Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Malay; and the pattern is *z*.
gender
usage
pattern
Abdul Aziz m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد العزيز (see Abd al-Aziz), as well as the usual Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form.
Azhar m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Means "shining, brilliant, bright" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".
Aziz m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay
Means "powerful, respected, beloved" in Arabic, derived from the root عزّ (ʿazza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition العزيز (al-ʿAzīz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.
Fairuz f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic فيروز (see Fayruz), as well as the usual Malay form.
Faiz 1 m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "triumphing, victorious" or "victor" in Arabic, derived from the root فاز (fāza) meaning "to triumph".
Hafiz m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "preserver, guardian, keeper" in Arabic, a derivative of حفظ (ḥafiẓa) meaning "to preserve, to protect". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: حافظ, in which the first vowel is long, and حفيظ, in which the second vowel is long. In Islamic tradition الحفيظ (al-Ḥafīẓ) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Zain m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين (see Zayn), as well as the usual Urdu and Malay form.
Zainab f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab), as well as the usual form in several languages.
Zainuddin m Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Malay and Indonesian form of Zayn ad-Din, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.
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).
Zakiah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.
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.