Behind the Name: Masculine Names

ZARATHUSTRA m History
Possibly means "golden camel" in Old Iranian, derived from zarat meaning "golden" combined with ushtra meaning "camel"... [more]

ŽARKO m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian žar meaning "ember, zeal, fervour".

ZARTOSHT m Iranian
Modern Persian form of ZARATHUSTRA

ZAVIER m English (Modern)
Variant of XAVIER

ZAXARIA m Old Church Slavic
Old Slavic form of ZECHARIAH

ZAYD m Arabic
Derived from Arabic زاد (zada) "to increase"... [more]

ZAYN m Arabic
Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic.

ZBIGNEV m Medieval Slavic
Possible medieval Slavic form of ZBIGNIEW

ZBIGNIEW m Polish
Means "to dispel anger" from the Slavic elements zby "to dispel" and gnev "anger".

ZBYGNĚV m Czech (Archaic)
Czech cognate of ZBIGNIEW

ZBYNĚK m Czech
Diminutive of ZBYGNĚV, now used independently.

ZDENĚK m Czech
Czech form of ZDENKO

ZDENKO m Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element zdeti meaning "build, create", originally a short form of names beginning with that element.

ZDENO m Slovak
Slovak variant of ZDENKO

ZDESLAV m Croatian
Croatian form of ZDZISŁAW

ZDISLAV m Czech, Medieval Slavic
Czech form of ZDZISŁAW

ZDRAVKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic zdrav meaning "healthy".

ZDZISŁAW m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements zdeti "build, create" and slav "glory".

ZÉ m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of JOSÉ

ZEBADIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has bestowed" in Hebrew... [more]

ZEBEDAIOS m Biblical Greek
New Testament Greek form of ZEBEDEE

ZEBEDEE m Biblical
From Ζεβεδαιος (Zebedaios), the Greek form of ZEBADIAH used in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of the apostles James and John.

ZEBULON m Biblical
Variant of ZEBULUN

ZEBULUN m Biblical
Means "exaltation" in Hebrew... [more]

ZECHARIAH m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name זְכַרְיָה (Zekharyah) meaning "YAHWEH remembers"... [more]

ZED m English
Short form of ZEDEKIAH

ZEDEKIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name צִדְקִיָּהוּ (Tzidqiyyahu) meaning "justice of YAHWEH"... [more]

ZEEV m Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew.

ZEF m Dutch
Dutch short form of JOZEF

ZEFERINO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of the Roman name Zephyrinus, which was derived from the Greek Zephyros (see ZEPHYR)... [more]

ZEKE m English
Short form of EZEKIEL

ZEKHARYAH m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ZECHARIAH

ZEKİ m Turkish
Means "intelligent" in Turkish (ultimately of Arabic origin).

ZELIG m Yiddish
Variant of SELIG

ŽELIMIR m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements zhelit "desire" and mir "peace".

ŽELJKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire".

ZELOPHEHAD m Biblical
Possibly means either "first born" or "shadow from terror" in Hebrew... [more]

ZENO m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ζηνων (Zenon), which was derived from the name of the Greek god ZEUS... [more]

ZENOBIOS m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of ZENOBIA

ZENON m Ancient Greek, Polish
Older form of ZENO, as well as the modern Polish form.

ZEPH m English
Short form of ZEPHANIAH

ZEPHANIA m Southern African
Variant of ZEPHANIAH... [more]

ZEPHANIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name צְפַנְיָה (Tzefanyah) meaning "YAHWEH has hidden"... [more]

ZEPHYR m Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Greek Ζεφυρος (Zephyros) meaning "the west wind"... [more]

ZEPHYRINUS m Late Roman
Latin form of ZEFERINO

ZEPHYROS m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of ZEPHYR

ZEPHYRUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zephyros (see ZEPHYR).

ZERACHIEL m Judeo-Christian Legend
Possibly means "command of God" in Hebrew... [more]

ZERU m Basque
Means "sky" in Basque.

ZEUS m Greek Mythology
The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky"... [more]

ZEV m Hebrew
Variant transcription of ZEEV

ZEVADYAH m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ZEBADIAH

ZEVULUN m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ZEBULUN

ZEZÉ m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of JOSÉ

ZHARKO m Macedonian
Macedonian form of ŽARKO

ZHELYAZKO m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian желязо (zhelyazo) "iron".

ZHENG m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 "just, proper" or 政 "government".

ZHENYA f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of YEVGENIYA or YEVGENIY or a Bulgarian diminutive of EVGENIYA.

ZHI m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 "will, purpose" or 智 "wisdom, knowledge".

ZHIRAYR m Armenian
Means "strong, active" in Armenian.

ZHIVKO m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element жив (zhiv) "living".

ZHONG m & f Chinese
From Chinese 忠 "loyal" or 中 "middle".

ZHOU m & f Chinese
Means "boat" in Chinese.

ZHUBIN m Iranian
Means "spear" in Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit.

ZIA m Arabic
Variant transcription of ZIYA

ZIAD m Arabic
Variant transcription of ZIYAD

ZIBA (2) m Biblical
Means "station" in Hebrew... [more]

ZIEMOWIT m Polish
From an old Slavic name derived from the elements sem "family" and vit "lord, master"... [more]

ŽIGA m Slovene
Slovene form of SIGMUND

ŽIGMUND m Slovak
Slovak form of SIGMUND

ZIGOR m Basque
Means "punishment" in Basque.

ZIKMUND m Czech
Czech form of SIGMUND

ZIMRI m Biblical
Means either "my praise" or "my music" in Hebrew... [more]

ZINOVIY m Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ζηνοβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of ZENOBIA.

ZION m Jewish, Biblical
From the name of a citadel which was in the center of Jerusalem... [more]

ZIV m & f Hebrew
Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew... [more]

ŽIVKO m Croatian
Croatian form of ZHIVKO

ZIYA m Arabic
Derived from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow"... [more]

ZIYAD m Arabic
Means "growth" in Arabic.

ZLATAN m Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Means "golden", a derivative of the Slavic word zlato "gold".

ZLATKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of ZLATAN

ZOHAR m & f Hebrew
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.

ZOLTÁN m Hungarian
Possibly related to the Turkish title sultan meaning "king, sultan"... [more]

ZOPYROS m Ancient Greek
Means "glowing" in Greek... [more]

ZORAN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of ZORA

ZORION m & f Basque
Means "happiness" in Basque.

ZOROASTER m History
Greek form of ZARATHUSTRA

ZOSIMOS m Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ZOSIMUS

ZOSIMUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ζωσιμος (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from ζωσιμος (zosimos) meaning "viable" or "likely to survive"... [more]

ZOTICUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζωτικος (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικος (zotikos) meaning "full of life"... [more]

ZOTIKOS m Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ZOTICUS

ZSIGA m Hungarian
Diminutive of ZSIGMOND

ZSIGMOND m Hungarian
Hungarian form of SIGMUND

ZSOLT m Hungarian
Old variant of ZOLTÁN

ZUAN m Medieval Italian
Medieval Venetian form of JOHN

ZUBERI m Eastern African, Swahili
Means "strong" in Swahili.

ZUBIN m Iranian
Variant of ZHUBIN

ZULFAQAR m Arabic
Variant of ZULFIQAR

ZULFIKAR m Arabic
Variant transcription of ZULFIQAR

ZULFIQAR m Arabic
From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhu al-Fiqar) meaning "cleaver of the spine"... [more]

ZURAB m Georgian
Georgian form of SOHRAB

ZURIEL m Biblical
Means "my rock is God" in Hebrew... [more]