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Wobbe m Frisian
Originally a Frisian short form of Waldebert (and other names starting with the Old German element walt meaning "power, authority" and a second element beginning with b).

Wubbe m Frisian
Variant of Wobbe.

Xabi m Basque
Basque diminutive of Xavier.

Xacobe m Galician
Galician form of Iacobus (see James).

Yacoub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yacouba m Western African
Form of Yaqub used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Yakub m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yaƙubu m Hausa
Hausa form of Yaqub.

Yaqoob m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعقوب (see Yaqub).

Yaqub m Arabic
Arabic form of Yaʿaqov (see Jacob) appearing in the Quran.

Zababa m Sumerian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Sumerian and Akkadian war god worshipped in the city-state of Kish.

Zainab f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab), as well as the usual form in several languages.

Zainabu f Swahili, Hausa
Swahili and Hausa form of Zaynab.

Zaynab f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly related to Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty"; it could be from the name of a fragrant flowering tree; or it could be an Arabic form of Zenobia, a name borne by a pre-Islamic queen of Palmyra. Zaynab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of the Prophet Muhammad.

Zeb m English
Short form of Zebulun or Zebedee.

Zeinab f Persian
Persian form of Zaynab.

Zejneb f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.

Zeynəb f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zaynab.

Zeynab f Persian, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Persian زینب (see Zeinab) or Azerbaijani Zeynəb.

Ziba 1 f Persian
Means "beautiful" in Persian.

Ziba 2 m Biblical
Means "station" in Hebrew. This is the name of a servant of Saul in the Old Testament.

Zineb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.

Zurab m Georgian
Georgian form of Sohrab.