Submitted Names Containing z

Tzihuacmitl m Nahuatl
Means "agave arrow" in Nahuatl, an arrow (mitl) made from the stalk of the tzihuactli plant, a kind of small agave.

Tzihuactlatonac m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.

Tzihuactlatonal m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tzihuactlah "place of prickly shrubs" (from tzicuactli, a kind of agave plant) and tonalli "day, sun, heat" or "soul, animating force", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.

Tzihuacxilotl f & m Nahuatl
Means "young prickly corn cob" or "edible part of the tzihuactli cactus" in Nahuatl, from tzihuactli, a kind of small agave, and xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob".

Tzihuacxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "agave flower" in Nahuatl, from tzihuactli, a kind of small agave plant, and xōchitl "flower".

Tzihuacxochitzin f Nahuatl
Variant of Tzihuacxochitl, with the diminutive or reverential suffix "-tzin", a suffix that was often used in Aztec royal families. This name was borne by a queen consort of Tezozomoc, the Tlatoani (ruler) of the city-state of Azcapotzalco.

Tzilacatzin m Aztec and Toltec Mythology (Archaic)
Name of an old Otomi warrior ally of Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco, who stood out during the conquest of Anahuac. According to the chronicles, Tzilacatzin was the only warrior to face Pedro de Alvarado when he arrived with the Spanish in Tlatelolco.

Tzilletai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Tziltai m Biblical
Variant transcription of Zillethai.... [more]

Tzina f Greek
Diminutive of Giorgia, possibly influenced by Gina.

Tziona f Hebrew (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziona.

Tzipa f Jewish, Yiddish
Translates to "pulp, flesh", as in the covering on a fruit. Also possibly a short form of Tzipora.

Tzipi f Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Tzipporah. A notable bearer is Israeli politician Tziporah 'Tzipi' Livni (1958-).

Tzippora f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Tzipporah.

Tzipporah f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צִפּוֹרָה (see Tzipora).

Tzippy f Jewish
Diminutive form of Tzipporah.

Tziquin f & m Classic Mayan
Means "bird" in the Tzeltal and Quiche-Kaqchikel languages. Also the 15th day in the Tzental and Quiche-Cakchiquel calendars in ancient Maya.

Tzirel f Hebrew

Tzirillu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Cyril.

Tzitte f Yiddish
Means "energetic" in Yiddish.

Tzitzak f Khazar
Khazar form of Çiçek.

Tzitzimitl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Etymology uncertain; the second element is probably mitl, meaning "arrow" in Nahuatl. In Aztec mythology, this was the name of a number of skeletal deities linked to stars, eclipses, and fertility.

Tzitzu m Sardinian
Logudorese diminutive of Frantziscu.

Tziuhcoatl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl tziuhtli "turquoise-browed motmot (bird)" and cōātl "snake, serpent; twin".

Tziuhtla m Nahuatl
Probably derived from tziuhtli "turquoise-browed motmot", a kind of bird.

Tziyona f Hebrew
Feminine form of Tzion.

Tzlil f & m Hebrew
Variant of the name Tslil which means "sound; voice" in Hebrew.

Tzofia f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Tzofiya.

Tzoline f Armenian (Rare)

Tzoni m Greek (Modern)
Greek spelling of Johnny.

Tzonis m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.

Tzook m Hebrew (Rare)

Tzopilotl m Nahuatl
Means "turkey vulture, buzzard" in Nahuatl.

Tzortzis m Greek
Greek elaborated form of George.

Tzouli f Greek
Diminutive of Neratzoula.

Tzoulia f Greek
Diminutive of Neratzoula.

Tzoulian m Greek
Greek form of Julian.

Tzoutzou f & m Greek (Rare, ?)
Greek form of Juju.

Tzruya f Hebrew
Modern variant of Zeruiah.

Tzu m Chinese
From a honorific title meaning "master, philosopher", ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ.

Tzuf m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Zuph, or directly from Hebrew צוף (tsuf) meaning "nectar, honeydew".

Tzu-hui f Taiwanese

Tzuk m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "cliff" in Hebrew.

Tzukit f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tzuk. This is also the Hebrew word for a type of bird, the rock thrush (genus Monticola).

Tzur m Hebrew
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.

Tzuri m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zuri or Zurie influenced by the Hebrew name Tzuri'el

Tzurtel f Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish צערטל or צאַרטל from German Zart meaning tender or gentle.

Tzuyi f Taiwanese

Tzu-yu f & m Taiwanese
Taiwanese romanization of Ziyu.

Tzvetan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).

Tzvetelina f Bulgarian
Probably related to Tsveta.

Tzviad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Tzvi and the word עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity". The illustration of the gazelle, along with the value of eternity, creates a meaning that represents the beauty and existence of the Land of Israel... [more]

Tzviel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tzvi and El means "Gazelle of God" in Hebrew.

Tzvika m Hebrew
Diminutive of Tzvi.

Tzvior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tzvi and Or meaning "gazelle of light" or "bright gazelle" in Hebrew.

Uastyrdzhi m Ossetian Mythology
From an Ossetian form of the name George. In Ossetian mythology, this is the name of a patron god and the father of Satanaya... [more]

Uazha m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Ivan.

Udazken f Basque
Means "autumn" in Basque.

Udzuki f & m Japanese (Rare)
This rarely used name can be used as 卯月 (unisex), 宇月 or 右月 (both feminine) with 卯 (bou, mou, u) meaning "east, sign of the hare/rabbit (4th sign of the Chinese zodiac)", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" and 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Ugaitz m Basque

Ugtakhzhargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian угтах (ugtakh) meaning "receive, greet, welcome" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Ugutz m Basque
Derived from Basque ugutz "baptism" and used as a Basque equivalent of Bautista.

Uguzne f Basque
Feminine form of Ugutz.

Ugylzhan f Karakalpak
Derived from the Karakalpak word for "stop", meaning a wish for no more daughters.

Ujaranza f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word ujarar meaning "to hope" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Esperanza.

Ujizane m Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Ulaalzgana f & m Mongolian
Means "red currant" in Mongolian.

Uladź m Belarusian
Short form of Uladzimir, equivalent to Vlad.

Uladzilen m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vladilen.

Uladzimier m Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian form of Uladzimir.

Uladzimira f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vladimira.

Uładzisłaŭ m Belarusian
Łacinka spelling of Уладзіслаў (see Uladzislau).

Uladzislava f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vladislava.

Ulászló m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of László.

Uldız m Medieval Turkic, Medieval Hungarian
The first ruler of the Huns whose historicity is undisputed.... [more]

Ulduz f & m Azerbaijani
Means "star" in Azerbaijani.

Ulduzə f Azerbaijani
Strictly feminine form of Ulduz.

Uleczka f Polish
Diminutive of Urszula.

Ülemzhbayan m & f Mongolian
Means "very rich, exceedingly rich" in Mongolian, from үлэмж (ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Ülemzhbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "great celebration, much joy" in Mongolian, from үлэмж (ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Ülemzhbuyan m & f Mongolian
Means "great virtue, excessive good luck" in Mongolian, from үлэмж (ülemj) meaning "very, exceeding, largely" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".

Ulisszesz m Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Ulysses.

Ulkannazar m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ulkan meaning "great, grand" and nazar meaning "look, glance".

Uʹlljnaž f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Juliana.

Ulqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ul meaning "son" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Ulug'nazar m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ulug' meaning "great, grand" and nazar meaning "look, glance".

Ulug'qo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ulug' meaning "great, grand" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Ulwazi m Zulu
Derived from Zulu ulwazi meaning "knowledge".

Ulzhalgas f & m Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with жалғас (zhalgas) "continuation, prolongation".

Ulzhan f Kazakh
From Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the family's next child would be a boy.

Ulziisukh m Mongolian
From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".

Umaiza f Arabic (Rare)
The meaning of Umaiza is : Bright, Beautiful and soft hearted.

Umitzhan f & m Kazakh
From Kazakh үміт (ümit) meaning "hope" combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (both of Persian origin).

Umrqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek umr meaning "life" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Umuzhat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Umida.

Unatz m Basque (Rare)

Unezila f Arabic
Alternate spelling of Unzila

Unzila f Arabic
Means “Sent down,” figuratively means “sent down from God.” Related to Anzala.

Uranosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Uranus.

Uranzayaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

Uranzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian уран (uran) meaning "adept, skillful, dexterous" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Uraz m Bashkir

Urazbikä f Tatar

Urazbike f Tatar
Derived from ураз (uraz) meaning "happy" and бикэ (bike) meaning "princess".

Urazgöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir ураз (uraz) meaning "good luck" and гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".

Urizen m Literature
This name was invented by the English mystic poet William Blake, who intended it to be a pun on your reason and perhaps also based it on Greek horizein (root of the English word horizon) meaning "bound, limit, divide, separate"... [more]

Ursycjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Ursicius.

Urtzi m Basque

Uruzbek m Ossetian
From уруз (uruz) meaning "happy" and the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieften, master"

Uryzmag m Ossetian Mythology, Caucasian Mythology, Ossetian
Variant of Uyryzmag.

Ur-zababa m Sumerian, Akkadian
Likely means "dog of Zababa" or "the one of Zababa" in Sumerian, derived from Sumerian 𒌨 (ur) "dog of, he of, the one of" combined with the Sumerian god Zababa... [more]

Urzage m Sumerian
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒌨 ur ("servant, warrior"), and zàg ("to choose, chosen").

Urzhin m Buryat

Urzila f South African
Variant of Ursula.

Urzula f Latvian (Rare), Hungarian
Latvian form of Ursula and Hungarian variant of Orsolya via German Ursula.

Urzulina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ursulina.

Usaza m Nsenga
Meaning youthful or childhood. A person who looks much younger than his age

Ustaaziz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek usta meaning "expert, master" and aziz meaning "dear, beloved, precious" or "holy, sacred".

Ustaniyoz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek usta meaning "expert, master" and niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".

Ustoz m Tajik
Means "teacher, master"; of Persian origin.

Utazou m Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (uta) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" or 藏 (zou) meaning "storing place; depository". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Uuganzul f Mongolian
From Mongolian ууган (uugan) meaning "firstborn, oldest" and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp".

Uvamokozis m & f Lepontic
Name of a Lepontic man or woman mentioned on the Prestino stone, possibly its creator.... [more]

Üveyiz m Turkish
Turkish form of Uwais.

Uyryzmag m Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian, Caucasian Mythology
This was the name of a hero in the Ossetian epic and saga Nart. He is the son of Ækhsærtæg and Dzerassa, twin brother of Khæmyts, and half-brother of Satanaya... [more]

Uz m Hebrew
Means "counselor" in Hebrew, from the verb עוּץ (utz or uz) "to counsel, to devise". In the Bible, this was the name of the firstborn son of Nahor and Milcah.

Uzai m Biblical
A name of Biblical origin meaning ‘He’. Uzai was mentioned in Nehemiah as the father of Palal; a young man in 5th century BC who helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Uzaif m Indian

Uzair m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزير (see Uzayr), as well as the Urdu form.

Uzaiz m Arabic
Means "powerful, mighty" in Arabic.

Uzaizah f Arabic
Feminine form of Uzaiz.

Uzajr m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Ezra.

Uzakbay m Kazakh

Uzal m Biblical Hebrew
Uzal is a Biblical name (Genesis 10:27) with different meanings tied to the verb "to go". Uzal is son of Joktan and ancestor of Abraham.

Üzənay f Azerbaijani
Means "floating moon" in Azerbaijani.

Uzay m & f Turkish
Means "space" in Turkish.

Uzayr m Arabic
Arabic form of Ezra. This is the name of a figure mentioned in the Qur'an, frequently described as a Jewish prophet who was falsely believed to be the son of God... [more]

Üzeir m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Uzair.

Uzeir m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Üzeir.

Üzem m & f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grape, raisin" in Mongolian.

Üzemsüren f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian үзэм (üzem) meaning "grape, raisin" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Üzeyir m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Uzair.

Uzeyir m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Üzeyir.

Uzias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Uzziah.

Uziel m Spanish, Hebrew, Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Uzziel.

Uzima f & m Swahili
Life

Uziya m Jewish, Hebrew
Uziya is a Hebrew given name meaning “G-d is my power.” In the Torah this is the name of one of King David’s warriors.

Uzmail f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Usmail.

Uzo f & m Nigerian
Short form of Uzoamaka.

Uzoaku f Igbo
Means "a way to wealth" in Igbo.

Uzoamaka f Igbo, African
Means "a good path" in Igbo.

Uzoamani f Igbo
Means "the road to aspirations" in Igbo.

Uzoechina m & f Igbo
Means "let the road not be closed" in Igbo.

Uzon m Medieval Hungarian

Uzondu m Igbo
Means "way of life; road of life" in Igbo.

Uzonka f Hungarian

Uzoq m Uzbek
Means "faraway" in Uzbek.

Uzoqmurod m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek uzoq meaning "faraway" and murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".

Uzoqoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek uzoq meaning "far away" and oy meaning "moon".

Uzuki m & f Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Udzuki.

Üzüm m & f Turkish
Means "grapes" in Turkish.

Uzum f Uzbek
Means "grape" or "grapevine" in Uzbek.

Uzun m Uzbek
Means "long, tall" in Uzbek.

Uzun-kaday f Tuvan
Means "tall woman" in Tuvan.

Uzuru m & f Shona
Meaning “a higher place; sky; paradise; heaven”.

Uzza m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 8:7.

Uzzà m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Uzzah.

Uzzah m Biblical
Means "her strength", from the Hebrew roots עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and ־ה (-ah) meaning "her". This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a son of Abinadab whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant.

Uzzal m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali উজ্জ্বল (see Ujjal).

Uzzia m Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 11:44.

Uzziël m Dutch
Dutch form of Uzziel.

Uzzo f Uzbek
Possibly derived from uzzol, the name of a folk melody.

Vaaʹssež f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Vasilisa.

Vadzik m Belarusian
Diminutive form of Vadzim.

Vadzimir m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vadimir.

Vagiz m Tatar
Possibly a Tatar form of Waqid or from Arabic واعظ (wā'iẓ) meaning "preacher".

Vahyazdāta m Old Persian
Means "having the better law", from Old Persian 𐎺𐏃𐎹𐏀 (vahyaz) "better", a comparative form of 𐎺𐎢 (vahu) "good", and 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶 (datam) "law"... [more]

Vaizatha m Biblical

Vajezatha m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning uncertain, probably of Persian origin. It has been claimed to mean "sprinkling the chamber". This was the name of a son of Haman in the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.

Valesquez m Spanish (Mexican)

Valguzha f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya валдо (valdo) meaning "light" and кужо (kuzho) meaning "glade".

Valinazar m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word nazar meaning "look, glance".

Valiniyoz m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".

Valodźka m Belarusian
Diminutive of Uladzimir.

Valodzya m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Volodya.

Valtazar m Serbian
Valtazar is a Serbian form of Balthazar.... [more]

Valvanuz f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Valvanuz and Nuestra Señora de Valvanuz, meaning "The Virgin of Valvanuz" and "Our Lady of Valvanuz," venerated at the sanctuary in Selaya in Cantabria, northern Spain... [more]

Vaneeza f Pakistani
Meaning: ?

Vannozza f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Giovanna. The most notable bearer of this name was Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mistress of Pope Alexander VI and the mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia.

Vannozzo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Giovanni via the form Giovannozzo.

Vanozza f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive of Giovanna.

Vanuzza f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Brazilian (Rare)
An Italian diminutive of Giovanna.

Varaidzo m Shona
Varaidzo means "One who keeps company". This is given to acknowledge your child as one with whom you keep company. It is common to give this name to a child born in your later years.

Varaz m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Old Armenian վարազ (varaz) meaning "wild boar", which itself is ultimately derived from Middle Persian varāz or warāz "boar".

Varazdat m Old Persian, Armenian, History
Derived from Middle Persian warāz meaning "boar" combined with Middle Persian dādan "to give". For the latter element, also compare Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gift" as well as "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put")... [more]

Varazik m Armenian (Rare)
Diminutive of Varaz and Varazdat.

Varuzhan m Armenian
From Armenian վարուժան (varužan) meaning "male bird".

Vaszília f Hungarian
Variant of Bazilia.

Vászoly m Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Bazil.

Važcora m Mari
From Mari važ meaning "root" and cora meaning "boy".

Vazhiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Vazha.

Vazifa f Uzbek
Means "duty" in Uzbek.

Vazilka f Banat Swabian

Väžiz̦ä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Wajida

Vazki m Kalmyk
Kalmyk form of Vasily.

Vazo f Malagasy
Means "love song" in Malagasy.

Vazul m Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form Wazul. Vazul, (before 997–1031 or 1032) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.

Veldze f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian veldze "refreshment".

Velizar m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Belisarius.

Velizara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velizar.

Velizarka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Female form of Velizar.

Velzy f Obscure
Transfered use of the surname Velzy. It is possibly given after the surfboard shaper Dale Velzy (1927-2005), credited with being the world's first commercial shaper.

Venanzi m Romansh
Romansh form of Venantius.

Venanzia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Venantia.

Venezia f English (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. It also coincides with the Italian name of the city Venice.

Venezja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Venezia.

Vénusz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Venus.

Venzel m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian form of Vencel.

Verzette f African American (Rare)

Vespazijan m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Vespasian.

Veszna f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Vesna.

Veszta f Roman Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Vesta.

Vetúriusz m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Veturius.

Vezia f Italian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a short form of Elvezia, while other see a connection to the Ancient Roman masculine Vetius... [more]

Veziade f Gascon (Archaic), Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Bézian via the variant Vezian.

Vezirkhan m Dagestani, Lezgin
Derived from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or adviser combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Vicenza f Galician (Rare), Sicilian
Galician feminine form of Vicenzo and Sicilian feminine form of Vicenzu.

Vicenzo m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Vicente.

Vicenzu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Vincentius (see Vincent).

Vicienza f Sicilian
Variant of Vicenza.

Vicienzo m Neapolitan

Vieniadzikt m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Benedict.

Vinanziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Venanzio.

Vinċenz m Maltese
Maltese form of Vincent.

Vincenz m Romansh
Variant of Vincens.

Vincenzino m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vincenzo

Vinchenzo m Italian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Vincenzo.

Vinizio m Italian
Italian form of Vinicio.

Vinz m Various
Diminutive of Vincent.

Vinzens m Romansh
Variant of Vincens.

Virdžinėjė f Lithuanian
Saimogaitian (Lithuanian dialect) form of Virginia.

Virdžīnija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Virginia.

Virdžinija f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Form of Virginia.

Virgenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Virgen (compare Carmenza).

Virtutz f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Virtudes.

Virzsini f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Virginia.

Visitazione f Italian (Rare)
Means "visitation" in Italian, referring to the visit of St. Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to St. Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist.

Viskhazhi m Chechen
From Arabic وَاصَلَ (wāṣala) meaning "to meet, to be united with" combined with حَاجّ (ḥājj) "pilgrim".

Visszarion m Russian (Magyarized)
Hungarian transcription of Russian Виссарион (see Vissarion).

Vitagrazia f Italian (Rare)
Formed from the Italian words vita "life" and grazia "grace"

Víťazoslav m Slovak
Derived from Slovak víťaz "winner, champion; conqueror" and the Slavic name element slava "glory".

Vitéz m Hungarian
Means "brave, courageous" in Hungarian.

Vitsentzos m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Greek form of Vincent.

Vivenzio m Italian
Italian form of Viventius.

Vizbulīte f Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian vizbulīte "anemone". This name was used by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis in his play Indulis un Ārija (1911).

Vizelin m History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly derived from the Germanic name Wizo. It was borne by a 11th-century saint from Holstein, Germany.

Vizimír m Czech (Rare, Archaic)

Vizion m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), African American

Vizma f Latvian
Derived from either Latvian vizmot or vizēt which both mean "to glimmer". Vizma Belševica was a Latvian poet, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Vizminda f Filipino (Rare)
An invented name, from the Visayan islands (Viz) and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines (Minda). Related to Luzviminda and Minviluz.

Vizol m Mao
Meaning Unknown.

Vizzenti m Sardinian
Sassarese and Gallurese form of Vincent.

Vladzimir m Soviet, Belarusian (Rare), Russian (Belarusianized)
Russian influenced dialectal variant of Uladzimir most common in the Soviet era. Today, it is also often used as a Belarusianisation of Russian Vladimir opposed to standard Belarusian form Uladzimir.

Vllaznim m Albanian

Vlodzyo m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Volodymyr, a cognate of Polish Władzio.

Voiz m Uzbek
Means "preacher, exhorter" in Uzbek.

Vonzell f & m African American

Vooz m Biblical Russian
Russian form of Boaz.

Vosgedzin f Armenian
"creator of gold"

Vrezh m Armenian
From Old Armenian վրէժ (vrēž) meaning "revenge, vengeance".

Vürzümbaj m Mari
Derived from vürgeče meaning "Wednesday".

Vushemadzoro m Shona
The name comes from Shona tribes in which KingShip was prevalent. This name was usually given to the chosen next bearer of the throne. The name means the Kingship turnover, i.e. the practice of succeeding a leader... [more]

Vusimuzi m South African

Vusumuzi m Zulu
Means "builder of the home" in Zulu.

Vuyokazi f Xhosa
Means "great joy" in Xhosa, a variant of Vuyo using the feminine or augmentative suffix -kazi.

Vyzantia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Vyzantios.

Wadzanai m & f Shona
Means "be in cordial fellowship" in Shona.

Walcerz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Walter.

Waleriusz m Polish
Polish form of Valerius.

Walze f German (Rare)
Nickname for Valerie.... [more]

Wandeczka f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wandzia f Polish
Diminutive of Wanda.

Wanzella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Wanzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Wanzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".

Wanzhuo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant".

Warsz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Warcisław.

Warszula f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Urszula.

Waszti f Biblical Polish
Polish form of Vashti.

Wawrzińc m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Laurence 1.

Way-me-tig-o-zhe-quay f Ojibwe
Found academic translation is "French woman". This Ojibwe woman was married (young) to a French fur trader...

Wazihah f Arabic
Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.

Wazir m Arabic
Means "helper, assistant" in Arabic.

Wazira f Arabic
Feminine form of Wazir.

Wazirah f Arabic
Variant transcription of وزيرة (see Wazira).

Wazmal f Kashmiri
Meaning "Beautiful".

Wedzerai f Shona
Means "add onto" in Shona.

Weezy f English
Diminutive of Louise.

Weizhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in west-central China, 为 (wéi) meaning "do, make, become, administer, govern" or 维 (wéi) meaning "preserve, maintain" combined with 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true" or 桢 (zhēn) meaning "hardwood, supports, posts"... [more]

Weizhong m Chinese
From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 惟 (wéi) meaning "alone, only" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small" combined with 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle", 衷 (zhōng) meaning "heart, inner feelings", 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second"... [more]