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Zviyo m & f ShonaIt is the plural of
Chiyo. It means "grains". This is a name that symbolizes the smallness of grains which when planted and in their own season and time, grow and are harvested for multitudes and nations... [
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Zvizdana f CroatianDerived from dialectal Croatian
zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is
zvijezda or Serbian
zvezda.
Žvoruna f Baltic MythologyThis 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. ... [
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Zwingli m VariousTransferred use of the surname
Zwingli as a given name, used in honor of the pastor Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), a leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.
Zybagözel f TurkmenFrom Turkmen
zyba meaning "beautiful" and Turkmen
gözel meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".
Życiesław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish
żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian
živjeti and Czech
žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [
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Życiomierz m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish
żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian
živjeti and Czech
žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [
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Zyeth m EnglishPossibly used in reference to Zyeth Atham, or the eighth day of the bright half of Jyeshtha (May–June), a Brahmin festival. For example, the usage
Bodhi.
Žygimantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
žygis meaning "march" as well as "hike, trip", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb
žygiuoti meaning "to march, to parade" as well as "to hike"... [
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Zymen m HistoryIn the case of the Barbary corsair Zymen Danseker (c.1579-c.1611), it is an anglicized form of the Dutch name
Siemen.
Żyrborka f PolishDerived from
żyr, an obsolete word meaning "prey", and the Slavic name element
bor meaning "fight".
Zysia f YiddishPolish Yiddish name, presumably related to
Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Żywila f Polish, LiteratureCoined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian
žygiuoti "to move; to march" and
viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of
Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [
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Żywomił m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
żywy "alive, living, lively" or
żywot "life", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
živъ "alive". The second element of this name is derived from Slavic
mil "gracious, dear".
Żywomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
żywy "alive, living, lively" or
żywot "life", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
živъ "alive". The second element of this name is derived from Slavic
mir "peace"... [
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Żywosław m PolishDerived from the Polish element
żywy "alive, living, lively" or
żywot "life" and the Slavic element
slav "glory". Compare
Życiesław.
Zyx m & f English (Rare)Possibly a variant of the surname
Zick, meaning "descendant of
Sigo", or a diminutive of
Isaac. It may also simply from the last three letters of the English alphabet (compare
Abcde).
Zzyzx m ObscureFrom the place name
Zzyzx. According to the SSA, this name was given to 5 boys in 2010 and 2018.