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Zibusiso f Ndebele
Means "blessings" in Ndebele.

Zidorius m Lithuanian
Variant form of Izidorius.

Ziedonis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ziedonis, a poetic word for "springtime, spring".

Ziemomysł m Polish
Variant of Siemomysł.

Zigfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Zygfridas.

Zigfrīds m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Siegfried.

Zigmantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Sigmund. Also compare Žygimantas, which this name is often confused with.

Zigmas m Lithuanian
Short form of Zigmantas, which is the Lithuanian form of Sigmund.

Žigmondas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zsigmond, which is the Hungarian form of Sigmund. This name is not currently in use in Lithuania and most likely never has been: it is purely a lithuanized form of a foreign (in this case Hungarian) name, as in Lithuania foreign names tend to be lithuanized in order to make them easier to understand and pronounce to Lithuanian speakers.

Zigmunds m Latvian
Latvian form of Sigmund.

Ziguaros m Obscure
In the case of missing Houston, Texas man Ziguaros Kokoriss (born 1924), his name appears to be an altered form of Latvian Zigurds.

Zigurds m Latvian
Variant of Sigurds.

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

Zigvalds m Latvian

Žilvinas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from either the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.

Žilvitis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun žilvitis meaning "osier, (basket) willow", which is ultimately derived from the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout".

Zimesele m Sotho

Zinat un-Nisa f History
Classical Persian name meaning "jewel among women", from Persian زینت (zinat) "jewel, ornament" (compare Zinat) and Arabic النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ) "women" (compare Nisa)... [more]

Zindziswa f South African, Xhosa

Zinessa f Obscure (Modern)

Zinistena f Greek

Zinonas m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant of Zinon.

Zinovios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Zenobios. This was borne by Zinovios Valvis (1800-1886), a Greek politician who served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece, in 1863 and 1864.

Žintautas m Lithuanian
Means "to know the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žinoti meaning "to know" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Zintis m Latvian
Masculine form of Zinta.

Ziöeśja f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia.

Ziöeśka f Vilamovian
Variant of Ziöeska.

Ziöeska f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia and Zośka.

Ziriakus m German (Archaic)
Form of Cyriacus.

Zisa f Norse Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Variant of Cisa.

Zisa f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish zis "sweet".

Zişan f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Zeeshan.

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

Zisca f Romansh
Short form of Franzisca.

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

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

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

Zishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

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

Zisimos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Zesimos.

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").

Ziskind m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "sweet kid" in Yiddish, derived from Süsskind.

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zissi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cissi.

Zissis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζήσης (see Zisis).

Zissoula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Zissis.

Zissy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Zisel.

Zisung m Chinese

Zisutra m Sumerian, Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of Ziusudra. A Sumerian priest-king during the great flood.

Zitkala-ša f Sioux
Means "red bird" from Lakota ziŋtkála "bird" and šá "red". This name was adopted by a Yankton Dakota writer and political activist, birth name Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938).

Ziusudra m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian
Meaning, "life of long days." The name of a king listed in the Sumerian king list; listed as the last king of Sumer prior to the deluge and subsequently recorded as the hero of the Sumerian flood epic... [more]

Zlatislava f Russian, Ukrainian
Means "golden and glorious" in Old Slavic.

Zlatoslav m Bulgarian, Belarusian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derived from Old Slavic zolto combined with slava meaning "glory"

Zlatoslava f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived form the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and slava "glory".

Zlatovláska f Folklore
This is used as the Russian and Czech form of Goldilocks.

Zlatuška f Slovak
Diminutive form of Zlata.

Zmagoslav m Slovene
Male form of Zmagoslava.

Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)
Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.

Zmitser m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Demetrius.

Zobeslaus m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Germanised form of Sobiesław.

Zoellus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Apparently a corruption of Zoilus, borne by a 3rd-century Saint Zoellus, who was martyred in Lystra, Lycaonia (Asia Minor) under the Roman emperor Numerian.

Zoelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Likely an elaboration of Zoe with the common feminine name suffix lys.

Zoescarlett f English (Rare)
Combination of Zoe and Scarlett

Zofsha f Pakistani, Indian
Most probably Hindi or Urdu

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

Zoippos m Ancient Greek
From the Greek elements ζωή (zoe) meaning "life, living thing" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Zoisite m & f Popular Culture
From the name of the mineral zoisite, which was named after Carniolan naturalist Sigmund Zois (1747-1819). This is the name of a character from the manga and anime 'Sailor Moon'. He is male in the source material, but was changed to female in several international dubs of the anime.

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

Zojs m Latvian
Latvian masculine form of Zoe.

Zölestin m German (Rare, Archaic)
Germanised form of Celestine.

Zölestina f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zölestin.

Zölestine f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine variant of Zölestin.

Zoliswa f Xhosa
Means "one who calms" in Xhosa.

Zolouise f English (Rare)
A combination of Zoe and Louise.

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.

Zontikos m Ancient Greek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek ζώντως (zontos) meaning "vivid" combined with the Greek adjectival suffix -ικός (-ikos). Also compare the similar name Zotikos, which might possibly be related.... [more]

Zonzamas m Guanche
Derived from Guanche zamzâm, meaning "happy". It was borne by a chief from Lanzarote who ruled the island at the end of the 14th century, before the European conquest.

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

Zophonías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sophonias.

Zopyrus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zopyros.

Zoreslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zorislav.

Zoreslava f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zoreslav.

Zorislav m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Zorislava f Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zorislav.

Zorkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zor meaning "plea, strong wish, desire" and kumush meaning "silver".

Zoroastre m History (Gallicized)
French form of Zoroaster.

Zoroastro m History (Hispanicized), History (Italianized), History (Portuguese-style)
Spanish and Italian form of Zoroaster.

Zoroslav m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zorislav.

Zoroslava f Czech (Rare)

Zorsch m Medieval Romansh

Zorzis m Greek
Diminutive of Georgios.

Žoržs m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of George.

Zose f German (East Prussian)
Either a short form of Zofija (compare Zosia) or a Germanized spelling of Zosė... [more]

Zosė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian cognate of Zoe.

Zosepa f Sardinian
Variant of Giosepa.

Zosepe m Sardinian
Variant of Giosepe.

Zosepedda f Sardinian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zosepa.

Zoseppe m Sardinian
Logudorese and Nuorese form of Joseph.

Zösia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zofia.

Zosie f Filipino (Rare)

Zosieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Zosia.

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

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]

Zosimas m Late Greek
Variant of Zosimos (see Zosimus). A known bearer of this name was saint Zosimas of Palestine, who lived in the 6th century AD.

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.

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.

Žostautas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Means "to speak to the people", derived from the Lithuanian verb žosti meaning "to speak, to talk" as well as "to say, to tell" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Žostautė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Žostautas.

Zośü f Vilamovian
Variant of Zösiu.

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

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

Zosyma m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Zosimas.

Zosza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô.

Zovanush f Armenian
From the Armenian զով (zov) meaning "cool, fresh" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Zoysa f & m Bodo
Meaning "Unique".

Zozesue f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Zsa f Hungarian
Dimunutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsadány m Medieval Hungarian

Zsaklin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Jacqueline.

Zsalei f Polynesian
Tahitian

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

Zsana f Hungarian
Short form of Zsuzsanna.

Zsanika f Hungarian

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".

Zséni f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Eugénia.

Zseni f Hungarian
Diminutive of Eugénia.

Zserald m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Gerald.

Zseraldin f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Géraldine.

Zseraldina f Hungarian (Rare)
Variant form of Zseraldin.

Zsinett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Ginette.

Zsizsi f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Erzsébet.

Zsófi f Hungarian
Short form of Zsófia.

Zsolna f Hungarian

Zsongor m Hungarian
From Hungarian zsong meaning "to buzz, hum".

Zsorzsett f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Georgette.

Zsu f Hungarian
Short form of Zsuzsanna.

Zsülien m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Julian.

Zsüliett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Juliette.

Zsuzsánna f Hungarian
Variant of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsika f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzska f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsko f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zsuzsu f Hungarian
Diminutive of Zsuzsanna.

Zubeneschamali m Astronomy
Derives from the Arabic phrase الزُّبَانَى الشَّمَالِيّ (az-zubānā ash-shamāliyy) which means "the northern claw". Zubeneschamali is the brightest star in the zodiac constellation of Libra.

Zudas m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Judas (see Judah).

Zuerius m Dutch (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
A latinised form of Sweer under the influence of the Biblical name Ahasuerus.

Zugsung m & f Dagbani
Means "good luck" or "good fortune" in Dagbani.

Zuiskind m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Ziskind

Zulfikarsyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Zulfikar and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

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".

Zulyanis f & m Spanish (Caribbean)
Puerto Rican variation of Zulyani.

Zuresha f American (Modern, Rare)

Zurisadai m & f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Zurishaddai. In Latin America it is unisex, though predominantly feminine.

Zurishaddai m Biblical
Means "my rock is Shaddai" or "rock of Shaddai" in Hebrew, from the noun צוּר (tsur) meaning "rock" combined with the suffix י (i) (which together gives a meaning of either "my rock" or "rock of") and Shaddai being another name of God... [more]

Zusakhe f Xhosa
Means "guide us" in Xhosa.

Zusana f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Susanna.

Zuse m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of Zeus... [more]

Zusel f Jewish
Is used mostly in Cuba.

Zuseppe m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Joseph.

Zusia f Polish
A variant of Zuzia

Zusia m Yiddish
Might be a pet form of Ziskind, Zusman or any male name being in זוס meaning "sweet"

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]

Zùstina f Sardinian
Variant of Giustina.

Zuunnast f & m Mongolian
Means "aloe, century plant" in Mongolian.

Zuvarashe f & m Shona
Means the "lord's sun"

Zvenislav m Medieval Russian
Masculine form of Zvenislava.

Zvenislava f Medieval Russian
From the name elements звонъ (zvonŭ), meaning "sound, chime" and слава (slava), meaning "glory".

Zvenyslav m Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Zvenislav.

Zvenyslava f Medieval Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zvenyslav.

Zvonislav m Croatian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown

Zvose m & f Shona
Meaning "the all; everything".

Zweitse m West Frisian
Variant of Sweitse.

Zwnisława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Zwnisław.

Życiesław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish życie "life, existence, lifetime", which is derived from Polish żyć "to live, to be alive, to exist". Also compare Croatian živjeti and Czech žít, both of which mean "to live, to exist"... [more]

Zygfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Siegfried.

Žygimantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun žygis meaning "march" as well as "hike, trip", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb žygiuoti meaning "to march, to parade" as well as "to hike"... [more]

Zygmuntas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Zygmunt, which is the Polish form of Sigmund. Also compare Zigmantas and Žygimantas.... [more]

Zygmuś m Polish
Diminutive of Zygmunt.

Zygùszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Zygmùnd.

Zylas m American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on Silas.

Zyrenius m German (Rare, Archaic)
German cognate of Cyrenius.

Żyrosław m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements żyro meaning "endorsement" and slava meaning "fame, glory".

Żyrosława f Polish
Feminine form of Żyrosław.

Zyrus m Filipino
Probably a variant of Cyrus.

Zyshawn m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix zy with Shawn.

Zyshone m African American (Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn.

Zyshonne m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn. Some usage was generated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the fact that several media outlets wrongly identified this as the real name of American rapper Silkk the Shocker (1975-), for example he was called Zyshonne Miller by Jet magazine in May 1998 and by the Washington Post in September 2000... [more]

Zysia f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Zyskind m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish transcription of Ziskind

Zysla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Zisel.

Żywisław m Polish
Variant of Żywosław.

Żywisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Żywisław.

Żywosław m Polish
Derived from the Polish element żywy "alive, living, lively" or żywot "life" and the Slavic element slav "glory". Compare Życiesław.