Submitted Names of Length 6

Zilgia f Romansh
Variant of Cecilia.

Zilgma f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zilija f Russian
Variant of Ziliä.

Zilika f Sanskrit (Rare)
Another variation for Sanskrit name "Jhilika" which means Sunlight, the strong light of sun.

Ziliya f Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Variant of Zilya.

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Zillia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Gilia.

Zillia f Romansh
Variant of Zilgia.

Zillie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Zilpha.

Zilmar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Solimar or Celimar or possibly formed from azul and mar, in which case it would literally mean "blue sea".

Zilola f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zilol.

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

Zilpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah or Zelpha.

Ziluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 鸾 (luán), a type of mythological bird.

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

Zimana f Serbian
From the Serbian зима (zima) meaning "winter".

Zimena f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ximena.

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.

Zinara f Kazakh (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light".

Zinati f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zinat.

Zindel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.

Zindzi f South African
Diminutive of Zindziswa.

Zineta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziynet.

Zinete f Albanian
Albanian form of Ziynet.

Zinhle f Zulu
Means "they (the girls) are beautiful" in Zulu.

Ziniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Zina and Zinaida.

Zining f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Zinnea f Obscure
Variant of Zinnia.

Zinora f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

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

Zintia f Basque
Basque form of Cynthia.

Zintis m Latvian
Masculine form of Zinta.

Zintra f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dzintra.

Zinvor m Armenian
Means "soldier" in Armenian.

Zinzan m & f Romani
Romani

Zionna f American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Zipiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 飘 (piāo) meaning "whirlwind, floating".

Ziping f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful".

Zipiro m Basque
Basque variant of Cyprian.

Zípora f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zipporah.

Zipóra f Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah. Also compare Séfora.

Zipora f Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Variant of Zipporah.

Zippor f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Zipura f Judeo-French
Variant of Zipora.

Ziqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 翘 (qiào) meaning "lift, elevate".

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".

Ziraoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zira meaning "cumin" and oy meaning "moon".

Zirêye f Walloon
Walloon form of Désirée.

Ziriah f English
Possibly related to Suraya

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

Zirone m Sardinian
Nuorese variant of Zirominu.

Zirong f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Zironu m Sardinian
Variant of Ciromu.

Zirtze f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Circe.

Ziryan f Kurdish
Means "borealis" in Kurdish.

Zisang f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".

Zishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Zishui f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zissis m Greek
Derived from Greek ζωής (zois) meaning "life, lifetime".

Zisung m Chinese

Zithri m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the Lord protects."

Zitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 湉 (tián) meaning "calmness of water".

Zitiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".

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.

Živana f Slovak, Czech (Rare), Macedonian, Serbian
Variant of Živa and Zivena.

Zivena f Slavic Mythology
Zivena was the goddess of life, love and fertility in Slavic mythology, also recorded as Živa.... [more]

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

Živilė f Lithuanian (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known... [more]

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

Zixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Zixiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".

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]

Ziyada f Muslim
Means "increase" in Arabic.

Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.

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]

Ziying f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems", 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection", or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".

Ziyoda f Uzbek
Means "more, numerous, abundant" derived from Persian زیاد (ziyâd) meaning "much, a lot, many".

Ziyuan f Chinese
Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Yu Ziyuan from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 紫鸢.

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]

Zizita f Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantzisca.

Zizitu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zlatin m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Zlatan.

Zӧläyxa f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zuleika.

Zӧläyxä f Bashkir
Variant of Zöläyxa.

Zlikha f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Zuleika.

Zӧlxizä f Bashkir
From the Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة‎ (ḏū l-ḥijja) meaning “twelfth month of the Islamic calendar”.

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

Zmaray m Pashto
Variant transcription of Zmarai.

Zmitra m Belarusian
Diminutive of Dzmitry.

Zmitro m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dmytro.

Zoanne f English
a combination of the names Zoey and Anne

Zoárda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zoárd.

Zochna f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zoeann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann.

Zoeigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoélie f French, French (Quebec), French (Belgian)
Variant of Zoelle.

Zoëlla f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoella.

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zoëlle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Zoelle.

Zoelle f English (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoel.

Zoeten f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Zoete.

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".

Zoette f English (American, Modern)

Zofeia f Medieval Baltic, Russian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Slavic, Medieval Ukrainian
Variant of Sofija.

Zofeja f Medieval Polish, Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Zofeia.

Zofijo f Silesian
Silesian form of Sophia.

Zofsha f Pakistani, Indian
Most probably Hindi or Urdu

Zohaib m Pakistani

Zohaib m Arabic
Means "Beloved Leader"

Zohair m Pakistani
Pakistani form of Zuhayr.

Zohana f Arabic
Feminine form of Zohan. Means “gift”

Zohara f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Zohar.

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).

Zohemy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, rhyming with Nohemi.

Zöhrab m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sohrab.

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

Zohreh f Persian
Persian form of Zahrah.

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

Zoitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Zoi, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix.

Zolana f Kongo
Lover of hearts

Zolani m South African, Xhosa
Variant of Xolani.

Zolani f Kongo
Zolani means loving in Kikongo

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

Zoldka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Jizolda via Jizoldka.

Zoleka f Xhosa
Means "humble" in Xhosa.

Zolfia f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zulfiya.

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.

Zondwa f South African

Zonera f Hungarian
Means "dew" or "moonlight" in urdu.

Zongor m Hungarian
Variant of Csongor.

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

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.

Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.

Zopyra f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zopyros.

Zorada f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Zoraida. This was the middle name of American lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis (1842-1911), who was born Idawalley Zorada Lewis.

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

Zoraya f Spanish (Latin American)

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 unknown.

Zorena f English (Rare)

Zorero m Spanish

Zorigt m & f Mongolian
Means "brave, intrepid" in Mongolian.

Zorina f Croatian (Rare), Moldovan
Derived from Zora.

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

Zorpha f English

Zorsch m Medieval Romansh

Zortel f Yiddish
Variant of Tzurtel.

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.

Zosepa f Sardinian
Variant of Giosepa.

Zosepe m Sardinian
Variant of Giosepe.

Zosima f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Zosime and Italian feminine form of Zosimo.

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.

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

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

Zotike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zotikos.

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.

Zouina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Diminutive of Zayna.

Zoyana f Bengali, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi

Zózimo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zosimus.

Zozyma f Polish
Polish form of Zosima.

Zsalei f Polynesian
Tahitian

Zsálya f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian zsálya "sage (the plant)".

Zsanka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Zsanett and Zsuzsanna, used as a given name in its own right.

Zsanna f Hungarian
Short form of Zsuzsanna.

Zsejke f Hungarian
Szekler-Hungarian variant of Zselyke.

Zsella f Hungarian
Variant of Zella, meaning "to pledge".

Zsizsi f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Erzsébet.

Zsuzsu f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zuanne m Sardinian
Logudorese and Nuorese variant forms of John.

Zubayr m Arabic
Means "superior" in Arabic.

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

Zubeen f Dogri, Kashmiri
Means "someone who touches the sky" in Dogri and Kashmiri.

Zubiya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.

Zuboly m Hungarian
Means "loom cylinder" in Hungarian.

Žubora f Serbian
From Serbian жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".

Zuchna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Zuzanna.

Zudora f American (Rare)

Zuelma f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Zuhair m Arabic
Means "bright" or "blossom" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to blossom".

Zühara f Basque
Souletin Basque form of Zuhara.

Zuhara f Basque

Zuhayr m Arabic
Derived from Arabic زَهَرَ (zahara) meaning "to shine, to be radiant, to give light". It is etymologically related to Zaahir 1.

Zuille f African American

Zukhra f Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Uzbek, Dungan
Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Uzbek, and Dungan form of Zahra or Zuhra 2.

Zulena f Literature (Rare)
Name of an African American character in Nella Larsen's 1929 novel Passing.

Zulfah f Indonesian
Solely feminine variant of Zulfa.

Zulima f Galician
Variant of Zulema.

Zulima f Circassian
Feminine form of Sulim.

Zulmat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zulmat meaning "pitch darkness".

Zumaia f Basque
Derived from Basque zuma meaning "wicker". It is also the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.

Zumira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zulmira.

Zumrad f Uzbek
Means "emerald" in Uzbek.

Zumret f Uyghur
Means "emerald" in Uyghur.

Zumrud f Dargin, Azerbaijani
From Arabic زُمُرُّد (zumurrud) meaning "emerald", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Zümrüd.

Zümrüt f Turkish
Variant of Zümra directly from the Turkish word zümrüt meaning "emerald".

Zumrut f Turkish
Means "jade (color)" in Turkish.

Zunaid m Arabic
Variant of Junaid.

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

Zunera f Urdu
Means "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.

Zuniya f Russian

Zuohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Zuolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Zuoqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

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]

Zurina f Malay
Variant of Zarina.

Zurixe f Medieval Basque
Variant of Zuria.

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.

Zusana f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Susanna.

Zuster f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the (slightly antiquated) Dutch noun zuster meaning "sister", which makes this name the modern form of the medieval name Suster.... [more]

Zutoia f Basque
Derived from Basque zutabe "pillar". This name is considered a direct translation of Spanish Pilar.

Zuwena f Swahili
Means "small and beautiful" in Swahili.

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

Zuzene f Basque
Derived from Basque zuzen "just; fair; righteous", this name is considered the Basque equivalent to French Justine and Spanish Justa.

Zvezda f Macedonian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

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

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

Zyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zyana.

Zybele f German
Germanised form of Cybele.

Zybert m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Siegbert.

Zygmuś m Polish
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zykeem m African American (Rare)

Zykera f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeira or Zykeria.

Zylfie f Albanian
Variant of Zylfije.

Zyliah f English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Xylia.

Zylina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zylpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah; also see Zilpha.

Zylvia f German (Expatriate), Obscure
Variant of Sylvia, reflecting the German pronunciation. Alternatively this could be a variant of Zylphia, an elaborated form of Zylpha.

Zymira f English
Most likely a variant of Zamira.

Zyndel m Yiddish
Variant of Zindel

Zyonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zionna.

Zyppor f Judeo-French
Variant of Zipora.

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

Zyquez m American (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Zyrell m English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tyrell.

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

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

Zyrina f English (American)
This can be a variant of Cyrine or transferred from the (originally Russian) surname Zyrina (feminine form of Zyrin).

Zyrine f Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrine.

Żywila f Polish, Literature
Coined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [more]