Names Starting with Z (page 2)

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ZOROASTER m History
Greek form of ZARATHUSTRA.

ZOSIA f Polish
Diminutive of ZOFIA.

ZOSIME f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zosimos (see ZOSIMUS).

ZOSIMOS m Ancient Greek
Greek form of ZOSIMUS.

ZOSIMUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ζωσιμος (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from ζωσιμος (zosimos) meaning "viable" or "likely to survive". This was the name of several early saints and a pope.

ZOTICUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζωτικος (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικος (zotikos) meaning "full of life". This was the name of several early saints.

ZOTIKOS m Ancient Greek
Greek form of ZOTICUS.

ZOWIE f English (Rare)
Variant of ZOE.

ZOYA f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of ZOE.

ZRINKA f Croatian
Possibly from Zrin, the name of a village in Croatia, or from the noble Zrinski family that originated there.

ZRINKO m Croatian
Masculine form of ZRINKA.

ZSANETT f Hungarian
Hungarian form of JEANNETTE.

ZSAZSA f Hungarian
Diminutive of ZSUZSANNA.

ZSELYKE f Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of ŽELJKA.

ZSIGA m Hungarian
Diminutive of ZSIGMOND.

ZSIGMOND m Hungarian
Hungarian form of SIGMUND.

ZSÓFIA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of SOPHIA.

ZSÓFIKA f Hungarian
Diminutive of ZSÓFIA.

ZSÓKA f Hungarian
Diminutive of ERZSÉBET.

ZSOLT m Hungarian
Old variant of ZOLTÁN.

ZSOMBOR m Hungarian
Possibly of Turkic origin meaning "bison".

ZSUZSA f Hungarian
Diminutive of ZSUZSANNA.

ZSUZSANNA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of SUSANNA.

ZSUZSI f Hungarian
Diminutive of ZSUZSANNA.

ZUAN m Medieval Italian
Medieval Venetian form of JOHN.

ZUBAIDA f Arabic
Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic.

ZUBERI m Eastern African, Swahili
Means "strong" in Swahili.

ZÜBEYDE f Turkish
Turkish form of ZUBAIDA.

ZUBIN m Indian (Parsi)
Possibly a Parsi form of CHOBIN.

ZULA (1) f Polish (Rare)
Polish diminutive of ZUZANNA.

ZULA (2) f English
Meaning unknown. It has been in use since the 19th century. It is possibly related to the name of the African tribe that lives largely in South Africa, the Zulus. In the 19th century the Zulus were a powerful nation under their leader Shaka.

ZULAYKHA f Arabic (Rare)
Arabic form of ZULEIKA.

ZULEIKA f Literature
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Arabic origin. According to medieval tradition, notably related by the 15th-century Persian poet Jami, this was the name of the biblical Potiphar's wife. She has been a frequent subject of poems and tales.

ZULEKHA f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زليخا (see ZULAYKHA).

ZÜLEYHA f Turkish
Turkish form of ZULEIKA.

ZULFAQAR m Arabic
Variant of ZULFIQAR.

ZÜLFİKAR m Turkish
Turkish form of ZULFIQAR.

ZULFIKAR m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ذو الفقار (see ZULFIQAR).

ZULFIQAR m Arabic
From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhu al-Fiqar) meaning "cleaver of the spine". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's sword, also used by his son-in-law Ali.

ZÜMRA f Turkish
From Turkish zümrüt meaning "emerald", derived via Arabic from Greek σμαραγδος (smaragdos).

ZURAB m Georgian
Georgian form of SOHRAB.

ZURI f Eastern African, Swahili
Means "beautiful" in Swahili.

ZURIEL m Biblical
Means "my rock is God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is borne by a chief of the Merarite Levites at the time of the Exodus.

ZURIÑE f Basque
Derived from Basque zuri "white".

ZUSA f Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Yiddish.

ZUSMAN m Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet man" in Yiddish.

ZUZA f Slovak, Polish
Slovak and Polish diminutive of SUSANNA.

ZUZANA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SUSANNA.

ZUZANKA f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of ZUZANA.

ZUZANNA f Polish, Latvian (Rare)
Polish and Latvian form of SUSANNA.

ZUZEN m Basque
Means "just, fair" in Basque.

ZUZIA f Polish
Polish diminutive of ZUZANNA.

ZUZKA f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of ZUZANA.

ZVEZDANA f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian and Slovene form of ZVJEZDANA.

ZVI m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צְבִי (see TZVI).