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Yorgos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Younes m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
North African and Persian form of Yunus.

Younis m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يونس (see Yunus).

Younus m Urdu
Usual Urdu transcription of Yunus.

Yudes f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish short form of Judith.

Yunis m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jonah.

Yunus m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yona (see Jonah). It appears in the Quran.

Yves m French
Medieval French form of Ivo 1. This was the name of two French saints: an 11th-century bishop of Chartres and a 13th-century parish priest and lawyer, also known as Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of Brittany.

Zacarías m Spanish
Spanish form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zacarias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zechariah and Zacharias.

Zacchaeus m Biblical
From Ζακχαῖος (Zakchaios), the Greek form of Zaccai. According to the New Testament, Zacchaeus was a tax collector who climbed a tree in order to catch a glimpse of Jesus, then gave half of his possessions to charity.

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

Zaccheus m Biblical Latin
Latin form of Zakchaios (see Zacchaeus) used in the Vulgate.

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).

Zakchaios m Biblical Greek
Form of Zacchaeus used in the Greek New Testament.

Záviš m Czech (Rare)
Derived from Czech závist meaning "envy".

Zebedaios m Biblical Greek
New Testament Greek form of Zebedee.

Zenais f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek variant of Zenaida.

Zenobios m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Zenobia.

Zenonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zeno.

Zephyrinus m Late Roman
Latin form of Zeferino.

Zephyros m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Zephyr.

Zephyrus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zephyros (see Zephyr).

Zeus m Greek Mythology
The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyēws, from the root *dyew- meaning "sky" or "shine". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt.... [more]

Zhalgas m Kazakh
Means "continuation, prolongation" in Kazakh.

Zhandos m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and дос (dos) meaning "friend" (both words of Persian origin).

Zigmārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Siegmar.

Zoilos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zoilus.

Zoilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ζωΐλος (Zoilos), derived from ζωή (zoe) meaning "life". This name was borne by a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher known as a critic of Homer, and also by two Indo-Greek kings. Saint Zoilus was martyred at Córdoba, Spain during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Zopyros m Ancient Greek
Means "glowing" in Greek. This was the name of a Persian nobleman who aided his king Darius in the capture of Babylon. He did this by mutilating himself and then going to the Babylonians claiming that it had been Darius who did it to him. After gaining their trust he betrayed them.

Zoroastres m Avestan (Hellenized)
Greek form of Zarathustra.

Zosimos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zosimus.

Zosimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ζώσιμος (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from ζώσιμος (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 Ζωτικός (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικός (zotikos) meaning "full of life". This was the name of several early saints.

Zotikos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zoticus.

Žydrūnas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žydra meaning "light blue" (using the patronymic suffix ūnas).