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Zosimas m Late GreekVariant of
Zosimos (see
Zosimus). A known bearer of this name was saint Zosimas of Palestine, who lived in the 6th century AD.
Zosma f AstronomyThe alternate name of Delta Leonis, one of the stars in the constellation Leo. Zosma means "girdle" in Ancient Greek, referring to the star's location in its constellation, on the hip of the lion.
Žostautas m Lithuanian (Rare)Means "to speak to the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb
žosti meaning "to speak, to talk" as well as "to say, to tell" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Zotinur m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zot meaning "offspring" and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Zotique m FrenchFrench form of
Zotikos via
Zoticus. A known bearer of this name was Zotique Racicot (1845-1915), a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.
Zoumpoulia f GreekDerived from Turkish
zümbül or
sümbül meaning "hyacinth".
Zovanush f ArmenianFrom the Armenian
զով (zov) meaning "cool, fresh" and
անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".
Zoza f LiteratureMeans "mud" or "slime" in Neapolitan. This is the name of the fictional narrator of the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile.
Zozibini f South AfricanThere is not much known about the name sadly, only that it was born in South Africa and the name Zozibini means "'Received with both hands' In this culture it is considered impolite, unappreciative to accept a worthy gift with one hand... [
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Zozo f GreekDiminutive of
Zoi. Known bearers of this name include Greek actresses Zoi 'Zozo' Dalmas (1905-1988) and Zoi 'Zozo' Sapountzaki (1933-).
Zu f & m KhmerFrom Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "pearl".
Zuberoa f BasqueFrom the name of a Basque province, also called Xiberoa
Žubora f SerbianFrom Serbian
жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".
Zuhair m ArabicMeans "bright" or "blossom" in Arabic, from the root زهر
(zahara) meaning "to shine, to blossom".
Zuhaitza f Basque (Modern)Feminine name derived from Basque
zuhaitz "tree", ultimately from Old Basque
zur "wood" and
(h)aritz "oak" (formerly a generic term for "tree").
Zuhayr m ArabicDerived from Arabic زَهَرَ
(zahara) meaning "to shine, to be radiant, to give light". It is etymologically related to
Zaahir 1.
Zuhri m SwahiliMeans "good looking" or "handsome" in Swahili.
Zuhur f ArabicZuhur Wanasi ( born 1936) is a prolific Algerian author and politician. She is known for her powerful short stories and for her role as one of the first women in Algerian government.
Zuko m Popular CultureFictional name apparently meant to be from Chinese 蘇
(sū) meaning "to regain consciousness" or 祖
(zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forefather" combined with 科
(kē) meaning "sort, class" or 寇
(kòu) meaning "bandit, robber"... [
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Zul f & m MongolianMeans "light" or "torch, oil lamp" in Mongolian.
Zulay f ChechenEither a diminutive of
Zulaykha or
Zuleykhan or a combination of Arabic ذُو
(ḏū) meaning "possessor, owner of" and Turkic ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Zulfa f ArabicMeans "first part of the night" or also "with a finely chiselled nose" in Arabic.
Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, DhivehiDerived from Arabic زلفة
(zulfah) meaning "closeness, nearness, proximity", also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Zulfadli m Malay, IndonesianMalay and Indonesian form of the Arabic name
Dhul Fadl, which is derived from Arabic ذو الفضل
(ḏū al-faḍl) meaning "possessor of grace".
Zulfahmi m Indonesian, MalayFrom Arabic ذو ال
(dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with فهم
(fahm) meaning "understanding, comprehension".
Zulfiqaruddin m Indian (Muslim), Indonesian, ArabicCombination of
Zulfiqar and الدين (
al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic. A notable bearer of this name is Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin, an Indian association football player who played for the India national football team in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Zulhelmi m Malay, IndonesianMeans "possessor of dreams" from Arabic ذو
(dhu) meaning "possessor (of), owner (of)" and حلم
(hulm) meaning "dream, wish".
Zulhijja f UzbekUzbek 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), UyghurBasically 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".
Zulhusni m MalayMeans "possessor of beauty, possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال
(dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" and حسن
(husn) meaning "beauty, goodness".
Zulkhairi m Malay, IndonesianMeans "possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال
(dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, goodness of the" combined with خير
(khayr) meaning "goodness, good".
Zulmat f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zulmat meaning "pitch darkness".
Zülüf f TurkishDerived from Turkish
zülüf, meaning "lovelock".
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 BasqueDerived from Basque
zuma meaning "wicker". It is also the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.
Zun f BurmeseBurmese feminine name refering to a small fragrant white flower of the Jasminum auriculatum plant.
Zuna f LingalaMeans "to be sweet" in Bangi, the main lexical source of Lingala.
Zunera f UrduMeans "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.
Zuni f KashmiriVariation of the word 'Zoon' which means moon in Kashmiri
Zunun m UyghurOf unknown meaning, possibly a form of the Arabic name ذو النون
(Dhūl Nūn) through the Turkish forms,
Zünnûn or
Zun-Nûn.
Zuo m & f IjawMeans "protection" in Ijaw.