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Zhijia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 直 (zhí) meaning "straight", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Zhijie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding", 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure" or 節 (jié) meaning "section, period, verse, melody"... [more]

Zhijun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 直 (zhí) meaning "straight, erect" or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome"... [more]

Zhilei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (plant)" combined with 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder", 磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of stones" or 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud"... [more]

Zhimin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Zhinan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 南 (nán) meaning "south"... [more]

Zhitao m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 志 (see Zhi) and 涛 (see Tao).... [more]

Zhiuli m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the French name Jules 1. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian politician Zhiuli Shartava (1944-1993).

Zhiwei m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 韦 (wéi) meaning "soft leather, tanned leather" or 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable"... [more]

Zhiwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 知 (zhī) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", 问 (wèn) meaning "ask, question, inquire" or 温 (wēn) meaning "warm"... [more]

Zhixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 致 (zhì) meaning "send, deliver, cause, result in", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, or 执 (zhí) meaning "grasp, hold" combined with 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new" or 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe"... [more]

Zhiyin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".

Zhizhi m & f Chinese
Possibly deriving from the Chinese elements 治 zhì, meaning "to rule, to govern", and 郅 zhì, meaning either the surname Zhi, or "extremely, very". Other character combinations are also possible.

Zhobin m Persian (Rare)
Refers to a type of small, short spear in Persian.

Zholon m Kyrgyz (Rare)
Possibly derived from Kyrgyz жол (zhol) meaning "road, way, path".

Zhores m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Taken from the French surname Jaurès, which was most famously borne by French Socialist Jean Jaurès (1859-1914)... [more]

Zhorzh m Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Armenian, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Georges.

Zhotia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount" through palatalization of the word in Georgian.... [more]

Zhozef m Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian variant of Josef.

Zhunis m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Yunus.

Zhū-què m & f Chinese, Astronomy
Zhū-Què is a Xiang (象) one of the four Symbols that include all the constellations of Chinese System. Zhū-Què is known as Vermillion Bird of the South and is a pheasant with a multicolour piumage covered by flames... [more]

Zhuque m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 朱 (zhū) meaning "vermilion red, cinnabar" and 雀 (què) meaning "sparrow"... [more]

Zhusha f & m Chinese
From Chinese character 渚 (zhǔ) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (shā) meaning "sand". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zhusip m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Joseph.

Zhusup m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Yusuf (see Joseph).

Zianon m Belarusian
Łacinka form of Zyanon.

Zianya f & m Literature
It means "forever loved" or "always loved"... [more]

Zibeon m Biblical
The Hivite son of Seir the Horite.

Zichri m Biblical
Means "remembrance, mindful" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament.

Zidane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaydan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zidôre m Walloon
Walloon form of Isidore.

Zidore m Norman, Picard
Norman and Picard short form of Isidore.

Zidoro m Provençal
Provençal form of Isidore.

Ziemek m Polish
Diminutive of Ziemowit.

Zierre m & f English
Variant of Zaire.

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

Zifeng m & f Chinese

Zifona m Laz
Means “storm” and/or “wind” in Laz.

Zigmas m Lithuanian
Short form of Zigmantas, which is the Lithuanian form of Sigmund.

Zijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 建 (jiàn) "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) "strong, healthy"... [more]

Žikica m Serbian
Diminutive of masculine names that contain the Slavic element živŭ meaning "alive, living", such as Živojin and Živorad.

Zikree m Malay
Malay variant of Zikri.

Zilong m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 龍 or 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant"... [more]

Zilver f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch cognate of Silver.

Ziming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", 鳴 (míng) meaning "to cry (of birds, animals, or insects)", or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light", as well as other character combinations.

Zimran m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]

Zinaid m Bosnian
Masculine form of Zinaida.

Zindel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.

Zinnur m Tatar, Bashkir

Zinovi m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Zintis m Latvian
Masculine form of Zinta.

Zinvor m Armenian
Means "soldier" in Armenian.

Zinzan m & f Romani
Romani

Zipert m Romansh
Younger form of Zigpert, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Zipflo m Romani
Maybe a Romani form of Joseph.... [more]

Ziphah m Biblical
In I Chronicles 4:16, Ziphah is mentioned as a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah.

Zipiro m Basque
Basque variant of Cyprian.

Ziqing f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 孜 (zī) meaning "be as diligent as possible" or 秭 (zǐ) meaning "one thousand million" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Ziroli m Romani
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Zirone m Sardinian
Nuorese variant of Zirominu.

Zironu m Sardinian
Variant of Ciromu.

Zissis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζήσης (see Zisis).

Zisung m Chinese

Zithri m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the Lord protects."

Zitong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of plant) combined with 桐 (tóng) meaning "paulownia" (a type of plant) or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass through, travel"... [more]

Ziutek m Polish
Diminutive of Józef.

Ziviah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ziv and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.

Života m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".

Zixuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Ziyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 揚 (yáng) meaning "lift, raise, praise, acclaim"... [more]

Ziyuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 紫苑 (zǐyuàn) meaning "aster", which combines 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" with 苑 (yuàn) meaning "garden". Another combination is 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 远 (yuǎn) meaning "far, remote, distant"... [more]

Zizhen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí)) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true", 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal"... [more]

Zizitu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zlatin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Zlatan.

Zmarai m Pashto
Means "lion" in Pashto. This is also the Pashto name for the fifth month of the Solar Hijri calendar (called Mordad in Farsi).

Zmarak m Pashto
Means "little lion" from a diminutive of Pashto زمری (zmarai) meaning "lion".

Zmaray m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto زمری (see Zmarai).

Zmiter m Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Zmitser.

Zmitra m Belarusian
Diminutive of Dzmitry.

Zmitro m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dmytro.

Zobair m Bengali
Bengali form of Zubair.

Zohaib m Pakistani

Zohaib m Arabic
Means "Beloved Leader"

Zohair m Pakistani
Pakistani form of Zuhayr.

Zohari m Kongo
Sunrise

Zoheïr m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Zoheir influenced by French orthography.

Zoheir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zuhayr (chiefly Algerian).

Zöhrab m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sohrab.

Zohrab m Armenian, Azerbaijani
Armenian form of Sohrab as well as an Azerbaijani alternate transcription of Zöhrab.

Zoides m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ζωή (zoe) meaning "life" (see Zoe) combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Zolani m South African, Xhosa
Variant of Xolani.

Zolboo m & f Mongolian
Means "character, temperament" in Mongolian.

Zollie m English (Modern)
Variant of Sollie.

Zoltan m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Zoltán.

Zolten m English (Rare)
Variant of Zoltán.

Zólyom m Hungarian (Rare)
Means "celebrated".

Zombre m Mormon (Rare)
An alias used by John Johnson in a volume of Mormon scripture.

Zondai f & m Shona
"You may hate me." A situational name where a family is telling it's enemies you may hate me all you want.

Zongor m Hungarian
Variant of Csongor.

Zoosim m & f Dagbani
Means "abundance" or "greatness" in Dagbani.

Zophah m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "broad, pot-bellied", "flat, wide", or "watcher, observer". ... [more]

Zophar m Biblical Hebrew
In the Old Testament Book of Job, Zophar, meaning "chirping; rising early," the Naamathite is one of the three friends of Job who visits to comfort him during his illness.

Zoraiz m Urdu, Pashto
Means "spreader of light" from Arabic root زَرَعَ (z-r-y) meaning "to sow, spread".

Zo'rali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zo'r meaning "force, might" and the given name Ali 1.

Zo'rboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zo'r meaning "force, might" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".

Zordun m Uyghur

Zoreka m & f Kiga, Nkore, Tooro
Meaning “the show off” in Kiga.

Zorero m Spanish

Zorigt m Mongolian
Means "brave, courageous, intrepid" in Mongolian.

Zororo f & m Shona
Rest. "May be speaking of a time of rest or peacefulness experienced by family around time of child's birth".

Zorsch m Medieval Romansh

Zoryan m Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "star, dawn".

Zorzia m Sardinian
Sardinian feminine form of George.

Zorzis m Greek
Diminutive of Georgios.

Zosepe m Sardinian
Variant of Giosepe.

Zosima m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zosimas. Also see Zosim, which is the Russian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).... [more]

Zosime m Georgian (Rare), French (Rare)
Georgian and French form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zósimo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Zosimos via Zosimus.... [more]

Zosimo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Zosimos via Zosimus.

Zosing m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zósimo.

Zosyma m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Zosimas.

Zótico m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zotikos (via Zoticus).

Zotico m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zotikos (via Zoticus).

Zotovo m Malagasy
Means "young" in Malagasy.

Zoubir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Zubair (chiefly Algerian).

Zouhir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Zahir.

Zózimo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zosimus.

Zuanne m Sardinian
Logudorese and Nuorese variant forms of John.

Zubayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبير (see Zubair).

Zubeer m Arabic

Zuboly m Hungarian
Means "loom cylinder" in Hungarian.

Zuhayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair).

Zumini m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Zunaid m Arabic
Variant of Junaid.

Zunair m Pakistani, Urdu
Means "moonlight, shine of the moon" in Urdu.

Zurabi m Georgian
Form of Zurab with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Zurgan m & f Kalmyk
Means "six" in Kalmyk, traditionally referring to a family's sixth-born child.

Zuriël m Dutch
Dutch form of Zuriel.

Zuriko m Georgian, Literature
Diminutive of Zurab. In Georgian literature, Zuriko is the name of the central character of the book Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I (1960) written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984)... [more]

Zurvan m Persian Mythology
The primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.

Zuying f & m Chinese
From 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forebearer" or 珠 (zū) meaning "pearl" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry blossom"... [more]

Zuzaan f & m Mongolian
Means "thick, dense" in Mongolian.

Zwatie m Swahili
Means "people of language" in Swahili.

Zwetan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).

Zyanon m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Zenon.

Zybert m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Siegbert.

Zygmuś m Polish
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zykeem m African American (Rare)

Zymoen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Simon 1.

Zyndel m Yiddish
Variant of Zindel

Zyquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan with the popular prefix Zy-.

Zyquez m American (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Zyrell m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the phonetic prefix zy and the name Tyrell.

Zyriah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyria.

Zyriak m German (Rare, Archaic)
German form of Cyriak.