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Yuwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small"... [more]

Yuzari f & m Japanese
Yuz(柚)meaning yuzu shortened for adding ari. Ari(有)meaning exist.

Yuzi m Japanese (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Yūji.

Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]

Zaaki m Arabic
Means "one who increases in growth and goodness" in Arabic.

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

Zabari m Hebrew

Zabbai m Biblical
Of unknown meaning. This is the name of the father of Baruch, who "earnesty repaired" part of the Jerusalem wall.

Zabdi m Biblical
Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the Tribe of Judah, was the father of Carmi and the grandfather of Achan, according to Joshua 7:1... [more]

Zabi m & f Arabic
Means "gazelle" in Arabic, this is also the name of a star.

Zachari m French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zacharie.

Zackari m English
Alternate spelling of Zachary

Zackri m Obscure
Variant of Zachary.

Zadeni m Georgian Mythology
Most likely derived from Persian یزدان (yazdân) meaning "god, divinity, angel". Zadeni (also transcribed as Zaden) was a pagan god of fruitfulness and the harvest in pre-Christian Georgian mythology.

Zadzisai m & f Shona
Means "fulfill" in Shona.

Zaelani m Indonesian
Variant of Jailani.

Zahari m Malay
Derived from Arabic زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Zai m & f English

Zaidi m Arabic, Malay
Means "my increase", from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase" (see Zayd). It may also come from the name of 8th-century Muslim leader Zaid bin Ali, whose unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate led to the formation of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam.

Zailani m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Jailani.

Zaini m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my beauty" or "my decoration" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "ornament, decoration".

Zakai m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname.

Zakari m Nigerian

Zakari m Basque (Modern)
Variant of Zakarias.

Zakhi m South African

Zäki m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Zaki.

Zəki m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zaki.

Zakoi m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Zakumi m Popular Culture
Zakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His name comes from ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for "South Africa" and kumi that means "ten" in several African languages.

Zalmai m Pashto
Means "young" in Pashto.

Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.

Zambri m Biblical (Hellenized)
Variant transcription of Shimri, as used in 2 Chronicles 29:13.... [more]

Zamonberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and berdi meaning "gave".

Zamri m Biblical
Variant transcription of Shimri, as used in 1 Chronicles 11:45.... [more]

Zamri m Malay
Posibly from Arabic meaning "my beauty" or "my handsomeness".

Zani m Hebrew
Hebrew, Meaning gift from God

Zani m Albanian

Zanni m Italian, Venetian
A 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.

Zanobi m Italian (Tuscan), Venetian
Tuscan 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.

Zaqueri m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zarni m Burmese
From Burmese အာဇာနည် (azani) meaning "martyr, hero".

Zaurbi m Circassian
Kabardian (East Circassian) cognate of Zaurbek.

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

Zavî m Walloon
Walloon form of Xavier.

Zavqi m Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zavq meaning "delight, pleasure, enthusiasm".

Zavqli m Uzbek
Means "pleasant, delightful" in Uzbek.

Zebadi m Biblical
Joshua 7... [more]

Zebenzuí m 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... [more]

Zeferí m Catalan
Catalan form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Zeiki m Filipino (Modern)
Dark

Zekhi m Turkish, English
Diminutive of Hezekiah or variant of Zeki.

Zelli m & f English

Zenephi m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Zeni m Albanian (Rare)

Zenji m Japanese

Zenki m Japanese
Masculine form of Zenko

Zenkichi m Japanese
善吉, 善 means "good."　吉 means "luck."　

Zenmi f & m Japanese
Another unisex name? Look at the details for more information.... [more]

Zenpei m Japanese

Zephani f & m English
Perhaps a modern feminine form of Zephaniah inspired by Stephani and Tiffani.

Zephathi m Biblical, Jewish
The name might mean "one born on Sabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite).

Zephi m Biblical (Rare)
Variant of Zepho.

Żeppi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi

Zerezghi m Ethiopian

Zeri m English, Biblical
In the Bible, one of the six musical sons of the poet Jeduthun. Identical to Izri.

Zevi m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed names José Vítor or José Vicente, formed by combining Tó and Vi.

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.

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

Zhandui m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 占 (see Zhan) and 堆 (see Dui).... [more]

Zhani m Albanian

Zhaowei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" or 钊 (zhāo) meaning "endeavour, strive, encourage" combined with 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern", 纬 (wěi) meaning "weft, woof (a horizontal thread in a woven fabric)", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering", 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable, jade" or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve, hold together"... [more]

Zhengli f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Zhenyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 真 (zhēn) meaning "clearly, really" or "real, true, genuine" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable", 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability", 谊 (yì) meaning "friendship", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, reflect upon, memory", or 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".

Zhenzhi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Zhihui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 稚 (zhì) meaning "immature, young, childish", 之 (zhī), a possessive marker, 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent"... [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]

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.

Zhongli m Chinese
From Chinese 鍾, 钟 (zhōng) meaning "vessel" and 離, 离 (lí) meaning "to leave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]

Zhumabai m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Zhumabay.

Zhumagali m Kazakh
From Kazakh жұма (zhuma) meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin) combined with the name Ali 1.

Zi f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 紫 (zĭ) meaning "purple" or 姿 (zī) meaning "appearence, gesture, presence, posture". ... [more]

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

Zibuseni m & f Ndebele
Means "rule yourself" in Ndebele.

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

Zievi m Romansh
Variant of Sievi.

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

Zıgıtçı m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar зыгыт (zıgıt) meaning "sprout, shoot".

Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

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.

Zikri m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr) meaning "remembrance, recollection".

Zil'lethai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Zillethai m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (yod), has multiple purposes... [more]

Zilthai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

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

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]

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

Zithri m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the Lord protects."

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

Zivai m Shona
Means "know" in Shona.

Zivanai f & m Shona
"Know each other". Meant for relatives to keep in touch.

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]

Ziyoali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ziyo meaning "divine light" or "enlightenment" and the given name Ali 1.

Ziyoqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ziyo meaning "divine light" or "enlightenment" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Zmarai m Pashto
Means "lion" in Pashto. This is also the name of the fifth month of the Afghan calendar.

Zohari m Kongo
Sunrise

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zolani m South African, Xhosa
Variant of Xolani.

Zolkefli m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zolkifli m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

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.

Zongshi m Chinese
From Chinese 宗 (zōng) meaning "ancestry, lineage, family" combined with 石 (shí) meaning "stone, rock", 實 (shí) meaning "real, true", or 奭 (shì) meaning "anger, red", as well as other character combinations.

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

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

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

Zuhni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zuhri m Swahili
Means "good looking" or "handsome" in Swahili.

Zulfadli m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of the Arabic name Dhul Fadl, which is derived from Arabic ذو الفضل (ḏū al-faḍl) meaning "possessor of grace".

Zulfahmi m Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with فهم (fahm) meaning "understanding, comprehension".

Zulfikri m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Zulfikar.

Zulhadi m Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor (of), owner (of)" combined with Hadi.

Zulhelmi m Malay, Indonesian
Means "possessor of dreams" from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor (of), owner (of)" and حلم (hulm) meaning "dream, wish".

Zulhusni m Malay
Means "possessor of beauty, possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" and حسن (husn) meaning "beauty, goodness".

Zulkarnaini m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulkefli m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkhairi m Malay, Indonesian
Means "possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, goodness of the" combined with خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, good".

Zulkifli m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkipli m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zumi m & f English

Zuniari m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Januarius.

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

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

Zuri m Basque
From Basque zuri meaning "white".

Zurisadai m & f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Zurishaddai. It is unisex, though predominantly feminine, in Latin America.

Zurishaddai m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical
Means "rock of the Almighty", Shaddai being another name of God. In the Old Testament, he was the father of Shelumiel, the Prince of the Tribe of Simeon.

Zvichanzii m & f Shona
Means "what is it?" in Shona.

Zvidzai m Shona
Means "despise, look down upon" in Shona.

Zweli m South African

Zwelibanzi m South African

Zwi m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of צְבִי (see Tzvi).

Zwingli m Various
Transferred use of the surname Zwingli as a given name, used in honor of the pastor Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), a leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.