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Yuzuma m Japanese
From Japanese 雄 (yu) meaning "hero, manly", 図 (zu) meaning "map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Yuzuto m Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]

Zabele f Walloon
Walloon form of Isabelle. The name coincides with Walloon zabele "bluethroat (bird)".

Zabi m & f Arabic
Means "gazelle" in Arabic, this is also the name of a star.

Zabivaka m Popular Culture
Derived from собака meaning "dog" and забивать meaning "to strike". This name was used by Zabivaka the Wolf, the 2018 FIFA World Cup mascot, designed by student designer Ekaterina Bocharova.

Zabya f Arabic
Means "female gazelle" in Arabic.

Zaghlul m Arabic
Means "young and active" or "baby dove, baby pigeon", ultimately from the root ز غ ل‎ (z-ḡ-l), from Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܠܐ‎ (zawgalā, zūḡalā) meaning “young bird (especially of a dove)”.

Zahhak m Persian Mythology
Means "he who owns ten thousands of horses". Zahhak was an evil emperor in Persian Mythology who was revolted against by the blacksmith Kaveh.

Zaj m Hmong
Means "dragon" in Hmong Daw.

Zamir m Hebrew
Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.

Zamontoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and toy meaning "colt".

Zanzīru m Ancient Aramaic, Babylonian
Means "starling", deriving from the Ancient Aramaic element zrzyr ("starling").

Zarasp m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zar meaning "gold, wealth" and asp meaning "horse".

Zarka f Pashto
Means "crane (bird)" in Pashto.

Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)
A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."

Zecke m German (Rare)
Derived from the usual German word Zecke "Tick (the animal)".... [more]

Zeisolf m Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements ZEIZ "tender" and WOLF "wolf".

Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]

Zengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zeuxippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, saddle, join together" and ἵππος (hippos) "horse".

Zhanat f & m Kazakh
Either derived from Kazakh жанат (zhanat) meaning "raccoon" (figuratively meaning "large eyes") or Arabic جنة (jannah) meaning "paradise, garden".

Zhaojun f Chinese Mythology
Means "brilliant noble" in Chinese (貂 zhāo "brilliant", 君 jūn "king, ruler, noble"). This name is the courtesy name of one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, Wang Zhaojun (王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn), whose given name was Wang Qiang (王嬙 Wáng Qiáng)... [more]

Zhaoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zhenghong m Chinese
From Chinese 政 (zhèng) meaning "government" and 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zhengshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 整 (zhěng) meaning "complete, whole, orderly" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Zhenlin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 震 (zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite", 镇 (zhèn) meaning "town, market place" or 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [more]

Zhenlong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "rare, precious, valuable" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Zhenlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".

Zhenniao f Chinese
From Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 鸟/鳥 (niǎo) meaning "bird". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zhenshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Zhidie f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly".

Zhihong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern", 炙 (zhì) meaning "roast, broil" or 挚 (zhì) meaning "sincere, earnest" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great"... [more]

Zhishan f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" or 志 (zhì) meaning "ideal, will, purpose" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind" or 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Zhiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" or 志 (zhì) meaning "purpose, will" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird).

Zholbarys m Kazakh
Means "tiger" in Kazakh.

Zhongcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green" or "kingfisher".

Zhshibés m Algonquian
Means "little duck" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the St. Joseph and Elkhart Potawatomi.

Zhucui f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green" or "kingfisher".

Zhuijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious".

Zhuinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise".

Zhuiquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 荃 (quán) meaning "aromatic herb".

Zhuixiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".

Zhuixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".

Zhuiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zhuiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, splendid, firelight".

Zhuiying f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 嬴 (yíng) meaning "to win".

Zhuque m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 朱 (zhū) meaning "vermilion red, cinnabar" and 雀 (què) meaning "sparrow"... [more]

Zhushan f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Zhuyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Zibal m Astronomy
Means "ostrich nest" or "hatching place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Zidu m Chinese
From the characters 子(zǐ, meaning “son”) and 都 (dū, meaning “capital city”, “head” or “beautiful”). This is a name that appears in the song “The Mountain has Fusu Trees” (山有扶苏) featured in the Classic of Poetry (诗经), a collection of poetic folk songs and hymns from the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]

Zihe f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" or 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace".

Zīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian zīle "acorn; titmouse".

Zilong m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 龍 or 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant"... [more]

Ziming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", 鳴 (míng) meaning "to cry (of birds, animals, or insects)", or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light", as well as other character combinations.

Zimran m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]

Zishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Zitkala-ša f Sioux
Means "red bird" from Lakota ziŋtkála "bird" and šá "red". This name was adopted by a Yankton Dakota writer and political activist, birth name Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938).

Ziyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".

Ziying f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems", 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection", or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".

Ziyoqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ziyo meaning "divine light" or "enlightenment" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Ziyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, onself" combined with 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, flawless jewel, lustre of gems", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 舆 (yú, yù) meaning "cart, carriage, palanquin", 虞 (yú) meaning "concerned, anxious", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 鱼 (yú) meaning "fish"... [more]

Zmarai m Pashto
Means "lion" in Pashto. This is also the name of the fifth month of the Afghan calendar.

Zog m Albanian
Derived from Albanian zog "bird; chick, nestling; dialectal) animal young; (dialectal) son". This name was borne by Zog I (1895 – 1961). He first served as Albania's youngest ever prime minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).

Zoge f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zogë "pullet; young bee" and, figuratively, "pretty girl".

Zoippos m Ancient Greek
From the Greek elements ζωή (zoe) meaning "life, living thing" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Zonga f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zongor, meaning "falcon".

Zubiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.

Žvoruna f Baltic Mythology
This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of the hunt and the forest as well as the protector of wild animals who was first recorded in Russian chronicles of the 13th century. ... [more]

Zwane f Medieval Flemish
Derived from the Germanic element swan "swan".