This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *** or meaning.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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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Zebo f Tajik, UzbekMeans "beautiful, pretty, lovely" in Tajik and Uzbek, ultimately from Persian زیبا
(ziba).
Zebochehra f UzbekFrom Uzbek
zebo meaning "lovely" and
chehra meaning "face, look".
Zeboim m BiblicalIn the Bible, this is the name of a settlement. The Book of Jasher says that it was named after a man.
Zebous f Ancient GreekEtymology uncertain, although the second name element may come from βοῦς
(bous) meaning "cattle".
Zebra f ObscureFrom the name of the African animal with black and white stripes. An English girl born in Southampton in 1875 was given the name Zebra Lynes apparently in reference to the phrase
zebra lines, i.e., the stripes of a zebra.... [
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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".
Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), HistoryMeans "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.
Zeddicus m LiteratureZeddicus Zu'l Zorander is a wizard in Terry Goodkind's fantasy novel series
The Sword of Truth and its television adaptation
Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010).
Zedna f EnglishExact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of
Edna.
Zeeha f PakistaniZeeha is a modern invented name, formed by blending the names
Zeeshan and
Maha. It symbolizes the union of two souls connected by deep affection, friendship, and eternal love... [
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Zeena f EnglishVariant of
Zena. It was used as a diminutive of
Zenobia in Edith Wharton's novella
Ethan Frome (1911), where Zenobia 'Zeena' Frome is the title character's sickly wife... [
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Zeeshan m UrduFrom Arabic ذُو
(ḏū) meaning "possessor of, owner of" and شَأْن
(šaʾn) meaning "honour, dignity, rank".
Zeetha f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. It appears in the webcomic 'Girl Genius' as the travelling companion and kolee-dok-zumil of main character Agatha Heterodyne.
Zeezrom m MormonNephite lawyer, Converted by Alma² and Amulek, later Nephite missionary (c. 82 BC)
Zegar m Flemish (Rare)The name of three medieval Flemish kings or Berggravin of Ghent. The variant Segar was also used sporadically in England too the name means Sea Spear.
Żegota m PolishDerived from Old Polish
żec "smoke", this name was early on used as a vernacular form of
Ignacy.
Zeidel m YiddishZeidel's language of origin is Yiddish and it is also used mainly in the Yiddish language.
Zeila f African AmericanDerived from
Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).
Zein f & m Arabic(Feminine) variant transcription of
Zayn. A known bearer is Princess Zein of Jordan (1968-), a daughter of the late King Hussein who was named for his mother, Zein al-Sharaf Talal (1916-1994).
Zeituni f Eastern AfricanThis name coincides with Swahili
zeituni meaning "olive", a derivative of Arabic زَيْتُون
(zaytūn). This was borne by Zeituni Onyango (1952-2014), a Kenyan-born half-aunt of former American president Barack Obama.
Zejian m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 澤 or 泽
(zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 建
(jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 坚
(jiān) meaning "hard, firm"... [
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Zekra f ArabicMeaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.
Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.
Zelai f BasqueFrom Basque
zelai meaning "field, meadow".
Zelek m BiblicalMeaning unknown. This was the name of Zelek the Ammonite, a member of David's Mighty Warriors in the book of Samuel.
Zelemina f Theatre, LiteratureMeaning uncertain. Zelemina is the Queen of the Moors in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio").
Żelibor m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Żelibrat m PolishDerived from
Żeli ''desire, want'' and
brat ''brother''.
Zelica f LiteratureUsed by Thomas Moore in his poem 'Lalla Rookh' (1817), where it belongs to the tragic heroine of the first tale that the poet Feramorz sings to Lalla. In the tale, Zelica and Azim are young lovers who live in the province of Khorassan.
Želidrag m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the elements
želeti ("to wish, to desire") and
drag ("dear, precious"), meaning "wished-for and dear".
Żeligniew m Polish (Rare, Archaic)From old Polish
żeli "to desire", "to crave", "to thirst", "to long for", "to hanker after" and
gniew "rage", "wrath", "ire", "dander".
Zelim m ChechenChechen form of
Salim, also sometimes used as a short form of
Zelimkhan. Alternatively, it could be derived from Arabic ظَلَمَ
(ẓalama) meaning "to oppress, to wrong".
Żelimysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" combined with Polish
myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think".
Želisav m Serbian (Rare)From Serbian
желети (želeti) meaning "to wish" and
сав (sav) meaning "whole" or "all".
Żelisław m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" and
slav "glory".
Zellandine f Arthurian CycleThe name of a princess in the Perceforest, a chivalric romance. Also the name of the earliest known version of Sleeping Beauty.
Zelos m Greek MythologyMeans "zeal, ardor, jealousy" in Greek. He was the personification of zeal or strife in Greek mythology.
Zelotes m English (Puritan, ?), English (Rare)From Greek ζηλωτής
(zelotes) meaning "zealot, zealous follower". This was a descriptive byname of one of Jesus' twelve apostles, Saint Simon Zelotes, given to distinguish him from the apostle Simon Peter... [
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Zelozelos f & m AlgonquianFrom the Unami word
chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.
Zelph m Mormon (Rare)A white Lamanite warrior who served under the prophet-king Onandagus.
Zeltīte f LatvianDerived from Latvian
zelts "gold" (compare
Zelta). Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija used this name for her play
Zeltīte (1901).
Zelyiana f ObscureMeaning unknown. Social media star Zelyiana of The Trench Family bears this name.
Žemė f Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
Žemė meaning "Earth" (as in, the planet), which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun
žemė meaning "land, earth".
Zemelo f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of a Thraco-Phrygian earth goddess, probably derived from the same root as Russian
zemlya "earth, soil" (also carries the sense of "the Otherworld"). This might be the origin of
Semele.
Zemin m ChineseFrom Chinese 泽
(zé) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 民
(mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [
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