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Zewi m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Rare)
German transcription of Zvi. It was recorded in medieval German-speaking countries but became very rare in modern times.

Zeya m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see Zeyar).

Zeyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).

Zeyar m Burmese
From Burmese ဇေယျ (zeya) meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).

Zeyd m Dutch
Likely a variant of Zayd.

Zeyde m Yiddish
Means "grandfather" in Yiddish.... [more]

Zeyn m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zayn.

Zéze m Occitan
Diminutive of Ze.

Zgjim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian zgjim "awakening" as well as from Albanian zgjim, an archaic term meaning "knowledge, education".

Zgon m Armenian
Means "sage, wise" in Armenian.

Zhali m Arabic (Modern, Expatriate), Indonesian
Possibly a variant transcriptions of Arabic adjective خالي jali meaning "empty, free, open" in Arabic.

Zhan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žan.

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]

Zhane m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1. This was the name of the Silver Ranger in the TV series 'Power Rangers in Space'.

Zhang m & f Chinese
From the character 彰 (zhang) meaning "clear, apparent", or any other character pronounced similarly.

Zhani m Albanian

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).

Zhdan m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
From жданий (zhdanyy), meaning "waited for".

Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Zheko m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Zhi and An 1.

Zhimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Zhiwu m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most" or 秩 (zhì) meaning "rank, order" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 無 (wú) meaning "without, not, nothing" or 五 (wǔ) meaning "five"... [more]

Zhora m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy or Georgiy.

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.

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

Zian m Zhuang

Zian m Malayalam
Meaning "Life Strong".

Zian m Romanian
Possibly derived from the name of the traditional Romanian holiday Sânzienele (which in turn originates from the mythological being called Sânziana) that is celebrated along with the Nativity of John the Baptist on June 24th... [more]

Ziang m Chinese

Ziar m Pashto
Means "effort, diligence, labour" in Pashto.

Zias m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Jozias. But in other words, you could also say that it is a variant spelling of Sias.... [more]

Ziaul m Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with ضياء ال (diya al) meaning "splendour of the" (such as Ziya ad-Din).

Ziaur m Bengali (Muslim)
First part of compound Arabic-derived names beginning with ضيآء ال (ḍiyāʾ al) meaning "light of the" (such as Ziaur Rahman).

Zibal m Astronomy
Means "ostrich nest" or "hatching place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Zibi m Polish
Allegedly a short form of Zbigniew and Zbyszek.

Zibo m Chinese

Zicky m Indonesian (Modern, Rare, ?)

Zico m Brazilian
Nickname (stage name?) of soccer coach and footballer Arthur Antunes Coimbra.

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

Zidu m Chinese
From the characters 子(zǐ, meaning “son”) and 都 (dū, meaning “capital city”, “head” or “beautiful”). This is a name that appears in the song “The Mountain has Fusu Trees” (山有扶苏) featured in the Classic of Poetry (诗经), a collection of poetic folk songs and hymns from the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]

Zied m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Zievi m Romansh
Variant of Sievi.

Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.

Ziga m Silesian
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy.

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Zi-gin m Chinese (Cantonese)

Ziguś m Silesian, Polish
Silesian diminutive of Ziga and Polish diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zihao m Chinese

Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zija m Albanian
Albanian form of Ziya.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijie m Chinese

Zijo m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziya.

Zijun f & m Chinese
From 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ]) meaning "catalpa tree" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]

Zi-kai m Chinese
Variant transcription of Zikai.

Zikai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 愷 (kǎi) meaning "joyful, contented", as well as other character combinations.

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

Zikri m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my remembrance, my recollection" from Arabic ذكر (dhikr) meaning "remembrance, recollection".

Zikry m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Zikri.

Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".

Zildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zilio m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Gilio.

Zìliu m Sardinian
Variant of Egìdiu (compare Giles).

Zimba f & m Shona
Means "to be principled" in Shona.

Zimbo m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).

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

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.

Zinar m Kurdish
Means "cliff, rock" in Kurdish.

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.

Zino m Italian
A diminutive of names ending in -zino.

Ziola m & f Ijaw
Means "the last born" in Ijaw.

Ziph m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 2:42.

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]

Zirək m Azerbaijani
Means "clever, nimble, keen" in Azerbaijani.

Ziran m & f Chinese
From Chinese 自然 (zìrán) meaning "nature, natural". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Ziré m Walloon
Walloon form of Désiré.

Zîrek m Kurdish
Means "good" in Kurdish.

Zirk m Afrikaans

Ziro m Basque
Basque form of Cyrus.

Zisis m Greek
From Ancient Greek ζήσει (zesei) meaning "he will live", itself from the verb ζάω (zao) "to live" (the source also of ζωή (zoe) "life").

Zitao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa tree" combined with 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" or 韜 (tāo) meaning "sheath, bowcase"... [more]

Ziti m Medieval Basque
Basque form of Cid (see Ceti).

Zito m Italian, Brazilian
Male form of Zita 1.

Zitto m Eastern African

Zivai m Shona
Means "know" in Shona.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

Zivel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ziv and El means "brightness of God" in Hebrew.

Ziven m Chinese (?)

Živul m Vlach
Means "life" in Vlach.

Ziwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Ziyar m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto زيار (see Ziar).

Ziyat m Tatar
Tatar form of Ziyad

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]

Ziyo m Uzbek
Means "divine light" or "enlightenment" in Uzbek.

Ziyod m Uzbek
Either the Uzbek form of Ziyad or from Persian زیاد (ziyad) meaning "more, a lot"

Ziyon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

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]

Ziza m Biblical
From Hebrew זִיז (ziyz) "abundance" or "wild beast". This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to two Israelites.

Zizah m Biblical
Form of Ziza which occurs briefly in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 23:10), belonging to a Levite.

Zizo m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausep.

Zizzu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.

Znaur m Ossetian (Rare)
Variant of Zaur.

Zoame m & f Medieval Spanish (Hispanicized, ?)
faded sound

Zoan m Medieval Italian, Lombard
Old Lombard form of John.

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]

Zoárd m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Szórád.

Zobah m Biblical Hebrew
Means "an army, warring" in Hebrew.

Zobit m Uzbek
Means "conqueror" in Uzbek.

Zoel m French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoellus. ... [more]

Zofa m Biblical Russian
Russian form of Zophah.

Zofar m Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic ظافر (zafir) meaning "triumphant, victorious" (see Zafar).

Zohan m Arabic

Zohid m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Zahid.

Zohir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of both Zaahir 1 and Zaahir 2 via their variant transcription Zahir.

Zoil m Catalan, Basque, Croatian, Polish, Russian
Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Polish and Russian form of Zoilus.

Zoïle m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Zoilus.

Zojs m Latvian
Latvian masculine form of Zoe.

Zojz m Albanian Mythology
Zojz is a sky and lightning god in Albanian pagan mythology. The name itself is a cognate of Zeus.

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zokir m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Zakir.

Zolin m Nahuatl
Means "quail" in Nahuatl.

Zolta m Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Zoltán.

Zomar m Mormon
The original form of the name Zion according to Joseph Smith, hailing from the Adamic language.

Zomer f & m Dutch
Modern word name, coming from the Dutch for "summer"

Zonya f & m Indigenous American

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zooli f & m African (?)
Meaning "freedom lover", but origins are not clear.

Zoov m Hmong
Means "of the jungle, wild" in Hmong.

Zoram m Mormon
Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [more]

Zorán m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zoran.

Zorav m Kurdish
Means "torrent" in Kurdish.

Zori m Armenian
From Armenian զոր (zor) meaning "strength" or "mighty".

Zorig m Mongolian
Means "courage, will, intention" in Mongolian.

Zorik m Armenian

Zorin m English
Variant of Zoran.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zorle m Ogoni
Means "wealth is here" in Ogoni.

Zorlu m Turkish
Means "powerful" in Turkish. Transferred from the surname.

Zoro m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (zo) meaning "sky" or 造 (zo) meaning "create, make, structure, physique" combined with 月 (ro) meaning "moon" or 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance"... [more]

Zoro m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive or short form of Zoran.

Zoro m Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Armenian short form of Zohrab and Zorayr as well as a rare Georgian short form of Anzor.

Zortz m Medieval Romansh

Zorz m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Georges.

Zorze m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Giorgio.

Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.

Zorzo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of George.

Žoržs m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of George.

Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene
Form of Zosimos (see Zosimus) in various languages.

Zosym m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zòtic m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan form of Zoticus.

Zotic m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Zoticus.

Zotik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zotikos (see Zoticus).

Zotyk m Polish (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Zotikos (see Zoticus).

Zoubo f & m Ijaw
Means "a traveller" in Ijaw.

Zoysa f & m Bodo
Meaning "Unique".

Zoze m Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Joseph, borrowed from Portuguese José. Used by Konkani Catholics.

Zozym m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zrian m Kurdish
Means "storm" in Kurdish.

Zrin m Croatian

Zuane m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Venetian form of Giovanni.

Zuanv m Konkani
Konkani form of John, borrowed from Portuguese João. Used by Konkani Catholics.

Zuar m Biblical
Meaning, "littleness" or "little one." Zuar was a member of the house of Issachar. He was the father of Nethaneel. Variant of Zoar.

Zuárd m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Zoárd.

Zuba m Swahili
Means "jump" in Swahili.

Zuber m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu زبیر (see Zubair).

Zubir m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zubair.

Zuda m Sardinian
Variant of Giuda.

Zudas m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Judas (see Judah).

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

Zuff m & f Hebrew
Variant of Tzuf.

Zuhaa m & f Arabic, Pakistani
Variant transcription of Duha.

Zuhan m Muslim
Meaning, "Splendour of the world."

Zuhni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zuhri m Indonesian, Malay
From the name of 7th-century Islamic jurist and scholar Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri, whose name was derived from the Banu Zuhrah clan. It can also be derived from Indonesian and Malay zuhur meaning "midday, noon", ultimately from Arabic ظهر (ẓuhr), given to boys born around noon during the midday prayer (Dhuhr).

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

Zuko m Popular Culture
Fictional name apparently meant to be from Chinese 蘇 (sū) meaning "to regain consciousness" or 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forefather" combined with 科 (kē) meaning "sort, class" or 寇 (kòu) meaning "bandit, robber"... [more]

Zuko m Georgian (Rare)
Contraction of Zuriko, which is a diminutive of Zurab.

Zuko m South African, African
Means "harmony, someone with a good heart, loving, appreciative and calm" in Nguni.

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

Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "closeness, nearness, proximity" in Arabic, also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zulu f & m English (Rare)

Zulu m & f African

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.

Zumar m Basque
Means "elm" in Basque.

Zumi m & f English

Zunun m Uyghur
Of unknown meaning, possibly a form of the Arabic name ذو النون (Dhūl Nūn) through the Turkish forms, Zünnûn or Zun-Nûn.

Zuph m Biblical

Zura m Georgian
Short form of Zurab.

Zuri m Georgian
Short form of Zurab and its diminutives Zurikela and Zuriko.

Zuro m Georgian
Short form of Zurab.

Zuse m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of Zeus... [more]

Zusia m Yiddish
Might be a pet form of Ziskind, Zusman or any male name being in זוס meaning "sweet"

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

Zuyan m Chinese
From 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forebearer" and 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose".

Zveha f & m Hindi
Meaning Unknown.

Zvido m & f Shona
It means "desires".

Zvika m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צביקה (see Tzvika).

Zvipo m & f Shona
Meaning "gifts".

Zviyo m & f Shona
It is the plural of Chiyo. It means "grains". This is a name that symbolizes the smallness of grains which when planted and in their own season and time, grow and are harvested for multitudes and nations... [more]

Zvose m & f Shona
Meaning "the all; everything".

Zweli m South African

Zyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).

Zyair m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyaire.

Zyan m Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Zian.

Zyan m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zion, the spelling probably influenced by that of Ryan.

Zydn m African American
Variant of Zayden.

Zydór m Kashubian
Short form of Jizydór.

Zyeth m English
Possibly used in reference to Zyeth Atham, or the eighth day of the bright half of Jyeshtha (May–June), a Brahmin festival. For example, the usage Bodhi.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Żyła m Slavic, Polish
Meaning, "vein."

Zylas m American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on Silas.

Zyler m English (Modern)
Modern invention based on similar-sounding names such as Tyler, Skyler and Kyler.

Zylo m Albanian

Zymak m Polish
Diminutive form of Zygmunt.

Zymen m History
In the case of the Barbary corsair Zymen Danseker (c.1579-c.1611), it is an anglicized form of the Dutch name Siemen.

Zymir m African American
A variant of Zamir used by African Americans.

Zymon m Filipino (Anglicized, Rare)
Variant of Simon 1 primarily used in the Philippines.

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

Zyren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements zy and ren or a variant of Zyron.

Zyron m African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the same sounds found in names such as Zion, Byron and Tyron.

Zyrus m Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrus.

Zzyzx m Obscure (Modern)
From the place name Zzyzx. According to the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset, this name was given to 5 boys in both 2010 and 2018.