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Zidtzel f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Sidsel, common in 17th century Denmark.

Žiezdrė f Baltic Mythology
Derived from Lithuanian žiezdrà "sand; earth; spark". In Lithuanian mythology, this was the name of the personification of the planet Mars, one of the daughters of Saulė.

Zifä f Tatar
Tatar variant of Zifa.

Zigfried m Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Siegfried.

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

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

Zigmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

Zigmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Sigmund.

Zigmunt m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

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

Ziigwan f & m Ojibwe
Meaning "its is (early) spring" in Ojibwe,

Zijian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 建 (jiàn) "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) "strong, healthy"... [more]

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zīle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian zīle "acorn; titmouse".

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zille f Hungarian
Cognate of Cille, meaning "blind".

Zillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word zillion, coined in the 1940s to refer to an unspecified large number, itself a blend of the letter Z and million.

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilmar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Solimar or Celimar or possibly formed from azul and mar, in which case it would literally mean "blue sea".

Zilong m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 龍 or 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant"... [more]

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

Zilver f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch cognate of Silver.

Zilya f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "radiant, clarity, illumination" from Arabic ضِيَاء‎ (ḍiyāʾ) meaning "splendour, light, glow" (see Ziya).

Ziming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child, offspring" or 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", 鳴 (míng) meaning "to cry (of birds, animals, or insects)", or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light", as well as other character combinations.

Zinab f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab).

Zinhle f Zulu
Means "they (the girls) are beautiful" in Zulu.

Zipflo m Romani
Maybe a Romani form of Joseph.... [more]

Zipi f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew ציפי (see Tzipi).

Ziqi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child", 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa (a type of plant)" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 柒 (qī) meaning "seven", 竒 (qí) meaning "odd, unusual, strange", 齐 (qí) meaning "even, level, uniform", 期 (qī, qí) meaning "time period, stage", 琪 (qí) meaning "fine jade" or 淇 (qí), the name of a river in Henan province... [more]

Ziran m & f Chinese
From Chinese 自然 (zìrán) meaning "nature, natural". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Zirka f Slavic Mythology
Zirka is the Slavic god of happiness.

Zirze f German
Germanised form of the name Circe.... [more]

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").

Zissi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cissi.

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

Zíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Zita 1.

Zitong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of plant) combined with 桐 (tóng) meaning "paulownia" (a type of plant) or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass through, travel"... [more]

Ziwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Zixuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 瑄 (xuān) meaning "ornamental piece of jade", 絢 (xuàn) meaning "adorned, decorated", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Ziyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 揚 (yáng) meaning "lift, raise, praise, acclaim"... [more]

Ziyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa" (a type of tree) combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 异 (yì) meaning "different, unusual, strange", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, craft" or 屹 (yì) meaning "high, steep, towering"... [more]

Ziyon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Ziyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, onself" combined with 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 瑜 (yú) meaning "excellence, flawless jewel, lustre of gems", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 舆 (yú, yù) meaning "cart, carriage, palanquin", 虞 (yú) meaning "concerned, anxious", 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 鱼 (yú) meaning "fish"... [more]

Ziyuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 紫苑 (zǐyuàn) meaning "aster", which combines 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple" with 苑 (yuàn) meaning "garden". Another combination is 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" combined with 远 (yuǎn) meaning "far, remote, distant"... [more]

Zizhen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 自 (zì, zí)) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true", 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal"... [more]

Zizo m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausep.

Zjaiya f English (Modern)
May be a combination of two names or diaspora name.

Zmiter m Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Zmitser.

Zmitro m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Dmytro.

Źmitser m Belarusian
Tarashkevitsa Belarusian form of Zmitser.

Zmitser m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Demetrius.

Znaur m Ossetian (Rare)
Variant of Zaur.

Zoar m & f Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zohar, means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew. In the Bible, it is the name of the city that Lot fled to (Genesis 19:22).... [more]

Zoelle f English (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoel.

Zofa m Biblical Russian
Russian form of Zophah.

Zofar m Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic ظافر (zafir) meaning "triumphant, victorious" (see Zafar).

Zofka f Polish, Slovene, Kashubian
Polish and Slovene diminutive of Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.

Zohara f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Zohar.

Zohrab m Armenian, Azerbaijani
Armenian form of Sohrab as well as an Azerbaijani alternate transcription of Zöhrab.

Zollie m English (Modern)
Variant of Sollie.

Zomar m Mormon
The original form of the name Zion according to Joseph Smith, hailing from the Adamic language.

Zombre m Mormon (Rare)
An alias used by John Johnson in a volume of Mormon scripture.

Zomer f & m Dutch
Modern word name, coming from the Dutch for "summer"

Zonda f Literature, English
A made-up name, possibly influenced by Rhonda ... [more]

Zonga f Hungarian
Feminine form of Zongor, meaning "falcon".

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.

Zonia f Spanish (Latin American), Central American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Sonia.

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zooli f & m African (?)
Meaning "freedom lover", but origins are not clear.

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

Zophah m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "broad, pot-bellied", "flat, wide", or "watcher, observer". ... [more]

Zophie f French
French variant of Sophie.

Zori f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuri.

Zori m Armenian
From Armenian զոր (zor) meaning "strength" or "mighty".

Zori f Bulgarian
Short form of Zornitsa.

Zorig m Mongolian
Means "courage, will, intention" in Mongolian.

Zorigt m Mongolian
Means "brave, courageous, intrepid" in Mongolian.

Zorik m Armenian

Zorin m English
Variant of Zoran.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zoro m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (zo) meaning "sky" or 造 (zo) meaning "create, make, structure, physique" combined with 月 (ro) meaning "moon" or 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance"... [more]

Zoro m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive or short form of Zoran.

Zosing m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Zósimo.

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.

Zo-young f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Soyoung. (See So-young)

Zozym m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zsadány m Medieval Hungarian

Zsaklin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Jacqueline.

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

Zsella f Hungarian
Variant of Zella, meaning "to pledge".

Zubayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبير (see Zubair).

Zubeen f Dogri, Kashmiri
Means "someone who touches the sky" in Dogri and Kashmiri.

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

Zuhayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زهير (see Zuhair).

Zuko m Popular Culture
Fictional name apparently meant to be from Chinese 蘇 (sū) meaning "to regain consciousness" or 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forefather" combined with 科 (kē) meaning "sort, class" or 寇 (kòu) meaning "bandit, robber"... [more]

Zulay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Probably a shortened form of Zuleika.

Zulfa f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Means "closeness, nearness, proximity" in Arabic, also referring to a period of time marking the commencement of either day or night. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zully f Spanish (Latin American)
In the case of the Argentine actress Zully Moreno (1920-1999), it was a diminutive of Zulema.

Zulu f & m English (Rare)

Zülüf f Turkish
Derived from Turkish zülüf, meaning "lovelock".

Zuly f Spanish (Caribbean)
The name Zuly is a Puerto-Rican name from my friend. Also a variant of the name Julie with a french accent!

Zumrud f Dargin, Azerbaijani
From Arabic زُمُرُّد (zumurrud) meaning "emerald", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Zümrüd.

Zümrüt f Turkish
Variant of Zümra directly from the Turkish word zümrüt meaning "emerald".

Zura f Greek
Variant of Zora.

Zuri f Mexican

Zuria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Zuri.

Zurya f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuria.

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]

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

Zuva f Shona
Means "day; daylight; sun; sunlight" in Shona.

Zuvin f Korean
Alternate romanization of Korean hangul "주빈" (Ju-bin/Joobin)

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Zuzaan f & m Mongolian
Means "thick, dense" in Mongolian.

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zuzu f English (Rare, ?), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Susan, used in Frank Capra's film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946).

Zvezda f Macedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare)
Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.

Zvika m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צביקה (see Tzvika).

Zwatie m Swahili
Means "people of language" in Swahili.

Zweitse m West Frisian
Variant of Sweitse.

Zwingli m Various
Transferred use of the surname Zwingli as a given name, used in honor of the pastor Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), a leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.

Zyad m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زياد (see Ziyad).

Zyan m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zion, the spelling probably influenced by that of Ryan.

Zyelle f Obscure
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element zy (cf. Zyaire, Zyana) and Elle.

Zygmund m Polish
Polish variant of Sigmund.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Zyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Xyla, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements zy and la.

Zyler m English (Modern)
Modern invention based on similar-sounding names such as Tyler, Skyler and Kyler.

Zymir m African American
A variant of Zamir used by African Americans.

Zyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Zyppolt m Medieval German
Contracted form of Sigwald or Sigbald.

Zyrell m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the phonetic prefix zy and the name Tyrell.

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

Żywia f Polish
Modern Polish form of Živa.

Zzeo-young f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Sseoyoung. (See Ssoyoung)

Zzo-young f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Ssoyoung. (See Ssoyoung)

Zzyzx m Obscure (Modern)
From the place name Zzyzx. According to the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset, this name was given to 5 boys in both 2010 and 2018.

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