Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Origin Names (page 5)

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Yohann m French
French form of Johann.

Yohannes m Amharic
Amharic form of John.

Yonatan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan.

Yoni m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.

Yoram m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joram.

Yoshiyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Josiah.

Yotam m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jotham.

Yuhanna m Arabic
Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Yusha m Arabic
Arabic form of Yehoshuaʿ (see Joshua).

Yvan m French
French form of Ivan.

Zac m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zacarías m Spanish
Spanish form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zacarias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zaccaria m Italian
Italian form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zaccharias m Biblical Latin
Form of Zacharias used in the Latin Bible.

Zach m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zachariah m English, Biblical
Variant of Zechariah. This spelling is used in the King James Version of the Old Testament to refer to one of the kings of Israel (called Zechariah in other versions).

Zacharias m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of Zechariah. This form of the name is used in most English translations of the New Testament to refer to the father of John the Baptist. It was also borne by an 8th-century pope (called Zachary in English).

Zachariasz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zacharie m French
French form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zachary m English, Biblical
Usual English form of Zacharias, used in some English versions of the New Testament. This form has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. It was borne by American military commander and president Zachary Taylor (1784-1850).

Zachery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zack m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zackary m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zackery m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zadkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "God is my righteousness" in Hebrew. This is the name of an archangel associated with mercy in Jewish and Christian tradition, sometimes said to be the angel who stops Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac.

Zahari m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Zechariah.

Zaharina f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine form of Zechariah.

Zaharinka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zaharina.

Zak m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zakaria m Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Zakariya m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Zakariyya m Arabic
Arabic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zakhar m Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Zacharias.

Žan m Slovene
Slovene form of Zuan, Gian or Jean 1.

Žana f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Gianna.

Žaneta f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Jeannette.

Żaneta f Polish
Polish form of Jeannette.

Žanis m Latvian
Latvian form of Jean 1.

Žanna f Latvian
Latvian form of Jeanne.

Zara 2 f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zaharina.

Zariah f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaria or Sariah.

Zaxaria m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zeb m English
Short form of Zebulun or Zebedee.

Zebadiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has given" in Hebrew, derived from זָבַד (zavaḏ) meaning "to give" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of several Old Testament characters.

Zebedaios m Biblical Greek
New Testament Greek form of Zebedee.

Zebedee m Biblical
From Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaios), the Greek form of Zebadiah used in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of the apostles James and John.

Zechariah m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name זְכַרְיָה (Zeḵarya) meaning "Yahweh remembers", from the roots זָכַר (zaḵar) meaning "to remember" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of many characters in the Old Testament, including the prophet Zechariah, the author of the Book of Zechariah. The name also appears in the New Testament belonging to the father of John the Baptist, who was temporarily made dumb because of his disbelief. He is regarded as a saint by Christians. In some versions of the New Testament his name is spelled in the Greek form Zacharias or the English form Zachary. As an English given name, Zechariah has been in occasional use since the Protestant Reformation.

Zed m English
Short form of Zedekiah.

Zedekiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name צִדְקִיָּהוּ (Tsiḏqiyyahu) meaning "Yahweh is my righteousness", from צֶדֶק (tseḏeq) meaning "justice, righteousness" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is the name of the last king of Judah.

Zekeriya m Turkish
Turkish form of Zechariah.

Zekharya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zechariah.

Zeph m English
Short form of Zephaniah.

Zephania m Southern African, Eastern African
Variant of Zephaniah. This form of the name appears to be used in southern and eastern Africa.

Zephaniah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name צְפַנְיָה (Tsefanya) meaning "Yahweh has hidden", derived from צָפַן (tsafan) meaning "to hide" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Zephaniah.

Zephaniel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Hebrew צָפַן (tsafan) meaning "to hide" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of an angel in medieval Jewish mysticism.

Zerachiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Possibly means "command of God" in Hebrew. The Book of Enoch names him as one of the seven archangels. His name is sometimes rendered as Sarakiel.

Zevadya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebadiah.

Zhanna f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne.

Zhannochka f Russian
Diminutive of Zhanna.

Zsanett f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jeannette.

Zuan m Medieval Italian
Medieval Venetian form of John.