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Zéphirien m French (African), French (Archaic)

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.

Zéphora f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Séphora.

Zephronia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sophronia, perhaps altered by association with Zéphyrine.

Zéphyrianne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zéphyrienne.

Zéphyrienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zéphyrine.

Zeppelina f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zepreta f Romani (Archaic)

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.

Zerilda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Zérildor m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a masculine form of Zerilda.

Zérilienne f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zérila.

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]

Zerviah f Biblical Hebrew (Anglicized, Archaic)
Perhaps an anglicized form of the Biblical Hebrew name Zeruiah.

Zëss f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Luxembourgish vernacular form of Cecilia.

Zëssil f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Cecilia.

Zetilla f African American (Rare, Archaic)

Zetta f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.

Zetta f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese
A diminutive of Rosetta or for names such as Lizette and Suzette.

Zévérine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Sévérine.

Zhdan m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
From жданий (zhdanyy), meaning "waited for".

Zhorzh m Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Armenian, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Georges.

Zhotia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount" through palatalization of the word in Georgian.... [more]

Zibah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

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

Zierle f Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Zaerle.

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

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

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

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zilia f Venetian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Zilio, this name was also used as a short form of Cecilia.

Zilio m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Gilio.

Zillie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Zilpha.

Zilpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah or Zelpha.

Zinati f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zinat.

Zinobia f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Zenobia.

Ziphora f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah.

Zippor f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Ziriakus m German (Archaic)
Form of Cyriacus.

Ziròminu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Zirominu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Ziròminu.

Ziskind m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "sweet kid" in Yiddish, derived from Süsskind.

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

Zobeslaus m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Germanised form of Sobiesław.

Zoëlla f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoella.

Zoëllina f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlla.

Zoëlline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlle.

Zoëllinia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlla.

Zoëllinie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlle.

Zofeia f Medieval Baltic, Russian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Slavic, Medieval Ukrainian
Variant of Sofija.

Zofeja f Medieval Polish, Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Zofeia.

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

Zölestina f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zölestin.

Zölestine f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine variant of Zölestin.

Zolie f South African (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.

Zorabelle f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Zorada f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Zoraida. This was the middle name of American lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis (1842-1911), who was born Idawalley Zorada Lewis.

Zorze m Venetian (Archaic)
Venetian form of Giorgio.

Zorzi m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian, Sardinian
Medieval Italian variant of Giorgi and Sardinian and Venetian form of George.

Zosym m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Zosyma m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Zosimas.

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

Zotmund m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "fast", "strong", "protector". It was the name of Búvár Kund.

Zotyk m Polish (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Zotikos (see Zoticus).

Zuana f Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Zuane.

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

Zuba f Romani (Archaic)
Truncated form of Azuba.

Zubi f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Zuba.

Zuby f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Zuba.

Zuerius m Dutch (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
A latinised form of Sweer under the influence of the Biblical name Ahasuerus.

Zuiskind m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Ziskind

Zùlia f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Giulia.

Zvonislav m Croatian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown

Zwentibald m German (Rare, Archaic), History
Variant of Zwentibold.

Zwentibold m German (Rare, Archaic), History
An Old German rendering of Svatopluk. Zwentibold was the name of a 9th-century Carolingian king of Lotharingia. It may also be interpreted as a variant of Swindebald.

Zygolena f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Segolena.

Zylla f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zillah.

Zylpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah; also see Zilpha.

Zypriana f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyprian.

Zypriane f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyprian.

Zyrenia f German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyrenius.

Zyrenius m German (Rare, Archaic)
German cognate of Cyrenius.

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

Zyriaka f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyriak.

Żywisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Żywisław.

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