ZABDImBiblical Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the Tribe of Judah, was the father of Carmi and the grandfather of Achan, according to Joshua 7:1. He was present at the Battle of Jericho.
ZABIBEfArabic (Rare), History Most likely derived from Arabic زَبِيب (zabīb) meaning "raisin". This was the name of a queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe.
ZACCURmBiblical Zaccur of the house of Reuben was the father of Shammua, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
ZADDOCKmEnglish (Rare) (Anglicized) variant of Zadok. A bearer of the variant Zadock was Congressman Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.
ZADENImGeorgian 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.
ŽADGAILASmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]
ZADKIELmHebrew, Judeo-Christian Legend Means "righteousness of God" in Hebrew. Rabbinic tradition considers him to be the Angel of Mercy and some believe him to be the Angel of the Lord that prevented Abraham from killing his son Isaac.
ŽADMANTASmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".
ŽADMINASmLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
ŽADVAINASmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".
ŽADVYDASmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.
ZAGORKAfSerbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare) From Croatian and Serbian загорје (zagorye) meaning "up behind the mountains, plains". It may also designate an inhabitant of Hrvatsko Zagorje, an area of Croatia.
ZAGREUSmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek ζαγρεύς (zagreus), which was a term used to refer to a hunter that catches live animals. The term would technically mean "great hunter", as it was derived from the Greek prefix ζα (za) meaning "very" combined with Greek αγρεύς (agreus) meaning "hunter"... [more]
ZAHAfHebrew Feminine form of צַח (Tzach), which means "fresh, clear, pure, clean, innocent" in Hebrew (compare Zakiah, Zacchaeus).
ZAHHAKmPersian Mythology Means "he who owns ten thousands of horses". Zahhak was an evil emperor in Persian Mythology who was revolted against by the blacksmith Kaveh.
ZAHIR AL-DINmMuslim (Archaic) Means "helper of the faith", "defender of the faith" (referring to Islam) from the given name Zahir combined with Arabic الدين (ad-dīn) meaning "the faith, the religion".
ZAHRAAfArabic, Muslim Possibly from Arabic زُهْرَة (zuhra) "brilliance, light, brightness" (see Zahra).
ZAHRAHfMalay, Indonesian Malay and Indonesian form of Zahra. It is often paired with Fatimah in reference to the Arabic title for the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, فاطمة الزهراء (Fatimah Az-Zahrā’), meaning "Fatimah the Splendid".
ZAÏRmLiterature Appears in medieval legends of the knight-errant Amadis, perhaps related to Zaïre or a place name mentioned in the Old Testament (2 Kings 8:21), Za'ir meaning "little".
ZAIREmAfrican American From a truncation of the Kongo phrase nzadi o nzere meaning "river swallowing rivers". It is the former name of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ZALBIKAfChechen, Dagestani Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".
ZALDYmFilipino Short form of Rizaldy, as borne and popularised by actor Zaldy Zshornack, born José Rizaldy Taduran Zshornack (1937-2002).
ZAMAmTheology The first recorded bishop of Bologna, Italy. He was ordained by Pope St. Dionysius and entrusted with the founding of this illustrious see.
ZAMBDASmTheology Catholic saint. Bishop of Jerusalem. He was martyred during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian. Zambdas is also listed as Bazas, and he is associated in tradition with the Theban Legion.
ZAMBRAfSpanish (Rare) Zambra is an evolution of hispanic arabic zámra, which is an evolution itself of classic arabic zamr. Zambra, also known as the zambra mora, is a flamenco dance performed by the Romani people (gypsies) of Granada which is believed to have evolved from earlier Moorish dances and has some similarities to belly dancing... [more]
ZAMFIRmRomanian (Rare) Origin: sapphire, in Romanian, “safir”; the sapphire, through its blue colour, symbolises hope, light heartedness and purity... [more]
ZAMUDINmCircassian Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]
ZAMZAMfMuslim From the name of the Zamzam Well located in Mecca. According to Islamic tradition, the well was created by Allah for Hajar and her son Ismail while they were lost in the desert and searching for water... [more]
ZAMZAMGULfUzbek The feminine name Zamzam, referring to a well in Mecca, with the suffix gul meaning "rose, flower".
ZAMZIYAfKazakh Possibly from Arabic شمسي (šamsiyy) meaning "solar".
ZANETTAfVenetian (Archaic) Venetian diminutive of Giovanna. This was name borne by Maria Giovanna "Zanetta" Farussi (1707-1776), mother of the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
ZANGIEFmPopular Culture, Russian (Anglicized) Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro". This name was made popular by the Russian wrestler from the Street Fighter series, who took his namesake from the Soviet wrestler Victor Zangiev.
ZANGORfUzbek Derived from the adjective zangor(i) meaning "light bluish-green" or "sky blue".
ZANIAHfEnglish (Rare), Astronomy (Archaic) The medieval name for a star in the constellation Virgo whose name is presumably derived from Arabic zawiyah "corner" (although there has been some debate that this word might actually mean harlot).