Submitted Names Starting with Z

Zifeng m & f Chinese

Zig m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Ziglar.

Ziga m Silesian
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zigfrīda f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian feminine form of Siegfried.

Zigfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Zygfridas.

Zigfrīds m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Siegfried.

Zigfried m Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Siegfried.

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

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

Zıgıtçı m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar зыгыт (zıgıt) meaning "sprout, shoot".

Zigmantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sigmund. Also compare Žygimantas, which this name is often confused with.

Zigmantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zigmantas.

Zigmas m Lithuanian
Short form of Zigmantas, which is the Lithuanian form of Sigmund.

Žigmondas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zsigmond, which is the Hungarian form of Sigmund. This name is not currently in use in Lithuania and most likely never has been: it is purely a lithuanized form of a foreign (in this case Hungarian) name, as in Lithuania foreign names tend to be lithuanized in order to make them easier to understand and pronounce to Lithuanian speakers.

Zigmont m American (Rare)

Zigmund m English
Variant of Sigmund.

Zigmunds m Latvian
Latvian form of Sigmund.

Zigpert m Medieval Romansh
Variant of Sigisbert.

Zigrīda f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Sigrid.

Ziguaros m Obscure
In the case of missing Houston, Texas man Ziguaros Kokoriss (born 1924), his name appears to be an altered form of Latvian Zigurds.

Zigurds m Latvian
Variant of Sigurds.

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

Zigvalda f Latvian

Zigvalds m Latvian

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

Zihan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 菡 (hàn) meaning "lotus bud".

Zihao m Chinese

Zihara f Basque (Modern, Rare)

Zihe f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" or 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace".

Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zihniyyah f Arabic
Meaning, "intelligent, keen, understanding."

Zihuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring or bracelet".

Zihui f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 蕙 (huì), a type of orchid, or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Zija m Albanian
Albanian form of Ziya.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijada f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ziyad.

Zijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, beautiful, auspicious".

Zijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 建 (jiàn) "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) "strong, healthy"... [more]

Zijie m Chinese

Zijing f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal" or "clear, bright".

Zijo m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziya.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Ziju f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Zijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 娟 (juān) meaning "graceful, beautiful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".

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.

Zikana f Sioux
Meaning, "white."

Zikara f African American

Zikeria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zikiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zikr m & f Arabic
Means "remembrance" in Arabic.

Zikra f Arabic
Means "memory, recollection" in Arabic.

Zikrayat f Arabic
Means "memories, recollections" in Arabic.

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

Zil m & f Arabic
Meaning: “Shadow”

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zilá f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Zillah.

Zilan f Kurdish
Means "wind, storm" in Kurdish.

Zilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue".

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

Zilbeth f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.

Zilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Zildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zildomar m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zildomara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Zildomar.

Zīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian zīle "acorn; titmouse".

Zilei f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zilfi f Turkish

Zilga f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zilgia f Romansh
Variant of Cecilia.

Zilgma f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zili f Greek
Diminutive of Oreozili.

Zília f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Venitian Zilia.

Zilia f Bashkir (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziliya.

Zilia f Venetian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Zilio, this name was also used as a short form of Cecilia.

Zilia f Aragonese, Popular Culture
Variant of Cilia. 'Zilia Quebrantahuesos' (2015) is a comic by Laura Rubio based on Pyrenean legends and mythology.

Zilija f Russian
Variant of Ziliä.

Zilika f Sanskrit (Rare)
Another variation for Sanskrit name "Jhilika" which means Sunlight, the strong light of sun.

Zilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Zilio m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Gilio.

Zìliu m Sardinian
Variant of Egìdiu (compare Giles).

Ziliya f Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Variant of Zilya.

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

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

Zillale m African
Bantu... [more]

Zillanu m Sardinian
Variant of Zulianu.

Zille f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Zilla.

Zille f Hungarian
Cognate of Cille, meaning "blind".

Zil'lethai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zillethai m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (yod), has multiple purposes... [more]

Zillia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Gilia.

Zillia f Romansh
Variant of Zilgia.

Zillicken f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Cecilia.

Zillie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Zilpha.

Zillion m African American
From a word coined in the 1940s, from Z (perhaps as a symbol of an unknown quantity) + million.

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zilmar. Alternatively, it may be derived from Persian zilmat "dark, darkness".

Zilmar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Solimar or Celimar or possibly formed from azul and mar, in which case it would literally mean "blue sea".

Zilol f Uzbek
Means "crystal clear, limpid" in Uzbek.

Zilola f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zilol.

Zilolboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zilol meaning "crystal-clear, limpid" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Zilong m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 龍 or 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant"... [more]

Zilpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah or Zelpha.

Zilphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Zilpha.

Zilthai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zilu f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 璐 (lù), a type of jade.

Ziluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 鸾 (luán), a type of mythological bird.

Zilver f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch cognate of Silver.

Žilvinas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from either the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.

Žilvitis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žilvitis meaning "osier, (basket) willow", which is ultimately derived from the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout".

Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).

Zim m English (Rare)
Of unknown origin, maybe a short form of Zimri.

Zimafej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Timothy.

Zimal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Arabic word meaning "robe, garment" and also "preparation for a journey".

Zimana f Serbian
From the Serbian зима (zima) meaning "winter".

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).

Zimbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".

Zimena f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ximena.

Ziming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", 鳴 (míng) meaning "to cry (of birds, animals, or insects)", or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light", as well as other character combinations.

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 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]

Zimraphel f Literature
Means "jewel daughter" in Adûnaic, from Adûnaic zimra, "jewel" and phel, which probably means "daughter". Zimraphel is a translation of the Quenya name Míriel... [more]

Zîn f Kurdish
Means "saddle" in Kurdish, this is the name of the heroine in the traditional Kurdish romance Mem û Zin.

Zin f & m Burmese
Means "orchid" in Burmese.

Zina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gina.

Zina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زينة (zīna) meaning "adornment, ornament, decoration".

Zina f & m Ogoni
Means "star" in Ogoni.

Zina f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian contraction of Zenobia and Zenovia.

Zina f Amharic
Means "felicity" in Amharic.

Zina f Hungarian
Short form of Rozina.

Zinab f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).

Zinachidiuto f & m Igbo (Modern)

Zinæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Zina.

Zinaid m Bosnian
Masculine form of Zinaida.

Zinaīda f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Zinaida.

Zinaíde f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zenaida.

Zinajda f Hungarian
Variant of Zinaida.

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.

Zinara f Kazakh (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light".

Zinati f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zinat.

Zinatunnisa f Persian
Means "jewl of women" from زینت (zinat) meaning "jewel, ornament" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"

Zinayida f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Zenaida.

Zinbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Zimbula.

Zincuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Zina.

Zindel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.

Zindelo m Romani (Rare)
Means "son; sonny" in Romani.

Zindzi f South African
Diminutive of Zindziswa.

Zindziswa f South African, Xhosa

Zînê f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish zin meaning "saddle".

Zine f Jewish (?)

Zineb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaynab chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zineddu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Agostinu and its variants.

Zinedin m Bosnian
Variant of Zinedine.

Zine El Abidine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zayn al-Abidin chiefly used in Northern Africa. A notable bearer was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936-2019), who served as the president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.

Zinel f Jewish

Zinessa f Obscure (Modern)

Zînet f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Zaynab.

Zineta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziynet.

Zinete f Albanian
Albanian form of Ziynet.

Zinetta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Zina by way of combining it with the name suffix -etta.

Zinetula m Tatar

Zinevra f Literature

Zing f & m Chinese (Rare)
Two name beares are Zing Jian-han and Zing Jie-gan, athletes from the National Pei Men Senior High School.

Zinha f Portuguese (African)
Likely a short form of names ending in -zinha such as Mariazinha and Florazinha.

Zinhle f Zulu
Means "they (the girls) are beautiful" in Zulu.

Zini f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Zinaida.

Ziniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Zina and Zinaida.

Zining f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Zinistena f Greek

Zinka f Croatian
Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.

Zinnea f Obscure
Variant of Zinnia.

Zinnirah f Malay (Rare)

Zino m Italian
A diminutive of names ending in -zino.

Zinobia f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zenobia.

Zinonas m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant of Zinon.

Zinora f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Zinovi m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Zinoviia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Зіновія (see Zinoviya).

Zinovios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Zenobios. This was borne by Zinovios Valvis (1800-1886), a Greek politician who served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece, in 1863 and 1864.

Zinta f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".

Zinta f Afrikaans

Žintautas m Lithuanian
Means "to know the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žinoti meaning "to know" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Žintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žintautas.

Zintia f Basque
Basque form of Cynthia.

Zintis m Latvian
Masculine form of Zinta.

Zintra f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dzintra.

Zintuḫi f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
The name of a minor Hittite goddess of Hattian origin, whose name means "granddaughter". She was part of a triple deity with her mother Mezulla and the sun goddess of Arinna.

Zintwezinhle f Zulu
Means "beautiful things" in Zulu.

Zinvor m Armenian
Means "soldier" in Armenian.

Zinzan m & f Romani
Romani

Ziöeśja f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia.

Ziöeśka f Vilamovian
Variant of Ziöeska.

Ziöeska f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia and Zośka.

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

Ziomara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

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

Zionira f African American
Feminine form of Zion combining Zion and the popular suffix -ira.

Zionna f American (Modern, Rare)

Zip m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English diminutive of Scipio.

Ziperela f & m Ijaw
Means "born to meet wealth" in Ijaw.

Zipert m Romansh
Younger form of Zigpert, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Zipflo m Romani
Maybe a Romani form of Joseph.... [more]

Ziphah m Biblical
In I Chronicles 4:16, Ziphah is mentioned as a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah.

Ziphion m Biblical
From Hebrew tsiphion "watchman, lookout", ultimately derived from Hebrew tsaphah "to look out, to keep watch." In the bible, Ziphion was the name of a son of Gad.

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

Ziphozonke m & f Zulu
Means "all the gifts" in Zulu.

Zipi f Hebrew
Diminutive of Zipporah.

Zipiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 飘 (piāo) meaning "whirlwind, floating".

Ziping f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful".

Zipiro m Basque
Basque variant of Cyprian.

Zípora f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zipporah.

Zipóra f Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah. Also compare Séfora.

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.

Zippora f Dutch, German, Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Dutch, German, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Italian form of Zipporah.

Zipporia f English (Rare), American (South), African American
Altered form of Zipporah.

Ziprián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Cipriano.

Ziprian m Ladin
Ladin form of Cyprian.

Zipriano m Basque
Basque form of Cyprian.

Zipura f Judeo-French
Variant of Zipora.

Ziqi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child", 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa (a type of plant)" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 柒 (qī) meaning "seven", 竒 (qí) meaning "odd, unusual, strange", 齐 (qí) meaning "even, level, uniform", 期 (qī, qí) meaning "time period, stage", 琪 (qí) meaning "fine jade" or 淇 (qí), the name of a river in Henan province... [more]

Ziqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 翘 (qiào) meaning "lift, elevate".

Ziqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Ziqing f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 孜 (zī) meaning "be as diligent as possible" or 秭 (zǐ) meaning "one thousand million" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Ziqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade" or "rare, precious".

Zira f Berber
Feminine of Ziri.

Ziragul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zira meaning "cumin" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Ziramikw m Circassian
Means "person whom one dare not attack" in Cicassian.

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

Ziraoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zira meaning "cumin" and oy meaning "moon".

Ziré m Walloon
Walloon form of Désiré.

Zîrek m Kurdish
Means "good" in Kurdish.

Zirel f Yiddish

Zirêye f Walloon
Walloon form of Désirée.

Ziri m Berber
Masculine form of Tiziri.

Ziriah f English
Possibly related to Suraya

Ziriakus m German (Archaic)
Form of Cyriacus.

Ziricote f English

Zirk m Afrikaans

Zirka f Ukrainian (Modern)
Means "star".

Ziro m Basque
Basque form of Cyrus.

Ziroatkhon f Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Persian and Ottoman Turkish زراعت (zirâ’at) meaning “farming, agriculture, cultivation” combined with the Turkic title khan meaning “leader, ruler”.

Zirolamo m Friulian
Friulian and Ladinian form of Girolamo.

Ziroli m Romani
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Ziromina f Sardinian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ziròminu.

Ziromine m Sardinian (Rare)
Nuorese variant of Zirominu.

Ziròminu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Zirominu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Ziròminu.

Zirone m Sardinian
Nuorese variant of Zirominu.

Zirong f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Zironu m Sardinian
Variant of Ciromu.

Zirphil m Literature
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the fairy tale "Princess Camion" by Mademoiselle de Lubert. Zirphil is a young prince who is given a doll named Camion, who is really an enchanted princess, to be his wife.

Zirphile f Literature
Feminine form of Zirphil. This name is borne by one of the title characters of the French fairy tale "Acajou et Zirphile". Zirphile is the name of a vain princess... [more]

Zirtze f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Circe.

Zirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, bud".

Ziryan f Kurdish
Means "borealis" in Kurdish.

Zirze f German
Germanised form of the name Circe.... [more]

Zisa f Norse Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Variant of Cisa.

Zisa f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish zis "sweet".

Zisang f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".

Zisca f Romansh
Short form of Franzisca.

Zisha f Chinese (Rare)
Zisha comes from the Chinese characters 自杀, which means suicide.

Zishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Zishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Zishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Zishui f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".

Zisimos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Zesimos.

Zisis m Greek

Ziskind m Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet kid" in Yiddish... [more]

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zissi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cissi.

Zissis m Greek
Derived from Greek ζωής (zois) meaning "life, lifetime".

Zissoula f Greek
Feminine form of Zissis.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zisung m Chinese

Zisutra m Sumerian, Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of Ziusudra. A Sumerian priest-king during the great flood.

Zíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Zita 1.

Zita f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Ziti.

Zita f Latvian
Latvian form of Sitta.

Zità f Provençal
Provençal form of Zita 1.

Zitania f Various (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Zita 1.

Zitella f Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Zita 1. Nowadays this is a word for 'spinster' and no longer a name.

Zithembe m Zulu
Means "trust yourself" in Zulu.

Zithri m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the Lord protects."

Ziti m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Cid (see Ceti).

Zitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Zitiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".

Zitkala-ša f Sioux
Means "red bird" from Lakota ziŋtkála "bird" and šá "red". This name was adopted by a Yankton Dakota writer and political activist, birth name Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938).

Zitlali f American (Hispanic), Mexican
Variant of Citlalli.

Zito m Italian, Brazilian
Male form of Zita 1.

Žitomir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "to live in peace", derived from Proto-Slavic žiti "to live" combined with Slavic mir "peace". In other words, this name is more or less the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Życiomierz.

Zitong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of plant) combined with 桐 (tóng) meaning "paulownia" (a type of plant) or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass through, travel"... [more]

Zitta f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Zita 1.