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Zayion m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zaylen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the phonetic element zay with the popular suffix len, likely inspired by names such as Kaylen, Braylen and Jaylen.

Zaylin f & m English (New Zealand)

Zaylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylen, the spelling influenced by Waylon. (Also compare Braylon and Jaylon.)

Zayron m Obscure
Likely an invented name.

Zaytun f Arabic
Means "olive" in Arabic.

Zayven m English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xavier or Zavier. According to the SSA, Zayven was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Zayyan m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).

Zebeon m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an early American variant of Zibeon.

Zeelan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zealand.

Zefrin m Eastern African (Rare)

Zeidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).

Zejian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 澤 or 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm"... [more]

Željan m Croatian
Derived from South Slavic želja meaning "desire".

Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.

Zengin m Turkish
Means "rich" in Turkish.

Zephan m English (Rare)
Truncated form of Zephaniah.

Zephon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Ziphion. Means "hidden" in Hebrew. In the apocryphal Book of Enoch this was the name of an angel sent by the archangel Gabriel, along with the angel Ithuriel, to find the location of Satan after his fall.

Zeplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin using the suffix lyn.

Zerdan m Tibetan
Munpa Zerdan- ... [more]

Zernin m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Saturninus.

Zerren m & f Turkish
Means "golden" in Turkish.

Zerrin f Turkish
Means "golden, yellow" or "daffodil, jonquil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian زرین (zarrin).

Zeshan m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zeeshan.

Zethan m Biblical
Possibly means "olive" in Hebrew

Zetian f & m Chinese, History
Means "to the day" in Mandarin Chinese. This is the posthumous name of Wu Zhao, the sole female ruler of the Chinese Empire.

Zevran m English (Rare)
Variant of Saffron.

Zeydan m Turkish
Turkish form of Zaydan.

Zeytûn f Kurdish
Means "olive" in Kurdish.

Zeyyan f Turkish
Ornaments, glitters

Zhadan m Ukrainian
Ukrainian non-canonical name meaning "welcomed, desired, wished for", derived as a contracted patriciple of verb zhadaty (жадати) - "to want, to wish for, to desire, to demand, to wish something to somebody, to crave"... [more]

Zhibin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined" or 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore"... [more]

Zhifen f Chinese
From the Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance".

Zhijun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 直 (zhí) meaning "straight, erect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome"... [more]

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]

Zhilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Zhimin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Zhiqin f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" or 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Zhiwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", 问 (wèn) meaning "ask, question, inquire" or 温 (wēn) meaning "warm"... [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]

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).

Zhiyin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".

Zhobin m Persian (Rare)
Refers to a type of small, short spear in Persian.

Zholon m Kyrgyz (Rare)
Possibly derived from Kyrgyz жол (zhol) meaning "road, way, path".

Zhovan f Persian
Derived from Central Kurdish ژوان‎ (jwan) meaning “tryst”.

Zhuhan f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn".

Zhumin f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, fast" or "clever".

Zhuxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" or 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness or blessings" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" or "distant fragrance".

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

Zhuyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".

Zhuyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Ziazan f Armenian (Rare)
Derived from Armenian ծիածան "rainbow".

Zibeon m Biblical
The Hivite son of Seir the Horite.

Zichen f Chinese
From the Chinese 孜 (zī) meaning "be as diligent as possible" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure".

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

Zihuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring or bracelet".

Zijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 建 (jiàn) "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) "strong, healthy"... [more]

Zijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 娟 (juān) meaning "graceful, beautiful" or 绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".

Ziluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 鸾 (luán), a type of mythological bird.

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]

Zinzan m & f Romani
Romani

Ziryan f Kurdish
Means "borealis" in Kurdish.

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

Zitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Zixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Zixuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Ziyuan f Chinese
Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Yu Ziyuan from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 紫鸢.

Ziyuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 紫苑 (zǐyuàn) meaning "aster", which combines 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" with 苑 (yuàn) meaning "garden". Another combination is 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 远 (yuǎn) meaning "far, remote, distant"... [more]

Zizhen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí)) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true", 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal"... [more]

Zlatin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Zlatan.

Zoeann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann.

Zoeten f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Zoete.

Zoltan m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Zoltán.

Zolten m English (Rare)
Variant of Zoltán.

Zordun m Uyghur

Zoryan m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "star, dawn".

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

Zuolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Zuoqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Zurgan m & f Kalmyk
Means "six" in Kalmyk, traditionally referring to a family's sixth-born child.

Zurvan m Persian Mythology
The primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.

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

Zwetan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).

Zymoen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Simon 1.

Zyquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan with the popular prefix Zy-.