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Yulay m Bashkir
Most likely means "lunar road" from Bashkir юл (yul) meaning "road, way, path" combined with ай (ay) "moon". Alternatively, it could be related to the Hungarian name Gyula... [more]

Yulen m Basque (Hispanicized, Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Julen.

Yules m & f Chinese

Yulin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem", 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "continued rain"... [more]

Yulio m Indonesian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Indonesian variant of Yulius as well as a Spanish variant of Julio.

Yuman m Chuvash
Means "oak" in Chuvash.

Yumin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 渝 (yú) meaning "change", 毓 or 育 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Yumio m Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yunai f & m Chinese
Combination of Yun and Ai 2.

Yunan m Literature
A name for the country of Greece, derived from Old Persian. Used as the name of the king of an ancient Persian city, in the province of Zuman, who ended up getting poisoned and died, after having Duban the physician wrongfully executed, in the 'One Thousand and One Nights', a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.

Yunan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yun and An 1.

Yunel m Spanish

Yun-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 (yun) meaning "faith, belief," 玧 (yun) meaning "red bead" or 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek" and 其 (gi), referring to the third person demonstrative determiner 그 (geu), or 起 (gi) meaning "rise, stand up; go up; begin," as well as other hanja combinations.... [more]

Yun-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 "to grant, to allow, to consent" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".

Yunis m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Yunus, as well as the usual Azerbaijani form.

Yuniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Iunius (see Junius).

Yunos m Malay, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Malay, Maranao and Maguindanao form of Yunus (see Jonah).

Yunqi m Chinese

Yun-so f & m Korean
Variant of Yun-Seo.

Yun-su m & f Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, like 潤 meaning "soft, sleek," 允 meaning "faith, belief," 胤 meaning "descendant" or 侖 meaning "idea, thought, recollection," and a su hanja, such as 洙 meaning "riverside," 壽 meaning "life(span); longevity," 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule" or 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional."

Ýunus m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yunus.

Yunxi m & f Chinese
Meaning varies depending on the characters used. This is the name of actor Luo Yunxi (1988-), who uses the characters 云熙. A fictional bearer is Han Yunxi, title character of the television series Legend of Yunxi, whose name is written with the characters 芸汐.

Yurac m & f Quechua
Means "white" in Quechua.

Yuran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Yurde m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Old Spanish variant of George. It has got some uses as a revived name in Cantabria, Spain, in the 2010's.

Yurem m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Usage of this name in the late 2000s likely comes from Yurem Rojas, who was the winner of the reality TV show 'Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda'.

Yurii m Ukrainian, Russian
Variant transcrition of Yuriy.

Yurik m Armenian

Yurik m Russian
Variant of Yuri 1. Derived from Greek 'geōrgós' and means "farmer".

Yurio m Japanese
From Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yusaf m Arabic
Variant of Yusuf.

Yusei m Japanese
The name Yusei means "planetary." In the hit anime, Yu-Gi-Oh 5ds, the main protagonist Yusei Fudo, is named after his father's scientific "planetary" discovery

Yūshi m Japanese
From Japanese 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" combined with 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Yusko m Ukrainian
Diminutive or alternative form of Yukhym.

Yusof m Malay
Malay form of Yosef (see Joseph). A notable bearer of this name was Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), the first president of Singapore.

Yusop m Filipino, Tausug, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Tausug, Malay, and Thai form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yusri m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "my comfort, my wealth" from Arabic يسر (yusr) meaning "comfort, ease, wealth, prosperity". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is solely masculine in Malaysia.

Yuugo m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave" or 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I (pronoun), me"... [more]

Yuuhi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 夕日 (yuuhi) meaning "setting sun" or from 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" combined with 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuuho f & m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" or 由 (yuu) meaning "cause, reason" combined with 星 (ho) meaning "star", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk" or 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuura f & m Japanese
From Japanese 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" combined with 空 (ra) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 宙 (yuu) meaning "mid-air", 佑 (yuu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yuu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 幽 (yuu) meaning "seclude, confine to a room, deep, profound, secluded, faint, dark, tranquil, calm", 悠 (yuu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 憂 (yuu) meaning "melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 湧 (yuu) meaning "boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed", 由 (yuu) meaning "wherefore, a reason", 祐 (yuu) meaning "help", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich", 遊 (yuu) meaning "play", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 侑 (yuu) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 耶 (ya), an interjection, 允 (ya) meaning "license, sincerity, permit", 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 雅 (ya) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 野 (ya) meaning "area, field", 彌 (ya) meaning "extensive, full, fill, complete" or 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly"... [more]

Yuuzo m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yūzō.

Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.

Yuvan m Indian, Tamil (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
From Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) meaning “young, youthful, healthy”.

Yuvin m English (Modern, Rare)

Yuwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small"... [more]

Yuxin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish", 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]

Yuzaf m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Joseph.

Yuzan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combimation of Yu and Zan.

Yuzou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Yūzō.

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Yvick m French

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvrou m Old Norman
Medieval Norman variant of Evroult.

Ywald m Silesian
Silesian form of Ewald.

Yyvag m Mari
Mari form of Ivan.

Yzeir m Albanian
Albanian form of Uzair.

Zaaki m Arabic
Means "one who increases in growth and goodness" in Arabic.

Zaali m Georgian
Form of Zaal with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Zabad m Biblical
Zabad is the name of seven men in the Hebrew Bible. Zabad means "gift" or "endowment."

Zabdi m Biblical
Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the Tribe of Judah, was the father of Carmi and the grandfather of Achan, according to Joshua 7:1... [more]

Zabdy f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has given" in Hebrew.

Zabir m Arabic
From Arabic “zabara” meaning “one who praises”.

Zabit m Karachay-Balkar
Means "graceful, elegant" in Karachay-Balkar.

Zaboo f & m Pakistani, Indian (Muslim)

Zabud m Biblical
Zabud, meaning “endowed.” The son of Nathan, a priest and friend of King Solomon, according to 1 Kings 4:5.

Zache m Romani (Caló)
Derived from Caló zaché "happy; blessed". Used as a Caló equivalent of Felix.

Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zadek m Yiddish

Zaden m Georgian Mythology
Variant transcription of Zadeni.

Zaden m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden or Zaiden

Zadig m Armenian
From Armenian Զատիկ (zadig / zadik) meaning "Easter".

Zádor m Hungarian
Derived from an old Hungarian word for "violent".

Zadyn m English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Zayden. Zadyn was given to 27 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.

Zaeim m Arabic
Means "leader" in Arabic.

Zafir m Arabic
Variant of Zafar.

Zagam m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Zagan.

Zagan m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
In The Lesser Key of Solomon, this is the name of a Great King and President of Hell, commanding over thirty-three legions of demons. Zagan is depicted as a griffin-winged bull that turns into a man after a while.

Zagip m Tatar
Tatar masculine form of Sabiha.

Zagir m Bashkir (Russified), Dagestani (Russified)
Russian form of Zaahir 1 or Zaahir 2, used particularly in Bashkortostan and Dagestan.

Zahib m Arabic

Zahie m Urdu
From مشابہ, meaning "Similar"

Zahit m Tatar
Tatar form of Zahid.

Zahuk m Arabic
Means "laughs frequently", and by extension "happy", in Arabic.

Zahur m Swahili
Means "flower" in Swahili.

Zaide m & f English
Variant of Zade or Zayde and short form of Zaiden

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.

Zaiel m English (Rare)

Zaine m English
Variant of Zane 1.

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

Zaïre m Kongo
Zaïre means the river that never swallows in Kikongo

Zairo m Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian
Masculine form of Zaira as well as inspired by Zaire.

Zaite m Medieval Spanish

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

Zakai m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname.

Zakar m Armenian, Mordvin
Armenian and Mordvin form of Zakhar (see Zachariah).

Zakhi m South African

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

Zakiy m Uzbek
Means "bright, intelligent" in Uzbek.

Zakoi m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Zakro m Georgian
Diminutive of Zakaria.

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

Zalik m Jewish (Rare)

Zalil m Uzbek
Means "humbled" in Uzbek.

Zalim m Circassian
Circassian form of Zelim.

Zamar m Polynesian

Zambo m Central African, Eastern African
Is a popular given name for boys in many West Central African nations. Also the name of an Italian Safari crime drama film and the duology of jungle themed Bollywood mad scientist films that inspired the Captive Wild Woman series.

Zamin m Arabic
Means "guarantor" in Arabic.

Zamir m Hebrew
Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.

Zamir m Albanian
Means "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian zë meaning "voice" and mirë meaning "good".

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

Zamri m Malay
Posibly from Arabic meaning "my beauty" or "my handsomeness".

Zande m Walloon, Picard
Walloon form and Picard diminutive of Alexander.

Zande m Venetian (Archaic)
Variant of Gianni.

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

Zanga m & f Manding
Bambara

Zanín m Galician
Variant of Senén.

Žanis m Latvian
19th-century Latvian adoption and adaption of French Jean 1.

Zanis m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.

Zanni m Italian, Venetian
A Venetian form of Gianni. Zanni or Zani is a comic figure in the 'Commedia dell'arte', which is the origin of the English word zany.

Zarak m Pakistani

Zaran m Persian, Muslim
Means "golden" in Persian.

Zaraq m Urdu
"dark blue" in Urdu

Zarar m Arabic
Means "clever", "subtle".

Zarco m Spanish (Rare)
This first name is predominantly found in South America, although it is not very common there: one is much more likely to encounter the name as a surname there instead. Because of that, it is possible that the bearers' parents were inspired to give their sons the surname as a first name, just like it is done in English-speaking countries these days... [more]

Zared m Hebrew
Means "trap" in Hebrew

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

Zarek m Polish
Diminutive form of Baltazar.

Zarel m South African

Zarif m Uzbek
Means "astute, clever" in Uzbek.

Zarik m Albanian (Rare)

Zarni m Burmese
From Burmese အာဇာနည် (azani) meaning "martyr, hero".

Zarun m Nivkh

Zaryn f & m English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.

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

Zauri m Georgian
Form of Zaur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Zaven m Armenian

Zavid m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
From zavist ''envy'', variant of Zavida.

Zavqi m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zavq meaning "delight, pleasure, enthusiasm".

Zaxon m American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Jaxon.

Zayan m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zayyan.

Zayar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Zeya.

Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden

Zayit m Hebrew
Olive

Zaynn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1 or Zayn.

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]

Zazel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The darker spirit (demon) of Saturn, mentioned as a spirit in such works as the Key of Solomon.

Zbych m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew. A known bearer of this name is the Polish-Australian actor Zbych Trofimiuk (b. 1979).

Zbyśü m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Zebah m Biblical
The name of a King along with Zalmunna who hosted the Midianites who invaded Israel, who were both executed by Gideon.

Zebby m & f English (Rare)

Zebek m Polish
Diminutive form of Euzebiusz.

Zeben m Spanish (Canarian)
Perhaps a short form of Zebenzuí.

Zećir m Bosnian
Variant of Zekir.

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

Zeeke m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Zeke.

Zefek m Silesian
Diminutive of Józef.

Zefel m Silesian
Silesian form of Józef.

Zefir m Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Zephyr.

Zegar m Flemish (Rare)
The name of three medieval Flemish kings or Berggravin of Ghent. The variant Segar was also used sporadically in England too the name means Sea Spear.

Zeger m Dutch
Alternate form of Sieger.

Zeiad m Arabic
Variant of Ziyad.

Zeian m Basque, Medieval Basque

Zeiki m Filipino (Modern)
Dark

Zeine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.

Zekhi m Turkish, English
Diminutive of Hezekiah or variant of Zeki.

Zekie m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ezekiel.

Zekir m Turkish
Variant of Zakir.

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

Zelek m Biblical
Meaning unknown. This was the name of Zelek the Ammonite, a member of David's Mighty Warriors in the book of Samuel.

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.

Zelim m Chechen
Chechen form of Salim, also sometimes used as a short form of Zelimkhan. Alternatively, it could be derived from Arabic ظَلَمَ (ẓalama) meaning "to oppress, to wrong".

Zelli m & f English

Zelos m Greek Mythology
Means "zeal, ardor, jealousy" in Greek. He was the personification of zeal or strife in Greek mythology.

Zelph m Mormon (Rare)
A white Lamanite warrior who served under the prophet-king Onandagus.

Zelus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zelos.

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

Zenão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zeno or Zenon.

Zénas m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Zenas.

Zenas m Biblical
Contracted form of Zenodoros. In the New Testament it belonged to one of the 70 apostles whom Jesus appointed to do ministries.

Zende m Swahili
Means "strong, firm" in Swahili.

Zenek m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zenon.

Zenel m Albanian

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

Zenji m Japanese

Zenki m Japanese
Masculine form of Zenko

Zenno m Dutch (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno.

Zenoa m Hebrew

Zénon m French (Rare), French (Cajun), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zenon.

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

Zenos m Mormon
Prophet of Isreal.

Zenpo m Japanese
From the kanji 善 (zen) meaning “good” and 保 (ho) meaning “protection”.... [more]

Zenun m Albanian

Zenzō m Japanese
It is from the Kanji characters "禅" (zen) meaning "ritual" and "僧" (sō) meaning "monk".

Zephi m Biblical (Rare)
Variant of Zepho.

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

Żeppi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi

Zeqir m Albanian

Zeram m Mormon
Nephite military officer.

Zeray m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Means "sower" in Ge'ez and Tigrinya.

Zeref m Popular Culture
from Anime/manga Fairy Tail. Zeref the black wizard. when his family was killed by dragons, he became obsessed with resurrecting his dead brother. the planet cursed him with an immortality that would take the lives of all things he loved as Zeref's punishment for playing with life and death... [more]

Zerek m American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Derek.

Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.

Zêrîn m & f Kurdish
Means "golden" in Kurdish.

Zerin m & f Japanese

Zerny f & m Swedish
Unexplained.

Zeror m Biblical
Zeror, son of Bechorath, of the tribe of Benjamin, was the great-grandfather of King Saul and of his commander Abner... [more]

Zésar m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Caesar.

Zetes m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ζητέω (zeteo) "to seek, look forc inquire; to strive for, desire, wish". In Greek myth, Zetes and his twin brother Calais were sons of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and members of the Argonauts.

Zethu f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "ours" or "belongs to us" in both Xhosa and Zulu within the Nguni language group. Notable South African name bearers include actor Zethu Dlomo and orchestral musician Zethu Mashika.

Zeusz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Zeus.

Zeyar m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Zeya.

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

Zgjim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian zgjim "awakening" as well as from Albanian zgjim, an archaic term meaning "knowledge, education".

Zhali m Arabic (Modern, Expatriate), Indonesian
Possibly a variant transcriptions of Arabic adjective خالي jali meaning "empty, free, open" in Arabic.

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.

Zhani m Albanian

Zhian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Zhi and An 1.

Zhimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

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]

Zhora m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy or Georgiy.

Ziang m Chinese

Ziaul m Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with ضياء ال (diya al) meaning "splendour of the" (such as Ziya ad-Din).

Ziaur m Bengali (Muslim)
First part of compound Arabic-derived names beginning with ضيآء ال (ḍiyāʾ al) meaning "light of the" (such as Ziaur Rahman).

Zibal m Astronomy
Means "ostrich nest" or "hatching place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

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

Zievi m Romansh
Variant of Sievi.

Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

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

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

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zihao m Chinese

Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijie m Chinese

Zi-kai m Chinese
Variant transcription of Zikai.

Zikai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 愷 (kǎi) meaning "joyful, contented", as well as other character combinations.

Zikri m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr) meaning "remembrance, recollection".

Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".

Zildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zilio m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Gilio.

Zìliu m Sardinian
Variant of Egìdiu (compare Giles).

Zimbo m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).

Zinan m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring, descendant" combined with 男 (nán) meaning "man, male", as well as other character combinations.

Zinar m Kurdish
Means "cliff, rock" in Kurdish.

Ziola m & f Ijaw
Means "the last born" in Ijaw.

Zirək m Azerbaijani
Means "clever, nimble, keen" in Azerbaijani.

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

Zîrek m Kurdish
Means "good" in Kurdish.

Zisis m Greek

Zitto m Eastern African

Zivai m Shona
Means "know" in Shona.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

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

Ziven m Chinese (?)

Živul m Vlach
Means "life" in Vlach.

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

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Ziyon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Zizah m Biblical
Form of Ziza which occurs briefly in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 23:10), belonging to a Levite.

Zizzu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.

Znaur m Ossetian (Rare)
Variant of Zaur.

Zoame m & f Medieval Spanish (Hispanicized, ?)
faded sound

Zoárd m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Szórád.

Zobah m Biblical Hebrew
Means "an army, warring" in Hebrew.

Zobit m Uzbek
Means "conqueror" in Uzbek.

Zofar m Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic ظافر (zafir) meaning "triumphant, victorious" (see Zafar).

Zohan m Arabic

Zohid m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Zahid.

Zohir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of both Zaahir 1 and Zaahir 2 via their variant transcription Zahir.

Zoïle m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Zoilus.

Zokir m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Zakir.

Zolin m Nahuatl
Means "quail" in Nahuatl.

Zolta m Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Zoltán.

Zomar m Mormon
The original form of the name Zion according to Joseph Smith, hailing from the Adamic language.

Zomer f & m Dutch
Modern word name, coming from the Dutch for "summer"

Zonya f & m Indigenous American

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zooli f & m African (?)
Meaning "freedom lover", but origins are not clear.

Zoram m Mormon
Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [more]

Zorán m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zoran.

Zorav m Kurdish
Means "torrent" in Kurdish.

Zorig m & f Mongolian
Means "courage, resolution" in Mongolian.

Zorik m Armenian

Zorin m English
Variant of Zoran.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zorle m Ogoni
Means "wealth is here" in Ogoni.

Zorlu m Turkish
Means "powerful" in Turkish. Transferred from the surname.

Zortz m Medieval Romansh

Zorze m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Giorgio.

Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.

Zorzo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of George.

Žoržs m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of George.

Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).