Submitted Names with 3 Syllables

Zackory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zadeni m Georgian Mythology
Most likely derived from Persian یزدان (yazdân) meaning "god, divinity, angel". Zadeni (also transcribed as Zaden) was a pagan god of fruitfulness and the harvest in pre-Christian Georgian mythology.

Zafeiris m Greek
From Greek ζαφείρι (zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros) (see Sapphire) through Latin (compare Zafeiro).

Zafeiro f Greek
From Greek ζαφείρι (zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros) (see Sapphire) through Latin (compare Zafeiris).

Zaffiro m & f Italian (Rare)
Means "sapphire" in Italian.

Zafira f Hungarian
Cognate of Sapphire, meaning "sapphire".

Zafira f Arabic
Feminine form of Zafir.

Zahara f Indonesian, Filipino, Maguindanao
Variant of Zahra.

Zaheeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahida.

Zahirah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ظهيرة or زاهرة (see Zahira), as well as the Malay form.

Zahiya f Arabic
meaning: bright faced; beautiful

Zahlia f English (Australian)
Elaboration of Zali.

Zaimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zaïneb f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in Northern Africa (using French-influenced orthography).

Zakarie m English, Hebrew, French

Zakary m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakarya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zakariyya chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zakayla f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kayla.

Zakery m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakeus m Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Zacharias and Swedish variant of Sakaios (see Zacchaeus).

Zakhariy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Zakhar.

Zakieh f Persian
Persian form of Zakiyya.

Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Zakiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زکیه (see Zakieh).

Zakiyyah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya), as well as the Indonesian form.

Zakkary m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakuro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 石榴 (zakuro) meaning "pomegranate". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well. A fictional bearer of this name is Zakuro Fujiwara (藤原 ざくろ) from Tokyo Mew Mew.

Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.

Zaldastan m Georgian (Rare)
Means "hand of the albino, hand of strength" from Persian Zal meaning "albino" or Georgian zal meaning "force, strength" combined with Persian دست (dast) meaning "hand, arm"

Zaleeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaliyah, which is an invented name based on the sound of Aaliyah (also compare Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Maliyah and Taliyah).

Zalina f Chechen, Ingush, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Malay
Most likely a variant of Zarina.

Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.

Zambila f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian zambilă meaning "hyacinth".

Zəminə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".

Zamindar f & m Persian
"landowner", zamin, meaning "land" + dar, meaning "holder".

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

Zamirah f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zamir.

Zamizit f Agatu
Comes from "zamzita" meaning fairness

Zamontae m African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name modelled after names such as Lamonte, Damonte and Jamontae.

Zamudin m Circassian
Means "strong faith", derived from Arabic صَمَد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting" or "strong" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".... [more]

Zamyra f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Zamira or Samira 1.

Zanaia f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zandria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Žanete f Latvian
Latvian adoption of Jeannette.

Zangief m Popular Culture, Russian (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]

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.

Zaphyra f English (American)

Zapopan f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From place name Zapopan, taken from the Mexican title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Expectación de Zapopan, meaning "Our Lady of the Expectation of Zapopan."... [more]

Zaquiel m Spanish
A form of Zachaël (Zachael).

Zaradine f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Zarema f Soviet
Contraction of the Soviet slogan За революцию мира! (Za revolyutsiyu mira!) meaning "For the world revolution!". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Zaria f Russian
Variant transcription of Zarya.

Zaribzyan m Tatar
Probably a distorted form of Iranian-Arabic zarifan, ultimately derived from the Arabic ظريف (zarif) meaning "nice, companionable, amicable" and the Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, spirit, soul".

Zarina f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Tsarina and diminutive of Zara.

Zarmina f Pashto
From Pashto زر (zar) meaning "gold, metal" and مينه (mina) meaning "love".

Zarona f Dogri
Means "lake of water" in Dogri.

Zatanna f Popular Culture
A notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.

Zavannah f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Zaveeyera f Obscure
Variant of Zaviera.

Zaveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion.

Zaviera f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zavier.

Žavinta f Lithuanian
The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word žavinti (admired).

Zavion m African American (Modern)
Invented name, blending Xavier with the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion and Tavion.

Zawawi m Malay, Indonesian
From the name of 12th-century Islamic jurist and grammarian Ibn Muti al-Zawawi, whose name was derived from the Berber tribe of Zawawa.

Zawissius m Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zawisza. This name was recorded several times in Brno.

Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".

Zayanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zyana.

Zaylia f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning "solemn", "argent", "zealous", and several more.

Zayn al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين الدين (see Zayn ad-Din).

Zaytuna f Bashkir, Tatar
Derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive".

Zäzilia f German (Archaic)
Variant of Cäcilia.

Zäzilie f German (Archaic)
Variant of Cäcilie.

Zbygniewa f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Zbygniew.

Zdeslava f Medieval Czech, Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zdeslav.

Zebina f Danish (Rare)
Either a variant of Sebina or a feminine form of Zebulon.

Zebriel m Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Bible and in a poem titled "Zebriel the Hermit".

Zecharya m Hebrew
Form of Zechariah.

Zeddicus m Literature
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander is a wizard in Terry Goodkind's fantasy novel series The Sword of Truth and its television adaptation Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010).

Zeeana f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zouina.

Zeeva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Ze'ev.

Zeffiro m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Zefiro.

Zéfiro m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zephyr.

Zefiro m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Zephyr.

Zehari f Hebrew
"to shine, brightness"

Zehava f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Zahava.

Zeitlose f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name of a plant (Colchicum, historically also Crocus).... [more]

Zekiah m & f English
Short form of Hezekiah.

Zekiel m American (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Ezekiel.

Zelalem m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"

Zéléa f French (Belgian, Rare)
Maybe come from "zélée" the french world who mean zealous. Comes from Azélie

Zelena f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zélia f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Zelia.

Żeligniew m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
From old Polish żeli "to desire", "to crave", "to thirst", "to long for", "to hanker after" and gniew "rage", "wrath", "ire", "dander".

Zelipa f Aragonese
Variant of Celipa.

Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.

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.

Zelphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Zelpha.

Zemislav m Medieval Czech, Medieval Slavic
Derived from Slavic siem/ziem "family, land" and sława/slava "glory, fame".

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]

Zenaide f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Zenaida.

Zénaïs f French
French form of Zenais.

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]

Zendayah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Zeniah f English
Variant of Xenia.

Zeniya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xenia

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 (rō) meaning "son".

Zenjirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Zenjiro.

Zenkichi m Japanese
From 善 (zen) meaning "good" and 吉 (kichi) meaning "fortune, luck." Other kanji combinations can be used.

Zennia f Italian
Italian form of Xenia.

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]

Zentarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Zentaro.

Zenzele f Xhosa
Means "she will do for herself" in Xhosa.

Zeola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name, based off rhyming names such as Leola.

Zephürosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zephyros.

Zephyrine f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.

Zeralda f Literature
The main protagonist in the children's book 'Zeralda's Ogre' by Tomi Unger.

Zerilo m Aragonese
Variant of Cerilo.

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]

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.

Zeruja f German (Rare)
German form of the Biblical name Zeruiah

Zeuxippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "desultor, someone who can leap from one horse or chariot to another", from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) meaning "to yoke, saddle; to join, link together" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Zeylia f Obscure
Variant of Zelia.

Zezozose m Obscure
Likely an invented name. This is the name of Charles Manson's son.

Zhaksylyk m Kazakh
Means "good, kind" in Kazakh.

Zhanara f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zhanar.

Zhanargul f Kazakh
Means "adonis (the flower)" in Kazakh.

Zhanbolat m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and болат (bolat) meaning "steel".

Zhansultan m Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king".

Zhasulan m Kazakh
Means "young soldier" from Kazakh жас (zhas) meaning "young" and ұлан (ulan) meaning "soldier, guard".

Zhavia f Hebrew
Means "golden one" in hebrew

Zhavia f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Xavia. It was brought to some public attention in 2018 by American singer Zhavia Ward (2001-), also known as Zhavia Vercetti, a finalist on the first season of the American reality television music competition series The Four: Battle for Stardom.

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.

Zhenechka f & m Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy. As a male diminutive is is mainly used on young kids.

Zholbarys m Kazakh
Means "tiger" in Kazakh.

Zhuldyzay f Kazakh
From Kazakh жұлдыз (zhuldyz) meaning "star" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Zhumabay m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh жұма (zhuma) or Kyrgyz жума (zhuma) meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin) combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Zhumagul f & m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh жұма (zhuma) or Kyrgyz жума (zhuma) meaning "Friday" (both of Arabic origin) and Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл (gul) meaning "flower". It is only used as a feminine name in Kazakhstan while it is unisex in Kyrgyzstan.

Zhytomyr m Medieval Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life", and мир (myr), meaning "peace". This was the name of a Kyivan knyaz, whom the city and region Zhytomyr was named after.

Ziana f Romanian
Feminine form of Zian 4.

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).

Ziara f Arabic
An Arabic name meaning "visit" and "visitation".

Ziboris f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word ciborí meaning "miraculous". Ziboris is used as the Caló form of Milagros.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zillethai m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (yod), has multiple purposes... [more]

Zimbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zinbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Zimbula.

Zindelo m Romani (Rare)
Means "son; sonny" in Romani.

Zinessa f Obscure (Modern)

Ziomara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

Ziortza f Basque
Means "place of daneworts", from Basque zihaurri meaning "danewort, dwarf elder" and the suffix -tza, which indicates a place abundant in something. This is the name of a collegiate church dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the Way of St... [more]

Ziporah f & m Hebrew
alternate spelling of Zipporah

Ziriah f English
Possibly related to Suraya

Ziroli m Romani
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Zitella f Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Zita 1. Nowadays this is a word for 'spinster' and no longer a name.

Živilė f Lithuanian (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known... [more]

Ziyafət f & m Azerbaijani
Means "feast, banquet" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic ضيافة (ḍiyāfa).

Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.

Ziyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziyana.

Zlatodan m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Slavic elements zlato "gold" and dan "given."

Zmarai m Pashto
Means "lion" in Pashto. This is also the Pashto name for the fifth month of the Solar Hijri calendar (called Mordad in Farsi).

Zmaray m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto زمری (see Zmarai).

Zocueca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.

Zoeann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann.

Zoeanne f English
A combination of Zoe and Anne 1.

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zofijka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Zofiô, influenced by the older form Zofija.

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

Zolaykha f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Zulaykha.

Zoleikha f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زلیخا (see Zoleykha).

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

Zoleykha f Persian
Persian form of Zuleika.

Zolfia f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Zulfiya.

Zolkhiza f Bashkir
Derived from Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja) referring to Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

Zomawii f Mizo

Zonera f Hungarian
Means "dew" or "moonlight" in urdu.

Zopyra f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zopyros.

Zoraima f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name combining Zoraida and Moraima.

Zorángel f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sorángel.

Zoranka f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zoran.

Zorawar m Punjabi, Pashto
Derived from Persian زورآور (zur-âvar) meaning "powerful, strong".

Zoria f English (Canadian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Zora.

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

Zosieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Zosia.

Zotico m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zotikos (via Zoticus).

Zoubeida f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zubaida chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Zuane m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian
Venetian form of Giovanni.

Zubaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زبيدة (see Zubaida), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Zubairu m Hausa
Hausa form of Zubair.

Zulaika f Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Form of Zulaykha used in several languages.

Zulaikha f Arabic (Rare), Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Zulaykha as well as the form used in several languages.

Zuleica f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Zuleika.

Zuleykha f Azerbaijani, Tatar
Azerbaijani and Tatar form of Zulaykha. Used in the novel "Zuleykha opens her eyes" by Guzel Yakhina.

Zuleyma f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Zulema.

Zulfiya f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "lock (of hair), curl, tress".

Zulia f Spanish (Latin American)
One of the 23 states of Venezuela. Zulia can also be used as a variant to the name Julia.

Zumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zunera f Urdu
Means "guiding light"or "flower in paradise" in Urdu.

Zuniya f Russian

Zurainy f Arabic (Arabized, Rare)

Zuria f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country... [more]

Zuriela f Spanish (Latin American), American
Feminine form of Zuriel.

Zusana f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Susanna.

Zuwena f Swahili
Means "small and beautiful" in Swahili.

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.

Zxavier m English (Modern)
Probably a variant of the name Zxavian influenced by the names Xavier, Xzavier and other names ending -avier (eɪ.vjəɹ) etc.

Zyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zy (found in names such as Zion, Zyaire and Xylon), ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Zyanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyana.

Zybele f German
Germanised form of Cybele.

Žydrūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Žydrūnas.

Žygimont m Belarusian
Taraškievica spelling of Žyhimont.

Žyhimont m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Žygimantas.

Zykiera f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zyleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zynthia f German, American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Cynthia.... [more]

Zyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zyonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyana.

Zyprian m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian), which is still in use today, albeit barely so. The name is more common as a patronymic surname.... [more]

Zyriak m German (Rare, Archaic)
German form of Cyriak.