ZaïrmLiterature Appears in medieval legends of the knight-errant Amadis, perhaps related to Zaïre or a place name mentioned in the Old Testament (2 Kings 8:21), Za'ir meaning "little".
ZaïremKongo Zaïre means the river that never swallows in Kikongo
ZakumimPopular Culture Zakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His name comes from ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for "South Africa" and kumi that means "ten" in several African languages.
Zakurof & mJapanese From Japanese 石榴 (zakuro) meaning "pomegranate". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well. A fictional bearer of this name is Zakuro Fujiwara (藤原 ざくろ) from Tokyo Mew Mew.
ZakynthosmGreek Mythology Meaning unknown; appears to be pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology he was the legendary founder of a colony on Zacynthus, an island in the Ionian Sea, which derived its name from him.
ZalbikafChechen, Dagestani Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".
ZaldymFilipino Short form of Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).
ZamamHistory (Ecclesiastical) The first recorded bishop of Bologna, Italy. He was ordained by Pope St. Dionysius and entrusted with the founding of this illustrious see.
ZamanbekmKazakh Derived from Arabic زَمَان (zamān) meaning "time, era" (see Zaman) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
ZambdasmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Catholic saint. Bishop of Jerusalem. He was martyred during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian. Zambdas is also listed as Bazas, and he is associated in tradition with the Theban Legion.
ZambomCentral 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.
ZamontoymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and toy meaning "colt".
ZamorafAmerican (Modern) Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]
ZampiafLate Greek (Rare) Byzantine Greek form of Isabella. This name was borne by a daughter and granddaughter of Manouel II Palaiologos (r. 1391–1425).
ZamrimMalay Posibly from Arabic meaning "my beauty" or "my handsomeness".
ZamudinmCircassian Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]
ZanafAlbanian, Albanian Mythology Zana is an Albanian mythological figure of pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin, usually associated with mountains, vegetation and sometimes destiny. The derivation of the name itself is somewhat debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian zâni "voice" or from Gheg Albanian zana "voices" (with the sense of "muse") as well as a cognate of Romanian zână "fairy", itself ultimately derived from the name of the goddess Diana.
ZanamKurdish Derived from Kurdish zanyar meaning "scholar".
ZanettafVenetian (Archaic) Venetian diminutive of Giovanna. This was name borne by Maria Giovanna "Zanetta" Farussi (1707-1776), mother of the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
ZangakfArmenian Means "bell, little bell" or "bellflower" in Armenian.
ZangiefmPopular 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]
ZangorfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek adjective zangor(i) meaning "light bluish-green" or "sky blue".
ZaniahfAstronomy, English (Rare) Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.
ZannimItalian, 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.
Zanoahf & mBiblical Means "cast off, rejected", possibly from a root meaning "stink". The name of two towns in the Bible, as well as one person.
ZanobimItalian (Tuscan), Venetian Tuscan variant and Venetian form of Zenobio. Saint Zenobius of Florence (known in Italian as San Zanobi/Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of the city.
ZanyingfChinese From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid; glossy".