ZolkhizafBashkir Derived from Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja) referring to Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
ZolnafHungarian (Rare) 19th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the city of Zsolna, known by its Slovak name Žilina in English, in north-western Slovakia.
ZondafSpanish (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.
ZontafEnglish (Rare) The popularity of the name is likely due to the Zonta Club (International), a women's aid association established in Buffalo, New York in 1919. ... [more]
ZoradafEnglish (American, Rare, Archaic) Probably a variant of Zoraida. This was the middle name of American lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis (1842-1911), who was born Idawalley Zorada Lewis.
ZoryafSlavic Mythology, Soviet, Russian The name given to the goddess (sometimes two or three) of the dawn or the morning and evening stars. The most common depiction was that of a warrior woman. Also compare the related names Zarya, Zvezda and Danica.... [more]
ZosmafAstronomy 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.
Zubairam & fChechen, Kazakh (Rare) Chechen form and Kazakh feminine form of Zubair. It is solely masculine in Chechen while it is a feminine name in Kazakh.
ZuhaitzafBasque (Modern) Feminine name derived from Basque zuhaitz "tree", ultimately from Old Basque zur "wood" and haritz "oak" (formerly a generic term for "tree").
ZujeniafRomani (Caló) Caló form of Martha, possibly from Romani zhulyi, "lady, woman". Alternatively, it could be derived from Caló zujenia, meaning "flower".
Zulfaf & mArabic, 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.
Zumam & fEnglish (Rare) Means "abundance" in Chumashan. This is the name of a beach in Malibu, California, after which Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son was named.
ZumaiafBasque Derived from Basque zuma meaning "wicker". It is also the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.
ZuriafBasque (Modern), Medieval Basque Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country... [more]
ZvezdafMacedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare) Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.
ŽvorunafBaltic 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]
ZysiafYiddish Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
ŻywilafPolish, Literature Coined 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... [more]