Browse Submitted Names

Yenningtambi f Manipuri
Feminine form of Yenningtamba.

Yenyi f Chinese

Yerbolat m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Erbolat.

Yergali m Kazakh

Yerkin m Kazakh

Yerlan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Erlan.

Yessica f American (Hispanic), Dutch, Danish, Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Jessica, and unaccented form of Spanish Yéssica.

Yetta f Yiddish
Possibly a diminutive of Yehudit or Esther, or a variant of Etta.

Yevhenija f Ukrainian (Germanized)
German transcription of Yevheniya.

Yewhenji m Ukrainian (Germanized)
German transcription of Yevheniy.

Ygary m Guarani
Means "cedar" in Guarani.

Yiacinta f Afro-American (Slavery-era, Archaic)
Variant of Jacinta used in the 19th century.

Yi-jung m Korean
Yi-jung (surname is So) is one of the main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. Along with Jun-pyo, Ji-hoo and Woo-bin he is part of F4.

Yilin f & m Chinese, Taiwanese
Combination of Yi and Lin.

Yindi f Indigenous Australian, Yolngu
Means "to descend" in Yindjibarndi and "mother" in Yolngu. Possibly also means "sun" in other Aboriginal languages.

Ying f & m Chinese (Cantonese)

Yisa f Chechen
Means "stay" in Chechen.

Yita f Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yetta.

Yitayal m Ethiopian

Yitta f Yiddish
Variant of Yetta.

Yma f Western African, Manding
Manding and Susu form of Mary.

Ymer m Albanian
Albanian form of Umar.

Ynessa f South American (Rare)
Variant of Inessa.

Yngwie m Swedish (Rare)
Likely an anglicized form of Yngve, used by Swedish musician Yngwie Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in 1963).

Yoccelin f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yohanan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (see Yochanan and Johanan). It is also a variant transcription of Aramaic יוחנן, borrowed from Hebrew.

Yohane m Swahili
Swahili from of John.

Yoihenba m Manipuri
Means "humble" in Meitei.

Yōji m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" or 陽 (yō) meaning "sun; sunlight" or 燿 (yō) meaning "shine, sparkle" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two; second" or 次 (ji) meaning "sequence" or 司 (ji) meaning "an official, a director, a boss".... [more]

Yoki f Hopi
Means "rain" in Hopi.

Yokutkhon f Uzbek

Yoling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yolitha f Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic and Assyrian form of Julitta.

Yolly f Haitian Creole, Filipino
A famous bearer of this name is Yolly Roberson (Haiti, 1955-) a Miami attorney and Democratic politician who serves as the representative for District 104 of the Florida House of Representatives.

Yomaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Yona m Cherokee
Means "bear" in Cherokee.

Yonan m Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Syriac form of John, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in the Indian state of Kerala.

Yoon f Bariba
Name traditionally given to the first born daughter.

Yoonduaru f Bariba
Means "born near a river" in Bariba.

Yoongura f Bariba
Means "born whilst it was raining" in Bariba.

Yoonsua f Bariba
Means "born on the road" in Bariba.

Yoqtan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joktan.

Yoren m Flemish
Variant of Joren.

Yorkinbek m Uzbek

Yosaidy f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)

Yoshimi m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness" or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty; beautiful". It can also derive from 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise; auspicious" and 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit", used mainly for males.... [more]

Yoshito m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtue, goodness" or 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason, from, arising from" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 斗 (to) meaning "Big Dipper (the constellation Ursa Major)" or referred to an old unit of liquid measure... [more]

Yoshitoki m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 良 (yoshi) meaning "good" or 慶 (yoshi) meaning "jubilation" or 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" combined with 時 (toki) meaning "time, occasion".... [more]

Yosjaniel m Caribbean

Youssoupha m Western African
Variant of Youssouf.

Youssra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Yusra (chiefly Moroccan).

Yovanni m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), French (African)
Variant of Yovani.

Yoyong m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Mateo.

Yoyoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Mateo.

Yrma f Spanish (Latin American), Ukrainian, Italian (Rare)
Variant of Irma.

Yryna f Ukrainian
Variant of Iryna.

Ysabelo m Spanish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Spanish, Filipino
Masculine form of Ysabel.

Ysamotika m Indian (Parsi)
From the Scythian *Zamapatika meaning “landlord”.

Ysobella f Obscure
Variant of Isabella.

Ysyry f Guarani
Means "flowing water" in Guarani.

Yuanmeng f & m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 源 (see Yuan) and 蒙 (see Meng).... [more]

Yudha m Indonesian
Variant of Yuda.

Yuēhàn m Chinese
Chinese form of John.

Yueming f & m Chinese
Combination of 悦 (see Yue) and 名 (see Ming).... [more]

Yuen m & f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Wan.

Yuen-kei f Chinese (Cantonese)

Yuen-ping f & m Chinese (Cantonese)

Yugerten m Berber
Original Berber form of Jugurtha.

Yuh-jung f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 여 (yuh, Hanja 汝) meaning "you" or "water, river" combined with 정 (jung, Hanja 貞) meaning "virtuous, chaste, pure".... [more]

Yuhuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 驭 (yù) meaning "control, manage, govern" combined with 环 (huán) meaning "circle, ring", 欢 (huān) meaning "happy, pleased" or 寰 (huán) meaning "extensive region, large domain"... [more]

Yui f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Rui.

Yūichirō m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 優 (yū) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" or 雄 (yū) meaning "male" or 祐 (yū) meaning "divine help" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son"... [more]

Yui-lam f Chinese (Cantonese)

Yuk m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Yu.

Yukie f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 幸 (yuki) meaning "fortune" and 枝 (e) meaning "branch; limbs". It can also derive from 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 絵 (e) meaning "picture"... [more]

Yukimi f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" or 陽 (yuki) meaning "light, Yang polarity" or 侑 (yuki) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 見 (mi) meaning "to see; viewing" or 実 (mi) meaning "seed, fruit"... [more]

Yukiutahime f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 歌 (uta) meaning "song" and 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". ... [more]

Yüksel m & f Turkish
Means "rise!" in Turkish.

Yüksüdyr f Mari
Means "swan" in Mari.

Yuk-wing m Chinese (Cantonese)

Yuldus f Tatar
Means "star" in Tatar.

Yulid f Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Julitta.

Yulie f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יולי (see Yuli 3). A known bearer is Israeli documentary filmmaker Yulie Cohen (1956-).

Yuliet f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Juliet.

Yulija f Ukrainian (Germanized)
Germanized transcription of Yuliya.

Yumbalkhangbi f Manipuri
Means "she who knows how to look after the home" in Meitei.

Yume f Asturian (Rare)
Variant of Llume.

Yūmi f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 夕 (yū) meaning "evening" combined with 湖 (mi) meaning "lake". ... [more]

Yuna f Eastern African

Yunei f Chinese

Yùng m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Rong.

Yuniel m Spanish (Caribbean), Caribbean
A name with unknown origin used in Spanish-speaking nations, particularly in the Caribbean.

Yunier m Caribbean

Yupanqui m Quechua
Means "he who honours his ancestors" in Quechua.

Yura f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". It can be also the combination of 夢 (yu) meaning "dream" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric; silk gauze".... [more]

Yurac m & f Quechua
Means "white" in Quechua.

Yuraqmayu f Quechua
Means "white river" in Quechua.

Yuri f Quechua
Means "dawn" in Quechua.

Yurij m Ukrainian (Germanized)
German transcription of Yuriy.

Yurika f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" or 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or 由 (yu) meaning "cause, arise from" and 里 (ri) meaning "village, a unit of distance" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear tree" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 果 (ka) meaning "(piece of) fruit" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, scent" or 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase"... [more]

Yu-seong m Korean
From Sino-korean character 流星 (Yu-sung) meaning "shooting star" or from 有 (yu) meaning "to exist; to have" combined with 成 (sung) meaning "achieve; accomplishment".

Yushae f English (British)

Yusshazwan m Malaysian

Yuyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant; rich; plentiful, fertile" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem", "glitter of gems", 滟 (yàn) meaning "billowing, overflowing", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose".... [more]

Yuzhael m Medieval Breton

Yuzuka f Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing or taking care of a person", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 圭 (ka) meaning "jade pointed at top" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Yvenson m Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yvenson. A famous bearer of this name is Yvenson Bernard (1984-) a former professional Canadian football running back.

Yvrose f Haitian Creole
Possibly a contraction of Yvette and Rose.

Ywenson m Haitian Creole
Variant of Yvenson.

Yzyrga f Khakas
Means "earring" in Khakas.

Za f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 扎 (zā) meaning "tie" or 匝 (zā) meaning "circle, round, whole, thick" or 杂 (zá) meaning "variety, to mix".... [more]

Zaahirah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic زاهرة (see Zaahira).

Zabdy f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has given" in Hebrew.

Zâbel f Konkani
Konkani form of Isabel.

Zabit m Karachay-Balkar
Means "graceful, elegant" in Karachay-Balkar.

Zachael m English (Modern, Rare)
Means "God remembers" from Hebrew element זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God".... [more]

Zachie m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zach.

Zackerie m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zackery.

Zackeriya m Arabic, Turkish
Modern spelling of Zakariyya or Zekeriya influenced by some English forms of that name.

Zaer m Arabic
Means "revolutionist, rebel, insurgent" in Arabic.

Zafeiro f Greek
From Greek ζαφείρι (zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros) (see Sapphire) through Latin (compare Zafeiris).

Zaffiro m & f Italian (Rare)
Means "sapphire" in Italian.

Zafrina f Obscure
Etymology uncertain. ... [more]

Zaha f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "clear; pure" in Hebrew from the root צ־ח־ח‎ (ts-kh-kh). It also means "bright; shine" in Arabic.... [more]

Zaib f & m Pashto, Urdu
Means "beauty" in Pashto and "ornament" in Urdu ultimately from Persian زیب zib.

Zaila f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Zayla.

Zainulabdeen m Arabic

Zairo m Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian
Masculine form of Zaira as well as inspired by Zaire.

Zakareia m Arabic (Egyptian)

Zakariae m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zakariyya chiefly used in North Africa.

Zakia f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Afghan
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.

Zakiyat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Zaki.

Żakkarija m Maltese
Maltese form of Zachariah.

Zakkiy m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Zaki.

Zakumi m Popular Culture
Zakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His name comes from ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for "South Africa" and kumi that means "ten" in several African languages.

Zalfa f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It could mean "distinguished woman" in Arabic or being an historical or imaginary woman known as distinguished person.

Zambaga f Mongolian
Means "magnolia" in Mongolian.

Zamfir m Romanian (Rare), Old Church Slavic
From the archaic Old Church Slavonic word самфиръ (samfirŭ) meaning "sapphire".

Zamira f Albanian
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zandrick m Filipino

Zaquan m African American (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan.

Zaran m Persian, Muslim
Means "golden" in Persian.

Zaren f Bengali (Hindu)
Variant of Zarin.

Zarina f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tsarina and diminutive of Zara.

Zarinæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Zarina.

Zarité f Literature
Zarité "Teté" is the name of an Haitian mixed-race woman who was a slave in Haiti. She is the main character of the book "Island Beneath the Sea" (2009) by Isabel Allende.

Zarmina f Pashto
From Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" and مينه (mina) meaning "love".

Zarmine f Armenian
From the Armenian word զարմ (zarm) meaning "tribe, family, nation".

Zarona f Dogri
Means "lake of water" in Dogri.

Zarrin f Persian, Muslim
Feminine form of Zaran.

Zarvin m Various

Zatia f Indonesian

Zavena f Obscure

Zavianna f Filipino, African American

Zaw m Burmese
Means "preeminent, supreme" in Burmese.

Zawedde f Eastern African
Means "princess" in a language spoken in Uganda.

Zayleen f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.

Zaza m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "moving around in a cyclic way" from the Hebrew root זוז (zwz).... [more]

Zazu f & m Hebrew, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Zaza (Biblical name) and a diminutive of Elisheva. It is also said to be one of the words to say "movement" in Hebrew.... [more]

Ze m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausep.

Ze m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese transcription of 日 (see Ri).

Ze m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 泽 (zé) meaning "pool; moist; lustre; grace".... [more]

Zea f Hungarian

Zebedey m Old Church Slavic
Russian from Zebedee.

Zebedia m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Zebedeo.

Zebina f Danish (Rare)
Either a variant of Sebina or a feminine form of Zebulon.

Zeenah f Russian, English
Alternative transcription of Zina

Zeffiro m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Zefiro.

Zefiro m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Zephyr.

Zeğiga f Kabyle
Possibly means "flower" in Kabyle.

Zeiad m Arabic
Variant of Ziyad.

Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zekhel f Mordvin
Means "quiet, calm, peaceful" in Erzya.

Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)
Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.

Zelan m Ancient Hebrew
Means "spiritually" in Ancient Hebrew.

Zeline f Gallo
Gallo form of Azeline.

Zelixa f Zaza, Gurani, Kurdish
Zaza form of Zuleika.

Zelmira f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Form of Želimira and a feminine form of Gelmir. This name belongs to the title character of a Rossini opera; Zelmira (1822) was based on the play Zelmire (1762) by the French playwright de Belloy, about a princess of Lesbos who must save her father and husband from evil political machinations.

Zelozelos f & m Algonquian
From the Unami word chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.

Zenaide f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Zenaida.

Zenith f & m English (Rare)
From Middle English senith, from cinit, from Old French cenit and/or Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سمت (samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سمت الرأس (samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [more]

Zennia f Italian
Italian form of Xenia.

Zenobio m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian masculine form of Zenobia.

Zenouska f Obscure
Invented by Paul Mowatt and Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, for their daughter born 1990, allegedly inspired by the American novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974; see also Zen) and Eno, the surname of English musician Brian Eno (1948-)... [more]

Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zeray m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Means "sower" in Ge'ez and Tigrinya.

Zerdeşt m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Zarathustra.

Zerilo m Aragonese
Variant of Cerilo.

Zero m & f Various
Derived from the Italian zero itself from Medieval Latin zèphyrum, Arabic صفر (ṣifr) and Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá), ultimately meaning "empty".... [more]

Zero m Italian
from the medieval Greek personal name Xeros, derived from Greek xeros meaning "dry", "bare".

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zeudi f Tigrinya
Means "crown" in Tigrinya. It is the name of the famous 1970 Eritrean-Italian actress Zeudi Araya (1951-).

Zeyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).

Zhaakhanchuluu m Mongolian
Means "small stone" in Mongolian, from жаахан (jaakhan) meaning "small, a bit" and чулуу (chuluu) meaning "stone".

Zhali m Arabic (Modern, Expatriate), Indonesian
Possibly a variant transcriptions of Arabic adjective خالي jali meaning "empty, free, open" in Arabic.

Zhan m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep; profund; clear" or 瞻 (zhān) meaning "to look forward; to observe" or 占 (zhān) meaning "to divine; to foretell".... [more]

Zhandui m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 占 (see Zhan) and 堆 (see Dui).... [more]

Zhangali m Kazakh

Zhangyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 樟 (zhāng) meaning "camphor tree" or 长 (zhǎng) meaning "to grow, to develop" combined with 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious", 豫 (yù) meaning "relaxed, comfortable, carefree, happy", 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain"... [more]

Zhanwise f Circassian
Derived from zhan meaning "princess (unmarried royal daughter)" and wise meaning "poem".

Zhanyl f Kazakh

Zhanzhin m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "commander, general" in Mongolian.

Zhargaltsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of happiness" in Mongolian, from жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Zhe m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 哲 or 喆 (zhé) both meaning "wise; sagacious".... [more]

Zheewegonab m Ojibwe

Zhenjin m Medieval Mongolian
This name means "true gold" in Chinese. Zhenjin (1243 – January 5, 1286) was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat... [more]

Zhenyu m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character Zhen and Yu.... [more]

Zhenzhu f Chinese
Means "pearl" in Chinese.

Zhibekchach f Kyrgyz
Means "silk hair" in Kyrgyz.

Zhilan f Chinese
From Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (a type of plant)" or 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]

Zhimba f Buryat
Means "alms, donation" in Buryat.

Zhitao m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 志 (see Zhi) and 涛 (see Tao).... [more]

Zhixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 执 (zhí) meaning "grasp, hold" combined with 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" or 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe"... [more]

Zholaman m Kazakh
From Kazakh жол (zhol) meaning "road, way" and аман (aman) meaning "healthy, prosperous, safe, sound" (of Arabic origin).

Zhongcheng m Chinese
From Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" combined with 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true" or 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"... [more]

Zhongqing m Chinese
Derived from Chinese 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyal, faithful", 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle, centre", or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "second, middle" combined with 庆 (qìng) "to celebrate, celebration" or 卿 (qīng) "noble, high officer", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zhotia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount" through palatalization of the word in Georgian.... [more]

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

Zhuoheng m Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuō) meaning "outstanding, brilliant" combined with 恆 (héng) meaning "constant, persistent", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Zhū-què m & f Chinese, Astronomy
Zhū-Què is a Xiang (象) one of the four Symbols that include all the constellations of Chinese System. Zhū-Què is known as Vermillion Bird of the South and is a pheasant with a multicolour piumage covered by flames... [more]

Zhurkamyrza m Kazakh

Zhurong m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the Chinese character 祝 (zhu) meaning “to pray” and 融 (rong) meaning “to melt” or “brightness”. This is the name of the Chinese god of fire who oversees the south and the season of summer... [more]

Zhusha f & m Chinese
From Chinese character 渚 (zhǔ) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zi f & m Chinese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Derived from the Chinese character 紫 (zĭ) meaning "purple" or 姿 (zī) meaning "appearence, gesture, presence, posture" or 子 (zǐ) meaning "child".... [more]

Ziana f Romanian
Feminine form of Zian 4.

Zianne f English (American)

Ziboris f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word ciborí meaning "miraculous". Ziboris is used as the Caló form of Milagros.

Zibu f Zulu
Means "waterlily" in Zulu.

Zibuseni m & f Ndebele
Means "rule yourself" in Ndebele.

Ziera f Malaysian (Rare)

Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.

Zi-gin m Chinese (Cantonese)

Zıgıtçı m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar зыгыт (zıgıt) meaning "sprout, shoot".

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zikai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 愷 (kǎi) meaning "joyful, contented", as well as other character combinations.

Zilgma f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zilmar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Solimar or Celimar or possibly formed from azul and mar, in which case it would literally mean "blue sea".

Zimena f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ximena.

Zimesele m Sotho

Zinabu f Western African
Western African form of Zaynab.

Zindel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.

Zindelo m Romani (Rare)
Means "son; sonny" in Romani.

Zippora f Dutch, German, Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Dutch, German, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Italian form of Zipporah.

Ziqi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child", 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa (a type of plant)" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 柒 (qī) meaning "seven", 竒 (qí) meaning "odd, unusual, strange", 齐 (qí) meaning "even, level, uniform", 期 (qī, qí) meaning "time period, stage", 琪 (qí) meaning "fine jade" or 淇 (qí), the name of a river in Henan province... [more]

Zira f Berber
Feminine of Ziri.

Ziran m & f Chinese
From Chinese 自然 (zìrán) meaning "nature, natural". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zirk m Afrikaans

Zitella f Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Zita 1. Nowadays this is a word for 'spinster' and no longer a name.

Zithembe m Zulu
Means "trust yourself" in Zulu.

Zivanai f & m Shona
"Know each other". Meant for relatives to keep in touch.

Zivia f Jewish, Hebrew, Medieval Jewish
Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Ziwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Ziyodakhon f Uzbek
From the given name Ziyoda combined with khan meaning "king, ruler".

Zmarai m Pashto
Means "lion" in Pashto. This is also the Pashto name for the fifth month of the Solar Hijri calendar (called Mordad in Farsi).

Zobiakhluni f Mizo

Zochhuanawma m Mizo

Zodingliani f Mizo

Zofakzuala m Mizo

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).

Zoia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Romanian, Moldovan
Variant transcription of Zoya.

Zoil m Catalan, Basque, Croatian, Polish, Russian
Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Polish and Russian form of Zoilus.

Zolie f South African (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Zoliswa f Xhosa
Means "one who calms" in Xhosa.

Zomawii f Mizo

Zonda f Spanish (Latin American), Indigenous American
Name of a specific type of fast, dry mountain wind in Argentina. The name comes from a valley in San Juan Province, Argentina. Both the valley and the wind are related to an Indigenous people Ullum-Zonda similar to the Huarpe people.

Zondai f & m Shona
"You may hate me." A situational name where a family is telling it's enemies you may hate me all you want.

Zonya f & m Indigenous American

Zóra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zora.

Zorawar m Punjabi, Pashto
Derived from Persian زورآور (zur-âvar) meaning "powerful, strong".

Zorobabele m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Zerubbabel.

Zororo f & m Shona
Rest. "May be speaking of a time of rest or peacefulness experienced by family around time of child's birth".

Zose f German (East Prussian)
Either a short form of Zofija (compare Zosia) or a Germanized spelling of Zosė... [more]

Zosepedda f Sardinian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zosepa.

Zosimo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Zosimos via Zosimus.

Zosing m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zósimo.

Zosma f Astronomy
The alternate name of Delta Leonis, one of the stars in the constellation Leo. Zosma means "girdle" in Ancient Greek, referring to the star's location in its constellation, on the hip of the lion.

Zótico m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zotikos (via Zoticus).

Zotico m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zotikos (via Zoticus).

Zsuzsika f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsko f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zuane m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Venetian form of Giovanni.

Zuba m Swahili
Means "jump" in Swahili.

Zubeen f Dogri, Kashmiri
Means "someone who touches the sky" in Dogri and Kashmiri.

Zuber m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu زبیر (see Zubair).

Zuhal f Turkish, Arabic
Arabic variant and Turkish form of Zohal.

Zukhriddin m Uzbek

Zul f & m Mongolian
Means "light" or "torch, oil lamp" in Mongolian.

Zula m & f Tigrinya
Means "brilliant" in Tigrinya.... [more]

Zuleica f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Zuleika.

Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "closeness, nearness, proximity" in Arabic, also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zulfiya f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "lock (of hair), curl, tress".

Zuna f Lingala
Means "to be sweet" in Bangi, the main lexical source of Lingala.

Zuva f Shona
Means "day; daylight; sun; sunlight" in Shona.

Zuzaan f & m Mongolian
Means "thick, dense" in Mongolian.

Zuzetta f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.

Zuzette f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Suzette.

Zuzička f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Zuzana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Zylo m Albanian