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Zamira f Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh
Feminine form of Zamir.

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

Zan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

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

Zander m English (Modern)
Variant of Xander.

Zandile f Zulu
Means "they have increased" in Zulu.

Zandra f English
Short form of Alexandra.

Zane 1 m English
From an English surname of unknown meaning. It was introduced as a given name by American author Zane Grey (1872-1939). Zane was in fact his middle name — it had been his mother's maiden name.

Zane 2 f Latvian
Latvian form of Susanna.

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

Żaneta f Polish
Polish form of Jeannette.

Žanna f Latvian
Latvian form of Jeanne.

Zanna f English
Short form of Suzanna.

Zanokuhle f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "come with goodness" in Zulu and Xhosa, from the roots za "to come, to approach" and hle "beautiful, good".

Zara 1 f Literature, English
Used by William Congreve for a character in his tragedy The Mourning Bride (1697), where it belongs to a captive North African queen. Congreve may have based it on the Arabic name Zahra 1. In 1736 the English writer Aaron Hill used it to translate Zaïre for his popular adaptation of Voltaire's French play Zaïre (1732).... [more]

Zara 2 f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zaharina.

Zarah m Biblical
Form of Zerah used in some translations of the Bible.

Zarathushtra m Avestan
Avestan form of Zarathustra.

Zarathustra m History
From Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (Zarathushtra), in which the second element is 𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (ushtra) meaning "camel". Proposed meanings for the first element include "old", "moving", "angry" and "yellow". Zarathustra was an Iranian prophet who founded the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism around the 10th century BC. He is also called Zoroaster in English, from the Greek form of his name Ζωροάστρης (Zoroastres).

Zaray f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.

Zareen f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.

Zaria f English (Modern)
Possibly based on Zahra 2 or the Nigerian city of Zaria.

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

Zərifə f Azerbaijani
Means "gentle, pleasant" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ظريف (ẓarīf).

Zarifa f Arabic
From Arabic ظريف (ẓarīf) meaning "elegant, graceful, charming".

Zarina f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, Malay
From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

Zarja f Slovene
Slovene variant of Zora.

Žarko m Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Derived from South Slavic žar meaning "ember, zeal, fervour".

Zartosht m Persian
Modern Persian form of Zarathustra.

Zaur m Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Georgian
Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen and Georgian form of Zawar.

Zaurbek m Ossetian, Chechen
Derived from Arabic زوار (zawār) meaning "pilgrim" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Zavanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Zavia f English (Rare)
Modern feminine form of Xavier.

Zavier m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

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

Zawadi f & m Swahili
Means "gift" in Swahili, derived from Arabic زواد (zawād) meaning "provisions".

Zawar m Arabic, Urdu
Means "pilgrim, visitor" in Arabic.

Zawisza m Polish (Archaic)
Polish cognate of Záviš.

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

Zaya f Mongolian
Means "fate, destiny" in Mongolian.

Zayd m Arabic
Means "growth" in Arabic, derived from زاد (zāda) meaning "to grow, to increase". This was the name of a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad.

Zayden m English (Modern)
An invented name, using the popular den suffix sound found in such names as Braden, Hayden, Jayden and Aidan.

Zayn m Arabic
Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic. This was the name of a son of Husayn ibn Ali. Shia Muslims consider him to be the fourth imam.... [more]

Zayna f Arabic
Feminine form of Zayn.

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.

Zayn ad-Din m Arabic
Means "beauty of religion", from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Zayne m English (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1.

Zazil f Mayan
Means "clear, light, clarity" in Yucatec Maya. Zazil Há was a 16th-century Maya woman who married the Spanish shipwreck survivor Gonzalo Guerrero.