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Zerek m American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Derek.

Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.

Zeres f Basque
Basque form of Ceres.

Zêrîn m & f Kurdish
Means "golden" in Kurdish.

Zerin m & f Japanese

Zerla f Yiddish
Variant of Zaerle.

Zerle f Yiddish
a Judeo-German spelling of Zirel

Zerny f & m Swedish
Unexplained.

Zeror m Biblical
Zeror, son of Bechorath, of the tribe of Benjamin, was the great-grandfather of King Saul and of his commander Abner... [more]

Zerua f Basque
Modern coinage derived from Basque zeru "sky; heavens; heaven".

Zerya f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Derya.

Zésar m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Caesar.

Zetao m Chinese
From 泽 (zé) meaning "pool, pond" and 涛 (tāo) meaning "billows, large waves".

Zetes m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ζητέω (zeteo) "to seek, look forc inquire; to strive for, desire, wish". In Greek myth, Zetes and his twin brother Calais were sons of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and members of the Argonauts.

Zethu f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "ours" or "belongs to us" in both Xhosa and Zulu within the Nguni language group. Notable South African name bearers include actor Zethu Dlomo and orchestral musician Zethu Mashika.

Zetta f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.

Zetta f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Zeta.

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zetta f Hungarian
Variant of Zita 2.

Zette f Danish (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -zette, such as Suzette or Lizette.

Zeudi f Tigrinya
Means "crown" in Tigrinya. It is the name of the famous 1970 Eritrean-Italian actress Zeudi Araya (1951-).

Zeuna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Zeusz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Zeus.

Zeuxo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock". In Greek mythology Zeuxo was one of the Oceanids, possibly a goddess of marriage.

Zevar f Uzbek
Derived from zevar, the name of a decoration sewn in colourful silk thread on traditional Uzbek footwear called mahsi.

Zeven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Zevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven, possibly influenced by Kevin.

Zevon m German (?)

Zevyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven and Sevyn.

Zewen m Chinese
From 则 (zé) meaning "rule, law, regulation" and 文 (wén) meaning "mark, pattern, design".

Zeyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).

Zeyar m Burmese
From Burmese ဇေယျ (zeya) meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya).

Zeybə f Azerbaijani
Possibly an Azerbaijani form of Ziba 1.

Zeyde m Yiddish
Means "grandfather" in Yiddish.... [more]

Zeyni f Ottoman Turkish
Possibly from Arabic zayn which means "beauty".

Zezag f Chechen
Means "flower, blossom" in Chechen, ultimately from Mongolian цэцэг (tsetseg) via Turkish çiçek.

Zezig f Chechen (Rare)
Variant of Zezag.

Zezka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цецка (see Tsetska).

Zgjim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian zgjim "awakening" as well as from Albanian zgjim, an archaic term meaning "knowledge, education".

Zhada f Arabic (Americanized, Modern, ?)

Zhade f Obscure
Variant of Jade.

Zhala f Azerbaijani (Rare), Kurdish (Rare)
Kurdish form of Zhaleh and Azerbaijani variant transcription of Jalə.

Zhala f Persian
Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.

Zhale f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ژاله (see Zhaleh).

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

Zhana f Georgian
Georgian form of the French name Jeanne. It is also used as a short form of Zhaneta in Georgia.

Zhana f Bulgarian, Belarusian
Bulgarian form of Žana and Belarusian variant transcription of Zhanna.

Zhane m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1. This was the name of the Silver Ranger in the TV series 'Power Rangers in Space'.

Zhang m & f Chinese
From the character 彰 (zhang) meaning "clear, apparent", or any other character pronounced similarly.

Zhani m Albanian

Zhara f English
Variant of Zahra or Zara 1.

Zhdan m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
From жданий (zhdanyy), meaning "waited for".

Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Zheko m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhena f Chinese
From the Chinese 哲 (zhé) meaning "wise, sage" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".

Zhene f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".

Zhiai f Chinese
From the Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "purpose, will" and 爱 (ài) meaning "love".

Zhian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Zhi and An 1.

Zhien f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity".

Zhihe f Chinese
From the Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Zhila f Persian
Variant of Jila.

Zhimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Zhina f Chinese
Combination of Zhi and Na.

Zhina f Kurdish
Means "life" or "life giving person" in Kurdish

Zhiqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "fine thin silk".

Zhiwu m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, most" or 秩 (zhì) meaning "rank, order" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 無 (wú) meaning "without, not, nothing" or 五 (wǔ) meaning "five"... [more]

Zhixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" or 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine", 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Zhiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious" or "firelight".

Zhiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling" or 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish".

Zhiyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris", 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, flawless gem" or "virtue".

Zhoee f African American
Variant of Zoe.

Zhora m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy or Georgiy.

Zhowe f English (American)
Variant of Zoey

Zhudi f Chinese
From 茱 (zhū) the Chinese name for Zanthoxylum ailanthoides and 迪 (dí) meaning "to englighten, to guide".

Zhuli f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Zhuri f English (Rare)
Variant of Zuri

Zhuxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Zhuyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo, flute" and 漪 (yī) meaning "ripples, swirling".

Zhuyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Ziana f English (Rare), Malaysian
Perhaps a variant of Xiana. This name is borne by Malaysian pop singer Ziana Zain (1968-), in whose case it is a short form of Roziana (her real name being Siti Roziana binti Zain).

Ziana f Romanian
Feminine form of Zian 4.

Ziang m Chinese

Ziara f Arabic
An Arabic name meaning "visit" and "visitation".

Ziaul m Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with ضياء ال (diya al) meaning "splendour of the" (such as Ziya ad-Din).

Ziaur m Bengali (Muslim)
First part of compound Arabic-derived names beginning with ضيآء ال (ḍiyāʾ al) meaning "light of the" (such as Ziaur Rahman).

Zibah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

Zibal m Astronomy
Means "ostrich nest" or "hatching place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Zibao f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" and 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve".

Zibby f American
Diminutive of Elizabeth or Zibiah.

Zicky m Indonesian (Modern, Rare, ?)

Zidan m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيدان (see Zaydan).

Zidie f Chinese
From 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly".

Žiedė f Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žiedas meaning "blossom, flower" as well as "ring, collar".

Ziede f Medieval Baltic
Derived from either Latvian zieds "blossom, bloom; flower" or from Latvian ziedēt "to blossom, to flower". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.

Ziera f Malaysian (Rare)

Zievi m Romansh
Variant of Sievi.

Zifar m Literature, Medieval Spanish
Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.

Zifei f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow or rain".

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy.

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Zi-gin m Chinese (Cantonese)

Ziguś m Silesian, Polish
Silesian diminutive of Ziga and Polish diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zigza m Berber
Means "green" from the root zgz.

Zihao m Chinese

Zihni m Arabic
Means "intellectual" in Arabic.

Zihui f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 蕙 (huì), a type of orchid, or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijia f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, beautiful, auspicious".

Zijie m Chinese

Zijun f & m Chinese
From 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ]) meaning "catalpa tree" combined with 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]

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.

Zikra f Arabic
Means "memory, recollection" in Arabic.

Zikri m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my remembrance, my recollection" from Arabic ذكر (dhikr) meaning "remembrance, recollection".

Zikry m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Zikri.

Zilan f Kurdish
Means "wind, storm" in Kurdish.

Zilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue".

Zilar m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque zilar "silver".

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zilda f French (Quebec)
Short form of Exilda.

Zilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Zildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zilei f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower".

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zilfi f Turkish

Zilga f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zilgme "azure".

Zília f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Venitian Zilia.

Zilia f Bashkir (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziliya.

Zilia f Venetian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Zilio, this name was also used as a short form of Cecilia.

Zilia f Aragonese, Popular Culture
Variant of Cilia. 'Zilia Quebrantahuesos' (2015) is a comic by Laura Rubio based on Pyrenean legends and mythology.

Zilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Zilio m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Gilio.

Zìliu m Sardinian
Variant of Egìdiu (compare Giles).

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zille f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Zilla.

Zille f Hungarian
Cognate of Cille, meaning "blind".

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zilmar. Alternatively, it may be derived from Persian zilmat "dark, darkness".

Zilol f Uzbek
Means "crystal clear, limpid" in Uzbek.

Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).

Zimal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Arabic word meaning "robe, garment" and also "preparation for a journey".

Zimba f & m Shona
Means "to be principled" in Shona.

Zimbo m Popular Culture, Hindi
Zimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani Tarzan (1937).

Zimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".

Zimle f Yiddish

Zimra f Hebrew, Dutch (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of either Zimri or Zimran. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the model and journalist Zimra Geurts (b... [more]

Zinab f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).

Zinæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Zina.

Zinan m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring, descendant" combined with 男 (nán) meaning "man, male", as well as other character combinations.

Zinar m Kurdish
Means "cliff, rock" in Kurdish.

Zinel f Jewish

Zînet f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Zaynab.

Zinha f Portuguese (African)
Likely a short form of names ending in -zinha such as Mariazinha and Florazinha.

Zinia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zinnia.

Zinka f Croatian
Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.

Zinta f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".

Zinta f Afrikaans

Ziola m & f Ijaw
Means "the last born" in Ijaw.

Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Ziqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute".

Zirək m Azerbaijani
Means "clever, nimble, keen" in Azerbaijani.

Ziran m & f Chinese
From Chinese 自然 (zìrán) meaning "nature, natural". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zîrek m Kurdish
Means "good" in Kurdish.

Zirel f Yiddish

Zirka f Ukrainian (Modern)
Means "star".

Zirka f Slavic Mythology
Zirka is the Slavic god of happiness.

Zirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, bud".

Zirze f German
Germanised form of the name Circe.... [more]

Zişan f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zeeshan.

Zisca f Romansh
Short form of Franzisca.

Zisha f Chinese (Rare)
Zisha comes from the Chinese characters 自杀, which means suicide.

Zishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Zisis m Greek
From Ancient Greek ζήσει (zesei) meaning "he will live", itself from the verb ζάω (zao) "to live" (the source also of ζωή (zoe) "life").

Zissi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cissi.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zitao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa tree" combined with 桃 (táo) meaning "peach" or 韜 (tāo) meaning "sheath, bowcase"... [more]

Zitta f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Zita 1.

Zitto m Eastern African

Ziuta f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Józefa and Kazimiera.

Zivah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Ziva.

Zivai m Shona
Means "know" in Shona.

Živan m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

Zîvan f Kurdish
Means "couch grass" in Kurdish.

Zivər f Azerbaijani
Means "adornment" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian زیور (zivar).

Zivel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ziv and El means "brightness of God" in Hebrew.

Ziven m Chinese (?)

Ziver f Turkish

Zivia f Jewish, Hebrew, Medieval Jewish
Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Živul m Vlach
Means "life" in Vlach.

Zivya f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zivia.

Ziwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial", 菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth", 纨 (wán) meaning "white silk" or 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".

Ziwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Ziwoo f Korean (Rare)
Rare non-standard transcription of Ji-woo.

Zixia f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Zixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind".

Zixiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, luxuriant" or 绣 (xiù) meaning "embroidery, ornament".

Zixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Zixun f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 洵 (xún) meaning "true, real, truly".

Ziyah f English, Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziya.

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Ziyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".

Ziyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade" or 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".

Ziyar m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto زيار (see Ziar).

Ziyat m Tatar
Tatar form of Ziyad

Zi-yeh f Apache

Ziyin f Chinese

Ziyod m Uzbek
Either the Uzbek form of Ziyad or from Persian زیاد (ziyad) meaning "more, a lot"

Ziyon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Ziyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 幽 (yōu) meaning "tranquil, secluded, quiet, dark".

Ziyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Ziyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, talent, ability".

Zizah m Biblical
Form of Ziza which occurs briefly in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 23:10), belonging to a Levite.

Zizhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Zizzu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Frantziscu.

Zjana f Obscure

Zlate f Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic word zlato "gold", this was used as a symbolic name (compare Golda).

Zmaga f Slovene
Feminine form of Zmago.

Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.

Znaur m Ossetian (Rare)
Variant of Zaur.

Zoame m & f Medieval Spanish (Hispanicized, ?)
faded sound

Zoann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann, or a variant of Joann.

Zoárd m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Szórád.

Zobah m Biblical Hebrew
Means "an army, warring" in Hebrew.

Zobit m Uzbek
Means "conqueror" in Uzbek.

Zocha f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zodwe f South African, Zulu
Diminutive of Ntombizodwa.

Zoeey f Obscure
Variant of Zoe given to 5 girls in 2018.

Zoeie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Zoe. According to the Social Security Administration, Zoeie was given to 6 girls in 2014.

Zoela f African
Meaning peaceful; mound of earth; life; noble; goddess

Zoete f Medieval Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch soete "sweet" (zoete in Modern Dutch).

Zofar m Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic ظافر (zafir) meaning "triumphant, victorious" (see Zafar).

Zofie f English
Variant of Sophie.

Zofiô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Sophia.

Žofka f Slovak, Czech
Diminutive of Žofie.

Zofka f Polish, Slovene, Kashubian
Polish and Slovene diminutive of Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.

Zofya f Polish (?)
Possibly a variant of Zofia.

Zohal f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic زحل (zuḥal) meaning "to be distant or remote", "to linger away from others". It is the Arabic word for Saturn.

Zohan m Arabic

Zohid m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Zahid.

Zohie f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Zoe. According to the Social Security Administration, Zohie was given to 6 girls in 2018.

Zohir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of both Zaahir 1 and Zaahir 2 via their variant transcription Zahir.

Zöhrä f Tatar, Bashkir
From Arabic زُهْرَة‎ (zuhra, “Venus (the planet)”). Cognate with Uzbek Zuhra, Uyghur زوھرە‎ (zohre).

Zöhrə f Azerbaijani
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Azerbaijani.

Zöhre f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Zahrah.

Zoika f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zoïla f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoila.

Zoïle m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Zoilus.

Zokir m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Zakir.

Zolie f South African (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Zolin m Nahuatl
Means "quail" in Nahuatl.

Zolna f Hungarian (Rare)
19th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the city of Zsolna, known by its Slovak name Žilina in English, in north-western Slovakia.

Zolta m Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Zoltán.

Zomar m Mormon
The original form of the name Zion according to Joseph Smith, hailing from the Adamic language.

Zomer f & m Dutch
Modern word name, coming from the Dutch for "summer"

Zonda f Literature, English
A made-up name, possibly influenced by Rhonda ... [more]

Zonda f Spanish (Latin American), Indigenous American
Name of a specific type of fast, dry mountain wind in Argentina. The name comes from a valley in San Juan Province, Argentina. Both the valley and the wind are related to an Indigenous people Ullum-Zonda similar to the Huarpe people.

Zonga f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zongor, meaning "falcon".

Zonia f Spanish (Latin American), Central American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Sonia.

Zonja f English, Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant of Sonja.

Zonne f Dutch

Zonta f English (Rare)
The popularity of the name is likely due to the Zonta Club (International), a women's aid association established in Buffalo, New York in 1919. ... [more]

Zonya f & m Indigenous American

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

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

Zorae f English

Zorah f Theatre
Meaning uncertain; used very occasionally in Britain in the 20th century, probably because of the character by this name in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera Ruddigore, first performed in 1887; Zorah is the professional bridesmaid... [more]

Zoram m Mormon
Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [more]

Zorán m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zoran.

Zorav m Kurdish
Means "torrent" in Kurdish.

Zorha f Persian, French
Variant of Zahra used frequently amongst French speakers.

Zoria f English (Canadian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Zora.

Zorig m Mongolian
Means "courage, will, intention" in Mongolian.

Zorik m Armenian

Zorin m English
Variant of Zoran.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zorle m Ogoni
Means "wealth is here" in Ogoni.

Zorlu m Turkish
Means "powerful" in Turkish. Transferred from the surname.

Zortz m Medieval Romansh

Zorya f Slavic Mythology, Soviet, Russian
The name given to the goddess (sometimes two or three) of the dawn or the morning and evening stars. The most common depiction was that of a warrior woman. Also compare the related names Zarya, Zvezda and Danica.... [more]

Zorze m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Giorgio.

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

Zorzo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of George.

Žoržs m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of George.

Zösia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia.

Zosie f Filipino (Rare)

Zosim m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene
Form of Zosimos (see Zosimus) in various languages.

Zösiu f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Zösia and Ziöeśja.

Zosja f Belarusian (Rare), Hungarian
Belarusian variant transcription of Zosia.

Zöska f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zośka.

Zośka f Polish
Diminutive of Zofia.

Zosma f Astronomy
The alternate name of Delta Leonis, one of the stars in the constellation Leo. Zosma means "girdle" in Ancient Greek, referring to the star's location in its constellation, on the hip of the lion.

Zosya f Russian, Belarusian
Possibly a Russian and Belarusian adoption of Zosia.

Zosym m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zosza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô.

Zòtic m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan form of Zoticus.

Zotic m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Zoticus.

Zotik m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zotikos (see Zoticus).

Zotyk m Polish (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Zotikos (see Zoticus).

Zoubo f & m Ijaw
Means "a traveller" in Ijaw.

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