Submitted Names in Australia

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Australia.
gender
usage
place
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Xerius m Late Roman (?), English (Modern, Rare)
Used as an unusual name in Roman times. Possibly used in relation to the name or derived from the name ZEUS.
Xia f English
Diminutive of Alexia.
Xina f English (Rare)
Variant of Xenia and Xena.
Xion f & m Popular Culture, English
Variant of Zion.
Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.
Xylene f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Xylina; an elaborated form of Xyla using the common name suffix lene.
Xylia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Xyla.
Xylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylia or Xyla, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kylie, Riley and Briley.
Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]
Xylona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Xylon.
Yaay f Gamilaraay
Variant of Yhi.
Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).
Yakari f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Yakari Napaltjarri (b. circa 1925), an Australian Aboriginal artist who also happens to be the sister of fellow artists Parara Napaltjarri (c... [more]
Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]
Yalamay f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. This is the name of one of the two daughters of Australian Aboriginal artist Topsy Gibson Napaljarri (b... [more]
Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.
Yannathan m Indigenous Australian
Place name; a rural suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Its name is from a local language and means "walk about, travel, journey, roam".
Yarai f Gamilaraay
Variant of Yhi.
Yarboro f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Traditionally a surname, although not a common one.
Yarde m English
Transferred use of the surname Yarde.
Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.
Yarramundi m Indigenous Australian
Means "deep water" in Darug. Yarramundi was a famous 18th/19th century Indigenous leader from the western Sydney area; many of his descendants still live in the area.
Yarrow m English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Yarrow, and/or from the word for the flowering plant (Achillea millefolium).
Yasmyn f English
Variant of Yasmin.
Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.
Yeeralparil m Indigenous Australian
Yeeralparil is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".
Yelberton m English (Rare)
Variant of Yelverton. Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (1926-2017) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback.
Yelm m English
A modification of the native word Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.
Yhi f Gamilaraay, Indigenous Australian Mythology
In Gamilaraay mythology, Yhi was the sun goddess who brought light to the land.
Yibaay m Gamilaraay
A skin name given to male children of Marrii and Buudhaa who marries Gabudhaa... [more]
Yileen m Indigenous Australian
Means 'A dream,' in an Indigenous Australian language.
Yinarupa f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Yinarupa Nangala (b. between circa 1948 to 1961), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Yindi f Indigenous Australian, Yolngu
Means "to descend" in Yindjibarndi and "mother" in Yolngu. Possibly also means "sun" in other Aboriginal languages.
Yitzak m Hebrew, English
Variant of Itzak
Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.
Yoder m English (Rare)
English transcription of Joder.
Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".
Yola f Spanish, English, Dutch
Short form of Yolanda and some of its variants (such as Yolande and Yolanthe).... [more]
Yolana f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Yolanda.
Yollie f English
Diminutive of Yolanda.
Yootha f English
Possibly means "joy" in an Australian Aborigine language. A well known bearer of this name was the British actress Yootha Joyce (1927-1980), star of the British sitcom "George and Mildred".
Yorke m Scottish, English
Variant of York and transferred usage of the surname Yorke.
Yosene f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Josine.
Young m English
Transferred use of the surname Young.
Ypres m English (Rare)
From the name of the town and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province (see Ieper), the name first used and peaked during the Battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.
Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]
Yule m English
Transferred use of the surname Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).
Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.
Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.
Zabriel m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, possibly a variant of Sabriel or a blend of similar names such as Zane 1 and Gabriel.
Zacari m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Zachary.
Zachael m English (Modern, Rare)
Means "God remembers" from Hebrew element זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God".... [more]
Zackari m English
Alternate spelling of Zachary
Zackie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Zachary.
Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.
Zacyntha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zacynthus. This name was very rarely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Britain.
Zaddock m English (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.
Zadie f English
Variant of Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.
Zadyn m English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Zayden. Zadyn was given to 27 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.
Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]
Zage m English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Zane, Zayden, Sage and Gage... [more]
Zai m & f English
Zaide m & f English
Variant of Zade or Zayde and short form of Zaiden
Zaine m English
Variant of Zane 1.
Zakhary m English
Variant of Zachary.
Zakk m English
Short form of Zachary.
Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.
Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.
Zami f English
Feminine Diminutive form of Zamanah
Zandar m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Xander. This is the name of a character in the G.I. Joe franchise.
Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.
Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.
Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.
Zaq m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zach.
Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)
The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [more]
Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.
Zarinda f English
Possibly an English elaboration of Zara, with the popular suffix "-inda".
Zarlia f English (Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Zarlee.
Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.
Zavian m English
Variant of Xavian
Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]
Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".
Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden
Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]
Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.
Zaylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee. It could also be understood as an anglicized form of Zélie.
Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.
Zayven m English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xavier or Zavier. According to the SSA, Zayven was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.
Zeak m English
Shortened form of Ezekiel.
Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]
Zebb m English
Variant of Zeb.
Zebediah m English, English (African)
Variant of Zebadiah, most often used in Zimbabwe.
Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.
Zech m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zach is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.
Zeck m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zack is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.
Zedd m English
A variant of Zed or transferred usage of the surname Zedd.
Zeddick m English
Perhaps a corruption of Zadok (compare Zaddock), or a short form of Zedekiah.
Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.
Zeeha f Pakistani, Arabic, Urdu, English
Zeeha 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... [more]
Zeena f English
Variant 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... [more]
Zeenah f Russian, English
Alternative transcription of Zina
Zekhi m Turkish, English
Diminutive of Hezekiah or variant of Zeki.
Zekiah m English
Short form of Hezekiah.
Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.
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.
Zelia f Basque (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese
Basque form and English variant of Celia as well as a Portuguese variant of Zélia. It may also be the Latinate form of Zélie.
Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.
Zelle f English
Short form of Giselle and other names ending in the same syllable.
Zellie f English (Modern, Rare)
Possible diminutive of names beginning with Zel- (such as Zelda 2, Zelma, and Zelpha) or ending with the sound zel (such as Hazel and Gizelle).
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... [more]
Zemira m & f Biblical, Hebrew, English
Feminine form of Zimri.
Zen m & f English
This name is derived from either the word that is the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state' or, in the case of U.S. soccer/football defender Zen Luzniak, a shortened form of Zenon.... [more]
Zenaya f English (Modern, Rare), English (American), African American
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an alternative spelling of Zeniah, derived from Greek name Xenia meaning "hospitality"... [more]
Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.
Zeniah f English
Variant of Xenia.
Zenith f & m English (Rare)
From Middle English senith, from cinit, from Old French cenit and/or Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سمت (samt, "direction, path") which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سمت الرأس (samt ar-ra's, "direction of the head").... [more]
Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.
Zenora f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).
Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.
Zephalinda f English, Literature
A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).
Zephan m English (Rare)
Truncated form of Zephaniah.
Zephani f & m English
Perhaps a modern feminine form of Zephaniah inspired by Stephani and Tiffani.
Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.
Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.
Zephyrina f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Zephyr.
Zephyrine f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.
Zeppelin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the name of the Zeppelin airships; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]
Zeppeline f English
Feminine form of Zeppelin.
Zerelle f English (Archaic), Irish
Unknown origin, possibly a variant of a last name.
Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.
Zeri m English, Biblical
In the Bible, one of the six musical sons of the poet Jeduthun. Identical to Izri.
Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.
Zettie f English
Diminutive of Rosetta, Izetta, Lizette, Suzette and other names containing a similar sound.
Zhanade f English (Rare)
Maybe a rare variant of Shanade.
Zhander m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zander. According to the SSA, Zhander was given to 5 boys in 2018.
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'.
Zhara f English
Variant of Zahra or Zara 1.
Zhaviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. According to the SSA, Zhaviah was given to 7 girls in 2018.
Zhaviyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. Zhaviyah was given to 6 girls in 2018 per the SSA.
Zhayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Zayden or Shayden. Zhayden was given to 11 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.
Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.
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).
Zierre m & f English
Variant of Zaire.
Zig m English (Rare)
Short form of Ziggy. In the case of American motivational speaker and self-help author Hilary Hinton 'Zig' Ziglar (1926-2012), it was a short form of his surname (see Ziglar).
Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy
Zildjian m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly from a surname of an anglicized form of Armenian Զիլճյան (Zilčyan) meaning "cymbal-maker". This was the name of Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla and Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla's brother, Zildjian Godweevil Lara Jaranilla.
Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.
Zim m English (Rare)
Of unknown origin, maybe a short form of Zimri.
Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.
Ziriah f English
Possibly related to Suraya
Ziyah f English, Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziya.
Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.
Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.
Zizi f English
Diminutive of names which begin with or contain the element -si-, -zi- or -ci-.
Zjaiya f English (Modern)
May be a combination of two names or diaspora name.
Zoa f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate variant of Zoe. The Christian martyr Zoe of Rome is sometimes referred to as Saint Zoa.
Zoann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann, or a variant of Joann.
Zoanne f English
a combination of the names Zoey and Anne
Zoeann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann.
Zoeanne f English
A combination of Zoe and Anne 1.
Zoejade f English (Rare)
Combination of Zoe and Jade
Zoelynn f English
Combination of Zoe and Lynn.
Zofie f English
Variant of Sophie.
Zolouise f English (Rare)
A combination of Zoe and Louise.