This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Zaddock m English (Rare)(Anglicized) variant of
Zadok. A bearer of the variant
Zadock was Congressman Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.
Žadminas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian verb
žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the Lithuanian verb
minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Zagorka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)From Croatian and Serbian
загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.
Zaniah f Astronomy, 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.
Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew
Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [
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Žarana f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)A Serbo-Croatian name meaning "early", "from an early age" or "premature". A notable name bearer is Žarana Papić (1949-2002), an influential Serbian social anthropologist and feminist theorist. This name shares a similar spelling with the Sanskrit name
Zarana, but holds a distinctly different meaning.
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... [
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Zarmuhi f Armenian (Rare)From Armenian
zarm meaning "kin, family" and the feminine suffix "-uhi". It is found more commonly in Western Armenia.
Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)From the Swedish name for the letter
Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Zaviša m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the old name
Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb
zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Zealous m English (African, Rare)From the English word
zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of
Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).
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.
Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.
Želidrag m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the elements
želeti ("to wish, to desire") and
drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".
Żeligniew m Polish (Rare, Archaic)From old Polish
żeli "to desire", "to crave", "to thirst", "to long for", "to hanker after" and
gniew "rage", "wrath", "ire", "dander".
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.
Želisav m Serbian (Rare)From Serbian
желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and
сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".
Zelotes m English (Puritan, ?), English (Rare)From Greek ζηλωτής
(zelotes) meaning "zealot, zealous follower". This was a descriptive byname of one of Jesus' twelve apostles, Saint Simon Zelotes, given to distinguish him from the apostle Simon Peter... [
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Zelph m Mormon (Rare)A white Lamanite warrior who served under the prophet-king Onandagus.
Žemė f Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
Žemė meaning "Earth" (as in, the planet), which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun
žemė meaning "land, earth".
Zenith f & m English (Rare)From Middle English
senith, from
cinit, from Old French
cenit and/or Latin
cenit, a transliteration of Arabic
سمت (
samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of
سمت الرأس (
samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [
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Zennor m & f Cornish (Rare)Name of a Cornish village derived from the local saint, St Senara. In current use.
Zenora f English (Rare), LiteratureThe name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).