Submitted Names Ending with a

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Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Zatanna f Popular Culture
A notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.
Zava m & f Malagasy
Means "clearness" in Malagasy.
Zavida m Medieval Serbian, Serbian (Archaic)
Derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". ... [more]
Zavièra f Occitan
Variant form of Xavièra.
Žavinta f Lithuanian
The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word žavinti (admired).
Zaviša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the old name Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Zawgha f Berber
Possibly from azewwagh meaning "red".
Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]
Zaya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).
Zayaa f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Zaya.
Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".
Zayda f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaida.
Zaykyoona f Tatar
From the Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]
Zaylia f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning "solemn", "argent", "zealous", and several more.
Zayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, a combination of Zaylee and Ana. Zayliana was given to 11 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Zaynulla m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Zainullah.
Zayra f Spanish
Variant of Zaira.
Zaytuna f Bashkir, Tatar
Derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".
Zayya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).
Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.
Zaza m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "moving around in a cyclic way" from the Hebrew root זוז (zwz).... [more]
Zaza m Georgian
Simplified form of Zaal Zar or Zaalzar, which is a combination of Zaal with the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".... [more]
Zazuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Zaza.
Zazuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zaza, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).... [more]
Żbiétka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Elżbiéta via Elżbiétka.
Zbigniewa f Polish
Feminine form of Zbigniew.
Zbincza f Medieval Czech
Feminine form of Zbygniew.
Zbyhněva f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Zbyhněv.
Zbynia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Zbysia f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Zbysława f Polish
Feminine form of Zbysław.
Zbyszka f Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniewa.
Ždana f Czech (Archaic)
Allegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".
Zdenička f Czech
Diminutive of Zdeňka.
Zděnka f Czech
Variant of Zdeňka.
Zdenka f Medieval Czech, Hungarian
Medieval Czech diminutive of Zdeslava. It is also occasionally considered a diminutive of Sidonia.
Zdinka f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.
Zdisinka f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.
Zdiška f Czech
Diminutive of Zdislava.
Zdzicha f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.
Zdzisia f Polish
Diminutive of Zdzisława.
Zdziśka f Polish
Diminutive form of Zdzisława.
Zdzysława f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Zdzisława.
Zea f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Thea or Zia.
Zealandia f Obscure
From the name of the personification of New Zealand as a female. She appeared on postage stamps, posters, cartoons, war memorials, and New Zealand government publications most commonly during the first half of the 20th century... [more]
Zebedea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebedeo.
Zebina f Danish (Rare)
Either a variant of Sebina or a feminine form of Zebulon.
Zebochehra f Uzbek
From Uzbek zebo meaning "lovely" and chehra meaning "face, look".
Zebra f Obscure
From the name of the African animal with black and white stripes. An English girl born in Southampton in 1875 was given the name Zebra Lynes apparently in reference to the phrase zebra lines, i.e., the stripes of a zebra.... [more]
Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.
Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), History
Means "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.
Zeca m Portuguese
Diminutive of José or the double name José Carlos.
Zećira f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zećir.... [more]
Zedekia m German, Dutch
German and older Dutch form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah) via its hellenized form Zedekias.
Zédélia f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Sedelia or Cedalie used in Québéc.
Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.
Zeeana f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zouina.
Zeeha f Pakistani, Arabic, Urdu
Zeeha is a modern invented name, formed by blending the names Zeeshan and Maha.
Zeeha f Pakistani, Islamic
Zeeha is a modern invented name, formed by blending the names Zeeshan and Maha. It symbolizes the union of two souls connected by deep affection, friendship, and eternal love... [more]
Zeena f English
Variant of Zena. It was used as a diminutive of Zenobia in Edith Wharton's novella Ethan Frome (1911), where Zenobia 'Zeena' Frome is the title character's sickly wife... [more]
Zeenat-un-nissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of زینت النساء (Zinat un-Nisa)
Zeetha f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It appears in the webcomic 'Girl Genius' as the travelling companion and kolee-dok-zumil of main character Agatha Heterodyne.
Zeeva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Ze'ev.
Zefa f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jozefa and Josepha.
Zefanya m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zephaniah.
Zeferina f Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Zephyrine.
Zeffira f Italian
Feminine form of Zeffiro.
Zefirina f Italian (Rare), Gascon, Provençal
Italian, Gascon and Provençal form of Zéphyrine.
Zefiryna f Polish
Feminine form of Zefiryn.
Zefka f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Józefa.
Zefla f Silesian
Diminutive of Józefa.
Zeğiga f Kabyle
Possibly means "flower" in Kabyle.
Żegota m Polish
Derived from Old Polish żec "smoke", this name was early on used as a vernacular form of Ignacy.
Zehara f Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew.
Zehava f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Zahava.
Zehniya f Uzbek
Variant of Zihniyyah.
Zeia f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Upper German short form of Luzei and Surselvan Romansh variant of Zia.
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).
Zeïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zayna
Zeita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name recorded in the 12th century.
Zejda f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zaida.
Zejna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaina.
Zejneba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zaynab.
Zekerija m Albanian
Albanian form of Zakaria.
Zekija f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zekiye.
Zekra f Arabic
Meaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.
Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.
Zéléa f French (Belgian, Rare)
Maybe come from "zélée" the french world who mean zealous. Comes from Azélie
Zelemina f Theatre, Literature
Meaning uncertain. Zelemina is the Queen of the Moors in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio").
Zelfa f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zilpah.
Zelfira f Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Zölfirä.
Zelia f Basque (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese
Basque form and English variant of Celia as well as a Portuguese variant of Zélia. It may also be the Latinate form of Zélie.
Zelica f Literature
Used by Thomas Moore in his poem 'Lalla Rookh' (1817), where it belongs to the tragic heroine of the first tale that the poet Feramorz sings to Lalla. In the tale, Zelica and Azim are young lovers who live in the province of Khorassan.
Zelikha f Chechen, Crimean Tatar
Chechen and Crimean Tatar form of Zulaykha.
Želimira f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Želimir.
Zelina f Greek
Diminutive of Zinovia.
Zelina f Hungarian
Variant of Celina.
Zelinda f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Folklore
Supposedly an Italian form of Selinde, itself a German variant of Sieglinde, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name... [more]
Zelipa f Aragonese
Variant of Celipa.
Želisava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Želisav.
Żelisława f Polish
Feminine form of Żelisław.
Zelixa f Zaza, Gurani, Kurdish
Zaza form of Zuleika.
Željana f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Željan.
Zelka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela via Gizelka.
Zélma f Kashubian
Short form of Anzélma.
Zelma f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Anzelma and Szalóme, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
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.
Zelmyra f African American (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zelmira or a contraction of Zelma and Elmyra.
Zelta f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold".
Zeltsa f Basque
Basque form of Celsa.
Zeltza f Basque (Rare)
Basque feminine form of the Ancient Roman masculine name Celsus.
Zelva f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.
Zelyiana f Obscure
Meaning unknown. Social media star Zelyiana of The Trench Family bears this name.
Zema f & m English (Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Zema, or an invented name, likely inspired by names such as Emma and Zela.
Zemira m & f Biblical, Hebrew, English
Feminine form of Zimri.
Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.
Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]
Żena f Polish
Diminutive form of Bożena.
Zena f Czech (Rare)
Short form of Zenaida.
Zenadia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Zenaida.
Zenaya f English (Modern, Rare), English (American), African American
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an alternative spelling of Zeniah, derived from Greek name Xenia meaning "hospitality"... [more]
Zenghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Zengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.
Zeniba f Popular Culture
From Japanese 銭 (zeni) meaning "money", and 婆 (ba) "old woman, grandmother". This is the name of a witch in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film 'Spirited Away' (2001).
Ženija f Latvian
Truncated form of Eiženija.
Zenilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Combination of Zé and Nilda or else a variant of Zeneide.
Zenina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zénó.
Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.
Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]
Zénka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenona.
Zenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ценка (see Tsenka).
Zenna f Hungarian
Variant of Zena.
Zennia f Italian
Italian form of Xenia.
Zenóbia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Zenobia.
Zenobija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Zenobia.... [more]
Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.
Zenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zenodoros.
Zenora f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).
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]
Zenovia f Romanian
Romanian variant of Zenobia.
Zenta f Latvian, Hungarian
Latvian and Hungarian adoption of German Senta.
Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.
Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.
Zeola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name, based off rhyming names such as Leola.
Zephalinda f English, Literature
A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).
Zephira f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Zephyra.
Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.
Zephronia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia, perhaps altered by association with Zéphyrine.
Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.
Zephyria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεφύριος (zephyrios) "of the West". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Zephyrina f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Zephyr.
Zepla f Romansh
Romansh form of Sibilla.
Zequinha m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of José.
Zera f Crimean Tatar
Possibly a form of Zahra 1 or Zahra 2.
Zeralda f Literature
The main protagonist in the children's book 'Zeralda's Ogre' by Tomi Unger.
Zêrda f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold".
Zerda f Turkish
Derives for the tree name 'Zerdali'
Zerelda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married... [more]
Zerla f Yiddish
Variant of Zaerle.
Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]
Zerua f Basque
Modern coinage derived from Basque zeru "sky; heavens; heaven".
Zeruja f German (Rare)
German form of the Biblical name Zeruiah
Zeruya f Hebrew (Rare)
Hebrew form of Zeruiah. This is borne by Israeli novelist Zeruya Shalev (1959-).
Zerya f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Derya.
Zerynthia f Greek Mythology, Thracian Mythology
Epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate which meant "of Zerynthos", Zerynthos being an ancient Greek town in Thrace famous for a cave or grotto dedicated to Hecate.
Zesuina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gesuina.
Zeta f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia. Also compare Zorzeta.
Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.
Zetta f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.
Zetta f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Zeta.
Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.
Zetta f Hungarian
Variant of Zita 2.
Zeuxithea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock" and θεά (thea) "goddess".
Zevksippa f Russian
Russian form of Zeuxippe.
Zeya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).
Zeybə f Azerbaijani
Possibly an Azerbaijani form of Ziba 1.
Zeylia f Obscure
Variant of Zelia.
Zeza f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria José.
Zezka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цецка (see Tsetska).
Zezolla f Literature
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the main character of the fairy tale Cenerentola, an early version of Cinderella written by Giambattista Basile.
Zha m & f Chinese
Zhadyra f Kazakh
Possibly from Arabic جدير (jadir) meaning "suitable, worthy, proper" or Kazakh жаудырау (zhaudyrau) meaning "gleaming (eyes), tender (gaze)".
Zhafira f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zafira.
Zhakiya m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Yahya.
Zhala f Azerbaijani (Rare), Kurdish (Rare)
Kurdish form of Zhaleh and Azerbaijani variant transcription of Jalə.
Zhala f Persian
Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.
Zhamila f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Jamila.
Zhamilya f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Jamila.
Zhana f Georgian
Georgian form of the French name Jeanne. It is also used as a short form of Zhaneta in Georgia.
Zhana f Bulgarian, Belarusian
Bulgarian form of Žana and Belarusian variant transcription of Zhanna.
Zhanara f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zhanar.
Zhanbota f Kazakh
From жан (jan) meaning "soul, life" combined with бота (bota) "camel calf, colt" in Kazakh
Zhaneta f Belarusian (Rare), Bulgarian, Albanian
Albanian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Jeannette.
Zhanetta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jeanette.
Zhania f Kazakh
Variant transliteration of Жания (see Zhaniya).
Zhaniya f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul", ultimately from Persian.
Zhanneta f Russian
Russian form of Jeannette.
Zhanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 湛 (zhàn) meaning "deep, profound" or "clear, tranquil, placid" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Zhaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Zhaojia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen", 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 肇 (zhào) meaning "start, begin" or 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 甲 (jiǎ) referring to the first of the ten Heavenly Stems... [more]
Zhaoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin", 朝 (zhāo) meaning "dynasty, morning" or 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, million, trillion" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Zhara f English
Variant of Zahra or Zara 1.
Zhargalma f Buryat
Means "happy, happiness" from Mongolian жаргалтай (zhargaltay) meaning "happy, blissful, joyful".
Zhasmina f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasmine.
Zhavia f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Xavia. It was brought to some public attention in 2018 by American singer Zhavia Ward (2001-), also known as Zhavia Vercetti, a finalist on the first season of the American reality television music competition series The Four: Battle for Stardom.
Zhavia f Hebrew
Means "golden one" in hebrew
Zhavkhaa m & f Mongolian
Means "demeanour, appearance, spirit" in Mongolian.
Zhazira f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic جزيرة (jazira) meaning "wide expanse, region, territory".
Zheela f Persian
Means "hail" (as in round, falling ice) in Persian.
Zheena f Filipino
Meaning uncertain.
Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.
Zhena f Chinese
From the Chinese 哲 (zhé) meaning "wise, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".
Zhenechka f & m Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy. As a male diminutive is is mainly used on young kids.
Zhenghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
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