This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
Zema f & m English (Rare)Either a transferred use of the surname Zema, or an invented name, likely inspired by names such as
Emma 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".
Zenith f & m English (Rare)From Middle English
senith, from
cinit, from Old French
cenit and/or Latin
cenit, a transliteration of Arabic
سمت (
samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of
سمت الرأس (
samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [
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Zennor m & f Cornish (Rare)Name of a Cornish village derived from the local saint, St Senara. In current use.
Zenora f English (Rare), LiteratureThe name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).
Zerlene f English (American, Rare)Possibly a variant of
Zerline. This is the title of a 1955 song by American R&B duo Gene & Billy (singers Gene Ford and Billy Boyd), about a woman named Zerlene.
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.
Zezette f Obscure (Rare)Meaning unknown, perhaps a misinterpretation of the French name
Suzette. This name is not used in French, though, as it is a crude word for female genitalia.
Zhasmen f Armenian (Rare)Armenian form of
Jasmine. Also compare
Hasmik. This name was borne by Soviet Armenian actress Zhasmen or Jasmen (1894-1978), real name Mariam Grigoryan.
Žibuoklė f Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
žibuoklė meaning "liverleaf, liverwort" (as in, the flower). In turn, the flower may ultimately have derived its name from the Lithuanian verb
žibėti meaning "to glint" as well as "to shine, to sparkle".
Zilika f Sanskrit (Rare)Another variation for Sanskrit name "Jhilika" which means Sunlight, the strong light of sun.
Zinan m & f Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 子
(zǐ) meaning "child, offspring, descendant" combined with 男
(nán) meaning "man, male", as well as other character combinations.
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.
Ziroatkhon f Uzbek (Rare)Derived from Persian and Ottoman Turkish زراعت
(zirâ’at) meaning “farming, agriculture, cultivation” combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning “leader, ruler”.
Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)Slovenian feminine name derived from the word
zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element
slava meaning ''glory''.
Zocueca f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.
Zoetia f Ancient Greek (Rare)Etymology certain, possibly a form of
Zoe. It may be a feminine form of Greek Ζωητός
(Zoetos), which meant "capable of being vitalized".
Zoge f Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
zogë "pullet; young bee" and, figuratively, "pretty girl".
Zohal f Arabic (Rare)From Arabic زحل (
zuḥal) meaning "to be distant or remote", "to linger away from others". It is the Arabic word for
Saturn.
Zolna f Hungarian (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.
Zonta f English (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. ... [
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