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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]

Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.

Zaylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylen, the spelling influenced by Waylon. (Also compare Braylon and Jaylon.)

Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.

Zayvian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavian or Zavion.

Zayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavion.

Zayyan m & f Arabic (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Muslim
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beautiful, handsome, nice" (see Zayn).

Zazell f African American

Zedhryx m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zedrick m African American (Modern)
Rhyming variant of Cedric.

Zeely f Literature, African American
Titular character of the 1967 children's novel 'Zeely,' by Virginia Hamilton.

Zeidane m Western African
Variant of Zaydan (chiefly Mauritanian).

Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zeinabou f Western African
Variant of Zeinebou.

Zeine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.

Zeïnebou f Western African
Variant of Zeinebou based on French orthography.

Zeinebou f Western African
Western African elaboration of Zaynab (chiefly Mauritanian).

Zelmyra f African American (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zelmira or a contraction of Zelma and Elmyra.

Zelous m African American
Variant of Zealous. This is borne by American baseball player Zelous Wheeler (1987-).

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.

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

Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.

Zenolia f African American

Zerenity f African American (Rare)
Variant of Serenity

Zetilla f African American (Rare, Archaic)

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'.

Zhi'heem m African American
Variant of Jaheem.

Zhoee f African American
Variant of Zoe.

Zianna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiana.

Zié m Western African
Likely means "first" in one of the Senufo languages, as the name is traditionally given to the first-born son.... [more]

Zikara f African American

Zikeria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zikiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zina f & m Ogoni
Means "star" in Ogoni.

Zinabu f Western African
Western African form of Zaynab.

Zinachidiuto f & m Igbo (Modern)

Ziola m & f Ijaw
Means "the last born" in Ijaw.

Zionira f African American
Feminine form of Zion combining Zion and the popular suffix -ira.

Ziperela f & m Ijaw
Means "born to meet wealth" in Ijaw.

Zipporia f English (Rare), American (South), African American
Altered form of Zipporah.

Ziyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziyana.

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

Zkyaira f African American

Zoletta f African American (Rare)
Combination of Zola 1 and the popular suffix -etta. This was the birth name of Zola Taylor, an American singer.

Zonnique f African American (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Zonnique Pullins (1996-), an American television personality and singer, it appears to be a feminine form of Zonnie which is her father's name... [more]

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

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

Zorle m Ogoni
Means "wealth is here" in Ogoni.

Zoubo f & m Ijaw
Means "a traveller" in Ijaw.

Zubairu m Hausa
Hausa form of Zubair.

Zubeidat f Avar, Nigerian
Avar form of Zubaida also used by Nigerian Muslims.

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

Zuille f African American

Zuo m & f Ijaw
Means "protection" in Ijaw.

Zyair m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyaire.

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

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.

Zydn m African American
Variant of Zayden.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Zykaria f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zykeria.

Zykeem m African American (Rare)

Zykera f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeira or Zykeria.

Zykeria f African American

Zykeriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykeriya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

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

Zykiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

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

Zyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zyonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyana.

Zyquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan with the popular prefix Zy-.

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

Zyron m African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the same sounds found in names such as Zion, Byron and Tyron.

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

Zyshone m African American (Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn.

Zyshonne m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn. Some usage was generated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the fact that several media outlets wrongly identified this as the real name of American rapper Silkk the Shocker (1975-), for example he was called Zyshonne Miller by Jet magazine in May 1998 and by the Washington Post in September 2000... [more]