This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Popular Culture; and the first letter is Z.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Zabivaka m Popular Culture, PetFrom a blend of the Russian noun собака
(sobaka) "dog" and the verb забивать
(zabivat') "to strike". This name was used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup official mascot, Zabivaka the Wolf, designed by 22-year-old student designer Ekaterina Bocharova.
Zabu m Popular CultureThis name is used for a a fictional saber-toothed tiger in Marvel Comics.
Zakumi m Popular CultureZakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His name comes from
ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for "South Africa" and
kumi that means "ten" in several African languages.
Zandalee f Popular CultureUsed in the 1991 movie Zandalee, set in New Orleans, by the main character Zandalee Martin (Erika Anderson).
Zatanna f Popular CultureA notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.
Zeetha f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. It appears in the webcomic 'Girl Genius' as the travelling companion and kolee-dok-zumil of main character Agatha Heterodyne.
Zeniba f Popular CultureFrom Japanese 銭 (
zeni) meaning "money", and 婆 (
ba) "old woman, grandmother". This is the name of a witch in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film 'Spirited Away' (2001).
Žilvinas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular CultureDerived from either the old Lithuanian noun
žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian
želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale
Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as
Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
Zimbo m Popular Culture, HindiZimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by
John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani
Tarzan (1937).
Zoboomafoo m Popular CultureName of a Coquerel's Sifaka Lemur on a children's Program on PBS of a show with the same name. The show was made by the Kratt Brothers to educate children about animals. Also Zoboomafoo would speak after being fed food.
Zoisite m & f Popular CultureFrom the name of the mineral zoisite, which was named after Carniolan naturalist Sigmund Zois (1747-1819). This is the name of a character from the manga and anime 'Sailor Moon'. He is male in the source material, but was changed to female in several international dubs of the anime.
Zuko m Popular CultureFictional 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"... [
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Zuse m Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of
Zeus... [
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