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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]

Zeah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zea.

Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]

Zeba f Pakistani

Zebo f Tajik, Uzbek
Means "beautiful, pretty, lovely" in Tajik and Uzbek, ultimately from Persian زیبا (ziba).

Zeel f Indian
Name means waterfall

Zefa f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jozefa and Josepha.

Zéfi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Jozefa.

Zeia f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Upper German short form of Luzei and Surselvan Romansh variant of Zia.

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).

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.

Zele f Greek
Variant transcription of Ζήλη (see Zili).

Zeli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Celi.

Zema m & f English (Rare, Archaic), Bosnian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zema.

Zema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, likely inspired by names such as Gemma and Zela.

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".

Zemi f Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Maria, formed by combining Zé and Mi.

Żena f Polish
Diminutive form of Bożena.

Zena f German (Swiss, Archaic), Italian (Swiss, Archaic), Hungarian
Feminine form of Zeno and Zénó.

Zena f Czech (Rare)
Short form of Zenaida.

Zene f Greek

Zené f French
Meaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.

Zenė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant form of Zena.

Zeni f American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Zen or Zenia, a diminutive of Zenaida or Zenobia, or based on the Greek Xeni or Xenia... [more]

Zeni f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Zenaide.

Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.

Zera f Crimean Tatar
Possibly a form of Zahra 1 or Zahra 2.

Zere f Kazakh
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Zerê f Kurdish
Means "grain" in Kurdish.

Zerî f Kurdish
Means "blonde" in Kurdish.

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]

Zëss f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Luxembourgish vernacular form of Cecilia.

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.

Zèto f Provençal
Short form of Jourgeto.

Zeva f English (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziva or Zeeva.

Zeyn f Turkish
Meaning and History unknown—the name of a Turkish artist/animator and the titular character her popular YouTube series Zeyn_Syre.

Zeza f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria José.

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]

Zhao m & f Chinese
The name of a Chinese area in the Zhou dynasty. This was the name of several Chinese emperors, including Empress Wu Zetian.

Zhar f & m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic زهر (zahr) "flowers, blossoms" (see Zahrah) or زَهَرَ (zahara) "to shine, to be radiant, to give off light" (see Zaahir 1).

Zhuo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 卓 (zhuó) meaning "tall, lofty, outstanding", 茁 (zhuó) meaning "sprout, flourish" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.

Ziai f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Zian m & f Arabic
Means "adornment, decoration" in Arabic.

Žiba f Lithuanian
Short form of Žibuoklė and its diminutives, such as Žibutė.

Zibu f Zulu
Means "waterlily" in Zulu.

Zida f English

Zifä f Tatar
Tatar variant of Zifa.

Zihe f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" or 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace".

Ziju f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Zikr m & f Arabic
Means "remembrance" in Arabic.

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zilá f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Zillah.

Zīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian zīle "acorn; titmouse".

Zili f Greek
Diminutive of Oreozili.

Zilu f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 璐 (lù), a type of jade.

Zina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gina.

Zina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic زينة (zīna) meaning "adornment, ornament, decoration".

Zina f & m Ogoni
Means "star" in Ogoni.

Zina f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian contraction of Zenobia and Zenovia.

Zina f Amharic
Means "felicity" in Amharic.

Zina f Hungarian
Short form of Rozina.

Zînê f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish zin meaning "saddle".

Zine f Jewish (?)

Zing f & m Chinese (Rare)
Two name beares are Zing Jian-han and Zing Jie-gan, athletes from the National Pei Men Senior High School.

Zing f Chin
Means "cloudy, misty" or "early morning" in Hakha Chin.

Zini f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian diminutive of Zinaida.

Zipi f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew ציפי (see Tzipi).

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.

Zisa f Norse Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Variant of Cisa.

Zisa f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish zis "sweet".

Zíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Zita 1.

Zita f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Ziti.

Zita f Latvian
Latvian form of Sitta.

Zità f Provençal
Provençal form of Zita 1.

Ziwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Zixi f Literature
This name was created by L. Frank Baum, who used it as the name of the titular character in his book 'Queen Zixi of Ix' (1905).

Zixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Zixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".

Ziyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of tree) combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 异 (yì) meaning "different, unusual, strange", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, craft" or 屹 (yì) meaning "high, steep, towering"... [more]

Ziyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, onself" combined with 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, flawless jewel, lustre of gems", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 舆 (yú, yù) meaning "cart, carriage, palanquin", 虞 (yú) meaning "concerned, anxious", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 鱼 (yú) meaning "fish"... [more]

Zizi f English
Diminutive of names which begin with or contain the element -si-, -zi- or -ci-.

Zizi f Arabic (Egyptian)

Zizi f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zineb.

Zoar m & f Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zohar, means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew. In the Bible, it is the name of the city that Lot fled to (Genesis 19:22).... [more]

Zoea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Zoya.

Zoée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zoé.

Zoei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoem f Iranian
Transferred use of the surname Zoem.

Zoga f Albanian
Variant of Zoge.

Zoge f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zogë "pullet; young bee" and, figuratively, "pretty girl".

Zoha f Urdu
Means "light" in Urdu.

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

Zoia f Venetian
Venetian form of Gioia.

Zoii f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zoe

Zója f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Zoja.

Zoon f Kashmiri
Means "moon" in Kashmiri.... [more]

Zoph f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zophia.

Zóra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zora.

Zore f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Zore f Yiddish
An Ashkenazic form of Sarah

Zori f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuri.

Zori f Bulgarian
Short form of Zornitsa.

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

Zosė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian cognate of Zoe.

Zośü f Vilamovian
Variant of Zösiu.

Zoua f Hmong

Zoui f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoe.

Zowa f Zimbabwe
Derived from the surname Zowa.

Zoye f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoza f Literature
Means "mud" or "slime" in Neapolitan. This is the name of the fictional narrator of the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile.

Zozo f Arabic (Mashriqi), Arabic (Egyptian)

Zozo f Greek
Diminutive of Zoi. Known bearers of this name include Greek actresses Zoi 'Zozo' Dalmas (1905-1988) and Zoi 'Zozo' Sapountzaki (1933-).

Zuba f Romani (Archaic)
Truncated form of Azuba.

Zubi f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Zuba.

Zuby f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Zuba.

Zuer f & m Chinese
From 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forebear" and 儿 (ér) meaning "child, baby".

Zuff m & f Hebrew
Variant of Tzuf.

Zuha f Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Malay
Derived from Arabic ضُحَى (ḍaḥḥā) meaning "sacrifice, immolate" or "morning, forenoon".

Zuki f & m Japanese
Zuki is of Japanese origin and means "Moon".

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

Zuli f American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Zulyanis.

Zulu f & m English (Rare)

Zulu m & f African

Zuly f Spanish (Caribbean)
The name Zuly is a Puerto-Rican name from my friend. Also a variant of the name Julie with a french accent!

Zuma m & f English (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.

Zumi m & f English

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

Zune f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇွန် (see Zun).

Zuni f Kashmiri
Variation of the word 'Zoon' which means moon in Kashmiri

Zura f Chechen
Either from Persian زور (zur) meaning "force, strength, power" or a form of the Arabic name Zahra.

Zura f Greek
Variant of Zora.

Zuri f Mexican

Zury f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Zuri used predominately in Latin America.

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

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

Zuwa m & f Shona
Meaning “sun”, it is also synonymous with Zuva.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Zůza f Czech
Diminutive of Zuzana.

Zuze f Latvian

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zuzu f English (Rare, ?), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Susan, used in Frank Capra's film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946).

Zuzy f Various (Rare)

Zyba f Turkmen
Means "beautiful" in Turkmen.

Zyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Xyla, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements zy and la.

Zyna f English (Rare)

Zyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Zyra f Filipino

Zyva f English
Variaton of Ziva.