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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is Z.
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Za f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 扎 () meaning "tie" or 匝 () meaning "circle, round, whole, thick" or 杂 () meaning "variety, to mix".... [more]
Zaahirah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic زاهرة (see Zaahira).
Zaaida f Arabic
Means "shining" or "bright" in Arabic.
Zaain f Arabic
From Arabic "zaain" meaning "beauty".
Zaakira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zakir.
Zaakiyah f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaaki.
Zaarah f Arabic (?)
Arabic name
Zabana f Persian
Means "flame (as of a candle)" in Persian.
Zabarjad f Uzbek
Means "chrysolite" in Uzbek.
Zabava f Slavic Mythology, Russian
Means "cheerful, funny" in Old Slavic.
Zabdy f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has given" in Hebrew.
Zabedah f Malay
Malay form of Zubaida.
Zâbel f Konkani
Konkani form of Isabel.
Zabel f Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Elizabeth, borrowed from Portuguese Isabel and used by Konkani Catholics.
Zabel f Galician
Short form of Isabel.
Zabela f Armenian
Variant of Zabel.
Zabele f Walloon
Walloon form of Isabelle. The name coincides with Walloon zabele "bluethroat (bird)".
Zabella f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Isabel.
Zabete f Galician, Walloon
Galician short form of Elisabete and Walloon form of Élisabeth.
Zabeth f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Elizabeth.
Zabi m & f Arabic
Means "gazelle" in Arabic, this is also the name of a star.
Zabibe f Arabic (Rare), History
Most likely derived from Arabic زَبِيب (zabīb) meaning "raisin". This was the name of a queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe.
Zabidah f Malay
Malay form of Zubaida.
Zabira f Kazakh, Bashkir
Feminine form of Zabir.
Zabiyyah f Arabic
Strictly feminine form of Zabi.
Zabou f French
Diminutive of Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.
Zabreannon f Obscure
Possibly a blend of Zabrina and Reannon.
Zabya f Arabic
Means "female gazelle" in Arabic.
Zacharenia f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias. This coincides with the Greek vocabulary word ζαχαρένια (zacharenia) meaning "sugary", from ζάχαρη (zachari) "sugar, sucrose".
Zacharia m & f Medieval Italian
Italian form of Zachary, also feminine.
Zacharoula f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias.
Zacyntha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zacynthus. This name was very rarely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Britain.
Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.
Žadgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žadgailas.
Zadie f English
Variant of Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.
Žadmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žadmantas.
Žadvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žadvainas.
Žadvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žadvilas.
Žadvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žadvydas.
Zadzisai m & f Shona
Means "fulfill" in Shona.
Zaelee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee. Zaelee was given to 8 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]
Zaenab f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zaynab.
Zaerle f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
German Yiddish diminutive of Sarah, first recorded between the late 1300s and early 1400s.
Zafeiro f Greek
From Greek ζαφείρι (zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros) (see Sapphire) through Latin (compare Zafeiris).
Zafeiroula f Greek
Feminine form of Zafeiris, using the diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula).
Zaffarana f Arabic
Means "saffron" in Sicilian Arabic, from Arabic زعفران (za'farān), "saffron".
Zaffira f Italian
Feminine form of Zaffiro.
Zaffiro m & f Italian (Rare)
Means "sapphire" in Italian.
Zafira f Arabic (Rare), Judeo-Arabic
Variant transcription of Sapphira.
Zafira f Hungarian
Cognate of Sapphire, meaning "sapphire".
Zafiris m & f Greek
From Greek ζαφείρι ή σαπφειρός meaning "sapphire".
Zafiro f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish feminine name derived from the word zafiro meaning "sapphire". This is a modern coinage.
Zafrina f Obscure
Etymology uncertain. ... [more]
Zafrira f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Zafrir.
Zaga f Serbian, Croatian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Zagorka.
Zaghlula f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaghlul.
Zagorka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From Croatian and Serbian загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.
Zaha f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "clear; pure" in Hebrew from the root צ־ח־ח‎ (ts-kh-kh). It also means "bright; shine" in Arabic.... [more]
Zahab f Arabic
Means "gold" in Arabic.
Zahani f Sanskrit
Variant of Shahani.
Zaharah f Malay
Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "flower".
Zaharira f Hebrew (Rare)
Elaboration or variant of Zahara. Famous bearer is Zaharira Harifai, Israeli actress.
Zaharoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Zacharoula.
Zahava f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) meaning "gold".
Zahavah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zehava.
Zahavit f Hebrew
Variant form of Zahava.
Zaheeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahida.
Zaheen m & f Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
From Urdu ذہین (zahīn) meaning "intellectual, sagacious, clever".
Zaheera f Arabic
Possibly means "shining" or "brilliant". May also be an alternative spelling of Zahira or a feminine form of Zaheer.
Zahidä f Tatar
Tatar form of Zahida.
Zahidə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zahida.
Zahina f Kongo
Knowing
Zahirə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zahira.
Zahirah f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zahira as well as the Malay form.
Zahiya f Arabic
meaning: bright faced; beautiful
Zahraa f Arabic, Muslim
Possibly from Arabic زُهْرَة (zuhra) "brilliance, light, brightness" (see Zahra).
Zahrah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zahra. It is often paired with Fatimah in reference to the Arabic title for the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, فاطمة الزهراء (Fatimah Az-Zahrā’), meaning "Fatimah the Splendid".
Zahre f Arabic
Alternate transcription of زهري (Zahri)
Zahreil f Gnosticism, Mandaean
Etymology unknown. In Mandaeism, a Gnostic religion, Zahreil is the daughter of Qin and mother of the creator of the material universe. She is believed to dwell in the bed of pregnant women, ensuring the safety of infants before and after birth.
Zahret f Circassian
Circassian form of Zahra.
Zahri f Arabic
Means "pink" in Arabic.
Zahrie f Arabic
Variant of Zahra and feminine variant of Zahr, meaning “blossom” or “beauty” in Arabic
Zahro f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Zahra or Zahrah.
Zai m & f English
Zaia f Arabic
meaning 'precious'
Zaianab f Arabic
Variant of Zainab.
Zaib f & m Pashto, Urdu
Means "beauty" in Pashto and "ornament" in Urdu ultimately from Persian زیب zib.
Zaibaa f Pakistani
Urdu form of Ziba 1.
Zaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zaide f Albanian
Albanian form of Zaida.
Zaide m & f English
Variant of Zade or Zayde and short form of Zaiden
Zaiga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zaigot "to glisten, to glimmer".
Zaimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zainah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zayna as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Zainap f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zaynab.
Zaiñe f Basque
Basque equivalent of Patrocinio.
Zaïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).
Zaineb f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).
Zainon f & m Malay
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beauty".
Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.
Zairuška f Czech
Diminutive of Zaira, not used as a given name in its own right.
Zaiton f Malay
Variant of Zaitun.
Zaïtoune f Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun influenced by French orthography.
Zaitoune f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zaitun.
Zaitun f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "olive" in Arabic. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Zaituni f Eastern African, Swahili, Indonesian
From Swahili zeituni meaning "olive", ultimately from Arabic زيتون (zaytun).
Zaiva f Muslim
Zaiva is Arabic/Muslim Girl name and meaning of this name is "Strong Mind".
Zája f Hungarian
Origin and meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Albanian and Hungarian surname Zaja.
Zakária f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zakariás.
Zəkavət f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic ذَكَاوَة (ḏakāwa) meaning "sharpness, perceptiveness".
Zakelina f Greek (Rare)
Greek borrowing of Jacqueline.
Zakharia f African American
Feminization of Zakary using the popular suffix -ia.
Zakhira f Chechen, Karachay-Balkar, Tatar
Chechen, Balkar, and Tatar form of Zahira.
Zakhite f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Zahida.
Zakia f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Bengali and Urdu form.
Zakieh f Persian
Persian form of Zakiyya.
Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Zakiyat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Zaki.
Zəkiyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zakiyya.
Zakiyyah f African American
Variant transcription of Zakiyya.
Zakuro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 石榴 (zakuro) meaning "pomegranate". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well. A fictional bearer of this name is Zakuro Fujiwara (藤原 ざくろ) from Tokyo Mew Mew.
Zakutu f Akkadian
Akkadian form of Naqi'a.
Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.
Zala f Pashto
Means "shininess" in Pashto.
Zalánka f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zalán.
Zalbika f Chechen, Dagestani
Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".
Zaleha f Malay
Malay form of Zulaykha or Saliha.
Zalehah f Malay
Variant of Zaleha.
Zaleska f Medieval Romanian, Medieval Hungarian (?)
Zaleska was the daughter of Vlad the Impaler and his wife Ilona (or Jusztina) Nelipic.
Zalfa f Arabic
Meaning uncertain. It could mean "distinguished woman" in Arabic or being an historical or imaginary woman known as distinguished person.
Záli f Jewish
Hungarian form of Zali.
Záli f Hungarian
Diminutive of Rozália.
Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.
Zalika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.
Zalikə f Azerbaijani
Variant Azerbaijani form of Zuleikha.
Zalima f Circassian, Dagestani
Feminine form of Zalim.
Zalinah f Malay
Variant of Zalina.
Zalka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Zala, used as a given name in its own right.
Zaloa f Basque
Name of a hermitage in Biscay.
Zalpa f Chechen
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "curl, tress".
Zaltana f Indigenous American
Means "high mountain"
Zalxa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zuleikha.
Zalya f Russian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Azaliya and Rozaliya.
Zama f South African, Zulu
Means "try" in Zulu.
Zama f Chechen
Means "time" in Chechen
Zamaair m & f Arabic
Means "hearts, minds, consciouses" or "secrets of the mind" in Arabic.
Zambaga f Mongolian
Means "magnolia" in Mongolian.
Zambake f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zambak "lily".
Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.
Zami f English
Feminine Diminutive form of Zamanah
Zamilan m & f Mongolian
Probably derived from Tibetan འཛམ་གླིང (dzam gling) meaning "world".
Zəminə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".
Zamindar f & m Persian
"landowner", zamin, meaning "land" + dar, meaning "holder".
Zamira f Albanian
Feminine form of Zamir.
Zamirah f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zamir.
Zamokuhle f Zulu
Means "try the good" in Zulu.
Zamonqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and qiz meaning "girl, daughter".
Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]
Zampeti f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Zampia f Late Greek (Rare)
Byzantine Greek form of Isabella. This name was borne by a daughter and granddaughter of Manouel II Palaiologos (r. 1391–1425).
Zamzam f & m Arabic, Eastern African, Somali, Indonesian, Javanese, Persian, Malay
From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]
Zamzamgul f Uzbek
Combination of Zamzam with the suffix gul meaning "rose, flower".
Zamziya f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْسِيّ (šamsiyy) meaning "solar".
Žana f Lithuanian (Modern)
Modern Lithuanian form of Jeanne.
Zana f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Joan 1.
Zana f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Kashubian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian short form of Suzana and Kashubian short form of Zuzana.
Zana f Persian
Means "woman" in Persian.
Zana f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Zana is an Albanian mythological figure of pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin, usually associated with mountains, vegetation and sometimes destiny. The derivation of the name itself is somewhat debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian zâni "voice" or from Gheg Albanian zana "voices" (with the sense of "muse") as well as a cognate of Romanian zână "fairy", itself ultimately derived from the name of the goddess Diana.
Zana f & m Mongolian
Means "bullfinch" in Mongolian.
Zana m & f Shona
Meaning "a hundred".
Zanariah f Malay
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.
Zanazan f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "different, various" in Armenian.
Zanbaqi f Arabic
From the Arabic زَنْبَق (zanbaq) meaning "iris, lily".
Zanda f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although it is generally considered a variant of Sanda 1.
Zandalee f Popular Culture
Used in the 1991 movie Zandalee, set in New Orleans, by the main character Zandalee Martin (Erika Anderson).
Zandan m & f Mongolian
Means "sandalwood" in Mongolian.
Zandile f Zulu
Means "they have multipled" in Zulu.
Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.
Zañe f Basque
Basque equivalent of Patrocinio.
Zanele f Zulu
Means "they are enough" in Zulu.
Zanera f Persian
Means "intelligent", "sensible", "wise".
Zanet f Greek
Greek borrowing of Jeanette.
Zaneta f Greek
Greek borrowing of Jeanette.
Žanete f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Jeannette.
Zanetta f Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian diminutive of Giovanna. This was name borne by Maria Giovanna "Zanetta" Farussi (1707-1776), mother of the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
Zanetta f Greek
Greek borrowing of Jeanette.
Zanfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
Zanga m & f Manding
Bambara
Zangak f Armenian
Means "bell, little bell" or "bellflower" in Armenian.
Zangor f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek adjective zangor(i) meaning "light bluish-green" or "sky blue".
Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.
Zanilia f Popular Culture
This is the invented English name of the Chinese actress Zhao Liying (赵丽颖).
Zanjira f Uzbek
A name given in reference to a kind of artistic border decoration with repeating shapes.
Zanka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.
Żanna f Medieval Polish, Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Żużanna and Polish form of Jeanne.
Zanna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.
Zannabach f Amharic
Means "she rained" in Amharic.
Zanne f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Sanne.
Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.
Zanoah f & m Biblical
Means "cast off, rejected", possibly from a root meaning "stink". The name of two towns in the Bible, as well as one person.
Zanqing f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Zanxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.