General Population Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the scope is General Population.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.
Zelmira f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Form of Želimira and a feminine form of Gelmir. This name belongs to the title character of a Rossini opera; Zelmira (1822) was based on the play Zelmire (1762) by the French playwright de Belloy, about a princess of Lesbos who must save her father and husband from evil political machinations.
Zelmyra f African American (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zelmira or a contraction of Zelma and Elmyra.
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]
Zelous m African American
Variant of Zealous. This is borne by American baseball player Zelous Wheeler (1987-).
Zelozelos f & m Algonquian
From the Unami word chëluchëlus meaning "cricket", language spoken by Lenape people.
Zelta f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold".
Zeltīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold" (compare Zelta). Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija used this name for her play Zeltīte (1901).
Zeltsa f Basque
Basque form of Celsa.
Zeltza f Basque (Rare)
Basque feminine form of the Ancient Roman masculine name Celsus.
Zelva f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.
Zelyiana f Obscure
Meaning 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".
Zemen f Arabic
Arabic orgin. Meaning time or era.
Zemi f Portuguese
A diminutive of the composed name José Maria, formed by combining and Mi.
Zemin m Chinese
From Chinese 泽 () meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]
Zemira m & f Biblical, Hebrew, English
Feminine form of Zimri.
Zemirah f Hebrew
Variant of Zemira.
Zémire f Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Zemira.... [more]
Zemislav m Medieval Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic siem/ziem "family, land" and sława/slava "glory, fame".
Zemka f Bosnian (Rare)
Diminutive of Zemira or Azema.
Zemòwit m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ziemowit.
Zemrie f Albanian
Variant of Zemrije.
Zemrije f Albanian
Albanian form of Zümriye via the variant Zemriye.
Žemuogė f Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian word for "strawberry."
Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]
Žemynėlė f Lithuanian
Elaborated form of Žemyna.
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]
Zen m Japanese
This name can be used as 然 (zen, nen, sa, shika, shika.shi, shika.ri) meaning "if so, in that case, so, sort of thing, well," 善 (zen, i.i, yo.i, yo.ku, yoshi.tosuru) meaning "good(ness), virtuous" or 禅 (sen, zen, shizuka, yuzu.ru) meaning "silent meditation, Zen," the latter being the Japanese on'yomi/reading of the Chinese word chán (禅), which is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, meaning 'absorption, meditative state.'... [more]
Zen m Venetian
Venetian form of Zeno.
Żena f Polish
Diminutive form of Bożena.
Zena f Czech (Rare)
Short form of Zenaida.
Zenab f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) as well as an Urdu form.
Zenabu m Amharic
Means "the rain" in Amharic.
Zenadia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Zenaida.
Zenah f Arabic
Means 'decoration'
Zénaïs f French
French form of Zenais.
Zenão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zeno or Zenon.
Zenas m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Zenodoros or another name beginning with the element Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus"... [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]
Zende m Swahili
Means "strong, firm" in Swahili.
Zené f French
Meaning of the name is 'beautiful peace'.
Zenė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant form of Zena.
Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.
Zenek m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Zenon.
Zenell f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).
Zenexo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Genesius.
Zengfang f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".
Zengfen f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
Zenghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Zengin m Turkish
Means "rich" in Turkish.
Zengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Zenglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Zengli f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Zengling f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Zengsu f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 素 (sù) meaning "white silk".
Zengwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Zengxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Zengxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Zengyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Zengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Zeni f American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Zen or Zenia, a diminutive of Zenaida or Zenobia, or based on the Greek Xeni or Xenia... [more]
Żenia f Polish
Diminutive of Żaneta.
Zeniah f English
Variant of Xenia.
Zenie f Albanian
Variant of Zenije.
Ženija f Latvian
Truncated form of Eiženija.
Zenilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Combination of and Nilda or else a variant of Zeneide.
Zenina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zénó.
Zening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.
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]
Zenitsu m Japanese
Overall, Zenitsu can mean "goodness" or "run fast", but "善ぜん"("zen") and "逸いつ"("itsu") can mean different things individually. "善ぜん"("zen") often has good meanings like "goodness", "right thing" or "improve", while "逸いつ"("itsu") has both good and bad meanings... [more]
Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.
Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]
Zenji m Japanese
From 泉 (zen) meaning "natural spring, wellspring" or 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtue" combined with 時 (ji) meaning "time, moment, chance, occasion" or 二 (ji) meaning "two"... [more]
Zenjiro m Japanese
From 泉 (zen) meaning "natural spring, wellspring" or 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtue" combined with 時 (ji) meaning "time, moment, chance, occasion" or 二 (ji) meaning "two", and then combined with 郎 () meaning "son".
Zenjirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Zenjiro.
Zénk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenón.
Zénka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zenona.
Zenka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ценка (see Tsenka).
Zenki m Japanese
From 善 (zen) meaning "virtue, good, goodness" and 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Zenkichi m Japanese
From 善 (zen) meaning "good" and 吉 (kichi) meaning "fortune, luck." Other kanji combinations can be used.
Zenko f Japanese
From Japanese 善 (zen) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 然 (zen), a suffix after nouns to express likeness combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Zenmi f & m Japanese
Another unisex name? Look at the details for more information.... [more]
Zenna f Hungarian
Variant of Zena.
Zennaru m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Januarius.
Zennash f Amharic
Means "your fame" in Amharic.
Zenni f Muslim, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Zenni is a Muslim Girl Name. Zenni name meaning is Imagen. It has multiple Islamic meaning.
Zennia f Italian
Italian form of Xenia.
Zennie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Zen.
Zenno m Dutch (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno.
Zennor m & f Cornish (Rare)
Name of a Cornish village derived from the local saint, St Senara. In current use.
Zennosuke m Japanese
"virtuous"; "of"; "rescue" (aid)... [more]
Zénó m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zeno.
Zenóbia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Zenobia.
Zenobija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Zenobia.... [more]
Zenobio m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian masculine form of Zenobia.
Zenobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Zenobios. Saint Zenobius was a 5th-century bishop of Florence and one of the city's patron saints.
Zenobiusz m Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Zenobios.
Zenobiya f Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Zenobia.
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.
Zenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zenodoros.
Zenodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Zenodorus.
Zenodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Zeus", derived from Greek Zeno (a prefix form of the name of Zeus) combined with Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."
Zenodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zenodoros. This name was borne by an ancient Greek mathematician from the 2nd century BC.
Zenodotos m Ancient Greek
Means "given by Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".
Zenón m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese, Kashubian
Spanish, Galician, Aragonese and Kashubian form of Zenon.
Zenone m Italian
Italian form of Zenon.
Zenons m Latvian
Latvian form of Zenon.
Zenonytė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Zenona.
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).
Zenouska f Obscure
Invented by Paul Mowatt and Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, for their daughter born 1990, allegedly inspired by the American novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974; see also Zen) and Eno, the surname of English musician Brian Eno (1948-)... [more]
Zenovia f Romanian
Romanian variant of Zenobia.
Zenovios m Greek
Greek masculine form of Zenobia.
Zenoviy m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Зіновій (see Zinoviy.
Zenpo m Japanese
From the kanji 善 (zen) meaning “good” and 保 (ho) meaning “protection”.... [more]
Zensuke m Japanese
From 前 (zen) meaning "in front of, before" and 記 (suke) meaning "mark, describe, statement, inscription, mention, the Kojiki". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Zenta f Latvian, Hungarian
Latvian and Hungarian adoption of German Senta.
Zentarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Zentaro.
Zenu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Zeno.
Zeny f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zenaida.
Zenya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Zinoviya.
Zenyatta f English (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Kenyatta.
Zenzele f Xhosa
Means "she will do for herself" in Xhosa.
Zenzile f & m Xhosa, Swazi
From Xhosa uzenzile meaning "you brought this on yourself". This was the first name of the South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), full name Zenzile Miriam Makeba... [more]
Zenzō m Japanese
It is from the Kanji characters "禅" (zen) meaning "ritual" and "僧" () meaning "monk".
Zenzoh m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
It is a variant transcription of Zenzō.
Zeola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name, based off rhyming names such as Leola.
Zéolide f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
Likely an 18th and 19th-century elaboration of the (very) rare feminine name Zéolie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -ide.
Zéolie f French (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly related to Zoila or an erroneous form of Zoélie.
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.
Zephanin m Hebrew
Means 'Yahweh is in the clouds' originating from Hebrew in accordance to Zeph or Zeph...
Zephathi m Biblical, Jewish
The name might mean "one born on Sabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite).
Zépheline f French (Acadian)
Likely a variant of Zéphyrine.
Zéphine f French, Literature
Short form of Joséphine. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).
Zephira f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Zephyra.
Zéphirin m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Zéphyrin (see Zephyrinus). Though it was a popular French name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, its usage is mainly confined to various French-speaking African nations today.
Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.
Zephronia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia, perhaps altered by association with Zéphyrine.
Zephürosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zephyros.
Zéphyr m French
French form of Zephyr.
Zephyra f English
Feminine form of Zephyr.
Zephyranthe f Obscure
From Zephyranthes, the name of a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family, derived from the name of the Greek god Zephyros and Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".
Zephyria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεφύριος (zephyrios) "of the West". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Zephyrina f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Zephyr.
Zephyrine f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.
Zepiur f Armenian
Possibly an Armenian form of Zephyr.
Zepla f Romansh
Romansh form of Sibilla.
Zeplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin using the suffix lyn.
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.
Żeppi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi
Zepyur f Armenian
Armenian form of Zephyr.
Zeqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泽 () meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" and 清 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Zequiel m Asturian, Aragonese
Truncated form of Ezequiel.
Zequinha m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of José.
Zera f Crimean Tatar
Possibly a form of Zahra 1 or Zahra 2.
Zêrav f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and av meaning "water".
Zeray m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Means "sower" in Ge'ez and Tigrinya.
Zêrda f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold".
Zerda f Turkish
Derives for the tree name 'Zerdali'
Zerdan m Tibetan
Munpa Zerdan- ... [more]
Zerdeşt m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Zarathustra.
Zere f Kazakh
Derived from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Zerê f Kurdish
Means "grain" in Kurdish.
Zerebruk m Ethiopian
Blessed generation or blessed family
Zerek m American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Derek.
Zerelda f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married... [more]
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.
Zeres f Basque
Basque form of Ceres.
Zêrgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and gula meaning "rose".
Zeri m English, Biblical
In the Bible, one of the six musical sons of the poet Jeduthun. Identical to Izri.
Zerî f Kurdish
Means "blonde" in Kurdish.
Zérildor m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a masculine form of Zerilda.
Zerilo m Aragonese
Variant of Cerilo.
Zêrîn m & f Kurdish
Means "golden" in Kurdish.
Zerla f Yiddish
Variant of Zaerle.
Zerle f Yiddish
a Judeo-German spelling of Zirel
Zerlene f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zerline. This is the title of a 1955 song by American R&B duo Gene & Billy (singers Gene Ford and Billy Boyd), about a woman named Zerlene.
Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]
Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]
Zernigar f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نگار (negār) meaning "beloved, sweetheart; painting, picture".
Zernişan f Turkish
Means "ornament, ornamental" in Turkish.
Zerny f & m Swedish
Unexplained.
Zero m & f Various
Derived from the Italian zero itself from Medieval Latin zèphyrum, Arabic صفر (ṣifr) and Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá), ultimately meaning "empty".... [more]
Zero m Italian
from the medieval Greek personal name Xeros, derived from Greek xeros meaning "dry", "bare".
Zerobabel m English (Puritan)
Variant of Zerubbabel (or its Hellenized form Zorobabel).
Zerone f Japanese
From Japanese 零 (zero) meaning "zero" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Zeroyo f Japanese
From Japanese 零 (zero) meaning "zero" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Zerren m & f Turkish
Means "golden" in Turkish.
Zerrin f Turkish
Means "golden, yellow" or "daffodil, jonquil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian زرین (zarrin).
Zerua f Basque
Modern coinage derived from Basque zeru "sky; heavens; heaven".
Zerubbabel m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Possibly means "conceived and born in Babylon" from a contraction of either Assyrian-Babylonian Zəru Bābel "seed of Babylon" or Hebrew זְרוּעַ בָּבֶל (Zərua‘ Bāvel) "the one sown of Babylon"... [more]
Zeruja f German (Rare)
German form of the Biblical name Zeruiah
Zeruya f Hebrew (Rare)
Hebrew form of Zeruiah. This is borne by Israeli novelist Zeruya Shalev (1959-).
Zerya f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Derya.
Zésar m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Caesar.
Zeschg m Romansh
Variant of Zestg.
Zeshan m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zeeshan.
Zëss f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Luxembourgish vernacular form of Cecilia.