This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is Z.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Zalmoxe m MythologyA (or the) god of the Getae, a Thracian tribe living in today's Romania.
Zamaair m & f ArabicMeans "hearts, minds, consciouses" or "secrets of the mind" in Arabic.
Zamanbek m KazakhDerived from Arabic زَمَان
(zamān) meaning "time, era" (see
Zaman) combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Zambo m Central African, Eastern AfricanIs a popular given name for boys in many West Central African nations. Also the name of an Italian Safari crime drama film and the duology of jungle themed Bollywood mad scientist films that inspired the Captive Wild Woman series.
Zamilan m & f MongolianProbably derived from Tibetan འཛམ་གླིང
(dzam gling) meaning "world".
Zamindar f & m Persian"landowner",
zamin, meaning "land" +
dar, meaning "holder".
Zamir m AlbanianMeans "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian
zë meaning "voice" and
mirë meaning "good".
Zamirbek m KyrgyzDerived from Persian ضمیر
(zamir) meaning "mind, heart, secret" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Zamonberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Zamonmirza m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
mirza meaning "scribe, scholar" or "lord".
Zamonmurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
Zamontoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and
toy meaning "colt".
Zamore m TheatreMain character in Zamore et Mirza ou l’Esclavage des Noirs written by Olympe de Gouges (1782)
Zamri m MalayPosibly from Arabic meaning "my beauty" or "my handsomeness".
Zamudin m CircassianMeans "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد
(ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [
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Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, IndonesianFrom 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... [
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Zamzuri m MalayFrom the name of 18th-century Egyptian scholar Sulayman Husayn al-Jamzuri, whose name came from the district of Jamzur in Egypt.
Zan m Italian, HistoryDiminutive form of
Zanni. Zan Ganassa was the stage name of an early actor-manager of commedia dell'arte, whose company was one of the first to tour outside Italy... [
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Zana m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
zanyar meaning "scholar".
Zandan m & f MongolianMeans "sandalwood" in Mongolian. The word is ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन
(chandana) of the same meaning (compare
Chandan).
Zanni m Italian, VenetianA Venetian form of
Gianni. Zanni or Zani is a comic figure in the 'Commedia dell'arte', which is the origin of the English word
zany.
Zanoah f & m BiblicalMeans "cast off, rejected", possibly from a root meaning "stink". The name of two towns in the Bible, as well as one person.
Zanobi m Italian (Tuscan), VenetianTuscan variant and Venetian form of
Zenobio. Saint Zenobius of Florence (known in Italian as San Zanobi/Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of the city.
Zanqing f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Zao m & f ChineseThis name is used as either 造 (zào, cào, cāo) for males meaning "construct, build, begin, prepare" or 早 (zǎo) for females meaning "early, soon, morning."... [
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Zaphnath-paaneah m BiblicalMeaning uncertain. This is the name Pharaoh gave to Joseph in the book of Genesis. Some Egyptologists claim the second element of the name contains the word
ˁnḫ "life". Jewish traditional claims the meaning is "revealer of secrets", whereas third century priest and historian Jerome provided the Latin translation
salvator mundi "saviour of the world"... [
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Zaphod m LiteratureZaphod Beeblebrox is a character from Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. He is from the vicinity of Betelguese.
Zapopan f & m Spanish (Mexican)From place name
Zapopan, taken from the Mexican title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de la Expectación de Zapopan, meaning "Our Lady of the Expectation of Zapopan."... [
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Zapyla m RomaniThe given name of a heroic Rom in a Russian Romani fairy tale.
Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew
Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [
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Zaradech m Arthurian CycleAn Asian lord in "Wigalois" by Wirnt von Grafenberg, early 13th century. His sister Japhite died from heartbreak when Wigalois, Gawaine’s son, killed King Roaz of Glois, Japhite’s husband. Zaradech and Panschavar came to Glois to retrieve Japhite’s body... [
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Zaránd m HungarianEtymology uncertain, perhaps from an old Slavic word meaning "grumbling".
Zarasp m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
zar meaning "gold, wealth" and
asp meaning "horse".
Zarbdor m UzbekMeans "progressive, exemplary worker", "strike", or "sharp, fierce" in Uzbek.
Zarco m Spanish (Rare)This first name is predominantly found in South America, although it is not very common there: one is much more likely to encounter the name as a surname there instead. Because of that, it is possible that the bearers' parents were inspired to give their sons the surname as a first name, just like it is done in English-speaking countries these days... [
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Zareh m ArmenianActor, Nick Chinlund, was born as Zareh Nicholas Chinlund.
Zaribzyan m TatarProbably a distorted form of Iranian-Arabic
zarifan, ultimately derived from the Arabic
ظريف (zarif) meaning "nice, companionable, amicable" and the Persian
جان (jan) meaning "life, spirit, soul".
Zarip m TatarFrom arabic ظريف (
ẓarīf) meaning "elegant, graceful, charming".
Zarni m BurmeseFrom Burmese အာဇာနည်
(azani) meaning "martyr, hero", ultimately from Sanskrit आजन्य
(ajanya).
Zaroon m UrduAllegedly means "visitor" in Persian. This name was used for a character on the Pakistani television series
Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012-2013).
Zarqora m UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zar meaning "gold, wealth" and
qora meaning "black, dark".
Zartaj f & m PashtoMeans "golden crown" from Pashto زر
(zar) meaning "gold, metal" and تاج
(taj) meaning "crown".
Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)From the Swedish name for the letter
Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Zau m KachinFrom a title meaning "chief, lord" in Kachin, used as an honorific for a chief's son and typically placed before the given name.
Zaurak m AstronomyMeans "the boat". This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Zauri m GeorgianForm of
Zaur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Zaurkan m CircassianDerived from the given name
Zaur combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Zaviša m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the old name
Zavida, which itself was derived from the verb
zavideti, meaning "to envy". It was once used to divert evil forces from a child, since it was believed it would prevent envy towards the child.
Zavqi m UzbekDerived from Uzbek
zavq meaning "delight, pleasure, enthusiasm".
Zaw m BurmeseMeans "preeminent, supreme" in Burmese.
Zawawi m Malay, IndonesianFrom the name of 12th-century Islamic jurist and grammarian Ibn Muti al-Zawawi, whose name was derived from the Berber tribe of Zawawa.
Zaydan m ArabicMeans "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ
(zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".
Zayed m ArabicFrom the Arabic verb زادا (zada) which means “to increase, to grow”.
Zayn al-Abidin m ArabicMeans "adornment of the worshippers" from Arabic زين
(zayn) meaning "decoration, embellishment, ornament" and عابدين
('abidin) meaning "worshippers".
Zaynullah m ArabicMeans "beauty of Allah" from
زين (
zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with
الله (
Allah)
Zayon m AmericanZayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [
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Zaza m GeorgianSimplified form of
Zaal Zar or
Zaalzar, which is a combination of
Zaal with the Persian noun زر
(zar) meaning "gold".... [
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Zbawimił m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish
zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian
izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [
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Zbawisław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zbawić "to save, to redeem" (also compare Polish
zbawienie "salvation, redemption" and Croatian
izbaviti "to save, to redeem")... [
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Zbroisław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zbroić (się) "to arm, to weapon" (also compare Polish
zbroja "armour" and Czech
zbrojit "to arm"). The second element of this name is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Zbrosław m Medieval PolishMeans "he, who is famous thanks to fighting", from the elements
zbro ("to fight") and
sław ("fame")
Zbych m PolishDiminutive of
Zbigniew. A known bearer of this name is the Polish-Australian actor Zbych Trofimiuk (b. 1979).
Zbylisław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from the old Polish verb
zbylić (also
zbilić or
zbelić or
bylić), which can mean "to think, to ponder" as well as "to recall, to remember, to remind"... [
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Zbysław m PolishMeans "to dispel fame", from Slavic
zbyti "to dispel" and
slava "glory".
Zbywoj m Medieval PolishFrom the elements
zby, meaning "to renounce, to get rid of" and
woj, meaning "fighter, soldier".
Żdan m Polish, SlavicAllegedly derived from Russian ждать "to await, to expect; to look forward".
Zderad m SlovakDerived from the Slavic elements
zidati "build, create" and
rad "happy, willing".
Zdobymir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian
dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech
dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [
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Zdobysław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zdobyć, which can mean "to get, to acquire, to obtain, to gain" as well as "to win, to earn". Also compare Croatian
dobiti "to get, to acquire" and Czech
dobýt "to gain, to conquer"... [
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Zdravomir m Bulgarian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian
zdráve or Serbo-Croatian
zdravlje "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from either Slavic
mir "peace" or Slavic
mer "great, famous".
Zdravoslav m BulgarianThe first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian
zdráve "health", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
sъdorvъ "healthy". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Zdrowosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
zdrowy "healthy, sound, well, wholesome" or
zdrowie "health", both of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
sъdorvъ "healthy"... [
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Zdziemił m PolishOld Polish male name, composed of two parts:
Zdzie originating from
jьzděti "put, do, make" and
mil "nice". It could mean "the one who makes others kinder".
Zdzimir m PolishComposed of the Polish elements
-zdzi meaning 'do' and
-mir meaning 'peace', means one who brings peace.
Zdziwoj m PolishOld Polish male name, composed of two parts -
Zdzi "make, give name" and
woj "warrior".
Ze m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 泽 (
zé) meaning "pool; moist; lustre; grace".... [
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Zeal m & f EnglishFound in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [
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Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."
Zealous m English (African, Rare)From the English word
zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of
Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).
Zeb m HmongMeans "rock, stone" in Hmong Daw.
Zebenzuí m Guanche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Canarian)From an indigenous Guanche name which may be derived from *
zăbb-ən-əswy "blowfly of the sandgrouse", composed of *
əzăbb "gadfly; blowfly", the preposition *
n, and *
(a)səwəy referring to a species of sandgrouse, a type of bird from the genus Pterocles... [
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Zeboim m BiblicalIn the Bible, this is the name of a settlement. The Book of Jasher says that it was named after a man.
Zebuel m AmericanRichmond City Hustings Willbook No 6, inventory of the estate of Zebuel Talley in the year 1835.
Zebuleon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendZebuleon is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world".