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Zarya f Soviet, RussianDerived from the Russian noun заря
(zarya) meaning "dawn, daybreak". Also compare the related name
Zorya.... [
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Zasu f ObscureCombination of the last syllable of the name
Eliza and the first syllable of the name
Susan. Notable bearer of the name is an American actress ZaSu Pitts (1894-1963).
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 CultureA notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.
Zathapy f Ancient EgyptianMeans "daughter of Apis" (a sacred bull considered to be a son of Hathor, primarily worshipped in the Memphis region), deriving from the Ancient Egyptian element
sAt. This was the second name of
Senebtisi.
Zatipy f Ancient EgyptianMeaning "Daughter of Ipy". Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.
Žavinta f LithuanianThe name comes directly from the Lithuanian word
žavinti (admired).
Zazie f FrenchFrench diminutive of
Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).
Ze m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 泽 (
zé) meaning "pool; moist; lustre; grace".... [
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Zeal m & f EnglishFound in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [
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Zealandia f ObscureFrom 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... [
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Zebo f Tajik, UzbekMeans "beautiful, pretty, lovely" in Tajik and Uzbek, ultimately from Persian زیبا
(ziba).
Zebochehra f UzbekFrom Uzbek
zebo meaning "lovely" and
chehra meaning "face, look".
Zebous f Ancient GreekEtymology uncertain, although the second name element may come from
βοῦς (bous) meaning "cattle".
Zebra f ObscureFrom 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
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Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), HistoryMeans "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.
Zedna f EnglishExact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of
Edna.
Zeetha f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. It appears in the webcomic 'Girl Genius' as the travelling companion and kolee-dok-zumil of main character Agatha Heterodyne.
Zeila f African AmericanDerived 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).
Zein f & m Arabic(Feminine) variant transcription of
Zayn. A known bearer is Princess Zein of Jordan (1968-), a daughter of the late King Hussein who was named for his mother, Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916-1994).
Zeituni f Eastern AfricanThis name coincides with Swahili
zeituni meaning "olive", a derivative of Arabic زَيْتُون
(zaytūn). This was borne by Zeituni Onyango (1952-2014), a Kenyan-born half-aunt of former American president Barack Obama.
Zejian m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 澤 or 泽
(zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 建
(jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 坚
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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.
Zelai f BasqueFrom Basque
zelai meaning "field, meadow".
Zelemina f Theatre, LiteratureMeaning 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").
Zelica f LiteratureUsed 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.
Zelozelos f & m AlgonquianFrom the Unami word
chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.
Zeltīte f LatvianDerived from Latvian
zelts "gold" (compare
Zelta). Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija used this name for her play
Zeltīte (1901).
Žemė f Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
Žemė meaning "Earth" (as in, the planet), which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun
žemė meaning "land, earth".
Zemelo f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of a Thraco-Phrygian earth goddess, probably derived from the same root as Russian
zemlya "earth, soil" (also carries the sense of "the Otherworld"). This might be the origin of
Semele.
Zen m & f EnglishThis name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word
chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word
dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of
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Zené f FrenchMeaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.
Zengfang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".
Zengfen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and
芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
Zenghua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".