla f Yiddish
Variant of Zaerle.

Zerle f Yiddish
a Judeo-German spelling of Zirel

Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Zeruya צְרוּיָה f Hebrew (Rare)
Hebrew form of Zeruiah. This is borne by Israeli novelist Zeruya Shalev (1959-).

Zeva f English (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziva or Zeeva.

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

Zewi m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Rare)
German transcription of Zvi. It was recorded in medieval German-speaking countries but became very rare in modern times.

Zeyde זיידע m Yiddish
Means "grandfather" in Yiddish.... [more]

Zhavia f Hebrew
Means "golden one" in hebrew

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]

Zierle f Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Zaerle.

Zila צילה f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

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

Zimbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zimle f Yiddish

Zimra f Hebrew, Dutch (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of either Zimri or Zimran. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the model and journalist Zimra Geurts (b... [more]

Zimran זִמְרָן m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]

Zinbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Zimbula.

Zindel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.

Zine f Jewish (?)

Zinel f Jewish

Ziona ציונה f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Ziphora f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah.

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

Zipora f Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Variant of Zipporah.

Ziporah f & m Hebrew
alternate spelling of Zipporah

Zippor f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Zirel f Yiddish

Zisa f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish zis "sweet".

Ziskind m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "sweet kid" in Yiddish, derived from Süsskind.

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zivah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Ziva.

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

Zivia צביה f Jewish, Hebrew, Medieval Jewish
Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Ziviah זִיוְיָה f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ziv and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.

Zivya צִבְיָה f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zivia.

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

Zohara זהרה f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Zohar.

Zohariah זוֹהַרְיָה, זֹהַרְיָה f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Zohar and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the names of God.

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

Zore f Yiddish

Zortel f Yiddish
Variant of Tzurtel.

Zubayda f Judeo-Arabic, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Zubaida.

Zuff צוף m & f Hebrew
Variant of Tzuf.

Zumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zusel f Jewish
Is used mostly in Cuba.

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

Zuzah f Hebrew
Variant of Zuza.

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

Zviya צְבִיָּה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zvi.

Zwi צְבִי m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of צְבִי (see Tzvi).

Zyndel זינדל m Yiddish
Variant of Zindel

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

Zyskind m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish transcription of Ziskind

Zysla זיסל f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Zisel.

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